http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/2005/12/15/welcome-to-the-splogosphere-75-of-new-blog-posts-are-spam/ EBB is the ebiquity research group\\\'s blog at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). We focus on technologies that facilitate the design, implementation and control of distributed, intelligent information systems -- mobile and pervasive computing, ad hoc networking, multiagent systems, knowledge representation and reasoning, and the semantic web. As the tides of technology ebb and flow, we hope the good ideas wash up on our beach and the bad ones drift back out to sea. Sat, 17 May 2008 00:35:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/2005/12/15/welcome-to-the-splogosphere-75-of-new-blog-posts-are-spam/#comment-19272 John Bushelle Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:33:09 +0000 http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/2005/12/15/welcome-to-the-splogosphere-75-of-new-blog-posts-are-spam/#comment-19272 One thing's for certain: 100 percent of abandoned blogs add to the cyber clutter crawled and indexed by search engine spiders. Small wonder the major engines have stopped focusing on index growth, with the blogosphere doubling in size every five months. One thing’s for certain: 100 percent of abandoned blogs add to the cyber clutter crawled and indexed by search engine spiders. Small wonder the major engines have stopped focusing on index growth, with the blogosphere doubling in size every five months.

]]> http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/2005/12/15/welcome-to-the-splogosphere-75-of-new-blog-posts-are-spam/#comment-19271 Paul Brown Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:31:30 +0000 http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/2005/12/15/welcome-to-the-splogosphere-75-of-new-blog-posts-are-spam/#comment-19271 If trends remain constant, nearly 13.1 million Technorati-tracked blogs are abandoned by their authors every two months, of which 5.3 million blogs are abandoned after a single post. What percentage of these blogs become spam remains an elusive figure. If trends remain constant, nearly 13.1 million Technorati-tracked blogs are abandoned by their authors every two months, of which 5.3 million blogs are abandoned after a single post. What percentage of these blogs become spam remains an elusive figure.

]]> http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/2005/12/15/welcome-to-the-splogosphere-75-of-new-blog-posts-are-spam/#comment-19270 Patricia Lacey Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:30:39 +0000 http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/2005/12/15/welcome-to-the-splogosphere-75-of-new-blog-posts-are-spam/#comment-19270 Perseus Development randomly surveyed 3,634 blogs on eight leading blog-hosting services to develop a blogosphere model. Based on this research, Perseus estimates 4.12 million blogs have been created by the eight providers. Perseus Development randomly surveyed 3,634 blogs on eight leading blog-hosting services to develop a blogosphere model. Based on this research, Perseus estimates 4.12 million blogs have been created by the eight providers.

]]> http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/2005/12/15/welcome-to-the-splogosphere-75-of-new-blog-posts-are-spam/#comment-19269 Mary Skyers Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:29:33 +0000 http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/2005/12/15/welcome-to-the-splogosphere-75-of-new-blog-posts-are-spam/#comment-19269 Technorati, an authority on what's going on in the blogosphere, is currently tracking 19.9 million sites. As of October 2005, it's seeing an average 70,000 new blogs created each day. A new blog created every minute, on average. Technorati, an authority on what’s going on in the blogosphere, is currently tracking 19.9 million sites. As of October 2005, it’s seeing an average 70,000 new blogs created each day. A new blog created every minute, on average.

]]> http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/2005/12/15/welcome-to-the-splogosphere-75-of-new-blog-posts-are-spam/#comment-14776 SEO Expert » Blog Archive » 3 Out of 4 New Pings Are Spings Mon, 06 Feb 2006 08:20:09 +0000 http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/2005/12/15/welcome-to-the-splogosphere-75-of-new-blog-posts-are-spam/#comment-14776 [...] A new study at UMBC eBiquity Research Group proves that almost three of every four pings to blog servers are from spam blogs, or splogs. Those interested to see their findings on the pingosphere over time can check it out http://memeta.umbc.edu [...] […] A new study at UMBC eBiquity Research Group proves that almost three of every four pings to blog servers are from spam blogs, or splogs. Those interested to see their findings on the pingosphere over time can check it out http://memeta.umbc.edu […]

]]> http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/2005/12/15/welcome-to-the-splogosphere-75-of-new-blog-posts-are-spam/#comment-13797 Harry Chen Thinks Aloud » Blog Archive » Fighting Splogs in the Blogosphere Mon, 16 Jan 2006 17:19:36 +0000 http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/2005/12/15/welcome-to-the-splogosphere-75-of-new-blog-posts-are-spam/#comment-13797 [...] Pranam Kolari, a UMBC doctoral student, has discovered nearly 75 percent of blog updates that registered with weblogs.com are bogus (more technical details). So why do people spam blog ping servers? The motivation behind splogs is the same as that for any other form of spam - it comes down to money. [...] […] Pranam Kolari, a UMBC doctoral student, has discovered nearly 75 percent of blog updates that registered with weblogs.com are bogus (more technical details). So why do people spam blog ping servers? The motivation behind splogs is the same as that for any other form of spam - it comes down to money. […]

]]> http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/2005/12/15/welcome-to-the-splogosphere-75-of-new-blog-posts-are-spam/#comment-13336 marc-o.net » » Le pay-per-click se meurt Fri, 30 Dec 2005 09:41:16 +0000 http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/2005/12/15/welcome-to-the-splogosphere-75-of-new-blog-posts-are-spam/#comment-13336 [...] Selon une récente étude de l’Université de Baltimore, 75% des nouveaux pings reçus par weblogs.com émanent de splogs. D’après Wired (qui évoque d’autres types d’abus liés au pay-per-click) cette course aux clics et au Page Rank rapporterait plusieurs milliers de dollars aux sploggers, qui créent des réseaux de splogs truffés de liens croisés, de contenu volé et de publicités. Le problème est connu de Google qui, paradoxalement, héberge lui-même des splogs (sur Blogger) et contribue ainsi au pourrissement de son propre système. [...] […] Selon une récente étude de l’Université de Baltimore, 75% des nouveaux pings reçus par weblogs.com émanent de splogs. D’après Wired (qui évoque d’autres types d’abus liés au pay-per-click) cette course aux clics et au Page Rank rapporterait plusieurs milliers de dollars aux sploggers, qui créent des réseaux de splogs truffés de liens croisés, de contenu volé et de publicités. Le problème est connu de Google qui, paradoxalement, héberge lui-même des splogs (sur Blogger) et contribue ainsi au pourrissement de son propre système. […]

]]> http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/2005/12/15/welcome-to-the-splogosphere-75-of-new-blog-posts-are-spam/#comment-13238 Jeff Barr’s Blog » Links for Wednesday, December 28, 2005: Ajax, Blogging, Splogs Wed, 28 Dec 2005 15:41:45 +0000 http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/2005/12/15/welcome-to-the-splogosphere-75-of-new-blog-posts-are-spam/#comment-13238 [...] Welcome to the Splogosphere. [...] […] Welcome to the Splogosphere. […]

]]> http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/2005/12/15/welcome-to-the-splogosphere-75-of-new-blog-posts-are-spam/#comment-12788 Splog filtering through human ranking - Migs Paraz - Random Takes Thu, 22 Dec 2005 17:27:19 +0000 http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/2005/12/15/welcome-to-the-splogosphere-75-of-new-blog-posts-are-spam/#comment-12788 [...] Tailrank’s feed blog index is available for licensing. One highlight is that it’s splog free, not just from algorithms, but because people filter them. Spam pinging/spinging has been on my mind ever since I read the Welcome to the Splogosphere: 75% of new pings are spings (splogs) post at UMBC Ebiquity. [...] […] Tailrank’s feed blog index is available for licensing. One highlight is that it’s splog free, not just from algorithms, but because people filter them. Spam pinging/spinging has been on my mind ever since I read the Welcome to the Splogosphere: 75% of new pings are spings (splogs) post at UMBC Ebiquity. […]

]]> http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/2005/12/15/welcome-to-the-splogosphere-75-of-new-blog-posts-are-spam/#comment-12621 logbook.biz » Blog Archive » The Blogosphere is Full of Splogs Tue, 20 Dec 2005 08:43:56 +0000 http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/2005/12/15/welcome-to-the-splogosphere-75-of-new-blog-posts-are-spam/#comment-12621 [...] found on Bloggers Blog: Blogging the Blogsphere eBiquity has a conducted a study that found 75% of new pings are splogs. Micropersuasion.com says this problem needs to be solved: Clearly this issue is bigger than everyone probably is imagining, despite what David Sifry says. This must be solved now. Who besides Mark Cuban is taking the lead on this? The future of the blogosphere is at stake here. This has to be addressed at the publisher level. Does anyone care about this or is everyone busy building new features? Memeta is also providing current data on the amount of splogs being published on this page which includes graphs that show the amount of blogs and splogs pinged over the last seven days. The latest graphs show a blogosphere that is over 50% splog. Memeta also mentioned several other splog fighting sites and tools: FightSplog, SplogReporter and SplogSpot. related posts: [...] […] found on Bloggers Blog: Blogging the Blogsphere eBiquity has a conducted a study that found 75% of new pings are splogs. Micropersuasion.com says this problem needs to be solved: Clearly this issue is bigger than everyone probably is imagining, despite what David Sifry says. This must be solved now. Who besides Mark Cuban is taking the lead on this? The future of the blogosphere is at stake here. This has to be addressed at the publisher level. Does anyone care about this or is everyone busy building new features? Memeta is also providing current data on the amount of splogs being published on this page which includes graphs that show the amount of blogs and splogs pinged over the last seven days. The latest graphs show a blogosphere that is over 50% splog. Memeta also mentioned several other splog fighting sites and tools: FightSplog, SplogReporter and SplogSpot. related posts: […]

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