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Spam Problem Growing – 176,000+ Caught So Far

August 7, 2008

Well, it was exactly three months ago that I shared the fact that this blog had reached the 100,000 spam mark according to the spam fighting plugin Akismet. But it looks like in the last 24 hours the count has crept up above the 175,000 mark. 76,000 spam comments in 90 days is just a [...]

OMB Tops 100,000 Spam Threshold

May 7, 2008

You know, I think of myself as a pretty prolific blogger. With over 1,100 posts in under two years, it’s hard to find others who can match my output. So would it surprise you to learn that even with multiple anti-spam measures in place, there are 100 Spams posted to OMB for every post I [...]

Disturbing Trends in Blog Spam

March 3, 2008
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Lately I’ve noticed some new and disturbing trends in blog spamming techniques. Among the most prevalent are commenters who spend time building up a considerable number of comment back links on a seemingly non-commercial site in order to later convert that site into a commercial free-for-all. This behavior is inherently unethical. Bloggers, like myself, only [...]

One Man’s Weekly Links – November 2, 2007

November 2, 2007

News that shouldn’t be missed: Miniature Earth (Must see!) Crack Users Do More Time Than People Convicted of Manslaughter Five Years in Jail for Porn Spammers It’s Now Illegal to Feed the Homeless Scientists Invent 30 Year Continuous Power Laptop Battery Have a great weekend!

Those Sneaky Bastard Spammers!

October 10, 2007

Lately I’ve noticed some sneaky bastard(s) Spammer has been posing as regular commentors and trying to post comments with their names, but using an alternate URL. A couple of you have noticed and caught this as well, and I would encourage everyone to help me keep an eye out for this kind of thing in [...]

Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Blog Spam

April 15, 2007

The more popular a site is, the more under attack it is, and the more it costs to serve web pages. SPAM sucks doesn’t it? Trust me… I know. I created this video as an open message for the entire blogging community, but also specifically to help educate my own readers about some of the [...]

WordPress: Secure & Accessible PHP Contact Form SPAMs Blogs

March 21, 2007

I am exceedingly pleased to announce that the one and only issue with the Secure & Accessible plugin has been remedied, rendering all of the information below irrelevant. The only issue worth mentioning at this point is that if you installed a version of the plugin prior to 4-15-2007 you should update to the latest [...]

FREE Spam Protection for Outlook

September 12, 2006

Have you noticed that Outlook’s native Spam protection is severely lacking? Well, there is a great little freeware application called SpamAware which will increase your Spam fighting abilities. The software installs quickly and easily and works as advertised. It adds a number of new options and works with both Outlook and Outlook Express. The software [...]

Business Card Ethics (or Lack Thereof)

August 31, 2006

What’s the most unethical thing you can do with a Business Card? Post it on Jigsaw.com. I give Jim Fowler, CEO and co-founder, full credit for ingenuity in coming up with the idea for this site. Just like I give the first real spammers credit for creativity as well. Heck, I guess while we’re handing [...]

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