I Kill Spammers

How's this for a niche blog? The mystery author is known variously as IKillSpammerz or Spam Is Lame. His "deep hatred for email and blog spammers" is tangible. The focus here is on fighting the anti-spam battle more strongly than the norm, mainly by denting spammers' ability to make money.

Highlights

— Hello! I am bored this evening. "It appears that they just want to reel you in slowly, eventually getting you to purchase "gifts" for the girl you correspond with."

— A Spammer Responds, re: VPXL / Elite Herbal / Sancash / Genbucks: "Wow. Just... wow This is one of the stupidest — and most fictitious — responses to any posting I have ever posted."

The Social Times

Insightful. Prolific. Interesting. These are just some of the adjectives that spring to mind when thinking about Nick O'Neill's blog. As the name suggests, he usually covers social networking topics, but often looks at them from the entrepreneurial angle.

Highlights

— The Techmeme Disaster: "The news is now frequently defined by mob mentality ... the loudest and most opinionated individuals survive."

— Is Twitter Interactivity the Future of Presentations?: "I think a little Twitter intervention may be useful but then again, you are acknowledging the kids that are passing notes."

VoIP Watch

As the title suggests, Internet telephony is the name of the game here, but Andy Abramson also touches on the uses of voice over IP, such as telecommuting and how people access the Internet for voice calls, such as public Wi-Fi.

Highlights

— Skype's Silverman — Umm, Not Exactly: "How much of a genius does one need to be to realize that the reason many eBay sellers are on eBay is that they DON'T want to talk with their customers?"

— Can You Hear Me Clearly?: "Audio conferencing is clearly changing from where it was a few years ago ... old-school conference companies should take notice and be getting scared."

SEO Black Hat

Discover the seedier side of the Web search engine optimisation business with host "QuadsZilla." Our pseudonymous friend shows you how it works. For educational purposes only, though — beware of emulating these techniques, for fear of Google's famed Fist of Death.

Highlights

— Pizza.com Stolen From Some Schlep for Just $2.6 Million: "$2.6 Million is Ridiculous: ridiculously low."

— Excerpts from Google Reviewer Guidelines: "What do these thousands of human reviewers look for in a spam site? What can you get away with?"

— "Hot Sex" Spam Bots: "When you're one of the first to truly abuse a ranking mechanic the windfalls can be enormous."