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Have you been Splogged?

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Josh Ledgard talks about splogging and I learn about a new phenomenon. Last year Wired sez:

"Splogs," or spam blogs, are the latest way for spammers to manipulate the blogosphere for profit. The phenomenon hit an all-time high recently, when Google's blog-hosting service, Blogger, was inundated with more than 13,000 fake blogs spawned by a script (all have since been taken down).

Splog topics are often so nonsensical and wide-ranging they can be hard to pinpoint. Scott Beale of Laughing Squid said some really strange splogs have shown up on his watch list, everything from "Phish Rocks, Dude" to "Geeks Meet Greeks."

Trying to stay ahead of the spammers has become a full-time job and, unfortunately, big business. Maybe Microsoft's One Care will make it easier for the mom and pop shops to at least keep up with the known fixes. There is even a One Care Forum that can help you keep track of the issues.

As the guy that most of my family and friends come to for solutions, this will make my job of researching just that much easier. And then there is the fact that I love forums. :o)

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