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Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Dont mess with Google,They Google-ised spam!

I m pretty sure that most of us hold more than 2 email accounts by now.Being a Gmail user since its inception.I couldnt help but notice the low amounts of spam that get into my Gmail inbox.Comparing it my Gmail to my other accounts like H**mail and Y*hoo,the differences are vast to say the least.Now I m not on a Google-competitor bashing spree here but really? ,just look at the spam themselves.The ones that managed to make it through Google are pure gibberish,Google has successfully forced spam to the point of illegibility.

Here's the news from Google.

Gmail fans often cite great spam protection as a key reason they love Gmail. It's relatively easy to catch spam messages; the challenge is to catch the right messages without blocking mail you want along the way.How do we do it? Our team of leading spam-fighting scientists uses a number of advanced Google technologies. Though in many cases our best weapon is you.

Community clicks
Gmail users play an important role in keeping spammy messages out of millions of inboxes. When the Gmail community votes with their clicks to report a particular email as spam, our system quickly learns to start blocking similar messages. The more spam the community marks, the smarter our system becomes.

Source http://www.google.com/mail/help/fightspam/spamexplained.html