Comments on: Six Types of Social Spammers

By: joshuatitsworth

joshuatitsworth — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:26:47 +0000

Oh there's plenty more out there I'm sure. I'm glad you liked it.

By: joshuatitsworth

joshuatitsworth — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:26:47 +0000

Oh there's plenty more out there I'm sure. I'm glad you liked it.

By: Shazzi Mayo

Shazzi Mayo — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:44:43 +0000

wow i really like this post its really informative. i dont know about Six Types of Social Spammers before. thanks for sharing with us

By: Grace

Grace — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:31:24 +0000

Hi Joshua,
This is my first time here and will definitely bookmark this blog. The spammer have got so bright, the email types with tempting subject line, one or twice I have been duped. It is crazy the lengths people can go to think otherss are so dumb. I have had people sned me tons of emails, same message and they think, yah I will open.
Nice information for me, some types like the tweeter ones are so annoying, then th eones in the forums…It is crazy.
And now even with Akismet in wordpress, I still have tons of spam comments going through…
I will be staying longer to read more about SEO.
All the best,
Grace

By: Steph Woods

Steph Woods — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:16:34 +0000

Sean – It sounds as though you are referring to social interaction and not spam at all.

You mention: “intelligent appreciation of the post, intelligent response to post and intelligent use of the anchor text of a link!” None of which qualifies as spam in my opinion. In this case you are participating in a discussion and not spamming. Now, if you left a “Great post, here’s a link to my site” then that would be spam.

By: Joshua Titsworth

Joshua Titsworth — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:41:23 +0000

Hey Terry, glad you had fun reading it. Those are some great examples and now that I think about it I’ve run into a one or two of those. LOL about the cam girls on facebook I think I get 3 or 4 a week.

By: Terry Gibbs

Terry Gibbs — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:16:01 +0000

Here’s a few types you missed:

“The Helpful Spammer.” These are people who help you with whatever problem you have by providing links – sometimes lots of links – to sites because they are excited about the opportunity. They usually promote MLM and biz opp sites.

The Reciprocater. These are the ones I find most obnoxious. They start out by assuming because they’ve signed up for my newsletter, I’ll want to get their “offers.” Later they just troll the internet looking for opt in boxes and then sign up with email addresses configured with vacation messages containing spam.

Don’t even get me started on the Cam Girls on Facebook, and the lonely women on the personals site that protect themselves by requiring credit card verification before answering emails.

Thanks for the fun post.
Terry

By: Jarleth

Jarleth — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:16:02 +0000

“Hey nice post check this site out if you want some free viagra?” …………..Naw only kidding, can’t believe that noone has spammed this post for the sheer irony of it.

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:34:29 +0000

Thanks Joshua.
Now, normally – as a white hat spammer – I’d wait and let other people join in the comments and let the post thrive… sensing when was best to jump back in to cajole and provoke further comments.
But it’s Friday and I’ll be off for the weekend shortly and if I didn’t reply I’d appear rude!
Talking of rudeness, may I apologise – on reflection my comments were overly harsh.
In mitigation: I think it’s important for bloggers to realise there is a place for intelligent spam; intelligent on a few levels – intelligent appreciation of the post, intelligent response to post and intelligent use of the anchor text of a link!
I’d also like to make it clear that people who leave inane comments such as ‘nice post’, ‘thanks for info’, etc should cease doing so. Now. People who do this are the flotsam and jetsam of the internet.
The web is a beautiful ecosystem… a place where intelligence flourishes and new paradigms are borne; let’s be careful not to spoil it with too many absolutes.
I hope you have a good weekend…

By: Joshua Titsworth

Joshua Titsworth — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:09:53 +0000

First of all, thanks for breaking the ice ;-). It’s good to know something has stirred from my post regardless of how ‘naïve’ as it may seem. You are correct, we need parasites/spammers. It would be unwise to think we don’t. The topic of spammers is a slippery slope. This post is merely a reflection of my past experiences with spammers. Feel good about this post? No, I knew it was only a matter of time until a comment was made similar to yours. But what better way to get both sides of the topic out in the open than to write something strictly one-sided? I’m truly thankful for the response Sean, can I call you Sean? It is comments like yours, intelligent and bold, that help writers such as myself become better and more aware of various view points in the world. Now I am aware of your stance on spam, the others who read this will be as well. Thank You and good luck with app development.