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August 26, 2005

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Martin

I think it's an interesting idea combining the two mediums together.

What I don't like of this techniques it's about giving out a friends mobil number. It's a question of trust, who can guarantees that the number is being used only for that purpouse ?
Lately I've been seeing this more and more often.
Where is the limit of advertising and giving out personal information ?

Steve

Matin: You make an important point. Viral campaigns are designed to bypass spam filters and get the receiver to read the message because it comes from a friend.

I've followed a number of these campaigns and I've been surprised by the lack of negative feedback over these tactics. I thought there would be complaints over privacy, and complaints about friends giving out email addresses. This has yet to happen.

So far most of these campaigns have been fun or included giveaways. My guess is most people simply don't give the privacy implications much thought.

Courtney Gidts

I've managed to save up roughly $41678 in my bank account, but I'm not sure if I should buy a house or not. Do you think the market is stable or do you think that home prices will decrease by a lot?

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