Here at Verity, I manage a lot of our social media, including our blogs. Earlier this week, I went into the admin area to review comments and delete 10 months worth of SPAM comments one by one (there isn't a delete all function, which is possibly why I let them collect for a few months).

As I was clicking "Mark as SPAM" for the 50th time in a row, I started to wonder about SPAM messages...what is the real purpose of them? Do any of the garbled, obviously fake comments ever make it past the blog approval process? For that matter, does anyone ever click on them? Seriously, has this ever happened?

Granted, the occasional "accidental" click may appear, but does this tactic work? Does anyone actually click on the link with the intent of ordering the prescription products in the offer? I just don't see how it is even worth the time it takes to write the code to make SPAM-bots (my new term) that search out and leave comments on every blog post imaginable. In today's time, when nearly every blog has moved to having real people approve comments before they appear, I think it is time for the SPAM-bots to just cease to exist.

So, if someone could pass the memo along to the SPAM-bot creators of the world and let them know that they are wasting their time, I am sure it would be appreciated by all of mankind. My rant is now complete, have a wonderful day!