On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:15:13 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

If it is spam for a fishing guide to post an ad here,
then it is spam for a PR release extolling the virtues of a window
company to be posted here.

I disagree with that assertion. The lighthouse story did have some
news value in addition to commercial puffery. The only way that
companies can justify that kind of expense to their stockholders is if
there is going to be some favorable public relations generated.