Cyber-spamming and That Damned Human Curiosity
Just another day on the Internet and just another day of reading ridiculous spam messages in my mailbox, Facebook wall, and anywhere else that I can come to collect personalized communications. "OMG, see who is stalking you on Facebook!" seems to be the latest fad to go around. Those who cannot resist the temptation of finding out click on the link and without them knowing, the same message is transmitted to their friends, who will likely to repeat the cycle. Obviously, the temptation does not get you the answer you want. No names of "stalkers" are released and the link-clicking curiosity only leads to belated apologies to a bunch of mildly amused (and later on, irritated) friends. Even so, what is for sure is that, next time when there is another link with equally tempting message inscribed, the chances are, people will click on it again, and again, and again. Netizens just keep believing that at least of those sensationalizing messages they receive everyday h