January 03, 2005

Site Enhancements

A few of you have written us with some dandy ideas about new features for this site. Thank you. Just in case you missed them, here is a summary.

Current News Using a Caching RSS Parser

Our Daily News (link opens in a new window) dynamically inserts RSS feed stories which deal with spyware, adware, malware, scumware, browser hijackers, keyloggers, Phishing and security. We are currently aggregating 3 news sources. The last entry on the page (Scam Alert Service) contains the actual email text from those fraudsters engaged in Spoof email and Phishing Scams. We use CaRP Evolution (link opens in a new window) to do this which is a caching RSS parser. We run a crontab 6 times per day to insure that the News articles are always current.

Our Daily Technology and Web News From the Top 5 (link opens in a new window) is really an experiment to see if you like it. This page aggregates the top 10 stories from ClickZ, Netcraft, BBC News, The New York Times and The Washington Post. These are the news sources which we read on a daily basis. A single page of headlines and short extract's is much faster to scan than using an RSS reader or Google News.

Quality resources and link partners page

Our Resources (link opens in a new window) page contains a link and short description for quality resources we use. We anticipate that this section will be continually updated as we discover quality resources. This page also contains our request to exchange links/descriptions with very high quality sites which contain original content. Your site should focus on subjects which are directly related to ours, (see the Resources We Use section of this page for sites) and your site must enhance our visitors experience.

Syndicate Our Content

Our Syndicate Our Content (link opens in a new window) page permits you to place our content on your site. The very best way to do this is to download and install the free/GPL version of CaRP (link opens in a new window). We also provide JavaScript code for your use and another third party resources which produces even better looking JavaScript.

Spread the word

We would be grateful if you would tell your friends and associates about StopScum. You can even use the Tell A Friend link, located at the top of every page, to send them an email. Best wishes to you and yours for a safe and happy 2005!

Posted by Steve_S at January 3, 2005 12:25 PM