http://forthardknox.com/2007/09/10/quechup-spam/ Politically-Conservative Web 2.0 Activists Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:10:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://forthardknox.com/2007/09/10/quechup-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-373 » Podcast: Episode One Electronic Conservative: Web 2.0, social networking, e-news, and other internet related topics with a political twist Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:42:26 +0000 http://forthardknox.com/2007/09/09/quechup-spam/#comment-373 [...] During this 30 minute show I talk a little about how webmasters and bloggers are spamming sites such as Digg, Stumble, and others. I also touch on a story posted by Jenn Sierra, where proof is provided that social networking sites are also spamming users. [...] [...] During this 30 minute show I talk a little about how webmasters and bloggers are spamming sites such as Digg, Stumble, and others. I also touch on a story posted by Jenn Sierra, where proof is provided that social networking sites are also spamming users. [...]

]]> http://forthardknox.com/2007/09/10/quechup-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-372 Patrick Ruffini :: Stopping Address Book Spam Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:10:32 +0000 http://forthardknox.com/2007/09/09/quechup-spam/#comment-372 [...] Jenn Sierra is canceling her Quechup account as a result, and this is shaping up to be a massive P.R. headache for the company. Meanwhile, Rapleaf (whose founder I consider a friend) has apologized. Plaxo was a much earlier incarnation of this problem (remember those annoying “I’m keeping my address book up to date” emails?). It got so bad network admins would routinely block the site from their corporate networks. Now, Plaxo is seeking to reinvent itself in a much friendlier, Web 2.0 savvy service. Canadian tech reporter Mathew Ingram has a much more thorough review of this issue. [...] [...] Jenn Sierra is canceling her Quechup account as a result, and this is shaping up to be a massive P.R. headache for the company. Meanwhile, Rapleaf (whose founder I consider a friend) has apologized. Plaxo was a much earlier incarnation of this problem (remember those annoying “I’m keeping my address book up to date” emails?). It got so bad network admins would routinely block the site from their corporate networks. Now, Plaxo is seeking to reinvent itself in a much friendlier, Web 2.0 savvy service. Canadian tech reporter Mathew Ingram has a much more thorough review of this issue. [...]

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