Name and shame: Spam
Today I was busily checking my personal email at work (woo hoo, I found a webmail site they haven’t blocked. Yet.) and sitting in my inbox was a WordPress notification letting me know that someone had commented on a post. Hurrah, thought I. But alas, it wasn’t a comment from an adoring fan, it was a comment from a dirty spammer. Boo hiss. Someone calling themselves Running Shoes London left a comment about how expensive running shoes are but don’t they fit well and they’d bought some last year and are really comfy.
Hmm, I wonder if these expensive, well fitting and really comfy shoes are from The Jog Shop, which is where the link led to? Surely not.
I replied to let them know I deleted their comment due to it being blatant spam (couldn’t they even at least try to disguise it?) but if they’d like to get in touch with me, I’ll let them know my rates for a text link or advertising space.
They didn’t reply. Funny that.
I think they just wanted to twin with you because of the similar name
You are too nice. I’m pretty sure they were just spamming my blog.
You’re right. Blatent spamming. They’re trying to associate the name jog blog with their site instead of yours. Basically the more links to their site, the bigger their Google Page Rank (the formula for deciding your site’s search position).
Of course, that’s not why I’m here. Not at all… 😉
I wonder if they have a comments function on their sites…?
No, that’s not why you’re here. You’re here for my wit and sparkling personality.