Comments on: I Won’t Sell Email Addresses http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/ A premiere personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:42:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Harrison http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119576 Harrison Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:47:05 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119576 Congratulation Flexo! I say this because not every blogger has a chance to get this kind of offers. This email indicates that your blog are really famous and big. I wish I can receive this kind of offer email in future, of course I will not accept the deal :) Congratulation Flexo! I say this because not every blogger has a chance to get this kind of offers. This email indicates that your blog are really famous and big. I wish I can receive this kind of offer email in future, of course I will not accept the deal :)

]]> By: JLP’s Weekly Roundup (Week of October 8, 2007)—� AllFinancialMatters http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119504 JLP’s Weekly Roundup (Week of October 8, 2007)—� AllFinancialMatters Mon, 15 Oct 2007 04:11:41 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119504 [...] promises to never sell his readers’ email addresses. - I also PROMISE to NEVER EVER NEVER EVER sell your email [...] [...] promises to never sell his readers’ email addresses. – I also PROMISE to NEVER EVER NEVER EVER sell your email [...]

]]> By: mapgirl http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119491 mapgirl Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:27:12 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119491 I just put up a privacy policy, pretty much lifted wholesale from another blogger with some edits. My feeling is that if I don't want my email address sold, I won't sell any I have either. While I agree that in this day and age everyone should have a useful email address and a junk email address, it's still not a good idea for addresses to be sold. It only encourages bad behavior by advertisers and frankly, I'll let the junk email box go dead and start a new one if it gets clogged up. Then the address is useful to no one, not even me. I just put up a privacy policy, pretty much lifted wholesale from another blogger with some edits. My feeling is that if I don’t want my email address sold, I won’t sell any I have either.

While I agree that in this day and age everyone should have a useful email address and a junk email address, it’s still not a good idea for addresses to be sold. It only encourages bad behavior by advertisers and frankly, I’ll let the junk email box go dead and start a new one if it gets clogged up. Then the address is useful to no one, not even me.

]]> By: thomas http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119482 thomas Sun, 14 Oct 2007 17:18:09 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119482 sell it - it's my junk email anyway. This day and age if you don't have at least 2 emails, one for personal one for junk, you are wasting time. sell it – it’s my junk email anyway. This day and age if you don’t have at least 2 emails, one for personal one for junk, you are wasting time.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119476 Patrick Sun, 14 Oct 2007 02:15:56 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119476 That's the best policy. I haven't been contacted about this, but if I were, I would also refuse. I can't stand SPAM just like everyone else, and there's no way I would feel good about profiting from it. That’s the best policy. I haven’t been contacted about this, but if I were, I would also refuse. I can’t stand SPAM just like everyone else, and there’s no way I would feel good about profiting from it.

]]> By: shadox http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119460 shadox Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:20:45 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119460 Good for you! (and for us) Good for you! (and for us)

]]> By: I don’t sell (or give away) email addresses at Clever Dude Personal Finance & Money http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119454 I don’t sell (or give away) email addresses at Clever Dude Personal Finance & Money Fri, 12 Oct 2007 22:39:39 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119454 [...] thought it was just me, but I guess Flexo over at Consumerism Commentary also got pinged by a slimy spammer for an email list as well as demographic info (I guess all I could come up with would be IP [...] [...] thought it was just me, but I guess Flexo over at Consumerism Commentary also got pinged by a slimy spammer for an email list as well as demographic info (I guess all I could come up with would be IP [...]

]]> By: Clever Dude http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119453 Clever Dude Fri, 12 Oct 2007 22:29:35 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119453 Yeah, they contacted me yesterday. I just ignored it. Yeah, they contacted me yesterday. I just ignored it.

]]> By: plonkee http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119452 plonkee Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:34:08 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119452 If you were in the UK, this would probably be illegal. As businesses aren't allowed to pass on email addresses and so on without permission from the individuals. If you were in the UK, this would probably be illegal. As businesses aren’t allowed to pass on email addresses and so on without permission from the individuals.

]]> By: Joe http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119447 Joe Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:58:22 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119447 Makes me glad that 1) I always use a fake email address when I comment, and 2) I never sign up for email feeds from blogs! Makes me glad that 1) I always use a fake email address when I comment, and 2) I never sign up for email feeds from blogs!

]]> By: Dave http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119446 Dave Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:49:36 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119446 Heh, you know I wonder how they would feel? Post the request email free and clear for bots! Let them get all that spam. Heh, you know I wonder how they would feel? Post the request email free and clear for bots! Let them get all that spam.

]]> By: Money Blue BOok http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119444 Money Blue BOok Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:55:01 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119444 Those type of lists are valuable and should be kept private from unscrupulous advertisers seeking to get their grubby paws on them without readers' consent. Glad you were able to resist the $$ temptation! -Raymond Those type of lists are valuable and should be kept private from unscrupulous advertisers seeking to get their grubby paws on them without readers’ consent. Glad you were able to resist the $$ temptation!
-Raymond

]]> By: FrugalTrader http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119441 FrugalTrader Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:04:35 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119441 Good for you Flexo. However, if it was me, I would ask how much they're offering first. :) Just for curiosity sake of course. Good for you Flexo. However, if it was me, I would ask how much they’re offering first. :) Just for curiosity sake of course.

]]> By: Mrs. Micah http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119439 Mrs. Micah Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:51:30 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119439 Good gracious. I do see people's e-mails in the comments but I hadn't even thought of selling them. That seems...low. It's biting the hand that feeds you. Congrats on your ethical stance, and shame on those who sell us out. Good gracious. I do see people’s e-mails in the comments but I hadn’t even thought of selling them. That seems…low. It’s biting the hand that feeds you. Congrats on your ethical stance, and shame on those who sell us out.

]]> By: Modern Worker http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119438 Modern Worker Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:49:04 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119438 Glad to hear it. You just made me an even more loyal reader :) Glad to hear it. You just made me an even more loyal reader :)

]]> By: KMC http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119437 KMC Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:47:46 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119437 I put up a privacy policy on my site a month or two ago. Just seemed like good policy. Of course, a policy is only as good as the company/person backing it. But for what it's worth, I have one (that says I won't disclose anything, ever). I put up a privacy policy on my site a month or two ago. Just seemed like good policy. Of course, a policy is only as good as the company/person backing it. But for what it’s worth, I have one (that says I won’t disclose anything, ever).

]]> By: Saving Freak http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119435 Saving Freak Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:06:47 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/12/i-wont-sell-email-addresses/#comment-119435 This is a great example for bloggers and businesses in general. The more responsible each person is with the information of others the more we can cut out the vultures of the Internet. This is a great example for bloggers and businesses in general. The more responsible each person is with the information of others the more we can cut out the vultures of the Internet.

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