We all know that a lot of people and companies are using social media for brand exposure, traffic, links, etc. Marketing is there, and always will be, but the smart companies and people do a great job of not being obvious about it. They work to fit in, to blend in and become part of [...]
Read more →Being a moderator at Sphinn is pretty time-consuming, but it’s also fun! I’ve killed thousands of submissions and accounts from users spammers trying to game the site for exposure, a free and followed link, or whatever else they’re trying to accomplish. As Danny (I think) once said, “Nothing smells better than fresh killspam in the [...]
Read more →Looks like someone didn’t read my How to Market on Flickr guide. Tsk-tsk. And how stupid do you have to be to link to all your spammy profiles at every other social site? Obviously a rookie spammer. Update, Sunday afternoon: I submitted that profile via Flickr’s “report abuse” form, and just about 16 hours later, [...]
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