spam

[Victor Steinbok]

"Spam, spam, spam, wonderful spam"--a Monty Python song. There are others.

Skit here: http://goo.gl/tq9V
Script:  http://goo.gl/IKxf0

Weird Al song (REM parody) is here:  http://goo.gl/XCptl
Lyrics: http://goo.gl/ESk0a

Here's the short version:

> Lovely spam, wonderful spam
> Lovely spam, wonderful spam
> Spam Spam Spam Spam
> Lovely spam Lovely spam Lovely spam
> Spam, spam, spam, spam

     VS-)

On 2/22/2012 12:45 PM, Joel S. Berson wrote:
> "Spam, spam, spam", as someone sang. Didn't Google tell (or confess
> to) the world recently that it analyzes everything it sees from its
> users in order to make what it provides to them more relevant and targeted?
>
> Joel
>
> At 2/22/2012 12:17 PM, Victor Steinbok wrote:
>> Gmail advertising, which is fairly unobtrusive, compared to Yahoo or
>> Hotmail, is contextualized. I've noticed in the past that it is often
>> vaguely related to the subject header or something in the body (content)
>> or the location of the sender. That's when you're looking at the
>> messages. But what happens when you're looking at the folders?
>> Sometimes, the headers contribute the topic--the message headers, that
>> is, which includes subject, name, email address (particularly the
>> domain). But this is the first time I've noticed the ad to be related to
>> the /content/ of the folder:
>>
>>> Spam Primavera
>>> - Toss with linguini, serve immediately
>>> Spam Swiss Pie
>>> - Bake 45-55 minutes or until eggs are set
>>> Spam Skillet Casserole
>>> - Broil until golden
>> Well, you get the point. It was the Gmail automatically generated Spam
>> folder.
>>
>>      VS-)
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