Economics Behind Spam

Ever wondered about business models of spammers? Traditionally spam has not been a topic of interest for me. Until I personally faced it – in email, in comments or even in snail-mail! Even then I sometimes do feign ignorance behind tools like Akismet. That is why Allison Randal’s Spamonomics 101 served someone like me to understand some basics of their economics. The salesmen analogy worked well. It seems obvious as post-event wisdom, however it is difficult to pinpoint the exact factors. The cost of computing is the critical one, and unfortunately Moore’s Law is going to make it only easier for them!