Slicing the Ham From the Spam (01 Apr 2004)

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Slicing the Ham From the Spam (01 Apr 2004)
The word "spam" has become so common and so pervasive that we're now seeing it used in contexts other than the Internet. For example, if you live in any reasonably large town or city, then you've probably seen street spam, advertisements posted on telephone poles, traffic lights, and other public areas. Street spam is also called vertical litter. It's an example of a more general scourge called bandit signs, illegal commercial signs posted in a public area. Then there's ticker spam, a small company's press release that includes the name and ticker symbol of a major but unrelated company. The idea behind this stunt is to ensure that the smaller firm's press release is seen by investors or analysts who search for releases containing the larger company's ticker symbol.

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