Parties, Spam and Hanging Chads

Do you remember the 2000 U. S. presidential election? In Florida, many ballots were punched incorrectly resulting in what was deemed as “hanging chads”. It was quite controversial as a huge number of votes weren’t being counted. Several recounts were performed and the situation ended with many disgruntled people.
As I was reviewing the [...]

Spammers Hit The Jackpot

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Several comments to my last post, “Comment Luv - Linky Love - NoNoFollow” inspired me to dig deeper into the subject of blog spam (also referred to as comment spam). I wanted to know why blogs get spammed, and what we can do to prevent it.
Today’s Lesson
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How To Get Comments On Your Blog

If you have a blog, receiving your first comment (that wasn’t spam), is pretty exciting.
Receiving a comment, validates that you are being heard. Comments can give you motivation to keep blogging. Comments can also develop into cyberspace friendships. Comments are also very important to fellow bloggers, so don’t forget to [...]