spam Articles

Spam is commonly defined as unsolicited bulk and/or commercial messaging (UCE / UBE).  This is most widely known for email, but first came to wide attention in a usenet context.  Spam has now diverged to cover new and emerging communication technologies, including IM and VOIP.   Spam was once “for a cause”, or unsolicited marketing messages.  Now, several scams that existed for years on post, fax and other communication mediums have moved online, and have begun...

Google's New SEO Changes Coming This Summer

Google is updating the search algorithm again. One possible effect to video is the targeting of sites that use advertorials without full disclosure. There are a number of other black hat spamming techniques being addressed, but Google's Matt Cutts explains it better than I do in a video Google released.

How To Spot Black Hat YouTube SEO & Spamming in Action

Awhile back, we pointed out a video that obviously paid for its views, or found some sort of loophole in the system that had trumped up the view count.  These bought views (spam), either by bots or other services, obviously don't represent real engagement, but ...