Over the last few months the web/mail server running PlanetMike.com has locked up randomly, although usually at night. It always resulted in needing a hard reboot. My web host says it was simply running out of RAM. So I’ll be moving to an upgraded server shortly. Just now I noticed my site was coming up […]
Archive of posts filed under the Advertising category.
Happy New Year! The First Penny Stock Spam of 2007
Wow, only 37 minutes into 2007, and the penny stock spam has already started. WE WANT TO REPRESENT YOU ANDROS ISLE DEVELOPM (AVPJ.PK)! BUY AVPJ JUST AFTER NEW YEAR. THE ALARM IS STARTED!!! AND IT IS GOING TO BURT! WE REPRESENT FOR YOU THE NEXT PRICES: TARGET PRICE IN 1 WEEK: 0.72$.BUY IT NOW! USE […]
Snap Preview Anywhere Hurting User’s Web Experience
Snap.com is running a new service, Snap Preview Anywhere. It allows websites to have the links on their site show a preview of the linked site in a floating window. I have stumbled across several sites that are using this technology, and I find it distracting. I’m reading through a page, I scroll down and […]
Domain Registry Support; Network Solutions Whois database is down
I can’t access the Network Solutions Whois database. * WELCOME to the VeriSign Global Registry Service Whois Server. * * Sorry, the Whois database is currently down. * * Please wait a while and try again. Thanks I needed to use it to confirm the registration dates for one of my domains hasn’t passed. I […]
Chinese spiders/robots downloading mp3 files?
While running the web traffic stats for some of my podcast sites, I noticed that a bunch of my MP3 files have been downloaded a bunch of times from the same IP address. And then two seconds later, it is downloaded again. Luckily the second time apache reports a 206 (file unchanged) error. The IP […]
You think the spammers are getting frustrated by filters?
I just got this spam, do these losers really think people are going to buy prescription medicine when it is advertised like this? I assume the letters making up the larger letters are randomized. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,C:H:E:C:K O:U:R S:P:E:C:I:A:L O:F:F:E:R !!!,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ah us ty mm al td ep vh ag su ga zeee ok yk ch eq […]
O’Reilly Safari Signup Process Turning People Off
I googled a question about Photoshop, and one of the first page results was found in a book available in O’Reilly’s Safari service. The safari service gives you access to O’Reilly books online. I needed to signup for a free ten day/50 page account to see the info I was looking for. To actually get […]
novemberb755.com Scam Spam (Bingo)
A horribly long analysis of a scam at novemberb755.com that is collecting email account passwords. Any new information on this would be appreciated.
Your Name on Toast
Doh! The next million pixels web site? A purple cow? Oddly misshapen burnt toast? Whatever it is, it’s a neat idea. Pay a few bucks, they write your name on a piece of toast, then link to a web site. YourNameOnToast.com Do they eat the toast? Is sharpie ink edible?
Tripwire has moved to Eloqua for their spam/newsletter
In July 2005, I finally added tailorednews.com to my site’s blacklist, because Tripwire.com would not honor my opt-out requests. I guess those bounces go nowhere, because I just got the Tripwire newsletter from en25.com, run by eloqua.com. Blocks have been updated.