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» Akismet - A plugin which identifies and blocks comment and trackback spam on blogs with integration to various blogging systems.

» Blog Spam Database - Database of URLs and phrases often used by spammers, along with links to related resources and a discussion forum.

» Kalsey Consulting Group - Comment Spam Manifesto - Weblogger crystallizes the thoughts of many in declaring a cyberwar on those who inappropriately post in guestbooks and weblogs.

» Learning Movable Type: Concerning Spam - Types of spam seen on blogs.

» MT-Blacklist/Comment Spam Clearinghouse - A centralized blacklist database of blog spam URLs.

» No Guestbook Spam Anymore - Offers instructions for webmasters for avoiding and eliminating spam in guestbook.

» Six Log: Comment Spam - Spammers are abusing comment systems to increase their rank on Google. Here are some steps to take to reduce or eliminate this problem.

» Spam Huntress - Spam cleaning for blogs - Spam huntress dissects blogspam.

» Typepad Vs. Commentspam - The steps that Typepad has taken in order to rid its users of spam comments.

» Webmaster Kit: Stop Spam - Offers a script using the Turing Test, intended for spam prevention in guestbooks, blogs and wikis.

» Jeremy Zawodny's Blog: Using mod_rewrite against comment spam bots - Very short tutorial. (January 8, 2005)

» OJR : Bloggers Declare War on Comment Spam, but Can They Win? - "Here's a look at the battle so far." (September 16, 2004)

» Internetnews.com - Six Apart Trains Guns on 'Comment Spam' - The blog tools vendor Six Apart plans to roll out an open online authentication system to fight the growing phenomenon of comment spam. (March 25, 2004)

» Wired - Googlemania: The (Evil) Genius of Comment Spammers - Background of the phenomenon of comment spam and how bloggers responded. (March, 2004)

» Simon Willison's Weblog - Solving Comment Spam - Feasible ways to stop or thwart comment spam. (January 28, 2004)

» Big Fractal Tangle: Designing For Lowlifes - Discusses how better, smarter tools are needed to block or remove comment spam in realtime. (January 19, 2004)

» MSNBC - Spammers now clogging blogs, IM - Spam has never been limited to e-mail. But now, commercial pitches are increasingly popping up in online chats, instant messages, cell phones with text messaging and weblog comments. (November 14, 2003)

» BBC News - How spammers are targeting blogs - Spammers are turning their attention to weblogs, angering technology analyst Bill Thompson. He calls it "flyblogging." (October 24, 2003)

» Jeremy Zawodny's Blog - Guerilla Tactics Against Blog Comment Spammers - Suggestion that bloggers create posts that target the same spammy phrases that blog spammers want Google to find. (October 6, 2003)

» Yoz Grahame's Cheerleader: Seven quick tips for a spam-free blog - A list of tips aimed at webloggers to reduce the problem of comment spam. (September 9, 2003)

» Simon Willison: Blacklisting Comment Spam - One man's efforts to create and maintain a blacklist. (September 2, 2003)

» Wired: When the Spam Hits the Blogs - Owners of weblogs have recently noticed that their referral logs have become the newest target for spam. (October 26, 2002)

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