I am talking about the kind of spam that tells you that you have chosen as the winner of an X-Box or that you can lose 10 pounds today. I talk a lot about how KidsEmail.org protects our kids from predators, but we also shield your children from spam peddlers.

Kids are apt to believe anything sometimes—they are kids. One day my son and I were playing a game online when an annoying pop-up claimed that we were one of 10 people selected to win an X-Box. All we had to do was click on the ad. My son was about to jump out of of his skin thinking we had really won something. He pointed out that the ad said, “this is not a joke.” He was totally convinced we were big winners. Until they understand the difference between legitimate advertising and spam, our kids need a filter.

I realize that people need to market their products. I don’t object to legitimate marketing efforts. But senseless spam is annoying. Oh, and just to show you what I am talking about, here’s a comment I deleted from our blog comments:

“I enjoyed the article and thanks because of posting such valuable paperback to the bathroom to all of us to skim.”

I am glad I can post valuable paperback for you.