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Bacn (pronounced bacon) is the term given to electronic messages which have been subscribed to and are therefore not unsolicited but are often unread by the recipient for a long period of time. Bacn is email you want but not right now[1].
They differ from spam messages, in that they are not unsolicited and are not necessarily sent in bulk. Bacn derives its name from the idea that it is "better than spam, but not as good as a personal e-mail".[2]
The term Bacn was originally coined at PodCamp Pittsburgh 2 and since then has become popular amongst the blogging community. However, some find the term to be little more than manufactured marketing material to sell merchandise.[3]
Common examples of Bacn messages include news alerts, messages from social networking sites and wiki watch lists.
The word has also attracted attention in the professional email marketing community. Commentators have welcomed the distinction from spam and used the term to focus businesses on the need to improve the quality and value (to the recipient) of these kinds of transactional messages.[4]
The term Bacn was the main story in Buzz Out Loud episode 545.[5]
References
- ^ http://podcamppittsburgh.com/
- ^ http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14032271&ft=1&f=1006
- ^ http://geeksplosion.blogspot.com/2007/08/bacn-best-buzzword-money-can-buy.html
- ^ http://www.email-marketing-reports.com/iland/2007/08/bacn-is-good-for-email-marketing.html
- ^ http://reviews.cnet.com/4532-10921_7-0.html?date=20070823
External links
- http://bacn2.com/
- New York Times - http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/25/business/25online.html?ref=business
- NPR - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14032271&ft=1&f=1006
- Boing Boing - http://www.boingboing.net/2007/08/22/bacn_spreads_around_.html
- Washington Post - http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2007/08/buzzword_in_progress_bacn_1.html
- The Telegraph (UK) - http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/technology/iandouglas/aug07/bacn-role.htm
- Toronto Star - http://www.thestar.com/News/Ideas/article/249848
- Chicago Tribune - http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/technology_internetcritic/2007/08/the-makin-of-ba.html
- Wired - http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/08/not-spam-but-ba.html
- Zimbio - http://www.zimbio.com/Bacn.+It+is+better+than+spam.
- The Star - http://www.thestar.com/article/249848
- C|NET - http://news.com.com/8301-13577_3-9763146-36.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
- German Site about bacn - http://www.bacn.de
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