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Poll: Do Your Friends Send You Spam Email?

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On Monday, The Wonder of Tech answered a reader’s question about friends’ sending him spam email (see, Why Are My Friends Spamming Me?). In their comments, other readers seem to have differing opinions about joke, picture, chain letter email people send to their friends. Well, except for chain letter email. No one seems to like those.

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So, how do you feel about email like this? Do you eagerly open them to see what gems your friends have sent to you? Do you immediately send these types of email to your Spam or Trash folders? Do you find them to be fun or annoying? Vote in the poll and let us know!

I received a great email yesterday from a friend who sent me pictures of very creative shopping bags they use in Europe. I don’t like chain mail email, but I love email like this because I find it fun and entertaining.

If you are like me and enjoy these sorts of email, do you forward them? I would love to share the email I received yesterday with pictures of shopping bags with my friends, but I am reluctant to, for fear of them thinking it’s spam. Any thoughts on forwarding this kind of email? Let us know in the Comments section below!

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Shnap Update

Kuan, one of the developers of Shnap, sent me an email last night that a major update to Shnap was released in the iTunes App Store yesterday. (See, Shnap! An Addictive Photo Sharing Game). If you haven’t grabbed this amazing free app yet, do it now. If you have already grabbed it, be sure to get the free update for new cool effects and lots of other enhancements!

Shnap

Dynamic Light Update

Dynamic Light, another of my favorite fun, free iOS photography apps, also has a new, free update in the iTunes App Store. Make sure to update your app to discover even more cool effects for your photos! (See, Dynamic Light: Enhance Your View of the World!)

Dynamic Light

Peggle/PopCap Update

Reports abounded yesterday that a Mystery Buyer has offered PopCap Games $1 billion dollars for its business, the day after my glowing review of Peggle (see, Peggle: Take a Chance on a PopCap Game!). Coincidence or causation? It’s too soon to tell, that is unless a Wonder of Tech Reader is the Mystery Buyer and wants to break the news here.

So, are you the Mystery Buyer of PopCap Games? If so, please let us know in the Comments section below!

Now, I’m not saying that my review of Peggle had anything to do with the $1 billion offer for PopCap the very next day. But I’m not saying that it didn’t.

PopCap

 

* Image by Martin Abegglen (modified)

 

 

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  1. Mouh says

    Hmm, that’s a tough decision… If you don’t send these e-mails very often, I guess you can forward the e-mail to them. But still it is not an easy decision.

    • Carolyn Nicander Mohr says

      Hi Mouh, I think you’re right, if I only send a few to people who should like them, I shouldn’t get in too much trouble. But I would appreciate someone telling me if she didn’t enjoy the email.

      Thanks for your visit, great comment and tweet!

  2. Lee says

    There’s a definition issue as to what is spam. Circulating news, jokes, and commentary to friends is not what I consider spam.

    Spam is the email from some esteemed sounding Nigerian with a plan to make me rich.

    • Carolyn Nicander Mohr says

      Hi Lee, You’re right, email from someone telling me I won the Nigerian lottery is definitely spam. But some people hate the emails with jokes, news, political opinions and commentary while others love it. It sounds like you enjoy the latter type of email, like me!

      Thanks so much for your visit and helpful comment!

  3. Bill Dorman says

    All my friends send me naughty stuff so it’s good most of it gets caught up in our spam filter………:). Actually, it’s amazing how much stuff actually is in my spam filter at the end of the day when I go through it to see if anything should be released.

    If it’s personal and directed to me, I don’t mind it and will open it. If it resonates and I think somebody else will enjoy it I will forward. However, I try not to do too much.

    I liked the spam skit, I remember that from back in the day.

    Thanks for sharing this today and hope all is well.

    • Carolyn Nicander Mohr says

      Hi Bill, You’re right, it’s important to check your Spam folder to see what ends up there, it sometimes isn’t spam at all.

      This Monty Python skit is a classic and the inspiration the term “Spam” in the tech world. It just never gets old, does it?

      Thanks so much for your visit, clever comment and tweet!

  4. iRewardChart says

    Nowadays I am noticing, more spam posts (on Facebook) from friends than email. Sign of times, may be. Spammers attack where the users eyes are. And I think at times, FB should do much more for spam posts. In fact it should be fairly easier than even detecting a spam email. Typically these links, when clicked, somehow automatically posts the same link to your friends.
    Google is pretty awesome at SPAM detection. May be its time for Facebook to poach a spam engr from Google 🙂

    I am iRewardChart, and I approve this message. I am not a spammer – box checked below 🙂

    • Carolyn Nicander Mohr says

      Hi iRewardChart, Welcome back to The Wonder of Tech! I agree with every part of your comment. I am noticing more Spam on Facebook as well. They absolutely should have a better filter. I know someone whose Facebook account was spammed the first week he joined and he quit. Who could blame him? His wife was so frustrated because it took her years to convince him to join Facebook.

      Google is splendid at filtering for Spam, except when they send Wonder of Tech emails to the Spam filter for subscribers. Then they’re not so good! 😉

      Ever since I added the check box to post comments, the Spam comments to the blog have almost disappeared. That’s very nice. 🙂

      Thanks so much for your visit, comment and tweet!

  5. Adrienne says

    Most of what my friends and family send me are cute photos, videos, jokes and some interesting stuff. I emailed everyone a long time ago and asked them not to send me certain types of emails and they’ve honored my requests. So I don’t have any problems from them. Doesn’t mean I don’t get spam though!

    Cute spam skit by the way.

    Thanks for sharing and hope you enjoy your afternoon!

    Adrienne

    • Carolyn Nicander Mohr says

      Hi Adrienne, That’s great that you spoke up and that your friends honored your wishes.

      I love the Monty Python Spam skit. I need to figure out a way to incorporate other Monty Python skits into my tech blog. Hmmm, not easy. I’ll have to have a think on that one.

      Thanks so much for your visit, comment and tweets! Have a great weekend! 🙂

    • Carolyn Nicander Mohr says

      Hi Jocuri, Welcome back to The Wonder of Tech! I completely agree with you, the issue, I think, is what is Spam email to one person is a gem email to another.

      Thanks so much for your visit and comment. So glad to have you back at The Wonder of Tech! 🙂

  7. Patricia says

    Hi Carolyn

    I don’t send things on. Cos some people would call some things spam that I think are just interesting articles.

    I don’t get much spam from friends. Mostly it’s things I want to know about.. And if I did I would just delete.

    Patricia Perth Australia