Update: Turns out David Lazarus of the LA Times has already explained their business model. His story raises questions I share and I hope regulators take a look at.

I've received 3 apologies -- here's one -- in the last week, not necessarily from close friends or colleagues, but merely from people I've once given my business card to and who must have added me to their address books:

Earlier today a website called Reunion.com sent an invitation with my name attached to my entire contact list asking you to join. Please erase this and disregard it, as I did not intend to send it. If you attempt to log on and retrieve whatever message I purportedly sent you, it will do the same thing, and send an invite to your entire contact list.