At last … the information you’ve always wanted: how to get un-followed on Twitter. If you use Twitter, you’re familiar with the following scenario: someone follows you, and you find out via email, or some other software you’re using for the purpose (unless you’re automating Twitter, which is usually a bad thing in itself,...
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Sometimes it’s fun to read through your email spam. Some poor clueless spammer sent me this gem today: This is your official notification from eBay. Your online has expired. If you want to continue using our service you have to renew your online. If not, your online will be limited and deleted. I am...
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A truly wonderful part of any user-generated social community is the Jupiter-sized amount of spam that kamikazes towards the site like John Daly to the pro club bar. Twitter, a social messaging site, is not immune. That won’t shock anyone in the social media know, but I gained a new appreciation for the spam-friendliness...
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You gotta love Craigslist spam. I just posted a position – looking for a Delphi developer, anyone interested please get in touch – and the next morning found some business solicitation spam. I kind of enjoyed the pitch though: I wanted to introduce our services to you, perhaps you may find us financially relieving....
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Now this is a smart comment spam: I am not sure that I can completely understand your comments. Would you be so kind as to expand on your reasoning a little more before I comment. I’m not going to link to the site where this originates (or, more accurately, where it points) because I...
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UPDATE Feb 21: pls note Trisha’s gracious reply below … I can’t believe believe people are still sending out link exchange requests: Hello, Recently I contacted you regarding a link exchange request. I was hoping that you’ve had the time to review this request and consider my proposal. We are developing a reciprocal link...
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I am so over Facebook. Essentially, I’ve put my Facebook profile on autopilot using applications that suck in all my data from around the web. But I hardly ever go there myself. Why? Well, first of all, my employer blocks Facebook. While I certainly wouldn’t spend a long time there anyways during the work...
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Verisign is driving me nuts emailing me and phoning me. Just to make it perfectly clear: I don’t want your PDF white papers on internet security. I don’t want your SSL certificates. I don’t want your emails. I especially don’t want your phone calls from “sales executives.” Hrm … now that’s off my chest...
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Aksimet must have gone down last night … I woke up to 40 emails from my blog. (I set my blog to hold comments in moderation from people who do not have have prior approved comments … and email me when it does that.) Seems to be back up this morning. Blogging without Akismet...
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This has got to be the most ridiculous opt-out page in the history of permission marketing: First name, last name, job role, department, industry, company name, address, city, state/province, zip/postal code, country, phone, fax, email, and comments. Unbelievable. Email address and UNSUBSCRIBE is the max expected. Better yet is a link in the email...
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I’m getting a wack-load of comment spam today. Hopefully none is slipping through to the site because i moderate, but this is annoying. Usually the Akismet service deletes almost all comment spam before I even see it, but today it appears to be taking a long coffee break. The Akismet website says nothing about...
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