Some More Spam, Please
ILLUSTRATION FOR TIME BY JOHN CORBITT
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Several states have joined the fray. In September, California became the first state to ban spam to cell phones and pagers. "E-mail has been ruined by spam," says Joffe. "We've got to stop it before it ruins cell phones." With so many ways to serve it up, though, one thing is clear: spam — the good, the bad and the ugly — is on the menu to stay.
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