Comments on: Annoying Browser-Related Blog Spam http://fredericiana.com/2010/01/29/annoying-browser-related-blog-spam/ Open Source, The Web, And German-American Oddities Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:13:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Fred http://fredericiana.com/2010/01/29/annoying-browser-related-blog-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-247629 Fred Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:09:57 +0000 http://fredericiana.com/?p=2562#comment-247629 Yes, I get alot of those too. Most of the time, they can be identified because they don't relate to your blog post at all. Yes, I get alot of those too. Most of the time, they can be identified because they don’t relate to your blog post at all.

]]> By: Wladimir Palant http://fredericiana.com/2010/01/29/annoying-browser-related-blog-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-247627 Wladimir Palant Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:54:36 +0000 http://fredericiana.com/?p=2562#comment-247627 Two examples that passed moderation on the latest "Mozilla and China" blog post (yuk!): "I am a long time reader. I wanted to say that I like your blog and the layout." "I have to tell you, I really enjoy this blog and the insight from everyone who participates" The first has 500 hits on Google, the second almost 10,000. They try to look valid by flattering you and it seems that many people are tricked indeed... Two examples that passed moderation on the latest “Mozilla and China” blog post (yuk!):

“I am a long time reader. I wanted to say that I like your blog and the layout.”
“I have to tell you, I really enjoy this blog and the insight from everyone who participates”

The first has 500 hits on Google, the second almost 10,000. They try to look valid by flattering you and it seems that many people are tricked indeed…

]]> By: Fred http://fredericiana.com/2010/01/29/annoying-browser-related-blog-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-247622 Fred Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:00:15 +0000 http://fredericiana.com/?p=2562#comment-247622 That's horrible, almost two thousand hits on your first search, and a whopping 18.000 on the second one. :( That’s horrible, almost two thousand hits on your first search, and a whopping 18.000 on the second one. :(

]]> By: Wladimir Palant http://fredericiana.com/2010/01/29/annoying-browser-related-blog-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-247620 Wladimir Palant Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:28:15 +0000 http://fredericiana.com/?p=2562#comment-247620 Oh, and here comes the alternative phrasing already, from the very first Google hit: <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=%22how+get+the+menu+bar+to+look+like+you've+got+it%22" rel="nofollow">google: "how+get+the+menu+bar..."</a> :-( Oh, and here comes the alternative phrasing already, from the very first Google hit: google: “how+get+the+menu+bar…”

:-(

]]> By: Wladimir Palant http://fredericiana.com/2010/01/29/annoying-browser-related-blog-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-247619 Wladimir Palant Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:25:27 +0000 http://fredericiana.com/?p=2562#comment-247619 Unfortunately, a lot - <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=%22I+am+employing+a+totally+different+browser+than+most+people%2C+referred+to+as%22" rel="nofollow">google: "I+am+employing..."</a> (and that's only one phrasing, there are probably more). Unfortunately, a lot – google: “I+am+employing…” (and that’s only one phrasing, there are probably more).

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