MySpace sues ‘Spam King’ over fake profiles - Los Angeles Times
MickC @ March 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The Los Angeles Times reports that MySpace is suing ‘Spam King’ over fake profiles (Subscription required)
MySpace.com sued Sanford Wallace, who became known as the King of Spam in the 1990s, for setting up dummy profiles to direct MySpace users to websites such as Real-vegas-sins.com.
Wallace created 11,000 fake profiles using automated software programs in violation of [...]
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The Cake is Finished
MickC @ March 25, 2007 # No Comment Yet
As you may or may not know, my son Timothy is a Cub Scout this year. That means lots and lots of stuff to do.
Well, one of the things to do this year was a fundraiser called the “Fellars’ Bake Sale”. That means that Timothy and I had to make a cake without [...]
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Et tu, AOL?
MickC @ March 25, 2007 # No Comment Yet
I think AOL’s free accounts are great. They’re great enough that I don’t mind a bit of marketing sent my way in exchange for the service.
But, when I got a credit card offer I drew the line and decided to find out what I could opt-out of. Those things have gotten me in [...]
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Amazing cluelessness
MickC @ March 20, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Raspberries all around on this article: E360 sues Web forum Nanae after Spamhaus lawsuit
First to e360insight LLC for starting another stupid lawsuit. According to the article:
What we’re trying to do with this new suit is to get to the truth of what’s behind these Internet forums. They incorrectly have been calling us “spammers” on [...]
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Stupid people
MickC @ March 6, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Police: Man Steals $1,000 From Girl Scout Troop
What kind of loser does it take to steal from the freakin’ GIRL SCOUTS?
The real winner here, of course, is Fred Meyer, who generously offered to cover the $1000 lost to this idiot.
The good news is that should he ever get caught that he stole enough money to [...]
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