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X Lounge Spams UVa: Bad Idea

By: Marijean Jaggers | 02/28/2008

X Lounge spams UVa and serves up an excuse for me to remind all clients, prospects and readers of this space that yes, Virginia (and all the other states, too) it's still illegal to send unsolicited e-mails, no matter your mission.

It's amazing to me that this happened in the first place (apparently X Lounge needs a better communications/marketing resource with sound counsel), but that the idea of spamming is still considered by clients and companies as a good idea. Not only is it illegal, but it's not even effective.

We've had several clients over the years ask us about the harvesting of e-mails and mass e-mail publishing. In the words of Dana Carvey as George H. W. Bush, "Na ga da." Translation: Standing's not gonna do it.

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