Today marks 30 years from the time when the 1st spam email was ever sent. Spam turns 30 today and its presence and dominance in the world of communication has been a pivotal reason of disturbance. May 3, 1978, Gary Thuerk sent out email that would go into records of the history as the 1st ever spam email. Sent across to a maximum of 393 users on the U.S. Government computer association Arpanet, the email in queries enclosed a billboard for the Digital Equipment Corporation, where actually Gary worked. The term spam didnt come into view until about 15 years later. It has from the time then had been memorialized on Brad Templetons website.Wednesday, July 3, 2013
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPAM – IT TURNS 30
Today marks 30 years from the time when the 1st spam email was ever sent. Spam turns 30 today and its presence and dominance in the world of communication has been a pivotal reason of disturbance. May 3, 1978, Gary Thuerk sent out email that would go into records of the history as the 1st ever spam email. Sent across to a maximum of 393 users on the U.S. Government computer association Arpanet, the email in queries enclosed a billboard for the Digital Equipment Corporation, where actually Gary worked. The term spam didnt come into view until about 15 years later. It has from the time then had been memorialized on Brad Templetons website.