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The continued rise of bad search marketing practices

If there’s one thing that bugs me more than anything professionally, it’s when bad marketing people give good marketing people a...
Avatar of JD Rucker JD Rucker
3 min read
TweetAdder

One small step for Twitter, one pretty decent sized leap for spam haters

If there’s one thing that could bring down the whole Twitter empire outside of a catastrophic meltdown of all of their...
Avatar of Sal McCloskey Sal McCloskey
1 min read
Ghost Towns

What do abandoned Facebook pages say about a business?

In many ways, Facebook has lost some of its luster as a business tool. It isn’t that it’s not possible to...
Avatar of Louie Baur Louie Baur
1 min read
Analog Spambot

Analog spambot in action

Email spammers can reach hundreds of thousands of people in a very short amount of time before their domain is registered...
Avatar of Sal McCloskey Sal McCloskey
30 sec read
Email Smartphone

Wasn’t email supposed to be dead by now?

At the World Economic Forum in 2004, Bill Gates made an interesting promise. “Two years from now, spam will be solved.”...
Avatar of Louie Baur Louie Baur
34 sec read
Congressman Steve Stockman

Gun control Twitter campaign using ‘male enhancement pill’ techniques according to GOP congressman

If you’re going to spread your message on Twitter, it’s best to avoid the Viagra technique. That’s the message coming from...
Avatar of Michio Hasai Michio Hasai
1 min read

Pinterest is (finally) going after spam accounts with an axe

You may notice a drop in your Pinterest followers today. Don’t worry – your popularity level hasn’t fallen. It’s just the...
Avatar of Lorie Wimble Lorie Wimble
44 sec read

To mark, or not to mark: The nuisance of spam

Spam is annoying. Period. There is always a random e-mail that we receive and don’t even bother to open but just...
Avatar of Nick Renna Nick Renna
1 min read
Awesome Spam

Trust and Safety Authenticator: The Logic is Flawless

I hate spam. Who doesn’t? I tend to hate it more than others because a relative fell victim to phishing a...
Avatar of Scarlett Madison Scarlett Madison
23 sec read
Spam Can

The evolution of spam (not the luncheon meat)

Pork, salt, water, sugar, and sodium hydrate. Those are the general ingredients for Hawaii’s favorite meat substitute. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending...
Avatar of JD Rucker JD Rucker
36 sec read

Singing Banner Ads Were Only The Beginning…

If Google has AdSense, let’s just call this NonSense. A new advertising campaign for people-what-make-cars Alfo Romeo is (we desperately hope)...
Avatar of Ty Dunitz Ty Dunitz
42 sec read
Make My Baby

Facebook’s 3rd Biggest Advertiser is a Pure Microsoft Bing Affiliate Spammer

When Facebook, Microsoft, and a mysterious website known as Make-My-Baby go to town, everyone wins. Everyone, that is, except for us....
Avatar of JD Rucker JD Rucker
1 min read
Spam

SPAM: The Infographic

Some find it delicious and others think it’s disgusting. It’s also very popular in Hawaii… Oh, wait, that’s not he spam...
Avatar of JD Rucker JD Rucker
29 sec read

Digg Front Page Spam: Deja Vu All Over Again

Spam me once, shame on you. Spam me twice and it’s time to get better moderators. For the second time in...
Avatar of JD Rucker JD Rucker
1 min read
CAPTCHA types

Are You Human? CAPTCHA’s Many Ways of Asking the Same Question

Are you human? For most of you, hopefully, the answer is yes. Throughout the years, CAPTCHA has provided us with a...
Avatar of Timothy James Duffy Timothy James Duffy
5 min read