NTEN published my somewhat snarky predictions for nonprofits' use of fundraising technologies in 2012. My overall predictions are that most things will be pretty much the same as last year (and 2010 and 2009, etc.): many nonprofits will struggle with out-of-date systems. No surprise -- many … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2012
Lame spam of the day: Gaddafi’s money
I loved the movie Three Kings, so I got a kick out of being asked to help smuggle Gaddafi's money out of Libya. Sender: SGT CHRIS BRAND (chrisbrrand@yahoo.com.ph) Subject: WAITING FOR YOU RESPONSE Text: Helllo, My name is Sgt. Chris Brand; I am an American soldier with Swiss background, … [Read more...]
Lame spams of the day: Robospam promoting Liberty Reserve investments
The following blog comment spams were left on my site on 12/21 - 23 in response to my posts "Lame spam as blog comments" and "More lame spam as blog comments." For some reason I'm tickled by them, like how "worth reporting" mutates thesaurus-like into "couturier mention" and "riveting" becomes … [Read more...]
Lame spam of the day: Instant Acrobat Upgrade
Since Adobe seems to update Acrobat weekly, this message seems plausible. Some quick indicators that it isn't real: I get updates through the installed Adobe Updater, not as email messages. The update site is instant-acrobat-upgrade.com, not adobe.com. The sender's … [Read more...]