Comments on: Spam links on Blog Readability Test widget

By: hellyeahdude.com

hellyeahdude.com — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:23:11 +0000

arent you just sick of people trying to spam shit and trying to gain money online through stupid scams…. we are…
good catch and a+ for information your readers.

By: rodel

rodel — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:11:20 +0000

well.. its about giving the credits.. these guys are most likely the sponsor of the widget.. .. feel free to use it but be ethical in using it.. for me .. i don’t give a damn if gagamit ako ng widget or theme with this stuffs on board.. as long as my blog is hackfree… “walay problem” ..

let’ the developer of this widget earn naman…. grabe naman kau hihih..

By: aj

aj — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 04:26:30 +0000

@cyberpunk, yes you can remove that part. my take however is why and what for if you know that they are doing that for links. that alone questions the credibility of the readability result.

don’t you think?

By: cyberpunk

cyberpunk — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 04:15:34 +0000

Aba! Thanks for pointing this out. I don’t use this widget but I see it on a lot of blogs.

Btw, can’t users just delete that spammy part and keep the widget?

By: khulhaphu

khulhaphu — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:34:57 +0000

thank you for posting this info.

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By: Zang

Zang — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:52:24 +0000

the very first time i put that on my blog i noticed it too and removed it right away. i know how all these codes work, and was totally astounded to have seen that.

By: Jaypee

Jaypee — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:42:55 +0000

Great find AJ! Thanks for warning us about this malicious widgets.

By: aj

aj — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:37:23 +0000

@nina, yes that is really a bad way. sayang ganda pa naman ng widget.

@rodel, im a newbie too with regards to blogging. but the thing is i check widgets’ code first before using them.

also, some wordpress themes have spammy links too and are very difficult to spot. so, just be on the lookout for this.

By: rodel

rodel — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:22:53 +0000

i think this is not new… in fact some themes has this one too..it has been an accepted initiative by most providers but I don’t know with most users. most of them sponsor themes that is why we’ve seen a lot of free themes right now. and for widgets… this is strategy in the making..

but ur tip really help.. in this way we can raise vigilance for newbies(including me) to be very careful in using widgets..

ur thoughts..

By: nina

nina — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:21:29 +0000

Ay bad yan ah. The only reason I didn’t put that widget in my blog was because the result I got was.. let’s just say it’s not flattering lol.

Good on you for spotting that! Thanks for telling us about it… I have a couple of friends who posted the result in their blogs.