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What is the True origin of the internet term Spam and who coined it. Appears to be an acronym.?
From Webopdia:
There is some debate about the source of the term, but the generally accepted version is that it comes from the Monty Python song, "Spam spam spam spam, spam spam spam spam, lovely spam, wonderful spam…" Like the song, spam is an endless repetition of worthless text. Another school of thought maintains that it comes from the computer group lab at the University of Southern California who gave it the name because it has many of the same characteristics as the lunchmeat Spam:
Nobody wants it or ever asks for it.
No one ever eats it; it is the first item to be pushed to the side when eating the entrée.
Sometimes it is actually tasty, like 1% of junk mail that is really useful to some people.
3 AnswersWords & Wordplay1 decade agoHow many people have sued Yahoo answers because of medical advice received from people without medical degrees?
Yahoo Answers needs to become more responsible and stop all these medical advice sections. That or find a doctor stupid enough to give a diagnosis on Yahoo.
4 AnswersInjuries1 decade agoHow many Americans are homeless?
4 AnswersOther - Cultures & Groups1 decade agoI am an Independent Home Inspector. How do you find potential home buyers without going to real estate firms.?
Getting referrals from real estate firms or agents is a huge conflict of interest.
2 AnswersOther - Advertising & Marketing1 decade ago