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I received an email from none other than Mark Zuckerberg the other day offering me a 'secret' jackpot...out of the goodness of his heart.

Blogging

Why I’m Not Going to Respond to Your Infographic Solicitation

PatrickBlogging Spam

Every week, it seems, there's a new infographic solicitation in my inbox, and I've reached the point of just deleting them without responding.

Tech & The Web

Amount of Spam Drops Below Half of Email

PatrickSpam Tech

Seeing less unwanted email these days? The amount of spam has dropped below half of total emails. I wish there was some magic technology to kill spam once and for all. But it seems that something seems to be working: ITPortal.com points to a Symantic report stating the rate of...

Blogging

The Entire World Hates CAPTCHA. So Why’s It Still Here?

PatrickBlogging Spam

Chances are somewhere in the blogosphere, you've encountered “CAPTCHA.” Chances are you hate it...like everyone else. So why is it still everywhere? I hope that the team of people who invented those squiggly little words designed to make sure someone who was trying to leave a comment or access a...

Blogging

A Great Way to Handle Comment Trolls

PatrickBlogging Comments Livefyre Spam

Blogger John Scalzi says he’s having a problem with a troll and the troll’s minions. And in describing the problem, he suggested a familiar solution: “Don’t feed the trolls.” John is actually taking a pro-active approach, removing the comments from people he says are just there to cause trouble. But...

Grammar

Why I’m Glad Some Don’t Care About Good Writing

PatrickBlogging Grammar Spam The Web Writing

Did the headline make you do a double take? Yes, the guy who tells bloggers that they should “give a damn” about writing is actually happy that some people <i>don’t</i>. But don’t let your grammar guard down too quickly.

Tech & The Web

Are You Making Twitter Too Difficult for Your Audience?

PatrickSpam The Web Twitter

I’m on Twitter. I’ve come to embrace it, although I like Google+ and Facebook more. But on a slow day on the blogging side of things, Twitter posts can help you generate blog ideas. That alone might make it worth the price of admission. On Twitter, you build a following...

Tech & The Web

One Year Later, Where’s This Russian ‘Crackdown?’

PatrickBlogging Comments Spam The Web

In March of 2010, ComputerWorld reported that the organization responsible for registering .ru domains, the top-level domain designated for Russia, was planning a crackdown on fraud and inappropriate registrations. The problem they were seeing involved spammers registering fake sites under the .ru domain so that they could launch spam attacks...

Tech & The Web

Co-Worker Gets Frightening Lesson in Wifi Safety

PatrickCrime Facebook Spam The Web

Recently, a co-worker took a vacation with his girlfriend to Paris. The vacation had two interesting outcomes: the first was that during the trip, the girlfriend's title officially switched to fiancé. The seconds, was far less pleasant: a hacker got into his Facebook account and managed to send desperate requests...

Blogging

Quicker Comments? Sure…I’ll Give It a Shot!

PatrickBlogging Comments Spam The Web

A lot of people like to be able to comment on a blog and see their comment appear immediately. It leads to a faster sense of conversation, and it also avoids the often-misguided belief among readers that a blog owner might only allow comments from people who agree with the...

Tech & The Web

Email Security Breach Could Affect 50 Businesses

PatrickCrime Customer Service Spam The Web

A security breach of email service provider Epsilon Interactive could involve about fifty companies. Many companies, like Best Buy and Target, have been notifying their customers that someone may have been able to access a database that could have provided customer email addresses, and in some cases, names. Epsilon, according...

Tech & The Web

Lottery Spam…With a Twist

PatrickHumor Spam The Web

Here’s a new one: I just received one of those typical international lottery emails informing me that I’ve won big bucks. In this case, it’s £750,000, which works out to be almost $1.1 million. (Frankly, compared to some of these lotteries, that’s a small amount of money.) The good news...

Tech & The Web

Ironic Spam

PatrickSpam The Web Twitter

One of my Twitter “followers” sent me a direct message that amused me the other day. Perhaps I have to give them credit for reading my mind, but they lose just as much for reminding me of the very idea that came to mind as soon as I read it:...

Tech & The Web

Prepare for the 28th

PatrickConspiracy Theories Government Politics Spam The Web

Nope, I don’t mean March 28th. I’m referring to one of those annoying spam messages that are making the rounds and may have already hit your email. And with President Obama’s signing of the health care reform bill today, it’s almost a certainty that the message’s circulation will shoot up...

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