I forgot to include Jeph Boase's eaddress.
Especially thoughtless when I asked that material be sent to him.

Jeph Boase <[log in to unmask]>

 Barry


> Jeph Boase and I are doing a fun little paper for Current Sociology,
> comparing biological viruses with computer viruses and viral marketing.
> Essentailly an analytic lit review.
>
> While the epi folks have studied bio viruses, we would love to be pointed
> to more data and analyses about the spread of computer viruses and viral
> marketing (which can be anything from Jim Coleman's medical influence
> stuff to an International Shoe Brand deliberately giving a dozen
> "aspirational leaders" in a Toronto high school a pair of their new model,
> in the hope that word of mouth would flow (term and example described to
> us this afternoon by a VM'er.)
>
> Any leads would be useful. Please send to Jeph as I am on the road to the
> ASAs and stuff for the next 10 days.
>
> Thanks, Viral Barry
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