Junk fax — Junk faxes are a form of telemarketing where unsolicited advertisements are sent via fax transmission. Junk faxes are the faxed equivalent of spam or junk mail. Proponents of this advertising medium often use the terms broadcast fax or fax… … Wikipedia
attack fax — n. A fax transmission (usually sent to the media) that attacks the ideas or conduct of an opponent or rival. Example Citations: The Clinton strategists...responded to the daily Attack Fax from the Bush campaign. (The Bush campaign used the… … New words
mobius fax — n. A continuous piece of paper faxed to a company as a prank or as a retaliation for distributing junk faxes. (From the mobius strip, a two dimensional surface that has only one side. To create one, take a long, rectangular strip of paper, twist… … New words
black fax — n. A black piece of paper faxed to a company as a prank or as retaliation for distributing junk faxes. Example Citation: Exasperated victims are finding unusual ways of fighting back. Those unable to contact the junk fax firms have been known to… … New words
Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005 — The Junk Fax Prevention Act (JFPA) of 2005, Pub L. No. 109 21, 119 Stat. 359 (2005), was passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush on July 9, 2005. [http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/07/2005071… … Wikipedia
Telephones — attack fax black fax blast fax boiler room call laundering cold transfer compunications cramming … New words
techno-strike — (TEK.noh stryk) n. A labour action in which union members and supporters inundate a company with e mail messages, faxes, and Web site hits in an effort to shut down the electronic portion of the company s business. Example Citation: A 21st… … New words
flash campaign — n. A lobbying effort that uses the Internet and other technologies to quickly establish an agenda and build support. Example Citation: The buzzword for this kind of digital activism is a flash campaign, so named for the instantaneous mobilization … New words
phone tree — n. A telephone campaign in which a group of people are contacted about an issue, and each person is asked to contact other people about that issue, and so on. Example Citation: Meanwhile, the Ontario Coalition for Health Care had heard the same… … New words
spam — n. Unsolicited commercial e mail messages. Example Citation: A commission appointed by Gov. Jim Gilmore has recommended imposing criminal and civil penalties, including possible jail terms, for sending spam using Internet service providers based… … New words
