Tassos Bassoukos

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Do you want spam with that?

The developers at Google must have way too much free time, as I found out as I cleaned up my spam folder in gmail (all 2 of them):

Google Spam Recipes

Since my Web Clips sources do not include anything with a cullinary tendency, the big question is: Is Google spamming me - in my spam folder?

@ Monday, 20 March 2006, 15:34 in (Self) - 3 comments

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Comments
  1. Comment by Oneiros on Monday, 20 March 2006, 19:28
    Heheh, do you want fries with that?

    I don't see any such "suggestions" when visiting the spam folder, but look at what Gmail's sidebar served me today (note that I didn't mail anybody about Thessaloniki or the Doc Festival, and of course I don't have a blogspot blog!).

    8th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival ends
    Athens News Agency - 4 hours ago
    The 8th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival came to an end on Sunday,

    Creepy, huh?

  2. Comment by Tassos Bassoukos on Monday, 20 March 2006, 23:56
    Well, that's geolocating for you: your IP is in Thessaloniki, Greece...
  3. Comment by Oneiros on Tuesday, 21 March 2006, 05:49
    Circumstantial and you know it. How did Google know I'm into the Festival? By parsing my blog.
    My blog mentions my Gmail account, but spam-mangled. Scratch that avenue.
    My blog is linked to by my blogspot account, though, which is linked to my Gmail account. Bingo!

    I'd say it's beyond creepy :-p
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