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Lame spam of the day: Raw spam merge text

Robert Weiner

Some newbie spammer posted a message on my site that shows the contents of their spam merge database. I recognize so many snippets that have appeared in my spam folder over the years. { {I have|I’ve} been {surfing|browsing} online more than {three|3|2|4} hours today, yet I never found any interesting article like yours.

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Lame spam as blog comments

Robert Weiner

I wrote recently about spam in the form of blog comments. Fortunately, my anti-spam filters (Akismet and Bad Behavior) caught them. When in doubt, do a web search. Your favorite reason seemed to be on the internet the easiest thing to be aware of. Thank you and looking for more posts. Will likely be back to get more.

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Lame spam roundup

Robert Weiner

Here's a random selection of strange and/or lame spams I've received recently. If the text above does not appear as a full, clickable link, please copy the whole web address and paste it into the address box of your browser. This one may not be spam, but I'm not going to click and find out. 1: I got several of these.

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Being Human: Google’s New API Solves an Internet Annoyance

Byte Technology

As long as there have been websites, there have been tools in place to keep those sites safe from spam and hacker abuse. But at the very least the feature shows significant promise in alleviating a long-standing annoyance for Internet users, and all without sacrificing security for easy accessibility.

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Lame spams of the day: ADP Notifications

Robert Weiner

Since I don't use ADP it's obvious that they're spam, but others may fall for them. The digital certificate you use to access ADP's Internet services is about to expire. If you do not renew your certificate by the expiration date below, you will not be able to access ADP's Internet services. Sender: ADPClientServices@adp.com.

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Lame spams of the day: another roundup

Robert Weiner

And use anti-malware tools that will warn you about suspicious web sites. If the text above does not appear as a full, clickable link, please copy the whole web address and paste it into the address box of your browser. Open with Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox). An almost identical spam with Invoice_P350.htm

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10 Blogging Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Second, search engines are consistently searching the web to index fresh content. The first blogging platform, Blogger , launched in 1999 and it signaled the birth of the Social Web. At the time, it was a completely new concept whereas today our daily internet experience is one based on social commentary and feedback.

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