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{{For|the airborne communications relay and gateway|BACN}}
{{For|the airborne communications relay and gateway|BACN}}
'''Bacn''' ({{pron-en|ˈbeɪkən|}}) is [[email]] that has been intentionally subscribed to. It has been described as "email you want but not right now."<ref>{{cite web
'''Bacn''' (pronounced like ''bacon'') is [[email]] that has been subscribed to and is therefore not unsolicited, but is often not read by the recipient for a long period of time, if at all. Bacn has been described as "email you want but not right now."<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://podcamppittsburgh.com/2007/08/podcamp-pittsburgh-2-cooks-up-bacn/
|url = http://podcamppittsburgh.com/2007/08/podcamp-pittsburgh-2-cooks-up-bacn/
|title = PodCamp Pittsburgh 2 cooks up Bacn
|title = PodCamp Pittsburgh 2 cooks up Bacn
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|date = August 23, 2007
|date = August 23, 2007
|publisher = PodCamp Pittsburgh
|publisher = PodCamp Pittsburgh
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}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=All We Are Saying |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/23/weekinreview/23buzzwords.html?ref=weekinreview |quote=Bacn: Impersonal e-mail messages that are nearly as annoying as spam but that you have chosen to receive: alerts, newsletters, automated reminders and the like. Popularized at the PodCamp conference in Pittsburgh in August. |work=[[New York Times]] |date= 2007-12-23|accessdate=2007-12-24 | first=Grant | last=Barrett}}</ref>
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|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/23/weekinreview/23buzzwords.html?ref=weekinreview
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|quote=Bacn: Impersonal e-mail messages that are nearly as annoying as spam but that you have chosen to receive: alerts, newsletters, automated reminders and the like. Popularized at the PodCamp conference in Pittsburgh in August.
|work=[[New York Times]]
|date= 2007-12-23
|accessdate=2011-03-02
| first=Grant
| last=Barrett}}</ref>


Bacn differs from email [[E-mail spam|spam]] in that it has intentionally been signed up for, even though this could be sometimes construed as a misinformed decision. Bacn is not necessarily sent in bulk. Some examples of common bacn messages are news alerts, periodic messages from e-merchants one has made previous purchases with, messages from [[social networking]] sites, and [[wiki]] watch lists.<ref>[http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/email-overload-try-priority-inbox.html Email overload? Try Priority Inbox] - Google Gmail Blog, 30 Aug 2010</ref>
Bacn differs from [[E-mail spam|spam]] in that the recipient has signed up to receive it. Bacn is also not necessarily sent in bulk. Some examples of common bacn messages are news alerts, periodic messages from e-merchants one has made previous purchases with, messages from [[social networking]] sites, and [[wiki]] watch lists.<ref>[http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/email-overload-try-priority-inbox.html Email overload? Try Priority Inbox] - Google Gmail Blog, 30 Aug 2010</ref>


The name ''bacn'' is meant to convey the idea that such email is "better than spam but not as good as personal messages".<ref>[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14032271&ft=1&f=1006 NPR: Move Over, Spam: 'Bacn' Is the E-Mail Dish du Jour]</ref> It is named by analogy, as "[[E-mail spam|ham]]" is the term used to refer to wanted/good email, and bacon is also a pork product. It was originally coined in August 2007 at PodCamp Pittsburgh 2.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://blog.viddler.com/brandice/pcpgh-invented-bacn/ |title = PCPGH invented BACN |accessdate = 2011-03-23 |date = October 16, 2008 |publisher = Viddler }}</ref>
The name ''bacn'' is meant to convey the idea that such email is "better than spam, but not as good as a personal email".<ref>[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14032271&ft=1&f=1006 NPR: Move Over, Spam: 'Bacn' Is the E-Mail Dish du Jour<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It was originally coined in August 2007 at PodCamp Pittsburgh 2<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://blog.viddler.com/brandice/pcpgh-invented-bacn/
|title = PCPGH invented BACN
|accessdate = 2011-03-23
|date = October 16, 2008
|publisher = Viddler
}}</ref>, and since then has become popular amongst the [[blogging]] community.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}


Commentators from the professional [[email marketing]] community have welcomed the distinction from spam and used the term to focus businesses on the need to improve the quality and value to the recipient of this type of transactional message.<ref>[http://www.email-marketing-reports.com/iland/2007/08/bacn-is-good-for-email-marketing.html Bacn is good for email marketing]</ref> A March 2011 infographic from Unsubscribe.com claims that over 27 billion bacn emails were sent every day in 2010.<ref>http://mashable.com/2011/03/22/bacon-infographic/</ref>
The word has also attracted attention in the professional [[email marketing]] community. Commentators have welcomed the distinction from spam and used the term to focus businesses on the need to improve the quality and value (to the recipient) of these kinds of transactional messages.<ref>[http://www.email-marketing-reports.com/iland/2007/08/bacn-is-good-for-email-marketing.html Bacn is good for email marketing<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> A March 2011 infographic from Unsubscribe.com claims that over 27 billion bacn emails were sent every day in 2010.<ref>[http://mashable.com/2011/03/22/bacon-infographic/]</ref>


== Backstory ==
{{Refimprove|date=March 2011}}
{{Unencyclopedic|date=March 2011}}
{{News release|date=March 2011}}
At PodCamp Pittsburgh 2 in 2007, Valerie Head, Tommy Vallier, Andy Quayle and Jesse Hambley were discussing the differences between different meats from different countries. Tommy is Canadian, Andy is British, Valerie and Jesse are American. The conversation turned to (actual) Bacon. While discussing the various types of bacon, "Tommy Vallier mentioned that back bacon is also called [[Peameal_bacon#Canada|peameal]] bacon."<ref>{{cite web|last=Head|first=Val|title=bacn - how it all got started|url=http://www.thisisportable.com/2007/08/20/bacn-how-it-all-got-started/|accessdate=30 March 2011}}</ref> After that, similarities were drawn between the sound of 'peameal' and 'email' and the term 'Bacn' was soon coined to reference solicited email that seemed as invasive in a users inbox as [[spam (electronic)|spam]].

Why 'Bacn' and why no letter O? The year 2007 was awash with Web 2.0 terms. A trend in the industry was, and still is, to skip a letter in their company or service names. The same simply happened with the Bacn term.

The story, while little known, really is that simple. The popularity of the term attests to the power of Social Media and the [http://www.podcamppittsburgh.com PodCamp unconferences]. The term was tweeted about, [http://www.techburgh.com/2007/08/18/what-is-bacn/ blogged], podcasted and more and spread like wildfire around the World.


==See also==
==See also==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* BaconAid Notification management - http://www.baconaid.com/
* New York Times - http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/25/business/25online.html?ref=business
* New York Times - http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/25/business/25online.html?ref=business
* New York Times - http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/23/weekinreview/23buzzwords.html
* New York Times - http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/23/weekinreview/23buzzwords.html
* NPR - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14032271&ft=1&f=1006
* NPR - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14032271&ft=1&f=1006
* Boing Boing - http://www.boingboing.net/2007/08/22/bacn_spreads_around_.html
* Boing Boing - http://www.boingboing.net/2007/08/22/bacn_spreads_around_.html
* Washington Post - http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2007/08/buzzword_in_progress_bacn_1.html
* The Telegraph (UK) - http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/technology/iandouglas/aug07/bacn-role.htm
* Toronto Star - http://www.thestar.com/News/Ideas/article/249848
* Toronto Star - http://www.thestar.com/News/Ideas/article/249848
* Chicago Tribune - http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/technology_internetcritic/2007/08/the-makin-of-ba.html
* Wired - http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/08/not-spam-but-ba.html
* Wired - http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/08/not-spam-but-ba.html
* The Star - http://www.thestar.com/article/249848
* The Star - http://www.thestar.com/article/249848
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* TechBurgh - First ever post R.E Bacn - http://www.techburgh.com/2007/08/18/what-is-bacn/
* TechBurgh - First ever post R.E Bacn - http://www.techburgh.com/2007/08/18/what-is-bacn/


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Revision as of 19:07, 25 April 2011

For the airborne communications relay and gateway, see BACN.

Bacn (pronounced like bacon) is email that has been subscribed to and is therefore not unsolicited, but is often not read by the recipient for a long period of time, if at all. Bacn has been described as "email you want but not right now."[1][2]

Bacn differs from spam in that the recipient has signed up to receive it. Bacn is also not necessarily sent in bulk. Some examples of common bacn messages are news alerts, periodic messages from e-merchants one has made previous purchases with, messages from social networking sites, and wiki watch lists.[3]

The name bacn is meant to convey the idea that such email is "better than spam, but not as good as a personal email".[4] It was originally coined in August 2007 at PodCamp Pittsburgh 2[5], and since then has become popular amongst the blogging community.[citation needed]

The word has also attracted attention in the professional email marketing community. Commentators have welcomed the distinction from spam and used the term to focus businesses on the need to improve the quality and value (to the recipient) of these kinds of transactional messages.[6] A March 2011 infographic from Unsubscribe.com claims that over 27 billion bacn emails were sent every day in 2010.[7]


Backstory

Template:Unencyclopedic

At PodCamp Pittsburgh 2 in 2007, Valerie Head, Tommy Vallier, Andy Quayle and Jesse Hambley were discussing the differences between different meats from different countries. Tommy is Canadian, Andy is British, Valerie and Jesse are American. The conversation turned to (actual) Bacon. While discussing the various types of bacon, "Tommy Vallier mentioned that back bacon is also called peameal bacon."[8] After that, similarities were drawn between the sound of 'peameal' and 'email' and the term 'Bacn' was soon coined to reference solicited email that seemed as invasive in a users inbox as spam.

Why 'Bacn' and why no letter O? The year 2007 was awash with Web 2.0 terms. A trend in the industry was, and still is, to skip a letter in their company or service names. The same simply happened with the Bacn term.

The story, while little known, really is that simple. The popularity of the term attests to the power of Social Media and the PodCamp unconferences. The term was tweeted about, blogged, podcasted and more and spread like wildfire around the World.

See also

References

  1. ^ "PodCamp Pittsburgh 2 cooks up Bacn". PodCamp Pittsburgh. August 23, 2007. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
  2. ^ Barrett, Grant (2007-12-23). "All We Are Saying". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-12-24. Bacn: Impersonal e-mail messages that are nearly as annoying as spam but that you have chosen to receive: alerts, newsletters, automated reminders and the like. Popularized at the PodCamp conference in Pittsburgh in August.
  3. ^ Email overload? Try Priority Inbox - Google Gmail Blog, 30 Aug 2010
  4. ^ NPR: Move Over, Spam: 'Bacn' Is the E-Mail Dish du Jour
  5. ^ "PCPGH invented BACN". Viddler. October 16, 2008. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
  6. ^ Bacn is good for email marketing
  7. ^ [1]
  8. ^ Head, Val. "bacn - how it all got started". Retrieved 30 March 2011.


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