Referrer Spam
I saw an odd referrer URL in my log, so I checked it out. It seems that the company specializes in “referrer marketing,” which is nothing more than spam. This troubles me, however:
Q: How many weblogs can you reach?
A: We are currently reaching 55,000 weblogs, more being added every hour.
Gonzo Marketing? Smells more like a new kind of spam to me.
Anyone got a good idea how to combat this? Maybe something like checking the referer and making sure the referring URL actually contains a link to the page requested? Is trackback impervious to this attack?