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Spam Kings

Brian McWilliams’ Spam Kings: The Real Story Behind the High-Rolling Hucksters Pushing Porn, Pills, and %*@)# Enlargements is a surprisingly good tale. I was expecting more of a survey of the field, but it’s instead a well-told narrative with bizarre characters and unexpected developments. In fact, it’s a page turner.

You can read the first chapter here.

(But what’s with the “%*@)#” in the title? Last time I looked, “penis” wasn’t a dirty word. Is it so spam filters won’t block messages that talk about the book? But won’t the spam filters also catch “porn”?)

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3 Responses to “Spam Kings”

  1. Perhaps it’s intended as a variable? I’ve seen spams for breast enlargement snake-oil too…

  2. Giving up the fight

    Resources are limited this week and I could either spend my time tonight writing new posts or removing spam comments. I can’t keep up with these latest outslaughts. Some wars aren’t worth the battle. I’ve tried a number of deterrents…

  3. Great

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