E-Mail Message Blitz Creates What May Be Fastest Fad Ever

After the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency announced that they would create a deck of playing cards with the names and photos of the top Iraqi leaders to be distributed to border guards, Internet marketing companies all rushed to get reproduction rights. One company, GreatUSAflags.com, along with its partner Lionstone International, sold 1.5 million decks via email within a matter of days, proving the increased possibilities for marketing on the internet. According to this article, "just as the Iraqi war showed off the power and speed of America's high-tech weapons, the marketing of the Iraqi cards showed the ability of the Internet and e-mail to promote a product with overwhelming force." What's next? The same company is ready to send out emails to sell boxer shorts with flags on them, "just in time for Fathers' Day." – YaleGlobal.