This isn’t so much a how-to, as it is a tip for anyone running a website.  One of the great things about open-source software such as Wordpress or Joomla, is that you can often find free plugins or themes for them. The danger here lies in hidden spam links (so-called “SEO” plugins are notorious for this) that are deep in the code – and unless you know where to look, you’re out of luck.

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Holy cow, Batman! I’m so grateful I’m using WP Hashcash – I can’t imagine having to manually delete all the crap that comes through this blog.  In the 2 months I’ve had this blog running, I’ve received over 100 attempted spam comments. Luckily, WP Hashcash is able to catch them and prevent them from getting approved, without interfering with real commenters   I suppose spam is inevitable in this day and age, but even I was surprised at the speed in which those bots found my little site.

A lot of you may wonder why I would even ask such a question. Google is all good, right?  They can’t possibly be as evil as Walmart, right?

Well, no one said Google was evil. What I am saying, however, is that Google is slowly pushing more and more of their competitors out of business.  While this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, it could turn into a bad thing quickly. When there’s no competition, there’s trouble. Just ask the people who live in small towns where a Walmart has moved in – what happened to all the other little local shops?  The mom and pop hardware store? Where did they all go?  They all went out of business, because of Walmart.

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