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FIRST! SORRY ABOUT THE DAMN BIG SPACE AT THE TOP - I’M TRYING TO RESOLVE IT!! Now to my post…

After reviewing my first virtual month of traffic (^), I discovered an issue that everyone should be aware of - webmaster and non webmaster alike.

I’m referring to the second row - “Traffic not viewed*” - and its explanation at the bottom. At any given moment online you have thousands or maybe even millions of bots roaming the web looking for you. What I mean by that is - they want your information. Name, address, EMAIL ADDRESS, phone number, etc.

Now you don’t have to worry about waking up to a pair of red eyes hovering over your bed once they get your information, but you do have to worry about identity theft, invasion of privacy and the ever-notorious SPAM. The stats above show that bots alone generated approx. 1/5th the “normal” page views I received (which this month was mostly Justin and I hitting refresh - which doesn’t really count but thats not the point!). 1/5th! Thats ridiculous!

My point is..be aware of your surroundings folks - because a webbrowser and a keyboard is just a boat to the spam-gloryland. Everytime you register for something or put in your email address, the hunters are out. The internet is no longer a haven for cheesy webpages and nerds with social disorders - it’s a utopia for advertising opportunistic fucks.

Beware my young padawans

-Matt

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