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No one ‘likes’ spam

Published on October 18, 2010 By Michael

I’ve just noticed recently the massive increase in spam that’s been hitting Facebook lately. I’m not talking about the ads that appear on the side of the page (I haven’t seen an Internet ad for ages thanks to my good friend Adblock Plus). This is spam that is coming from actual people on Facebook, at [...]

Cash for comment

Published on October 3, 2010 By Michael

It always strikes me whenever I get comments on certain posts in my blog that come from outside sources which I have never heard of. I’ve gotten a few spam posts as well, which are usually easy to spot as they’re just a bunch of jibberish with a link to a site which I’d rather [...]

Defending My Terratore

Published on July 24, 2010 By Michael

My main objective with my blog so far is to not have it deleted or destroy it through my own stupidity. If I have learnt anything during my time on earth so far it’s the three certainties of life: death, taxes and spam. Just as there are plenty of people who dedicate their lives to [...]