Getting Fake
An excellent way to avoid spam e-mail is to sign up for the site of your interest with a pseudo e-mail address and name. Basically, you create an account which you will use ONLY for signing up with a specific site or sites.
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Discretion
Naturally, the best option is to only give out your e-mail address to people you trust, and be wary of which sites you give your e-mail address to. This will reduce the risk of your e-mail address being “harvested” for use by spammers.
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Spam Filters
People are more likely to worry more about having their friend’s e-mail blocked then they are about spam getting through. Some e-mail companies let users have partial control over the spam settings. This gives us more power to choose what we will allow and what we won’t.
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Banner Annoyance
A web banner ads are annoying flash images or words that blink and move constantly, distracting us from the information on the site. Some even have sound effects. Spam sites often place their banners on sites that have popular content, such as newspaper articles, game sites, or blogs.
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Pop Up Goes The Ad
Pop-up ads are a type of online announcement that is used to entice potential customers or catch email addresses. These windows annoyingly pop up with an advertisement that most people click on in hopes of getting rid of it.
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