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95% of User-Generated Content Is Bogus

Posted by kdawson on from the sturgeon's-law-applies dept.

coomaria writes "The HoneyGrid scans 40 million Web sites and 10 million emails, so it was bound to find something interesting. Among the things it found was that a staggering 95% of User Generated Content is either malicious in nature or spam." Here is the report's front door; to read the actual report you'll have to give up name, rank, and serial number.

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  1. Want to get ripped? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I got ripped in 2 weeks. learn how with secret juice formula.

  2. Let me be the first to post that this is BS. by nicknamenotavailable · · Score: 5, Funny

    That is so untrue. There is value in what I write.

  3. Re:It might be true, but it's also irrelevent. by mwvdlee · · Score: 5, Funny

    95% of humans are over 100 years old. Most of them are dead.

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  4. Was going to RTFA but it's probably bogus by syousef · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...95% probability actually. So I didn't bother.

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  5. Re:It might be true, but it's also irrelevent. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    That should be on Fox News.

    "Number of dead people reaches all time high!"

  6. Re:It might be true, but it's also irrelevent. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, then MSNBC would just rip into Fox for inferring these unfortunate individuals should no longer vote. CNN would chime in and blame the lack of universal health care for the deaths.

  7. Re:This just in by Smegly · · Score: 5, Funny

    a staggering 95% of User Generated Content is... ...spam. Here is the report's front door; to read the actual report you'll have to give up name, rank, and serial number.

    Give up your Name, rank, email... so we can enlighten you with valuable information from our partners.