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 bad name by continuing to...
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TECHi reporting and analysis covering spam. 14 articles, newest first.
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 servers, it's spam. Hackers and...
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 properly market a business on the platform. It's...
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 through the appropriate networks...
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."The rise of social media has had...
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 capitol hill as Congressman...
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.
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 send it right to the trash. We all know...
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 couple of years ago, so I tend to actually look...
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,...
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) not the future…
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.
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 we're talking about here, is it?
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 three days, Digg has become the pitiful victim of...