- BBC News - How spammers are targeting blogs
Spammers are turning their attention to weblogs, angering technology analyst Bill Thompson. He calls it "flyblogging."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3210623.stm
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- Big Fractal Tangle: Designing For Lowlifes
Discusses how better, smarter tools are needed to block or remove comment spam in realtime.
http://bigfractaltangle.com/archive/2004/01/19.jsp
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- Blog Spam Database
Database of URLs and phrases often used by spammers, along with links to related resources and a discussion forum.
http://www.markcarey.com/spamdb/
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- Blogspam.org - Anti-Comment Spam Tactics
Series of steps to stop spam in your blogs.
http://www.blogspam.org/solutions.html
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- Comment Spam: Google's Toxic Waste Dump
Offers a few suggestions to Google and weblog publishers to thwart those who think they can make money spamming blogs.
http://blog.ziffdavis.com/gallagher/archive/2004/12/17/5120.aspx
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- Internetnews.com - Six Apart Trains Guns on 'Comment Spam'
The blog tools vendor Six Apart plans to roll out an open online authentication system to fight the growing phenomenon of comment spam.
http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3331341
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- Jeremy Zawodny's Blog - Guerilla Tactics Against Blog Comment Spammers
Suggestion that bloggers create posts that target the same spammy phrases that blog spammers want Google to find.
http://jeremy.zawodny.com/blog/archives/001000.html
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- Jeremy Zawodny's Blog: Using mod_rewrite against comment spam bots
Very short tutorial.
http://jeremy.zawodny.com/blog/archives/003862.html
(Added: Wed Apr 05 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Kalsey Consulting Group - Comment Spam Manifesto
Weblogger crystallizes the thoughts of many in declaring a cyberwar on those who inappropriately post in guestbooks and weblogs.
http://kalsey.com/2003/11/comment_spam_manifesto/
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- Learning Movable Type: Concerning Spam
Types of spam seen on blogs.
http://www.learningmovabletype.com/archives/000246concerning_spam.php
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- MSNBC - Spammers now clogging blogs, IM
Spam has never been limited to e-mail. But now, commercial pitches are increasingly popping up in online chats, instant messages, cell phones with text messaging and weblog comments.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/Default.aspx?id=3475953&p1=0
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- MT-Blacklist/Comment Spam Clearinghouse
A centralized blacklist database of blog spam URLs.
http://www.jayallen.org/comment_spam/
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- No Guestbook Spam Anymore
Offers instructions for webmasters for avoiding and eliminating spam in guestbook.
http://www.nogbspam.com/
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- OJR : Bloggers Declare War on Comment Spam, but Can They Win?
"Here's a look at the battle so far."
http://ojr.org/ojr/glaser/1095201311.php
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- raelity bytes - Can't add? Can't post
Simple spamfighting method which assumes comment spam bots can't add.
http://www.raelity.org/computers/internet/weblogs/
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- Simon Willison's Weblog - Solving Comment Spam
Feasible ways to stop or thwart comment spam.
http://simon.incutio.com/archive/2004/01/28/solvingCommentSpam
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- Simon Willison: Blacklisting Comment Spam
One man's efforts to create and maintain a blacklist.
http://simon.incutio.com/archive/2003/09/02/blacklisting
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- Six Log: Comment Spam
Spammers are abusing comment systems to increase their rank on Google. Here are some steps to take to reduce or eliminate this problem.
http://www.sixapart.com/log/2003/10/comment_spam.shtml
(Added: Sat Apr 01 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Spam Huntress - Spam cleaning for blogs
Spam huntress dissects blogspam.
http://spamhuntress.com/2005/04/13/spam-cleaning-for-blogs/
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- Typepad Vs. Commentspam
The steps that Typepad has taken in order to rid its users of spam comments.
http://www.typepad.com/resources/2004/05/typepad_vs_comm.html
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- Wild Mind
Essays about comment spam and how one blogger is fighting it.
http://www.wild-mind.net/index.php?s=spam
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- Wired - Googlemania: The (Evil) Genius of Comment Spammers
Background of the phenomenon of comment spam and how bloggers responded.
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.03/google.html?pg=7
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- Wired: When the Spam Hits the Blogs
Strange things are afoot in blogland. Owners of weblogs have recently noticed that their referral logs have become the newest target for spam.
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,56017,00.html
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- Yoz Grahame's Cheerleader: Seven quick tips for a spam-free blog
A list of tips aimed at webloggers to reduce the problem of comment spam.
http://cheerleader.yoz.com/archives/000849.html
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