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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...
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...
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...
Analog spambot in action
Email spammers can reach hundreds of thousands of people in a very short amount of time before their domain is...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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