Comments on: Spam Spam Spam and Salesforce.com http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/02/spam-spam-spam-and-salesforcecom.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sebastien http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/02/spam-spam-spam-and-salesforcecom.html/comment-page-1#comment-4313 Sebastien Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:59:00 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1498#comment-4313 Spamming is a major problem when implementing a web-to-lead solution. Unfortunately the default Salesforce web-to-lead utility does not provide any anti spam functionalities yet, which might prevent some Salesforce user to successfully implement an effective Web-to-Lead strategy. For anyone willing to fill the gap between their website and Salesforce without worrying about spam, I suggest using FormVester (available form the AppExchange). FormVester generate leads form any of your existing online forms, without the hassle of reprogramming them Spamming is a major problem when implementing a web-to-lead solution.
Unfortunately the default Salesforce web-to-lead utility does not provide any anti spam functionalities yet, which might prevent some Salesforce user to successfully implement an effective Web-to-Lead strategy.
For anyone willing to fill the gap between their website and Salesforce without worrying about spam, I suggest using FormVester (available form the AppExchange).
FormVester generate leads form any of your existing online forms, without the hassle of reprogramming them

]]> By: Shanon http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/02/spam-spam-spam-and-salesforcecom.html/comment-page-1#comment-4312 Shanon Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:47:25 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1498#comment-4312 I think you've missed one type of spam - resume spam. Just post a job online and you'll get hundreds of resumes from people who didn't read the posting and aren't qualified, and hundreds more from off-shoring shops (who also didn't read the posting). Needless to say, this wastes lots of time and energy, and fighting this type of spam is why I started PowerHires.com. I think you’ve missed one type of spam – resume spam. Just post a job online and you’ll get hundreds of resumes from people who didn’t read the posting and aren’t qualified, and hundreds more from off-shoring shops (who also didn’t read the posting).

Needless to say, this wastes lots of time and energy, and fighting this type of spam is why I started PowerHires.com.

]]> By: Sue Kunz http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/02/spam-spam-spam-and-salesforcecom.html/comment-page-1#comment-4311 Sue Kunz Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:55:34 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1498#comment-4311 Ironically I recieved one of my best spam "slip throughs" in a while today, namely "Drugs Porn Stars Use". I laughed out loud. How can a spam filter miss this one. (Note, the spam filter caught 1300 titles in the last 2 weeks.) Needless to say I had to open it, and if I ever want a serios erection, I have "expert?" advice. Hmm .. spam filters may no longer work w/o mention of "weapons of mass destruction". Bummer. Enjoyed the blog. Sue Ironically I recieved one of my best spam “slip throughs” in a while today, namely “Drugs Porn Stars Use”. I laughed out loud. How can a spam filter miss this one. (Note, the spam filter caught 1300 titles in the last 2 weeks.)

Needless to say I had to open it, and if I ever want a serios erection, I have “expert?” advice.

Hmm .. spam filters may no longer work w/o mention of “weapons of mass destruction”. Bummer.

Enjoyed the blog.

Sue

]]> By: Bill http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/02/spam-spam-spam-and-salesforcecom.html/comment-page-1#comment-4310 Bill Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:18:32 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1498#comment-4310 Interesting 'response' from SF.com. Brad, as you know, I have been using sf.com for well over 5 years, and know the app pretty well. Their limits on me for how I can mass-email opt-in info to my customers is pretty over-reaching, limiting me to 100 emails at a time. That makes life difficult for a software company to announce a bug fix or availabilty of a new download to 1000 customers. Now their back-end is too open and allowing other companies to come in and spam? Too ironic. Interesting ‘response’ from SF.com. Brad, as you know, I have been using sf.com for well over 5 years, and know the app pretty well.

Their limits on me for how I can mass-email opt-in info to my customers is pretty over-reaching, limiting me to 100 emails at a time. That makes life difficult for a software company to announce a bug fix or availabilty of a new download to 1000 customers.

Now their back-end is too open and allowing other companies to come in and spam? Too ironic.

]]> By: Daniel Carroll http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/02/spam-spam-spam-and-salesforcecom.html/comment-page-1#comment-4309 Daniel Carroll Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:08:10 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1498#comment-4309 I have been slowly inching into a short position into CRM's stock trading at almost a 1000 P/E and close to $48. Hopefully, negative news like this continues! I have been slowly inching into a short position into CRM’s stock trading at almost a 1000 P/E and close to $48.

Hopefully, negative news like this continues!

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