AltaVista: The Spam Company
Don't they know when to quit? AltaVista, formerly a technology company and now nearly indistinguishable from primordial goo, spammed me yet again today (full text below). One thing I just *love* is when somebody's automated "bot" determines that I am advertising with Google on "term x" and uses that information to spam me with "say, Joe, I notice you are advertising on the term PRIMORDIAL SLIME: you can buy this same term tied to banners on AltaVista for a low, low price..." .
That's why I advertise, of course, so I can have my ad clicked on by someone's bot (costing me money) so they can spam me later! The worst bloody thing about this is that the bot is from AltaVista, the same company that wants people like me to help the chief scientist get the word out about AV's great new features!
And doesn't it strike you as odd that AltaVista would offer an indexing option called "Trusted Feed"? Trust works both ways.
Here we go again:
Marketing Director,
Enhance your presence on Altavista with one of our many opportunities:
1. Keyword targeted #1 Sponsored Match Text Link and 468 x 60 Banner.
2. Homepage 70 Unit: Brand New, allows for both graphical and textual
representation on the homepage.
3. Trusted Feed: For partners with over 500 URL's, guaranteed inclusion in
our index for all of your URLs.
4. Run of Site Banners: Get that message out there loud and clear to
millions of eyes at a $.65 CPM.
5. Dealtime Shopping: Our exclusive shopping partner, great for the
holidays.
Please forward me a list of keywords and I will send you back a proposal
that will help you reach your companies goals. If it's not keyword
advertising you're looking for, then we can explore all the other options on
Altavista.
Let me know if you have any further questions.
Cheers,
Will Harwood
Sales Manager
AltaVista Company
P) 312 899-0720
F) 312 577-0845
Email) will.harwood@av.com
You know where you can stick it, Will.
Sincerely,
Andrew Goodman
Exasperated Former Search Engine Journalist
P.S. You are not men. You are devo.
Posted by Andrew Goodman
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