I’ve been following “startups” – I define startups as small businesses with a global scale – for almost two decades. In that time I’ve watched them morph from unfunded pet projects by random geniuses into what amounts to an entire sub-economy dedicated to the creation, funding, and sale of these pet projects. Remember: Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter were… Read More
Category: spamming
Ello’s spam problem
Remember Ello? I recently wrote about this social networking site’s comeback. Since then, a handful of you have pinged me about its spam bot problem. Just yesterday, another person came forward to tell me he was getting “flooded with naked people” adding him on the site. @sarahbuhr My ello is now getting flooded with naked people adding me. Makes opening up those emails… Read More