spam
It used to be that when you were followed by a spammer on
Twitter, you had to go report them by sending a direct message to Twitter's official spam account. Now they've updated their reporting system, so
all it takes is a single click. Have fun turning in the bots!
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badvertising
If you visited the
New York Times website last week, you may have been surprised to have your browsing interrupted by one of those scammy "we're scanning your computer for viruses OH NO YOU HAVE A VIRUS!" ads that overtake your window. Now
Microsoft has filed 5 lawsuits in an attempt to fight back against the jerks who may have been responsible for it, and certainly for other ads like it all over the web.
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careerbuilder
Sometimes"'free" means "wow what a great bargain," and sometimes it just mean worthless. CareerBuilder offers a free resume review on their site—enter your email address, upload your resume, and "we'll email you the results of your free evaluation, including tips on writing a resume that will help you land the interview." All it really does is collect your address so it can send you unsolicited email (we got spammed 30 minutes later), and your "review" is just a boilerplate page of generic advice.
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ebay
Savvy Ebay shoppers look at a seller's satisfaction rating, but it takes more than a glance.
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complaints
"I read with amusement your recent piece on the rapid resolution of the google blog deletion, since of course blogger kills blogs every day (just browse the blogger support google group for head counts). One of the kill tactics that is especially swell is their spambot. Now I have no sympathy for true splogs and I appreciate that they're trying to combat this. But as our small public library just found out, spam isn't all they're killing."
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Consumerist
spam
