9 comments » Out of the Box Spam Hits MyBlogLogJust like every other social network, MyBlogLog is not immune to its fair share of spam. Why, just this morning, I had an invitation to co-author another blog from MyBlogLogJust like every other social network, MyBlogLog is not immune to its fair share of spam. Why, just this morning, I had an invitation to co-author another blog from MyBlogLog. And what to my wondering browser doth appear… a message from the author of BlogMemes.be, a Belgian spam site – and I thought they just made great chocolate! I inadvertently clicked the link and next thing you know, I am a co-author of a spam site. Viola. My inbox quickly fills with messages from other irate MyBlogLog members, all of which have also fallen pray to the evil prank.
While I spent a good 15 minutes hunting around my control panel to remove myself as a co-author from the site, I thought, wow, MyBlogLog has made it. I mean, no social networking tool can really consider itself a major player without at least one full frontal spam assault on its members. This particular assault was quite clever. BlogMemes.be set itself up as a MyBlogLog member and then started making requests of other members to become co-authors. Not your typical spammer tactic. Recently, out of the box spamming has become the rage. Just look at the 2K Bloggers project, a link scheme designed to game Technorati rankings. This project gained its fleeting fame by raising the ire of the mega blog directory and getting itself banned from Technorati’s index. I imagine BlogMemes.be will soon gain infamy as well and get banned from MyBlogLog. Or at least, that is what I am hoping. In the blogospere, schemes like these are hatched everyday. They promise new bloggers infamy and a shortcut to traffic or credibility with search engines. But, I say to my fellow bloggers, there are no shortcuts to building traffic and backlinks. If it looks too good to be true, it probably is. So, steer clear of social schemes that promise instant fame or immediate increases in social network or search engine rankings. Stick to the straight and narrow path of providing:
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Posted on February 18, 2007 17:28:27
Comment from: Revel real estate [Visitor]  · http://www.revealrealestate.com/blogExactly the same thing has happened to me. Just I did not realise it was spam...until now. I will go and hunt down my control panel  Permalink February 18, 2007 18:30:29Comment from: Loren Nason [Visitor] · http://www.futureofrealestatetechnology.comI got that email too I didn't click on it though I wondered why the heck i would want to participate in a belgium thing Loren Permalink February 18, 2007 22:48:00Comment from: john harper [Visitor] · http://www.theharperteam.com/blogIt's the Battle of the Bulge - bulging email spam box all over again. Got my invitation as well. I've cut back on invitations from MyBlogLog and dropped out of WannaNetwork because of too much indiscriminate inviting masquerading as networking. I'm still trying to figure out how to network with a faceless logo. Permalink February 19, 2007 08:07:57Comment from: Christian Real Estate Network [Visitor] · http://www.hismove.com/blogHey Mary, I got it too. Wonder if the entire community got it, or just a certain category? Blessings! -Justin Permalink February 19, 2007 12:37:48Comment from: Matthew Collinge [Visitor] · http://www.604home.comMary, Can you share how you got yourself off their co-author list. I to fell prey to this one. Thanks,Matt Permalink February 19, 2007 16:00:56Comment from: Athol Kay [Visitor] · http://therealestateguide.blogspot.comYa I got that one too. The BS detector went off though and I deleted it. Permalink February 19, 2007 20:04:36Comment from: Eric Marcoullier [Visitor] · http://www.mybloglog.comHey all -- I'm very sorry for the frustrating weekend of spam. I've written an extensive blog post at the MyBlogLog blog detailing what happened and what we're doing to address spam moving forward. I would love it if you took a moment to read the post and leave me your comments. http://mybloglogb.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/02/weekend_spamtac.html Permalink February 19, 2007 23:48:26Comment from: claude [Visitor] · http://blogmemes.netBlogmemes is not responsible for the hack which occurred this weekend via the Mybloglog Web service. The Mybloglog account of one of the network's members was pirated without his knowledge. We do not yet know why or who might be responsible. It is not in line with the network's code of ethics nor in its interest to proceed in this manner and serves only to discredit our community. We are currently suffering many spam attacks on our Web sites, which we are combatting as much as possible. We thank the mybloglog team for having now corrected this problem. We are currently trying to answer all those who have written to us, to explain the situation to them. Claude co-founder of the blogmemes network Permalink February 20, 2007 17:21:25Comment from: Ed Miller [Visitor] · http://www.2kbloggers.com/I think you've unfairly mischaracterized the 2k Bloggers Project. It's not a "link scheme designed to game Technorati rankings" at all. It's a communal blog where you can check out the huge variety of faces in the blogosphere. In fact, Technorati finally saw the error of their ways and decided to start indexing it fully again. http://www.technorati.com/blogs/2kbloggers.com Whatever you may have thought of 2kbloggers before, it's now very much a good thing. :) Permalink March 30, 2007 16:25:03Comment on this article This post has no feedback awaiting moderation... |
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