Dec 26
Quantcast shows that the number of unique visitors to Rap Genius has dropped 60 percent since Google punished the startup
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Nov 22
Receiving spam SMS is just a way of life as we’re sure many of you have inadvertently given your number out to a company, not realizing they’d be texting you on an hourly basis with special discounts you can receive if you reply to their offer. The annoying part of these spam SMS is the fact that they counted against your allowance of texts, that is, if you don’t already have an unlimited texting plan. Today, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint are making sure these kinds of texts don’t count against your monthly text allowance. (more…)
AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile Will Not Charge Customers For Spam SMS original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Oct 21
Nuts are perhaps the most convenient snacks to have. There’s no need to prepare them, they taste great, and they’re pretty filling (but then, that’s usually because I eat 1/4 of the bag before I put it away…)
Nuts come in many shapes and varieties, and now they even come flavored, too. If you haven’t tried wasabi nuts before, then you should, because they are really something. The next flavor that’s on my must-try list is Hamakua’s SPAM-flavored macadamia nuts.
I kid you not. SPAM-flavored nuts actually exist. Aside from snacking, just think of all the creative ways you can use these nuts for cooking or baking. Some people lament that these bags of nuts don’t contain actual cubes of SPAM, but if you think about it, it would be gross if the bag came filled with chunks of the pink potted meat product.
These SPAM-flavored macadamias are available from Hawnnut. It costs $3.95(USD) for a 4.5-oz can and $7.75 for a 10-oz pouch.
[via FoodBeast]
Oct 13
The radio frequency identification (RFID) tags embedded in ID badges for this year’s New York Comic Con were used to spam attendees’ Twitter accounts the moment they walked into the Javits Center. The spam took the form of overly enthusiastic tweets like “#NYCC is the Best Four Days of my Year!” and “So much pop […]
Sep 28
There are certain problems we all deal with every day, but don’t know why. Why do I need to keep resetting my router? Do I have a virus? What happens when a site I use gets "hacked?" Whether you’re the tech-savvy friend that’s always answering these questions or the friend doing the asking, here are the answers to the most common conundrums.
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Sep 02
We’ve all received spam mail at one point or another, with spam comments being the more common variety for those who run a website. The emails and comments focus on a wide range of offerings: sensationalist claims, cheap pharmaceuticals, and non-existent lotteries. Now one of the men behind this illicit industry, Igor A. Artimovich, has […]
Jul 31
You’re not the only one irked by iMessage spam — Apple is too. Cupertino’s finally gotten fed up with those pesky spammers and has established an email line to receive reports about them. So, next time your phone beeps and your slumber’s rudely interrupted by ads for prescription drugs, take a screenshot of that riffraff and send it to imessage.spam@icloud.com. When shooting off the dispatch to Cook and Co. you’ll also have to include the offender’s phone number or email address, as well as the date and time you received the unwanted text. It’s unclear what effect the tattling will have, but we’re sure at least some measure of catharsis is involved. Okay, cheap pharmaceutical peddlers, brace yourselves for some sweet, satisfying justice.
[Image credit: Wikimedia Commons]
Via: 9to5mac
Source: Apple
Jul 22
Gmail’s new layout doesn’t just keep your inbox organized, it also gives Google the perfect opportunity to send you unsolicited email ads. These sponsored missives appear as highlighted entries under the Promotions tab, where you can also find deals and updates from online services you subscribe to. To be fair, Gmail has long displayed advertisements at the top of your inbox, so this development isn’t totally new. In a statement sent to Venturebeat, the company says it’s merely relegating ads “to a more appropriate place” and that they won’t show up unless they’re relevant to you. No word yet if this is a permanent arrangement, but if it makes you livid, you can always kill your Promotions tab or dismiss the intrusive emails by clicking the “x” button on the right.
[Image credit: Antonio Gulli]
Via: BGR, VentureBeat
Source: Geek
Jun 29
Heads up: Instagram is weathering a bit of a spam attack right now, and as you may have noticed, it’s drowning in fruit. This rather large wave of juicy spam seems to be pushing some sort of "miracle fruit diet" and it could mess up your account if you fall for it.
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May 06
This week the folks at Path are dealing with a bit of controversy surrounding a search strategists’ run-in with the social network aggregator. The story comes originally from user Branded3, who after testing the mobile app out, found several of his contacts – personal and professional – letting him know that they’d been getting more than a reasonable amount of “shares” from him via Path. In several cases it would seem landline phone numbers were called as Path’s search through Branded3′s Facebook friends contact info was shared to indiscriminately.
At the moment it seems (according to PC Mag) that Branded3 has been contacted by Path and that his social life has been repaired, so to speak. But the resulting clash between Path and Facebook is still in a bit of a battle heat. Facebook’s current dealing with the situation includes blocking Path from using its full contact search abilities – this having never been true for Path up until this point.
At the moment it appears that Facebook is either limited or completely blocked from Path depending on the build you’ve got on your device. If you’d like to retain access to Facebook on Path, you may want to stick with the version you’ve got. We’re currently awaiting word from Path on the subject to confirm their side of the story while this situation remains in flux.
Dave Morin, CEO of Path also spoke with AllThingsD this week about the app ecosystem.
“Invites on Path are never sent without a user’s consent — any allegations to the contrary are false. … We certainly hope that Facebook allows users to connect with their friends on Path and with any other partner applications in the future.” – Morin for Path
If you’ve used Path in the past with Facebook onboard, please feel free to send in your comments and/or suggestions on how the two might live in harmony from this point on. As Facebook is not in the business of wanting to be associated with Spam in any way at all, it’s not like the big blue social network to bend over easily when it comes to negative press such as this. Path may be in for a big cut-off for the time being.
Path in hot water as sharing blitz hits grandparents landline phones is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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