Though it seemed as if Google was starting to make some headway into the spam blog problem on its Blogger service, the spammers seem to have turned the tide by cracking the CAPTCHA system and creating more accounts than ever before.

With so many new search engines, directories and social news sites repurposing the full feed, often against the will of bloggers, perhaps it is time to have a central repository of this information. Leave a comment and have your voice heard on this matter.

The notion of fragmented conversations has drawn a lot of attention over the past few weeks. However, what are the real implications solutions to the problem?

Spammers are nothing if not clever and a new technique to scrape posts could cause headaches for bloggers as it thwarts many of the traditional means of shutting down the scrapers.

A recent article on MSNBC highlights how spammers are getting craftier and are combining the use of email and Web spam to push their products. But how will this affect legitimate Webmasters?

After Google announced its plan to deal with domain tasting, ICANN stepped in and trumped it with a plan that could actually end the practice for good.

If you missed my podcast last night, here is your chance to get not just a recap of the show, but listen to a recording of it.

If you have ever wondered exactly how many spam blogs are on a server, here is a tool to help you find out how active the spammer is and, possibly, take out the entire network.

Google has always had a stake in spam blogs, but its domain parking service raises its involvement to a new level. Will rumored reforms keep the bad guys away?

Two new WordPress plugins were released in the past few weeks. Both promise to help defend against scraping but how much security do they actually provide?