bbPress Released »

By Rob Safuto on Oct 14, 2006 in Social Media, Tools | 0 Comments

The same folks who brought you WordPress have now officially released an Open Source forum application called bbPress.
This software has been around for quite a while and is used for the WordPress Support forums. I tried it out earlier this year and decided that it wasn’t ready for primetime. I’m going to have to give [...]

Akismet Rewind »

By Rob Safuto on Sep 23, 2006 in Blogging, Security, Social Media | 4 Comments

I mentioned Akismet back in May but it’s a tool worth mentioning again now that I’m harping on social media security.
Aksimet is a plugin for WordPress and over 20 other systems that filters out unwanted spam messages on your site. When you utilize the Akismet plugin you share information and get the benefit of shared [...]

Very Bad Behavior »

By Rob Safuto on Aug 22, 2006 in Blogging, Observations, Social Media | 2 Comments

The Tech Beat blog over at Business Week is having a hard time with trackback spam. So much so that they’ve turned off trackbacks until they can get the situation under control.
I sympathize with their plight. The fact is that spammers will find their way into your blog at every point of entry. Comments, [...]

Protecting Your Assets »

By Rob Safuto on May 24, 2006 in Blogging, Social Media | 1 Comment

The spammers are alive and well folks. As people have moved from email to blogs for their communication spammers have gotten smart and followed them.
In the last six months the pressure has really been put on any type of blog site that accepts comments. Even Frappr maps are targets for those unscrupulous folks who embed [...]