I get a ton of email. Most of it's crap, but my email client Thunderbird (by the makers of Firefox) does a good job screening out the spam (though it's remarkably inept at relegating email with the subject line of "Get V!agr* cheap!" to the spam can).
I didn't think I could get anything in email that would shock me — until a couple of days ago.
A little backstory is necessary. Over the past couple of weeks, this blog has been getting hammered with comments from various people who were all plugging a new real estate related show on HGTV called "Bought & Sold". Each of these comments took the form of one line of quasi-related comment on the post (you could tell the commenter had at least skimmed the blog post) followed by a plug and a link for Bought & Sold.
I let these comments go until one day, I got socked with 3 or 4 of them. Then *I* made this comment:
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I truly didn't expect to see anything come out of my comment. Full-fledged comment spammers never come back and read (or care).
Here's where the shocking email comes into play…. This shows up in my inbox on Tuesday:
While I don't really think that I voiced "significant concern", I was most certainly irritated. But I never expected a response to my comment.
I have to give credit where credit is due. Mr. Ku quite nobly fell on his sword and corrected the perceived wrongdoing. That is quite commendable and speaks volumes for Marketingworks.
I don't believe Mr. Ku and team intended to spam, and I'll admit to being a little sensitive to it as we get dozens of comment spams a day. The plugins do a fine job stopping most of it in its tracks, though some slip through. It's a constant battle.
If anyone out there in the re.net is still getting these HGTV comments and would like them to cease and desist, let me know and I can give you Mr. Ku's contact info.
Personally, I'm going to TiVo Bought & Sold right now…
[tags]Marketingworks, HGTV, Bought & Sold, Ryan Ku[/tags]