I’ve just deleted 1677 spam comments from my blog.
You’d think that would take all day.
Actually, it took less than 1 minute thanks to Akismet.
One click and pff, they’re gone.
If you have a blog, and are sick of stupid, endless, no-added-value spam, get Akismet.
Akismet is a hosted web service created by the guys behind WordPress which automatically detects comment and trackback spam.
If you’re non-commercial (like this blog) it’s free. There is a modest fee for a pro version.
Spam is a problem because Google counts backlinks, so blog comment spammers are motivated to head onto your website or blog, add a link back to their own site, hoping that Google will reward them with a higher PageRank. Err, wrong.
If you’re listening comment spammers, I just want you to know… You really waste your time coming here but, just in case you’re concerned, very little of my time gets wasted dealing with you.
Akismet. Everyone’s true friend on the Internet.
