How to Fight Those Surging Splogs

At first glance, it seems like a regular blog. But look closer and you’ll see there’s something very odd about the blog’s content: It’s very familiar. Too familiar.

That’s because you wrote it, six months ago, on your own blog. The rest of the content doesn’t make sense: The same word repeated over and over again. There are ads all over the sidebar for products like Viagra and mortgage loans.

This, you realize, is a splog, and you’re the victim. —Nicole LeeHow to Fight Those Surging Splogs (Wired)

It’s happened to me.

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Dennis G. Jerz

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