8.5 Hours Until WordCamp MSP 2010

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Check in for WordCamp MSP 2010 starts in 8.5 hours. See you there.

FYI: My presentation begins at 9:30AM CST, and slides will be up sometime midday tomorrow. There also may be a Security focused breakout session hosted by the MSP WordPress User Group.

-John Havlik

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BlogPress SEO is Malware

As with most scamming attempts, it all started with an email—which I ignored when I received it on Wednesday. It made claims of terrific SEO improvements using backlinks—yeah right. I do not use SEO enhancement plugins (other than Google XML sitemaps), and never plan on doing so. Anyways, the sender’s name as Saurabh, and his message was as follows:

Hello, My name is Saurabh, and I am here to offer you a unique wordpress plugin which will get you 100’s of backlinks like crazy. The plugin is 100% free and I can also offer installation help. http://BlogPressSEO.com Why backlinks are important for getting traffic. http://BlogPressSEO.com/#1 This is how the plugin works http://BlogPressSEO.com/#2 Thanks

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