News shorts

Mayor of Seattle is spamming. See Email Battles article CAN-SPAM Abuse: Seattle mayor spams Chicago non-constituent.

Seattle times reports on Yet Another anti spam software company. This one will bear watching.

Heis Online reports on an initiative to stop cell phone SMS spam. This is also covered in PC Magazine in Carriers Pledge To Stamp Out Wireless Spam and in Wireless Week article Verizon Goes After More Spam