Stumbleupon Spam?

• 

  joaker5 · Member · Jul 6, 2011 at 10:19 pm

  • Copy link
  • Add topic to favorites

  Yesterday I pounded out a quick post on my reaction to the Casey Anthony verdict. I was flabbergasted this morning to check my view count and see 268 views. I wondered if I had been fresh pressed! Then I realized that the vast majority of this hits came from Stumbleupon – 218 to be precise. Here’s what the usage links look like

  http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2rZ4o4/joaker5.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/my-thoughts-on-the-casey-anthony-verdict/ – 100 views

  http://www.stumbleupon.com/refer.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fjoaker5.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F07%2F05%2Fmy-thoughts-on-the-casey-anthony-verdict%2F – 97 views

  and then a lot of 1 off views from links like this – http://www.stumbleupon.com/toolbar/litebar.php?device=chromebar&version=chromebar+3.5.18.1&ts=1309922865

  So, my question is, Are any of these real hits from real people? or did I manage to trigger some kind of stumbleupon spambot.

  thanks!
  Jonathan

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

• 

  timethief · Member · Jul 6, 2011 at 10:22 pm

  • Copy link

  The first one is NOT legitimate. 6 views
  The rest are legitimate.

• 

  joaker5 · Member · Jul 6, 2011 at 11:12 pm

  • Copy link

  Oh my goodness! I though for sure it would be the other way around.

  200 views in 1 day… I think I might cry! just quadrupled the highest day count ever, and more than half of that original highest day was spam!

• 

  timethief · Member · Jul 6, 2011 at 11:15 pm

  • Copy link

  Well now you can see how effective stumbleupon can be. If you are a new member be sure to read this > http://sem-group.net/search-engine-optimization-blog/when-the-ban-hammer-comes-down-on-stumbleupon/

• 

  timethief · Member · Jul 6, 2011 at 11:16 pm

  • Copy link

  Well now you can see how effective stumbleupon can be.

• 

  raincoaster · Member · Jul 7, 2011 at 12:43 am

  • Copy link

  OMG I was all excited. I thought, “Spammers are using Stumble now?!?!?!?!?!” Stumble is incredibly effective at driving hits, so I was all excited to think of these spammers trying to get my attention by diverting massive traffic my way.

  By the way, spammers, you can DEFINITELY get my attention by diverting massive traffic my way. I’m just sayin’.

• 

  timethief · Member · Jul 7, 2011 at 5:18 am

  • Copy link

  You can stumble all over my latest post any time. :D

• 

  raincoaster · Member · Jul 7, 2011 at 6:04 am

  • Copy link

  I don’t have an account, believe it or not!