Comments on: Bob Donovan, You Sir (and all the Other Spammers), May Kiss My Ass!

By: Lewis Write

Lewis Write — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:26:43 +0000

Good on you mate. I feel the same about twitter spam, and of course blog spam. But what can you do? Its a dam full time job just to create quality content. thx/lew

By: Fred L

Fred L — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:44:55 +0000

I am trying to learn how everything ties together. I started a new blog, lvit.com/lvitblog and I got more actions from spammers than real people. So when you schdule the match, please let me know.

Fred

By: Jonalyn

Jonalyn — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:30:58 +0000

How about all of the people doing comment spam? This sucks big time, the whole idea of commenting is to open up debate and different ideas. I am a mining goof, whos blog is about mining, no ads, no income just like to share about mining. Over this last week I saw that people are actually steeling comment IDs and adding their own links to it. I found this by chance a couple of days ago. This sucks and does nothing to help a blog and its content. It makes one not want to comment anymore. Cheaters suck. jon:)

By: fas

fas — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:15:07 +0000

LOL John, I just hope a non spammer does not take this opportunity to get his ass kicked for the $5000

By: Jonalyn

Jonalyn — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:06:10 +0000

Go Bob! It wouldn’t be so bad if the comments were actually giving value.

By: noel moralde

noel moralde — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:41:01 +0000

Good one there Steve S. I too find Twitter a little too messed up. I wonder how the forthcoming rise of Google Wave will affect your prediction of Twitter’s demise.

As for Bob Donovan, I wonder if he knows about his spamming activities. That’s why I’m wary of using these automated programs proliferating out there. You never know what they’re doing behind you.

By: Steve S.

Steve S. — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:47:07 +0000

I’ll back you up but probably not needed. These pieces of filth have ruined Twitter. I have cut back my usage by 90%. Twitter is like Michael Jackson. Super popular but will eventually die a horrible early death. I place no long term value in Twitter right now unless they make changes.

By: Terehoff

Terehoff — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:25:17 +0000

Cool post, John. Spammers will die!!!

By: Aaron Hall

Aaron Hall — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:43:29 +0000

The opportunities for spam on Twitter are endless. It makes you wonder how Twitter can hold up as the spammers increase.

By: Loretta

Loretta — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:35:23 +0000

Interesting approach to handling Twitter spam indeed. I had a weird one the other night where it actually had about 50 accounts that retweeted what I tweeted but added an additional weird link (which I didn’t click, so I don’t know what it was to…)

By: greg

greg — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:58:50 +0000

I have 10 bucks on Bob…

Just kidding…and I know a guy that works for Spike TV. He helps set up the MMA sites, so if good old Bob accepts, maybe you guys can warm up the mat??? I’m sure Bob’s blood would be perfect to give it that “Someone Just Got Their Ass Kicked” look.

By: Brandon Merhout

Brandon Merhout — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:13:05 +0000

It appears as though The Matrix has you … ;]

Let not The Matrix control your emotional well-being, via seducing you into frustration, over something so silly. :]

By: Tim Trent

Tim Trent — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:51:53 +0000

You’ll get the $5,000 back by selling tickets! When I needed a robust server larger than the one I use today Layered Tech was the only corporation that met my needs. And I found LT after diligent research and using places like Webhostingtalk. I’ve chosen not to link them here. Heck, who needs linkspam!

What I didn’t do was use any godammed spammer’s recommendation.

Why not?

Well, I was launching (far too late for the market, my error) a dating site and I needed the things LT provided.

When that enterprise proved uneconomical commercially I was also impressed with the smoothness with which I could cancel the contract, despite regrets over leaving a great home.

So take the spamming bastard into the cage and have some serious fun with him.

And offer tickets on Twitter! And, for those of us who can’t get there, make it a video webcast!

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:52:13 +0000

While I know you are quite serious about your frustration with Spammers I also found this post to be very entertaining and humorous! Good luck with your quest to make this world a better place by eliminating one spammer at a time. We are all (or at least I am) eternally grateful and will be rooting for you, kick some butt!

By: Chris Jean

Chris Jean — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:51:44 +0000

This is an awesome post about the frustrating reality of spam. I not only want to take on spammers, but the people that feed them too.

I hope you get a chance to tear into Bob the Bot.

By: Goran Giertz

Goran Giertz — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:21:43 +0000

I like your approach to dealing with spammers! They are the bane of my existence, and the interweb will be a much better place without them. I hope you get the opportunity to kick some serious spammer @ss, John!