Bäkòn (pronaunseit as Iŋgliš dè bacon) wa sùbskraiben e-meil bùt oftèn not rīden bai the recipient for a long period of time, if at all. Bäkòn wa diskripten as "e-meil yusfol to nei bùt not gut nigè taimfreim." 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 from whom one has made previous purchases, messages from social networking sites, and wiki watch lists.