Comment Spam Software Endorsed by a Marketing Biggie
While catching up on e-mails this afternoon, I noticed an endorsement from a pretty well-respected marketer promoting none other than… a comment spamming software.
What this software does is automatically post random “generic” comments (which includes a link back to your site with keyword anchor texts) on various blogs, in an effort to rank higher in search engines.
If you have a blog with comments enabled, you’ve most likely received fake comments similar to this one:
“Great blog with interesting posts!
When you get a chance, come check out my <a href=”http://www.####.com”>##Keyword Anchor Text##</a> website! I’ve got lots of ##Keyword Text## information there!”
The site promoting this software actually states that Blogger.com is aware of, and *condones* automated comment spamming, and ‘backs this up’ by pointing out Blogger.com’s word-verification option when accepting comments. They claim that this option would not be offered if they were opposed to automated comment posting.
What the FORK?!! From where I’m sitting (screenshots from the Blogger.com account area below), it looks more to me like Blogger.com offers this option as an additional measure to preventing comment spam…
Yup, even ones posted by those ‘clever’ automated software:
Doesn’t look too much like they’re all that supportive of comment spamming and automated software posting now, does it?
If you must resort to this method of ‘promotion’, I suggest you start your own blog and comment spam only yourself, instead of taking up other people’s space.
Please note that many bloggers utilize a shared blacklist, and posting these types of generic comments, in hopes that your site will be ranked higher in search engines, can get your URL, e-mail address, and IP address blacklisted, and blocked from further posting to many, many, many blogs… including mine.
8 comments:
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You go, girl! I’m so happy that TypePad has finally incorporated comment and trackback verification.
Aloha Carmen,
Name names girl! Who was the “big name” marketer.
Aloha,
Jason
Hey Barb:
Isn’t TypePad owned by the MT people? I’d have thought they’d have the same protection features available for the script version… well, that’s great news anyway!
~ Carmen : )
Hi Jason,
You’d like that, wouldn’t you? I’m sending this ‘confidential’ info to you via e-mail. (not exactly true considering this guy owns several lists with several hundreds and thousands of subscribers!)
~ Carmen : )
Blogging and Comment Spam
I know a thing or two about comment spam.
On ilovephysics.com I would see hundreds of spam comments every day. Many would be blocked by the various filters I had put in place, but more than enough got through, and it takes time deleting all that crap…
Man, I heard about this thing and I’ve already been hit by it three times. Funny since my blog is using haloscan for trackback and commenting and is moderated. Um hello? Duh?
One of the people promoting it even used my article in his cloaked page promotion of the product… I feel an article coming on… haha…
I’m out ot town so I might not be blogging until Saturday. But when I do, I’m going to link to this and kick up a ruckus!
Hi,
Is there any hope for Blogger blogs who use the free version?
In my blog just to stop these spam, I have almost stopped my visitors to post comments.
They have to become a member of my blog. I frankly dont have any idea how one can become one.
I would love to hear from you any good ideas.
Sincerely,
Johncy Edward
I have 4 blogs and have received a few comment spam comments. I turned on the word verification on blogger and I assume that the comment spam cant get beyond that but we will see. Does anyone know if the software can go beyond the word verification?