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Street Spam - a lot like Email SpamOmaha Nebraska, like many towns suffers from a form of advertising commonly called, "street spam." Street spam is advertising placed on public property, usually without a permit. It may take the form of a poster stapled to a power pole or street sign, or a corrugated plastic sign attached to a wooden stick stuck into the ground. This kind of physical spam has many properties in common with email spam:
Street Spammers Rationalize Their Behavior"We don't engage in street spam. We're just a local business trying to promote ourselves."Local business or not, stapling dozens of cardboard signs to lamp posts throughout town is littering in my book.
Street Spam is Often IllegalFrequently, placing ads on public property is legal, but there are regulations in place to keep it from getting out of hand. For instance, where I live real-estate agents are allowed about 25 square feet of such advertising per property for sale. However, they often put up several hundred square feet of advertising for a single condo development.
Laws against Street Spam are Rarely EnforcedUnderstandably, the local constable may have more pressing things at hand than dealing with litter complaints. Even when laws are enforced, the penalties commonly aren't serious - so there's little deterrent.
Street Spam is Popular with Certain Kinds of AdvertisersWhile electronic spam tends to promote sex-related products, street spam is highly popular with real estate agents. Specifically, condo developments seem to have monopolized every-other street corner in suburban America with their litter.Needless to say, methods for stopping spam email have no effect on street spam, but some vigilantes known as "sharks" are taking a stand - even if their impact is small.
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