Adam is a lecturer, trainer and writer. He's been a blogger for over 20 years, and a journalist for more than 25. He lectures on audience strategy and engagement at City, University of London.
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John Gruber mused [http://daringfireball.net/linked/2009/09/05/wordpress-attack]
:
> I have to wonder when WordPress users will start switching to some other
platform.
There’s a reason it’s not happening. They can’t. There are no good alternatives
for a less technical user who wants to self-host.
Google is starting to smack down spam, but it’s still an issue – affiliate
links.Calacanis had some suggestions for the attendees about how to manage this:
- Build curation into your service.
- Police your service
- Reduce anonymity without reducing freedom
- Punish bad peopleUsers have to “own