Spam's irritating cousin, spim, on the loose

Consumers ditching e-mail for instant messages to avoid spam are in for an unpleasant surprise.

[blockquote]Spim, or instant-messenger spam, is peppering computer screens with increasing frequency. And the problem may get worse as e-mail marketers look for new ways to reach consumers after a federal crackdown on spam.
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