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The Impact of the Web (a true story)

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A 12 Step Program for the Email Addicted

by Ted Bailey, CEO of the Imagination Factory

I t's sooooo easy to get sucked into their addiction isn't it? They apply guilt or fear. They play on our greed. And what's worse is that its usually someone we know, love and trust. The emails are simple requests... it would only take a minute... so what could it possibly hurt?

But make no mistake about it, as cute or poignant as they often are, these chain emails are still SPAM. SPAM that clogs up the email servers and internet bandwidth around the planet. Let's look at this chain email pyramid realistically for a moment.