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Spam is the transmission of unsolicited messages to e-mail accounts, Internet forums, cell phones, instant messaging systems, and video sharing sites. These ubiquitous messages bombard us daily and can bring mild amusement or major annoyance.

They entice with promises of wealth, employment, romance, or sexual enhancement but rarely deliver the intended results. While some are harmless, many are scams meant to trick readers into sending money or financial information. Still others contain worms that allow a spammer access to a user’s personal computer. It’s no surprise that bloggers turn to the Web to seek or offer advice and to vent their frustration over the constant threat spam poses to their computers and cell phones.

Though spam filters exist and a few spammers have been identified and held accountable for their mass mailings, legislation to ban or monitor spam varies from state to state and is often difficult to enforce. Spammers have also become increasingly savvy to the techniques used to block or suss them out. Spam levels are on the rise, and such messages will likely continue their assault on electronic forms of communication for some time to come.

 

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  • Exploitation Of Trust; A Major Worry For FaceBook. To Fight SPAM With Law!


    WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog in India — Authority Authority: 426
    Been seeing a lot of links to obscene or vulgar videos supposedly posted by your friends on Facebook & felt they were SPAM? Well Yes they are & Facebook along with Washington DC are trying to win this battle against such “Spammers”. Adscend Media LLC is at the receiving end of a law-suite filed jointly ...
    6 hours ago

  • Facebook sues alleged clickjacking firm


    Graham Cluley's blog — Authority Authority: 104
    Facebook has filed a law suit a firm who, they say, bombarded users with clickjacking scams that earned them $1.2 million a month.
    7 hours ago

  • Telemarketers Sending Promomotional Messages On Transactional Pipe


    MediaNama: Digital Media in India — Authority Authority: 563
    (Updated below with more screenshots) Telemarketers and bulk SMS companies have begun sending promotional messages as transactional messages, in direct violation of the TRAI’s SMS Spam regulations MediaNama has learned from sources. The SMS Spam regulations from the TRAI differentiate between transaction messages ...
    10 hours ago

  • How To Hack Your Friend’s Facebook account Without any Software’


    How To Hack or Cheat Games & Software — Authority Authority: 137
    Mondatica helps you to everythings you need with Facebook, Social Games, Technology & Videogames! Every day Video tutoria and how to, stay tuned with us!
    10 hours ago

  • WARNING: HMRC phishing emails back with a vengeance


    Freelance Advisor — Authority Authority: 112
    Its currently the height of tax return season, and this means two things. One, accountants everywhere are pulling their hair out, and two, those dastardly spammers are sending out their bi-annual HMRC phishing emails, attempting to fool innocent freelancers, contractor and small businesses into giving up their ...
    1 day ago

  • Spam Journalism #88


    MacDoctor — Authority Authority: 484
    Spam Journalism: The spurious use of sensational headlines to add spice to an otherwise pointless article. There is never any lack of sex-related spam: Infidelity: it’s a right-wing, meat-eaters’ thing If your partner supports National, has a PC, drinks Coke, eats meat, has a tattoo, smokes and is a ...
    1 day ago

  • I just blocked someone on Facebook – one of those easy decisions but nevertheless painful


    trefor.net — Authority Authority: 502
    It really really pains me to admit it but I have just blocked an absolutely gorgeous woman on Facebook. The friend request came in out of the blue and thinking she must be a friend of a friend I took a look. This woman was highly attractive and had some very sexy photos in her profile. I have to say I left the ...
    2 days ago

  • Apologies for Possible Spam.


    Gary William Murning Online — Authority Authority: 89
    Just a quick warning regarding e-mails some of you might receive purporting to be from me. It would seem my contact list has been stolen and a number of my contacts are receiving spam e-mails. I’m afraid there is absolutely nothing I can do about this, now. It will run its course but in the meantime please be ...
    2 days ago

  • Twitter Spam – how you can prevent it


    6000 miles from civilisation... — Authority Authority: 112
    This brief post in answer to FutureCapeTown ‘s desperate request for assistance over Twitter DM spam, which seems to be an ever increasing problem: @6000 Write a blog post about it. For the sake of our DM inbox. Most Twitter DM (direct message) spam from your followers or followees comes from someone doing ...
    2 days ago

  • Be Big Online: Spam


    RevenFlo | Web Marketing Services NC / SC (Charlotte, Rock Hill, Charleston) — Authority Authority: 103
    Spam Jason Broadwater from RevenFlo Web Team discusses spam as an e-mail mass marketing effort, the abuse of e-mail by businesses for marketing purposes and how to create a marketing list so people can opt to receive your information.
    3 days ago

  • Spam Mash-Up: The fortune cookie edition


    Cardiogirl: 19% body fat 100% fun — Authority Authority: 95
    The Spam Mash-Up started a while ago when I discovered that some spammers are pretty clever and sometimes even witty. If you make me laugh you will get my attention, that’s a fact. So now I peruse my spam folder in search of a good nugget. Last time those crazy kids were extolling my virtues and laying it on ...
    3 days ago

  • Unroll.Me Let’s You Reclaim Control of Your Inbox


    SheBytes.com — Authority Authority: 106
     If you’re a regular player in the modern world, like the team here at SheBytes , we’re sure you consistently encounter the casualties of the tech generation…In a word: SPAM! Nothing is more frustrating than constantly and endlessly being bombarded with emails for things you have absolutely no interest in. ...
    4 days ago

  • 4 Tips For Using Email When Practicing Law


    The Sociable Lawyer — Authority Authority: 444
    Some of the tips we’ll cover here on ways to make your practice more efficient require using new applications, technology or software. But I’ve learned that sometimes the best place to start when streamlining your practice is with the technology you already use daily. Email is a perfect example. I’ve often been ...
    4 days ago

  • Free Amazon.com gift card promotion is a Facebook scam


    Naked Security - Sophos — Authority Authority: 648
    Gift card scams are a common sight on Facebook, and this weekend it has been the turn of Amazon.com to be the brand used by cybercriminals as a way of making them cash.
    4 days ago

  • Comment-Analysis 3: The Mother of all SPAM Comments


    Eight Minutes Old — Authority Authority: 85
    A few days ago a spam comment sneaked past my filter. What makes it interesting is that it is no typical comment. The spammer “kelly” (with an free_man@ something email address) has an IP belonging to an Egyptian provider, but seems to be new to the business. No link was provided, which happens regularly so I’m ...
    4 days ago

  • How To Check Blacklist IP Address [ Unable To Register Web Forum]


    The Spicy Gadgematics — Authority Authority: 112
    Some of the mail server blocks certain IP addresses as spam. If you are behind in a dynamic IP (internet protocol) address probably you may be a victim, that means you are in their anti-spam... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit www.thespicygadgematics.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]
    4 days ago

  • How an Email Can Ruin Your Career


    Overnight Sensation - Public Speaking, Communication and Personal Development — Authority Authority: 110
    Your email address is an extension of your business – especially if you are the business owner. This is why most companies have an email policy discouraging employees from using email for anything that’s not business related. They’re trying to avoid having their business linked to anything that might make them ...
    5 days ago

  • Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… The Weekend Nears


    Pharmalot — Authority Authority: 575
    And so, another working week is about to draw to a close. As you know, this is our signal to daydream about weekend plans. In fact, we already have a list, which includes spending time with our short and not-so-short people, and catching up with some favorite relatives. Oh yes, a few naps are planned, as well. And ...
    1 week ago

  • Another BBM Spam Message from Jim Balsamic !!


    PocketBerry — Authority Authority: 473
    Jim Balsamic is back once again!  For those who don’t recall or never had it in the past, a BBM spam message was circulating around stating that RIM would be charging money for BBM if you did not forward the message.  The message was supposedly from a “Jim Balsamic” which is similar to the RIM co-CEO Jim ...
    1 week ago

  • Email Marketing Strategy For Todays Markets


    Affiliate Marketing Tips — Authority Authority: 103
    One of the first things you need to do in order to implement an email marketing strategy for your online business is to have a list of double opt in subscribers to send your emails to. Using double opt…
    1 week ago

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