Tag: spam
Another Scary Malware Story
It seems just about every week there’s another story about scary stuff on the internet; malware, viruses, spam, botnets etc. It has become common place to describe the Internet as "the wild west". Really now, was the wild west ever THIS bad? I seriously doubt it! Here is the latest story from the BBC on […]
Posted: February 8th, 2008 under General.
Tags: bad_guys, bbc, internet, malware, spam
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Looks like a duck, Walks like duck, Quacks like a duck; is a spammer
I have my home library on Library Thing (my ID is libri_amor) and yes, it’s Latin. I find it lots of fun to catalog this stuff, review etc. Today there is a very interesting entry on the Library Thing blog that illustrates the somewhat blurry line between spamming and unscrupulous business practices. Here is a […]
Posted: November 8th, 2007 under General.
Tags: book, library, library thing, social_networks, spam
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Would you help a spammer? – Don’t answer so quickly
Here is an article from the BBC that caught my eye for creativity and innovation. It turns out that Captchas are pretty effective methods of slowing down spammers. There really isn’t a good automated way to read the distorted characters. So, what’s the alternative? Simple; enlist a bunch of unsuspecting people to help you. But […]
Posted: October 30th, 2007 under General.
Tags: bbc, innovation, internet, spam, spammers, spam_problem
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