How badly do you hate spam? Do you despise it so much that you’d uproot your current living and fight the good fight? No?Well, that’s exactly what Daniel Balsam did. He’s now known in certain circles as the ultimate Anti-Spam Crusader. A super hero to the community, if you will.

The use of shortened URLs has seen massive increases since their inception. With the continued popularity of social networks, shortened URLs use will keep rising. This trend apparently has seeped into the world of spam as well. According toSymantec’s latest report, there was a huge spike in shortened URL usage during the end of June [...]

Microsoft has stood behind their Hotmail product for years. During this time, they’ve tried to develop anti-spam filters to keep users’ inboxes from being flooded with useless email. Two of their anti-spam systems were designed to help ISPs find customers who were spamming inboxes. The two programs are Junk Mail Reporting Program and Smart Network [...]

Mobile computing is becoming popular enough, that perhaps we should start being aware of spam and malware popping up on these devices. At least that’s the feeling I received when reading about the anti-virus and anti-spam services from SmrtGuard for Blackberry Smartphones.

Apple’s next big release, the iPad, is scheduled to come out April 3rd. Already, the Better Business Bureau(BBB) has announced that scammers and spammers are using the release to take advantage of anxious fans. The BBB advises consumers to simply stay away from offers where anyone is offering a free iPad.