Newsletter Archive
As with the other high profile deaths of Saddam Hussein, Muammar Gadahafi, and Osama bin Laden, the death of North Korea's Kim Jong-Il has inspired spammers to take full advantage of the curious nature of humans.
Date: 2011-12-21
Sometimes I notice that my updates on Google Plus garner spammy or
hostile comments from other people.
Date: 2011-11-08
As many friends, family and business colleagues and clients are painfully aware of by now, my Gmail account was hacked a few weeks ago.
Date: 2011-10-17
Spam – don't let it damage your website's health. In the beginning, emails were the main carrier however as...
Date: 2011-10-03
In a bid to provide accurate information about a business, and get rid of spammy updates about their operations, Google has revamped the display of 'closed business' information on Google Maps.
Date: 2011-09-19
I suppose it was only a matter of time before Google Plus started to have spammers show up, but I hate that I can't remove their $#@$#@ comments when they add their pointless comments to a discussion that I've started.
Date: 2011-08-25
Yesterday, while checking my inbound leads at Search Mojo, I received an unsolicited offer from an individual claiming to be a "SEO Sales Consultant."
Date: 2011-08-11
Google's recent Panda algorithm updates have had quite an impact in removing spammy websites from the SERP's but there is still a long way to go before they are all gone for good.
Date: 2011-07-26
New York Times' once again probing of the black hat methods of SEO world is not really a surprising news in the world of SEO.
Date: 2011-07-12
The cyber age has proved the immense human potential for both intelligence and stupidity. Perhaps the best example of both is cyber-age "phishing", where malicious users send counterfeit messages in an attempt to steal account password, personal data, and even credit card info.
Date: 2011-06-17
I have a couple of groups that I'm involved with on Facebook and it's really fun and easy most of the time, but every so often someone comes along and starts posting business opportunities (read "scams") on our Wall.
Date: 2011-05-20
A new service was launched recently which protects Facebook users from unwanted spam, malware, and viruses posted on their wall. The Using Protection service scans for various harmful items whenever you view Facebook pages.
Date: 2011-04-29
The takedown of the Rustock botnet caused a large and well-documented decline in spam levels around the world. Unfortunately, it looks like cyber criminals are fighting back, as a new report from Commtouch indicates that instances of malware being sent via email spiked in late March.
Date: 2011-04-15
The Rustock botnet, which was taken down in March, had been sending as many as 13.82 billion spam emails daily, accounting for an average of 28.5 percent of global spam sent from all botnets during the month, according to a new report from Symantec.
Date: 2011-04-01
It was not a pretty sight. I watched the look in his face as he was shown a page from his domain that should not have been there.
Date: 2011-03-16
Today's interview is with Ted Ulle, the Senior Search Analyst for Converseon, and an administrator at Webmaster World (tedster), one of the foremost online forums for organic search optimization.
Date: 2011-03-04
Yesterday, in the space of 20 minutes, I saw 2 spammy comments on 2 different blogs, which made the commenters look like complete idiots.
Date: 2011-02-14
After receiving a lot of criticism, over the past few months, regarding the quality of its search content Google has finally decided its time to look into this problem and fix it.
Date: 2011-01-27
How badly do you hate spam? Do you despise it so much that you'd uproot your current living and fight the good fight? No?Well, that's exactly what Daniel Balsam did. He's now known in certain circles as the ultimate Anti-Spam Crusader.
Date: 2011-01-14