Urm, sorry to sound stupid and naieve, but I noticed today an ‘incoming link’ on my blog that referred to my last post, ‘Finding a job. I don’t really understand this part of the blogging business. The other incoming links refer to people I know who have linked to me by mentioning my post/blog on their blogs. I get that.
I clicked on this link, and to my surprise and annoyance, I find my last blog post copied onto a site called ‘Buy This’, (http://showbuy.org/archives/31751). It seems to me that this is a site disguised as a blog, selling pills, potions and sex stuff! The ‘blogroll’ is a list of things like, viagra, Cialis jelly (?!) Clomid, Tramodor??? What are these things? I recognise viagra of course, which leads me to think the other items are somehow related.
I don’t mean to sound prim, but I admit I feel a bit miffed at this. I don’t want my posts appearing on a sex site!! What on earth does a post about the difficulties of finding a job have to with, well you know? I’m so desperate that I am considering selling my body. And no one asked my permission to take it. There seem to be other posts from other blogs on there too, that have no relevance as far as I can see. Anyone know what it’s all about?
Occasional Scribbles 
No idea, sounds dodgy as! I clicked on the link you added to my post (sounds like an interesting blog) but it took me to a page of hospital equipment… Right, I’m off to google Cialis jelly, Clomid and Tramodor now…
By: strangerswhenwemeet on 08/09/2008
at 3:48 pm
How odd! i’ll put the address here again incase I got it wrong. it’s http://emohawk.blogspot.com
It worked when I clicked it just now!!
Don’t think much of my post on the sex site!!!
By: scribbles08 on 08/09/2008
at 6:50 pm
It’s one method for people to:
a. harvest your IP address and therefore be able to spam you and
b. make sure that you not only visit their site but
c. make sure that everyone you tell visits their site too.
All of these things should be avoided.
And the bad news is there’s nothing you can do I’m afraid. Harsh, but there we are.
By: Brennig Jones on 08/09/2008
at 11:26 pm
Hi Brennig Jones,
Thanks for telling me about this scam. How did they get my IP address, do they search through blogs and target them then? Shouldn’t Akismet have caught it as it’s spam? As you can see, I’m not very technical. I just want to write. As long as my blog works fairly well I’m happy!
Appreciate your help, thank you.
Scribble
By: scribbles08 on 09/09/2008
at 9:39 am