Splogs!

I found the article Spam + Blogs = Trouble to be fascinating after being repeatedly and recently swamped with these stupid (in function, but really sort of brilliant in a scheming sort of way) results from Google. It's getting a bit easier to spot these sort of results, especially when you see the exact same phrase that you entered as part of the result ("Save 50% off pictures of my aunt Martha and her dog Chunky!") Unfortunately it seems as though more of these results turn up than real results, and spammers are using any form of communication that they can, such as the spam on MySpace. It's unfortunate to think that these scams actually work; but you'd think enough people would be able to "smell a scam" or "smell spam" from the next town over to avoid clicking on these types of things.

How do you compare on-line spam to junk snail mail, or telemarket calls? It seems as though on-line spam is more intrusive; sometimes it can be opened without your consent (via e-mails, web pages, etc) and can be in your face. Harmful spam can occur too, installing spyware and malware. At least with snail mail, and the phone, you have the choice to open it or dump it (without fear of the contents spewing out of the envelope; unless it's a vile detergent sample or something).