Tag: Spam

Is Google to Blame for Its Own News Pollution?
Search Engine Land Editor-in-Chief Danny Sullivan points out how poorly Google handles...
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Google, Apple, Yahoo, AOL, Dell, HP, RIM, McAfee, Symantec, Siemens Sued Over Spam Filtering
A few days ago, a Texas-based company called InNova Patent Licensing filed an infringement lawsuit against 36 well-known companies. The company claims to hold the patent on spam...
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Symantec: Short URL Spam Reaches Historical Peak
A new report from Symantec's MessageLabs finds that short URLs in spam have reached a "historical peak". Thi...
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U.S. Remains Top Spamming Country
The United States continues to be the top country for spam, accounting for 15.2 percent of all global spam, an increase from 13.1 percent in the first quarter of 2010, according...
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Symantec Reports the Most Spammed States in the U.S.
Symantec has released its annual MessageLabs Intelligence Special Report, ranking the most spammed U.S. states...
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Google Wants Your Help to Reduce Webspam
If you have any suggestions for Google's webspam team, now is the time to make them. Google's Matt Cutts, who leads the team, has...
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Facebook Reveals Some Details About How it Handles Spam
Facebook has revealed a little bit of information about how it looks at spam. The company says it wants to be more transparent about how it handles it. Along wit...
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FTC Cracks Down On Online Payment Scam
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has halted an online scam that used identity theft to place more than $10 million in bogus charges on consumers'...
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Google Shares Its Viewpoint on Earning Quality Links
SEO changes all the time as search engines make adjustments to their algorithms and user interfaces, users adopt new technologies, etc. Still some things never change, like Goog...
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Spammers Exploiting World Cup to Target Attacks
Symantec has released its June 2010 MessageLabs Intelligence Report, which looks at the recent increase in scams containing FIFA World Cup-...
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Demand Media Responds to Domain Audit Report Accusations
Update: Quinn Daly, senior vice president, Corporate Communications at Demand Media has gotten back to us with the following comments: eNom is...
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More Spam Including Legitimate Social Media Links
Security firm Symantec tells WebProNews that nine out of ten spam emails now contain a URL link in the message, and this month, around 5% o...
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Judge Orders Fraudulent ISP Shut Down
A U.S. district court judge today permanently shut down a rogue Internet Service Provider that recruited, hosted and actively participated in the distribution of spam spyware, c...
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USB Worm Top Threat In Q1
In the first quarter of 2010, a USB worm took the top spot for malware globally, according to a new report by McAfee. Threats on portable storage devices took th...
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Believe it or Not, Self-Promotion Can Hurt You
The interesting thing about online self-promotion is that it can be vital to your success, but can also make you look horrible, tarnish your reputation, and alienate people. The...
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