Hidden links? Is it spam?

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  amerrierworld · Member · May 28, 2008 at 8:14 am

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  I’ve noticed that several links are appearing in my stats as having been clicked on in my blog by visitors … but I don’t recognise the links at all. I’ve gone back through my posts and links in comments, but I can’t find them:

  http://www.debbiebrownscakes.co.uk/
  http://fancyflours.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/stunning-spring-fling-table-ideas-and-inspiration/cake-detail-with-hummingbird/

  Am I being blind or spammed?
  Thanks (even to anyone who points out where I’ve added the links myself! It’s driving me mad!).

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  raincoaster · Member · May 28, 2008 at 8:26 am

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  The first one could be an Adsense ad. WP.com is running them on our blogs, but regular readers won’t see them. The second one probably is just someone clicking the Next Blog arrow on the Admin bar, I’d guess.

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  singularcontiguity · Member · May 28, 2008 at 11:39 am

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  The latter could also be generated by the “Possibly related links”. See here for details.

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  amerrierworld · Member · May 28, 2008 at 9:54 pm

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  Thanks – I’ll sleep easier tonight now ;-)