Comments on: Tech Glory Days (stuff that gets spammed)

By: Robin Heyden

Robin Heyden — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:18:25 +0000

Brooooooce! Nice job on the tribute lyrics. You’re making a really good point here, Alan. An important one to remember when talking with teachers about their “fears”…if I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard a teacher use spam or unwanted ads or the fear of the unsolicitied contact, as rationalizations for not wading into the pool, I’d be a very wealthy woman.

By: Sue Waters

Sue Waters — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:01:33 +0000

Have to admit that is the first time that I have spotted a spammer using a well known actors photo. I don’t watch much TV myself – this just happened to be one show that we like to watch as a family.

Personally I think Twitter has caused some of these problems. Lifting their limits on how many people you can follow has contributed to this. Before when you had the limit of 2,000 unless you had similar number of following and followers meant it made it harder for spammers. Now with auto follows and this limit lifted it is just too easy.

By: Alan Levine aka CogDog

Alan Levine aka CogDog — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:51:35 +0000

Oh thanks! That’s what happens when I dont watch TV.

but check it out– that photo is COPYRIGHTED “© ABC Family/Bob D’Amico” http://tvdramas.about.com/od/kylexy/ig/Kyle-XY-Photo-Gallery/Kirsten-Prout-as–Amanda-.htm

So ABC can sue the kimchee out of KimChi82 and the site “she” spams.

UPDATE! Twitter has suspended KimChi82. Like that will stop it from creating new accounts.

Twitter could/ought to monitor accounts that are following no one but have lots of updates??

By: Sue Waters

Sue Waters — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:32:43 +0000

Don't you love it when spammers use photos of actors? KimChi82 avatar is a photo of Kristen Prout who is one of the lead actors in Kyle XY a series on TV that my kids (and I) love.