Trends in Comment Spam

by Laura on November 8, 2009

in Blogging, comments, Writing Exercises

If I published all my spam comments right now I’d probably be arrested for drug trafficking. Not so long ago all the spam comments were for casinos and poker sites. Before that they were adult site ads. Things have changed. I think those are the three main criminal activities covered now? Am I forgetting something? What could be around the next corner in comment spam?

Get exotic animals… cheap! Elephants, gorillas, cheetas, lions, giraffes! All available for low prices and free shipping and delivery! Surprise your neighbours by bringing home a cute baby lion as a pet. Have the only zebra on your street! Get an exotic and rare white python to keep you warm this winter! Have a hippo in your pool! Get a herd of gazelles to keep your grass trimmed and fertilize it all at the same time! Cheap Cheap Cheap!!! Go to: exoticanipals.com

Of course, if you aren’t running a blog on WordPress you are missing out on most of the comment spam. My Blogger blog never got this amount of spam. Try your own take on the next thing in blog comment spam.

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Junk Drawer Kathy November 8, 2009

I’m finding that I’m getting a lot of comments that make it through Akismet, but they are really spammy. What kills me is they are actual messages either typed in or copied/pasted quickly by a human. But the content has little to do with my post, and everything to do with them wanting to sell something. I do go back and mark most of them as spam. They aren’t real readers, just people who want something and that bugs me to no end!

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