spam

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.

 

Original Technorati articles tagged “spam”

• in IT
  Spam and Virus Trend Figures in for Q1 2010
  Despite major botnet takedowns, spam and virus issues continue to rise overall.
  by boneinthefan / on Apr 15, 2010
• in Technology
  More Twitter Phishing and Account Hacks Hit Today
  Twitter accounts were hijacked for spam delivery on Monday
  by boneinthefan / on Nov 2, 2009

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  CircleID — Authority: 488
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  SPAM PURGATORY — Authority:
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• Deja Vu: First Time Matt Cutts of Google Saw Web Spam

  
  SEOin321.com — Authority: 156
  Aaron Wall posted an example of a large brand manipulating Google through an old spam technique. In short, they were buying expired domains to piggy back off of the link popularity and anchor text of those old domains. Aaron wall...
  10 hours ago

• Deja Vu: First Time Matt Cutts of Google Saw Web Spam

  
  The Marketing Coach — Authority: 158
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• "Flattering" Spam Posts

  
  City Lakes Real Estate Blog — Authority: 140
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• Courage of the Wannabe Blogger: Yo-Ho-Ho-Ho: Invitations for Happy Friendship at Windows Live Spaces

  
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• Sign up under my ref link!

  
  Cheating Network — Authority: 171
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• E-mail Promotion Inside Out

  
  hotcrew57.com — Authority: 155
  This is a guest post by AffiloJetpack If you have got a website you should incorporate an ‘opt-in’ box on your internet site. When they sign up to receive your mails they are opting-in to your list, which suggests they are giving you authorization to get in touch with them and protects you from spam ...
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• Spam With a Pinch of Hilarity

  
  The Woo Woo Teacup Journal — Authority: 118
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• What is The CAN-SPAM Act?

  
  Email Marketing News and Tips — Authority: 127
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  22 hours ago

• 5 Ways to be Extra-Annoying in the Cyberspace

  
  CheatAd ! — Authority: 118
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  23 hours ago

• Interesting Thread

  
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• How Many Twitter Auto DMs are Too Many from Hagen PR?

  
  Marketing Conversation — Authority: 429
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• How to Get Higher E-Mail Deliverability with Matt Allen

  
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• Dilemma: Spam or Not?

  
  K-Squared Ramblings — Authority: 430
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• HSBC spam.

  
  Then The road Of Entities 2. — Authority: 120
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