Spam on the Internet is a big no-no. The definition has
changed somewhat over the years and now includes social media posts as well as
email. No average Internet user would ever dream of intentionally spamming, but
without care we can be guilty of spamming.
Why is it called
Spam?
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| Why is Spam called Spam? |
There are a lot of theories about where the term SPAM
originated, one school of thought is that it originated from the computer group
lab at the University of Southern California. Those there applied that
honorific because it has many of the same characteristics as the canned version
we find in super markets.
Another accepted opinion is that it came from the Monty
Python son, "Spam
spam spam spam, spam spam spam spam, lovely spam, wonderful spam” since,
Internet spam is often repetitious and worthless.
Regardless
of where the name came from, we all try to avoid receiving it, and definitely
want to avoid sending it.
