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Why Spam Threatens To Destroy The Internet Sep 7, 2008 at 09:56AM Spam is Taxation Without Representation. The problem seems to be that people would rather complain than do anything about the problem.

ConvergeSouth Spam Continues Sep 7, 2008 at 06:58AM This time the spam is for videos of Adriana Lima in a black bikini! Spam is going to destroy the Internet and every job that goes with it. And the question remains: When will the geeks finally adopt the only workable solution to spam?

A new trend is surfacing, as spammers have sent out millions of emails targeting BitTorrent users. The emails, that claim to come from MediaDefender, warn the receiver that he or she has been logged using BitTorrent and points them to an attachment supposedly containing evidence, but which is in fact infected with a virus.

Many a times, you need to enter your phone number on web to register or shop online. But these guys, steal your phone number and you will be flooded with spam or telemarketer’s phone calls. If you hate giving your number and do not want to reval your phone number, LetsCall.me is a service for you.

E-mail and other forms of spamming have been used for purposes other than advertisements. Many early Usenet spams were religious or political in nature. Serdar Argic, for instance, spammed Usenet with historical revisionist screeds. A number of evangelists have spammed Usenet and e-mail media with preaching messages.

Rebuilding A Damaged Community By Michele Neylon on September 6, 2008 6:16 PM | 9 Comments I recently acquired a webmaster discussion forum that had been semi-dormant for a period of time ie. it was like a wild garden where the weeds had been left unattended.

When you go to the search engine and you search for something, that’s a keyword phrase. A single word is a keyword, a phrase including that keyword is a keyword phrase. You can use one or two popular phrases a few 2 or 3 times on a page in as natural a fashion as possible.

WordPress blogging software has some features that allow people’s comments to be held for moderation by me later (rather than published instantly). BUT, it’s not always clear what constitutes the criteria.

ConvergeSouth Spam Sep 6, 2008 at 06:23AM The ConvergeSouth Google Group was hit by spammers promoting porn videos, spyware, browser exploits and unsavory marketers early this morning. Seems even the tech companies behind ConvergeSouth are unable to prevent spam from crowding our in-boxes.

livescience.com Why do many people continue to believe that there is a link despite overwhelming evidence? The answer is something that has more credibility than the best scientific study: personal experience.