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Another case of taking advantage of a low-noise medium. If it works, others will follow and we'll need to get spam filters for SMS.
by xapata 10y ago
Another case of taking advantage of a low-noise medium. If it works, others will follow and we'll need to get spam filters for SMS.
- skyvolt 10y agoWe are not a spam sms tool. We work best with organizations that have existing relationships or want to create long lasting relationships.
- stonogo 10y agoThis is what all spam-distribution platforms say. Nobody ever says "we spam people."
- skyvolt 10y agoA spam distribution platform is not a defensible business. In a year someone will come along that does it better and cheaper. There is just no long term value.
- mcbits 10y agoIf the recipient explicitly asks you (or your partners) to text them this and that, and you text them this and that, you're not a spammer. Anything more and you've become a spammer. Seriously. Not cool. Receiving a spam text costs me a postage stamp each time. Buy your own postage stamps.
- ajamesm 10y agoIf you're not spam, how do you prohibit bulk unsolicited SMS?
- jimhefferon 10y ago"Relationship" is the word that is most used by spammers. Kellogs imagines that we have a relationship. So does Subaru. More of that, I don't need.
- xapata 10y agoEven if you aren't, if you do well then a different company will follow with different ethics.
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- AJ007 10y agoDue to the TCPA rules in the US, the penalties for just missing a few details are high enough many companies just avoid it altogether. I guess this could be an attempt at a loophole since people are doing it "manually." On the other hand, political stuff gets an exemption. Overall I wouldn't be worried about SMS. The economics don't make sense either with the front end cost or the long term penalties, and soon everyone will be on a third party messaging platform anyways.