In the middle of an important meeting, you receive an unsolicited IM from a company informing you of their great rates on vacations in Hawaii. This is an example of
A)spam.
B)a computer virus.
C)spim.
D)viral marketing.

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C)In email, unwanted advertising messages are called spam. The counterpart of these unwanted messages in the IM medium is called spim. As IM messaging grows in popularity, spim is increasing in frequency.

In the Middle of an Important Meeting, You Receive an Unsolicited