Comment Spam

LoneWolf on September 13th, 2010

I was thinking about this comment spam series that I’ve written and I realized that it isn’t complete yet. There is at least one more post in this series.

You see, the series was written from my perspective. I’m not an A-List blogger and I don’t have to deal with the massive amounts of comments, email, etc. that they do. So, do the techniques that I’ve outlined scale to the rockstar level?

Continue reading about Battling Comment Spam — The Big Guns

LoneWolf on June 10th, 2010

Irony is a funny thing. Just having finished a series of posts on comment spam, checking the comments on the posts revealed an excellent example of the sneaky spam comment. The irony was too delicious to pass up.

Continue reading about Battling Comment Spam — A Real Life Example

LoneWolf on June 10th, 2010

In our past two posts we’ve looked at what comment spam is and how we can minimize it. Now comes the hard part — individually looking at the comments that make it past our defenses and deciding what to do with them.

Continue reading about Battling Comment Spam — Moderating Comments

LoneWolf on June 8th, 2010

But now we want to know, “How do we fight back?” Comments are a valuable part of blogging and the social web. They are vital for building community. But it takes time to moderate comments. What ways can help us handle the load?

Continue reading about Battling Comment Spam — Dealing with It

LoneWolf on June 6th, 2010

Anyone who has a blog knows that comments are magnets for spam. Many bloggers have struggled with ways to deal with spam and I can imagine it becomes harder as your blog becomes more popular, not easier. But lets take a closer look at these comments.

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