01-12-2006, 10:13 AM
Quote:Spammers appear to have found a new target of choice for 2006 - bombarding internet message boards with unprecedented ferocity.
The amount of message board spam has been escalating dramatically since mid-2005, according to experts and a search of Google shows a number of frequently recurring domains are appearing in bogus comments on message boards all over the internet.
Among the most common domains appearing on message boards as spam, there is a definite trend.
Domains...which reference online gaming.
Sergeant believes individuals and companies are abusing the system to increase their Google ranking, or increase the resale value of a domain name by raising its prominence.
full article: http://www.silicon.com/research/specialr...545,00.htm
