Treasure Chest of Thoughts

Upon checking my Twitter account after a few days’ absence, I discovered that I was “spamming” other Twitter follows.  Yuck!  My dislike for Spam was instantly reiterated!

What is Spam?  According to the first source when I conducted a search (Yes!  Wikipedia!):  Spam is the abuse of electronic messaging systems (including most broadcast media, digital delivery systems) to send unsolicited bulk messages indiscriminately.

As I skimmed this article, though, I developed three conclusions:

1. Instead of spammed, I might have actually spimmed (each media has its own term…email = spam; instant messaging = spim, and so on).
2. These spammers just want to make a living…they are simply advertising.  For the most part.  At my expense.
3. Spam has a tinge of evilness to it! I felt a sense of violation.  No one asked my permission!

The best advice I received, though, came from my Twitter PLN, one of several that I spammed/spimmed:

 2020Nexus  @tgillmoreFYI Spam DM’s coming from your account. You may want to change your password.
8:09 AM Oct 29th from web  

 You may want to change your password.  Oh, this is why our school technology department requires that we change our email passwords every few months!  This is also why I will be more conscientious about changing other passwords.