after the link spam incident discussed
here i sent a polite inquiry to prweb asking whether link spamming using links to their service was a ToS violation. They have responded:
Dear Richard,
Unfortunately, PRWeb can't control where our users choose to post their press releases. It may not have even been an individual client who sent this spam release, but a spam bot.
We apologize that your blog site has been spammed with this release. Unfortunately, PRWeb didn't send the spam email and thus we have can't regulate this kind of activity
Best regards,
Marti
PRWeb Editors
PRWeb, a Vocus, Inc. Company
5160 Industrial Place, Suite 103
Ferndale, WA 98248 USA
This is of course, fundamentally unsatisfactory. They have Terms of Service which their customers must agree to and the ToS can of course contain limitations on how they use the links.
Now to ask the person whose name is on the release about the link spamming incident.
Prior postings on the subject are Here and Here. It turns out I know someone who works in the corporate complex that owns prweb who is well versed in network abuse issues, and the situation is getting looked into. So I plan to stop stirring up trouble
Tracked: Jul 06, 01:52