Anyone know a Mr. Ramon Thomas (www[dot]ramonthomas[dot]com)? For some reason it seems that he felt a sudden urge to spam. I found the following in my inbox tonight.
“Dear Stefano
As a geek/blogger you spend a lot of time on the Internet and using your cellphone just like me
Since November 2006 I’ve been raising awareness in the media, the public and especially among teachers and parents on the pro’s and con’s of MXit”
Nicely personalised, don’t you think. Look at this:
“So if you can help in any the following ways please contact me on the telephone numbers below:
Links from your blog www.sessa.wordpress.com to www.onlinesafety.org.za”
Seriously, c’mon!! This is blatant spam (as well as begging for links)(Charitable? perhaps, but id rather contribute linkspace to the counteracting of underage recruitment for rebellious acts of violence in Africa) and with the amount of emails that I already receive, the last thing I want is personalised spam to teach parents and people alike about the dangers of Mxit and online dating.
I’m not trying to be a tit about all this, I just think that it’s not such a hot topic in terms of charity and if you want to get sum publicity, practice what you seem to preach, and use more inventive ways to promote this charity online. E-Mail spamming is not inventive, it is invasive!
I am sure the guys over @ muti would be more than happy to punt a charitable article, which might gain the interest of some bloggers, who in turn might provide the links you need/want.
8 responses so far ↓
Stii // February 27, 2007 at 2:11 pm
Hmmm… I feel your pain. I’m torn in two about this email, since it is for a non-commercial, genuinely good cause (specially bcause I have kids of my own), yet we did not ask for this much the same as the Nedbank rant I had. Damn, things never seem to be simply straight forward, does it!
rafiq // February 27, 2007 at 2:32 pm
Would agree, email nto the best method to get a bloggers attention, good cause anyhow, thats why were going to be involved
Peterhd // February 27, 2007 at 8:51 pm
Unfortunately there can be no grey area when it comes to spam, there is no such things as a little bit of spam or because its for a good cause (which can always be debated) otherwise the door is wide open for everybody.
Ramon Thomas // March 2, 2007 at 7:26 pm
Sessa I sincerely apologise. I am well aware of spam and spamming in general because of my professional background. I did what I did because of a strong conviction. Overwhelming majority of replies have been positive.
sessa // March 3, 2007 at 11:00 am
TYFYC Ramon. I understand the cause and what not, I just don’t really give a shit about it when it comes unwarranted in my inbox.
Please do remove me from you spam list.
Thanks, & good luck.
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bsdguru // March 15, 2007 at 8:42 pm
I’m busy trying to claim the ISOC bounty for the SPAM I received from Ramon Thomas!
Test // March 30, 2007 at 9:58 am
Hello
Bye
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