Let me clarify. Spam as defined as unsolicited bulk mail/messages. Often folks even throw the work "indiscriminate" into their definition. I don't consider someone that I know actively sending me an invite to something they find useful unsolicited or bulk. I ignore most of them, but where it came from someone I know, it's not spam. Now, if Facebook (or some craptastic App) sends things to me that are not actually from a friend/contact/someone I know or does so by duping someone into sending the mail, then yes, that's spam. I guess it's kinda the definition of porn thing ...
Again, aren't we, as web app folks / eutrepeneurs /start-up peeps only talking about legitamate uses of sending email? I know I sure am and protecting my companies name / ability to send such mail and keep as much out of spam boxes and filters is of utmost importance. For folks who don't know much about the subject and want to know more, the OP is a good post to get rolling. Surely not the be all and end all though, but a good starting point.
Again, aren't we, as web app folks / eutrepeneurs /start-up peeps only talking about legitamate uses of sending email? I know I sure am and protecting my companies name / ability to send such mail and keep as much out of spam boxes and filters is of utmost importance. For folks who don't know much about the subject and want to know more, the OP is a good post to get rolling. Surely not the be all and end all though, but a good starting point.