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Blogspam of https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/camscanner-malicious-android-app/28156/ https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/camscanner-malicious-android-... (Forbes cont

Blogspam of https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/camscanner-malicious-android-app/28156/ https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/camscanner-malicious-android-... (Forbes contributor posts are almost always blogspam)

mkolodny 7y ago
What's blogspam?
- McGlockenshire 7y ago
  Blogspam happens when someone writes a blog article that sources or references something from a more authoritative source, such as this one linking to the Kaspersky story, without adding anything of significance to the original.
  - GordonS 7y ago
    Which I don't think is exactly the case here - the Forbes site is not a blog, it's a news site. This article is their reporting of something newsworthy (even if not the best quality article).
    - chmod775 7y ago
      There's no fundamental difference between a news site and a blog. A lot of them even use the same software. News sites just tend to have lower quality entries than blogs and often engage in blogspam instead of providing links to superior sources or adding something of value. Obviously. Since they want to keep people on their site. I wonder what the average time spent on a "news article" vs. a "blog post" is.
      - mtberatwork 7y ago
        > There's no fundamental difference between a news site and a blog. There is a difference. A blog is short for web log which implies a personal journal. Anyone can publish a blog without editorial oversight. A news site implies that professional journalists are producing reports with editorial and literary standards. Clearly many media companies blur this line though to the detriment of readers and journalists. > A lot of them even use the same software. What difference does that make? The vast majority of web sites use the same web server software (Apache/Nginx)...and the same software elsewhere in the stack.
        zcid 7y ago
        "Professional journalist" just means you're a blogger that gets paid. And everybody has standards. Some people just like to wave theirs around a little more.
    - r1ch 7y ago
      Actually Forbes IS a blog these days. Look at the URL - anything under /sites/ is a blog post by some random guy.
PunksATawnyFill 7y ago
Forbes is such a pathetic joke now. Lately they churn out another "Apple headed for disaster" article every day. Someone there is shorting AAPL and thinking no one will figure it out.
scarface74 7y ago
As if Kaspersky itself isn’t spamming. To make sure you never find yourself in such trouble, use a reliable antivirus for Android app and scan your smartphone from time to time. (The paid version of Kaspersky Internet Security for Android scans automatically.)
- nvr219 7y ago
  Inbound marketing is literally the opposite of spamming
dang 7y ago
Ok, we've changed to that from https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/08/27/android-warning-nasty-malware-hiding-inside-app-installed-by-100m-users/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/08/27/android-w.... Thanks!

mkolodny 7y ago

What's blogspam?

McGlockenshire 7y ago
Blogspam happens when someone writes a blog article that sources or references something from a more authoritative source, such as this one linking to the Kaspersky story, without adding anything of significance to the original.
- GordonS 7y ago
  Which I don't think is exactly the case here - the Forbes site is not a blog, it's a news site. This article is their reporting of something newsworthy (even if not the best quality article).
  - chmod775 7y ago
    There's no fundamental difference between a news site and a blog. A lot of them even use the same software. News sites just tend to have lower quality entries than blogs and often engage in blogspam instead of providing links to superior sources or adding something of value. Obviously. Since they want to keep people on their site. I wonder what the average time spent on a "news article" vs. a "blog post" is.
    - mtberatwork 7y ago
      > There's no fundamental difference between a news site and a blog. There is a difference. A blog is short for web log which implies a personal journal. Anyone can publish a blog without editorial oversight. A news site implies that professional journalists are producing reports with editorial and literary standards. Clearly many media companies blur this line though to the detriment of readers and journalists. > A lot of them even use the same software. What difference does that make? The vast majority of web sites use the same web server software (Apache/Nginx)...and the same software elsewhere in the stack.
      - zcid 7y ago
        "Professional journalist" just means you're a blogger that gets paid. And everybody has standards. Some people just like to wave theirs around a little more.
  - r1ch 7y ago
    Actually Forbes IS a blog these days. Look at the URL - anything under /sites/ is a blog post by some random guy.

PunksATawnyFill 7y ago

Forbes is such a pathetic joke now. Lately they churn out another "Apple headed for disaster" article every day. Someone there is shorting AAPL and thinking no one will figure it out.

scarface74 7y ago

As if Kaspersky itself isn’t spamming. To make sure you never find yourself in such trouble, use a reliable antivirus for Android app and scan your smartphone from time to time. (The paid version of Kaspersky Internet Security for Android scans automatically.)

nvr219 7y ago
Inbound marketing is literally the opposite of spamming

dang 7y ago

Ok, we've changed to that from https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/08/27/android-warning-nasty-malware-hiding-inside-app-installed-by-100m-users/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/08/27/android-w.... Thanks!