Although MySpace.com is officially a social networking site, as a practical matter it has been used since its inception for marketing. Music groups were the first to capitalize on it…now every one from lawyers to real estate investors are hopping on the bandwagon.

At some point, however, marketing crosses the line and becomes illegal spamming. MySpace’s parent company just sued an e-mail marketing executive for sending millions of spam bulletins. The big issue is where MySpace will draw the line. For now, at least, it seems that sending up to 300 communications daily is okay. Hat tip to Fusion Web FX.

About the Author

With an advanced international law degree from Georgetown University and more than 14 years of real world legal experience, Attorney Mike Young shows entrepreneurs how to protect and grow their businesses online. He's the author of "Internet Marketing Legal Secrets Revealed," "How to Create Your Own Internet Business Without a Lawyer for Under $175," and the creator of Website Legal Forms Generator^TM. Not just a lawyer who focuses exclusively on Internet and marketing law, Mike’s been working with computers for more than 27 years (his first computer was an Atari 400 with 8 KiB RAM) and started representing Internet businesses back in 1996.