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Comments on: Tempted by blogs, spam becomes 'splog'

The scourge of e-mail--spam--has reinvented itself for the world of blogs, in a phenomenon experts are dubbing "splog." And Google is in the hot seat.

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Who writes this stuff?

by Jeff Putz October 20, 2005 7:38 AM PDT

Seriously... all of the stupid hybrid words aren't cute or clever, they're just stupid. Especially those derived from "blog," which is already a hybrid word.

Call it what it is... blog spam.

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Thank You!
by Mister C October 20, 2005 10:33 AM PDT: I agree completely!; Like this View reply Hide reply
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Who writes this stuff?

by Jeff Putz October 20, 2005 7:38 AM PDT

Seriously... all of the stupid hybrid words aren't cute or clever, they're just stupid. Especially those derived from "blog," which is already a hybrid word.

Call it what it is... blog spam.

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Thank You!
by Mister C October 20, 2005 10:33 AM PDT: I agree completely!; Like this View reply Hide reply
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Hybrid words
by October 20, 2005 1:35 PM PDT: Why not call it 'blam'?; Like this Reply to this comment

Hybrid words
by October 20, 2005 1:35 PM PDT: Why not call it 'blam'?; Like this Reply to this comment

I have to assume...
by Harfeld Bilgewing October 20, 2005 1:55 PM PDT: ...that CNet's crappy blogs come out of one of these engines.; Like this Reply to this comment

I have to assume...
by Harfeld Bilgewing October 20, 2005 1:55 PM PDT: ...that CNet's crappy blogs come out of one of these engines.; Like this Reply to this comment

A blast from the past
by n3td3v October 23, 2005 6:56 PM PDT: Heres a blast from the past.. read it while its still cached! http://cc.msnscache.com/cache.aspx?q=2510444305126&lang=en-US&FORM=CVRE; Like this Reply to this comment

A blast from the past
by n3td3v October 23, 2005 6:56 PM PDT: Heres a blast from the past.. read it while its still cached! http://cc.msnscache.com/cache.aspx?q=2510444305126&lang=en-US&FORM=CVRE; Like this Reply to this comment

good for the spammers
by b34nz November 4, 2005 6:44 AM PST: hope they kill all blogs. the whole "blogging" this is really annoying. NOBODY CARES WHAT YOU IDIOTS HAVE TO SAY OR THINK. GET OVER IT ALREADY.; Like this Reply to this comment

good for the spammers
by b34nz November 4, 2005 6:44 AM PST: hope they kill all blogs. the whole "blogging" this is really annoying. NOBODY CARES WHAT YOU IDIOTS HAVE TO SAY OR THINK. GET OVER IT ALREADY.; Like this Reply to this comment

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