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Jun
03
2004

Guess the Spam Contest

Posted by: Aaron Brazell

Taken from a recent post on a forum elsewhere in the internet world, I am running a contest for a $20 gift certificate for iTunes or Amazon.com.

All you have to do is be the closest person (up or down) to guessing the amount of spam I recieve in my inbox for the month of June (Starting June 2 (today)).

Enter as many times as you like. No more than one guess per hour.

Good luck.

Aaron

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About the Author: Aaron Brazell is the lead editor of Technosailor.com and a social media expert. His passion is to see companies and individuals use the internet and web technologies wisely and effectively to promote their brands and companies. He served as Director of Technology at b5media from 2005-2008 and is currently an independent consultant.
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40 Responses to “Guess the Spam Contest”

  1. 1
    Mike Bourne Says:

    0 messages

    June 3rd, 2004 at 2:10 am
  2. 2
    Aaron Brazell Says:

    Eternal Optimist, eh?

    June 3rd, 2004 at 9:13 am
  3. 3
    Jeremy C. Wright Says:

    Be nice to know if there was anti-spam ;-)

    For the month? While I’m tempted to yell out 1 Dollar Bob, the rules are ‘up or down’, which isn’t any fun ;-)

    My guess? 5,506.

    June 3rd, 2004 at 10:27 am
  4. 4
    The BlogFather Says:

    My guess – 79!

    June 3rd, 2004 at 1:19 pm
  5. 5
    Aaron Brazell Says:

    Only anti-spam software running is on my client side and all it does is filter it to a different folder. ;)

    Aaron

    June 3rd, 2004 at 2:25 pm
  6. 6
    Jeremy C. Wright Says:

    Ooooh… Which email address though, the @emmense.com one?

    I’ll actually hazard a guess at 7202 now.

    June 3rd, 2004 at 2:56 pm
  7. 7
    Mike Bourne Says:

    Ok, I sold your email a few more times, so now I’ll guess 8000 :

    )

    June 3rd, 2004 at 4:24 pm
  8. 8
    Percept Says:

    8001

    June 3rd, 2004 at 8:57 pm
  9. 9
    Pie Says:

    300

    June 3rd, 2004 at 10:33 pm
  10. 10
    Mike Bourne Says:

    8002

    /bans percept at SPF

    June 3rd, 2004 at 11:48 pm
  11. 11
    Wayne Hurlbert Says:

    I’d guess 10,001 spammings.

    June 4th, 2004 at 3:04 am
  12. 12
    Jeremy C. Wright Says:

    Oooh, ooh, 8003

    /me pulls out a rifle grenade

    June 4th, 2004 at 10:25 am
  13. 13
    Aaron Brazell Says:

    Ouch. When did that start happening?!?!?!? Okay, looking into it. Thanks for the heads up.

    June 4th, 2004 at 1:11 pm
  14. 14
    Dennis Pallett Says:

    2045

    June 4th, 2004 at 4:16 pm
  15. 15
    Jeremy C. Wright Says:

    2046

    June 4th, 2004 at 4:22 pm
  16. 16
    Wayne Hurlbert Says:

    21210 or something like that. :-)

    June 6th, 2004 at 4:55 am
  17. 17
    Aaron Brazell Says:

    Which page, Mike? They look fine to me in IE. Well, they might be broken if you are using 640×480… ;)

    Aaron

    June 6th, 2004 at 8:42 am
  18. 18
    Mike Bourne Says:

    1024×768

    Full Screen

    Main page, the content starts at the bottom of the right column.

    June 6th, 2004 at 2:58 pm
  19. 19
    Aaron Brazell Says:

    I have every one of those specs at this moment and it’s not doing that… :confused:

    June 6th, 2004 at 4:07 pm
  20. 20
    Aaron Brazell Says:

    which version of IE?

    June 6th, 2004 at 4:08 pm
  21. 21
    Marie Says:

    mmmm..how about 1642

    June 7th, 2004 at 3:34 pm
  22. 22
    Jeff Clark Says:

    12,648

    June 8th, 2004 at 12:22 am
  23. 23
    Diego Says:

    around 30 daily spams, so roughly 1000 monthly spam mails :)

    June 10th, 2004 at 10:06 am
  24. 24
    will Says:

    none. no one gives spam as a gift anymore. its a miracle meat, not a miracle gift. so i dont think you will be recieving any.

    June 11th, 2004 at 3:03 am
  25. 25
    Gavin Says:

    hmm, I reakon 6000 :)

    June 11th, 2004 at 10:54 am
  26. 26
    Mike Bourne Says:

    Tooth decay eh. I have a small hole forming in an old cavity there the filling came out. Guess i’ll be getting it capped or something.

    Hopefully you don’t need a root canal :O

    June 13th, 2004 at 10:45 pm
  27. 27
    Sean Says:

    I’d have to say…..893

    June 15th, 2004 at 12:29 pm
  28. 28
    Rick Says:

    4500.

    More details should be given.

    Catch-all acc.?

    June 15th, 2004 at 4:24 pm
  29. 29
    Zach Says:

    2246.

    June 18th, 2004 at 3:53 am
  30. 30
    Alex Lenhoff Says:

    1000

    June 18th, 2004 at 2:14 pm
  31. 31
    Hans Hyttinen Says:

    I’m tempted to say 42, but i’ll say…

    500.

    And don’t call me an optimist. on average, I get about 2 or 3 spam emails a month. Combine the Hiveware Enkoder and Thunderbird, and you’re set. :)

    June 19th, 2004 at 9:25 pm
  32. 32
    Aaron Brazell Says:

    Thanks for the link. :) You should post more often. :)

    June 24th, 2004 at 8:07 pm
  33. 33
    Aaron Brazell Says:

    Let me reiterate for all who keep demanding help with their referrals. I am removing your links until you help me out. Once you have, I will gladly reciprocate and help you out and make your request visible again.

    I treat this kind of behavior like spam and will not be tolerated here. Give and it will be given unto you.

    Aaron

    August 7th, 2004 at 1:44 pm
  34. 34
    susan Says:

    where in london can i buy extra blades for the m3 power razor

    August 8th, 2004 at 3:40 pm
  35. 35
    matt kale Says:

    1023

    August 15th, 2004 at 12:41 am
  36. 36
    Matt Says:

    You’re going to start a trend - soon lots of websites are going to spring up that mention sex.

    November 24th, 2004 at 5:39 pm
  37. 37
    David Says:

    My school uses SurfControl, and it blocks way too many sites, game sites, proxy servers, and even last year google images.

    April 28th, 2005 at 7:27 pm
  38. 38
    ireland Says:

    Being a nuke was an awesome experience. However, it is old fashioned. Not at all what you would expect. It was Very stressful to hack the school sometimes. I just paid active attention, slept well before tests and meditated briefly before each test commenced. I got through with high marks. If you fall behind, they tear you up like dogs. crushing extra homework and extra duties. Also, no messy personal trouble or you can get excommunicated.

    Ex nukes actually get the hookups. meaning kids who were nukes and couldn’t hack it but were good people. They seem to shine at their new jobs. I’ve seen it a bunch of times.

    27 guy, you dodged a bullet. Navnuc may be prestigious but shit comes with it. They are perpetually undermanned(on the ship, that is) since the bar is so very high. This means more work. The Rickover program is the model for the world but it operates with a lot of wasted money and material and men. They make you proud to be able to take the abuse.

    Thinking back though, I seem to recall some guys did have age waivers. This was rare on account of how 95% of everybody was 18 to 20(and male). Older guys tended to hang back, but it could be a serious highskewlish environment, at least at A school and Power school. the smoke pads could devolve into mosh pits. We used to ‘keep the home fires burning’ meaning pile so many butts in the cans that they would still be on fire when you emerged for your next break. The food was First Rate Always. MmmmMmmmm. Jack the Ripper’s. the Horse and Cart.

    They make you pay for it all later though.

    Good luck on your respective careers.

    September 18th, 2005 at 12:00 pm
  39. 39
    Aaron Brazell Says:

    Folks, I think we’ve been visited by a seminar caller…erm, writer.

    October 27th, 2005 at 10:05 pm
  40. 40
    Slant Says:

    [Best mindless zombie voice] Must convert Jeff Clark’s mom to Firefox. :p

    November 2nd, 2005 at 8:27 pm
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