Pretty much any site that has "user generated content" will be abused by spammers. It's an unfortunate fact of life. in many respects it's like a war. The software vendors tweak and improve their software to stop spammers, but the spammers find new ways of getting around them. Vbulletin has several options in a base install that can help, but unfortunately they're not … [Read more...] about Blocking and Culling Spammers On Vbulletin
Spam Filtering
Kantar Media Spamming Social Media Award Nominees
I hate spammers. Anyone who resorts to spamming obviously doesn't have enough skill to market successfully using acceptable methods.It's that simple. Yesterday afternoon I was spammed by Kantar Media - seemingly because I was "nominated for an award" (We were shortlisted for several and won one, but since spammers are incredibly lazy this lack of attention to detail is … [Read more...] about Kantar Media Spamming Social Media Award Nominees
Irish Political Candidates Given Advanced Warning
Irish politicians love to coo about our "knowledge economy" and how they see Ireland as some form of "digital hub". It probably used to help with votes. I wonder does it still? Of course, as we all know all too well, the track record of Irish politicians and the digital world is far from stellar. Fine Gael got their site hacked, The Greens spammed loads of bloggers and made … [Read more...] about Irish Political Candidates Given Advanced Warning
UK Food Exports Are Spammers
They're at it again UK Food Exports, which claims it's an independent guide to to sourcing products from the UK, is spamming me and others again. They're still using that stupid disclaimer and their phone number goes to a fax machine. So since I can't contact them directly I think I'll just see if the UK data protection lot have anything to say about them ... … [Read more...] about UK Food Exports Are Spammers
Reasons Your Spam is a Spam
If you want to tell me why I'm getting an email (newsletter) that's fine. It's actually quite helpful, as I could easily forget how I ended up subscribing myself to a list or if I ordered from somewhere... However putting this kind of text in your email footer is one sure fire way of getting me to list you as a spammer: DISCLAIMER: This message is not "SPAM" because it … [Read more...] about Reasons Your Spam is a Spam