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More Evernote Invites Available!: Our first batch of Evernote beta invitations barely lasted 24 hours. Thankfully, the company was generous enough to give us 100 more! If you're still interested in taking the whiz-bang information-capture service for a spin, just drop us aÂ line at bizhacks@gmail.com. As before, we promise not to use your e-mail...; Tags: E-mail, Online Communications, Rick Broida, Security, Spam, Spam And Phishing; Blog posts 2008-05-28
Bloggers Use Filtering to Fight Back Against PR Spam: In brief: Email filtering is now starting to be used by bloggers to block and delete PR spam before it even reaches the intended recipient There really haven't been many consequences to spamming journalists with unwanted PR pitches -- until now. ...; Tags: Agency, Blogger, Blogging, Corporate Communications, Internet, Jon Greer, Journalist, Marketing, Public Relations, Security, Spam, Spam And Phishing; Blog posts 2008-05-12
How Do You Fight Spam?: Spam, the scourge of inboxes everywhere. Until recently, IÂ used SpamArrest -- a server-side challenge/response system that worked quite well for the most part -- to keepÂ it out of my inbox. But I'm a cheapskate (no, seriously, I have a whole blog to prove it), so I decided to try some...; Tags: Anti-spam, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Office Suites, Rick Broida, Security, Software, Spam, Spam And Phishing, Viruses And Worms; Blog posts 2008-01-04
Spam Accounts for up to 95% of All Email: One of my favorite bloggers from Ars Technica has uncovered another stat that will shock and surprise. Jacqui Cheng cites Barracuda Networks' recent analysis of 50,000 email customers. Its findings show that 90-95% of all email is spam (and, no, it's not the kind that goes good with eggs...; Tags: E-mail, Jonathan Haeber, Online Communications, Security, Spam, Spam And Phishing; Blog posts 2007-12-13
How Much is a Brand Hurt by Phishy Dealings?: Online phishers are able to cull financial account numbers, personal data, and consumer info. A recent study by YouGov on behalf of CloudMark, Inc. also found that 42% of adults feel that their trust in a brand would be greatly reduced by a phishing attempt using that brand's identity. ...; Tags: Brand, Branding, Jonathan Haeber, Marketing, Phishing, Security, Spam, Spam And Phishing, Viruses And Worms; Blog posts 2007-11-30

More on the Overstock.com Spam Campaign: Gary Weiss submits: The Overstock.com p.r. genius is producing more dividends for this slimy company. The website Microcap Speculator, also a target of the spam campaign I noted a few days ago, reacted in an annoyed post today. Two questions: by Gary Weiss; Tags: Gary Weiss, Internet, Overstock.com Inc., Security, Seeking Alpha, Spam, Spam And Phishing; External links 2008-11-19
Yahoo Vs. Lottery Spammers -- A Futile Gesture?: Yahoo said Tuesday that it has filed a lawsuit against â€œYahoo! Lottery Spammersâ€ for launching a scam where users are convinced that they won a prize from the company. The lawsuit is the latest filed under the Federal CAN-SPAM Act. Yahoo filed suit in the U.S. District...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Spammer, Spam, E-mail, Security, Spam And Phishing, Online Communications, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-27
MySpace's Big Spam Win: Will It Be a Deterrent?: MySpace won statutory damages of more than $230 million against spammers Stanford Wallace and Walter Rines, but the big question is whether this rulingâ€"delivered in the Federal District Court in Los Angelesâ€"will act as a deterrent. To be sure, MySpaceâ€™s win see court order PDF has some...; Tags: Larry Dignan, MySpace, Phishing, Security, Spam, Spam And Phishing, Stanford Wallace, User Engagement, Viruses And Worms; Blog posts 2008-05-14
How To Stop Spammers And Their Sneaky Ads: When you are working on an important proposal, suddenly, out of nowhere, advertising messages begin to pop up on your screen. It's especially likely to happen if you are continually hooked to the internet with a broadband connection. This little problem is Messenger Service spam. It is a service used...; Tags: Advertisement, Spammer, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing; White papers
Legal Watch: Prosecution Over Online Suicide?; Facebook Wins $873 Million Verdict Against Spammer: -- Suicide streamed online draws legal scrutiny: Will there be legal action over the suicide of a 19-year-old who streamed his death on Justin.TV while some viewers tried to egg him on after he posted his plans on bodybuilding.com and others tried to save him? Civil lawsuits wouldn't be...; Tags: Facebook, Spammer, CNET News, Spam, Public Relations, Security, Spam And Phishing, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Broadband, Companies, Legal, Staci D. Kramer; External links 2008-11-25
Practice Safe Surfing And Defensive E-Mail: No matter how many firewalls, virus protection software programs and anti-spam devices are protecting your computers the enemy can invade. Face it; the spammers are just more driven by profit, and the virus creators wily and one step ahead of those who provide software to protect the portals. "Legitimate" spammers...; Tags: E-mail, Nonprofit Risk Management Center, Online Communications, Security, Spam, Spam And Phishing, Virus, Viruses And Worms; White papers 2008-01-01
The Spamming Trap For Online Business Beginners: People who begin their online business ventures would naturally be unaware of many of the internet business rules, protocols and etiquettes. Yet, as in any law, the internet law does not forgive for ignorance. One of the most important issues that are governed by many controls over the internet is...; Tags: Spamming, Hantira Ezine Article Submission, Internet, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing; White papers 2008-03-23
Gone Phishing | BTalk Australia: Online crime continues to rise, presenting problems for consumers and businesses alike. In this edition of BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to James Turner from IBRS about phishing, credit card fraud and other online scams. What else is worrying IT managers? James says hanging on to...; Tags: Credit Card, Financial Services, Internet, James, Phil Dobbie, Phishing, Podcasts, Sales, Sales Channel, Security, Spam, Spam And Phishing, Viruses And Worms; Blog posts 2008-06-26
More on Chrome's Incognito Mode: As Rick points out, you can use Google Chrome's incognito mode (ctrl-shift-N) to protect yourself from big brother. But there's also another great reason you should use it: multiple gmail accounts at the same time. I'm sick of having to sign out from my main account to check my spam...; Tags: Cloud Computing, David Goldenberg, Enterprise Software, Internet, Mode, Security, Software, Spam, Spam And Phishing, Web Browsers, Web Services; Blog posts 2008-09-09
Email Pitching Mistakes to Avoid: Planning to send an email pitch to generate coverage? Here are some things to avoid: The #1 thing journalistsÂ hate is being misled or lied to. so make your pitches honest -- we have this spokesperson available, we are the leader in this field, etc. The more...; Tags: Journalist, E-mail, Spam, Online Communications, Security, Spam And Phishing, Jon Greer; Blog posts 2008-10-06
Overstock.com's Latest Gambit: Email Spams to Promote Its Wacky CEO: Gary Weiss submits: The corporate fraud poster boy Overstock.com, having just reinstated in financial results going back to the time of Copernicus, has invested its scarce cash in a new but typically slimy tactic: email spams. Now, the purpose of this spam was not to clear out the...; Tags: E-mail, Gary Weiss, Internet, Online Communications, Overstock.com Inc., Security, Seeking Alpha, Spam, Spam And Phishing; External links 2008-11-17
Phishing Sites Threaten Online Commerce: Many of us older citizens remember when ATMs were first introduced. We were glad to take money out of the machine but reluctant to make a deposit to anything other than flesh and blood. Similarly, pioneers of online commerce had to overcome fears by many consumers about sending credit card...; Tags: Phishing Web Site, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Internet, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Sean Silverthorne; Blog posts 2009-08-25
Spam, Spam, Spam and More Spam | BTalk Australia: (Episode 265; 13min 08) The latest State of Spam report from Symantec shows that spam continues to account for about 90% of all email traffic. Robert Pregnall from Symantec says its important that you aren't part of the low-hanging fruit. These days a spam message could even...; Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, E-mail, Security, Spam And Phishing, Online Communications, Phil Dobbie; Blog posts 2009-06-15
Former Southwest Spokesman Ed Stewart Joins Delta: Just when he thought he was out, they pulled him back in. Former Southwest spokesman Ed Stewart has decided to come back to the industry by joining Delta as Managing Director of External Communications. Seems like a good move for an airline that can certainly use some PR...; Tags: Spokesman, Spamming, Delta, Public Relations, Spam, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Security, Spam And Phishing, Brett Snyder; Blog posts 2009-01-13
Selling from Your Website | BTalk Australia: (5min 35) Increasingly people expect to be able to buy from your website. In this final episode of our BTalk Australia web-week we look at eCommerce. What are the benefits and drawbacks? Does the sale always have to happen online? In this episode Phil Dobbie talks to...; Tags: Web Site, Episode, E-business, Web Technology, Web Site Development, Phishing, E-business/E-Commerce, Podcasts, Internet, Security, Spam And Phishing, Phil Dobbie; Blog posts 2009-01-08