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The researchers found that an 'overwhelmingly large percentage' of spam-ads clickthrough traffic came from two IP blocks, meaning that just two web hosting firms are responsible for a large amount of spam listings.

The report refers to this as the 'bottleneck' of the spam double-funnel referred to in the report's title.

In addition, the report found that a small number of ad syndicators serve as middlemen connecting advertisers with the majority of spammers. The top three ad syndicators were involved in between 59% and 68% of the spam redirection chains sampled in the research.

These findings from the report provide the hope that the problem, unlike the more complex issue of email spam, could be solved or significantly reduced by taking action against a small number of operators.

Men are living in a state of delusion

An Elle/MSNBC.com Work & Power Survey says that men may be living in a state of delusion since appearance seems to play a big role in how subordinates perceive their bosses.

The one image issue where men and women differed sharply was in how they saw themselves judged in the workplace.

A large majority of women — 61 percent — said they thought men judged them on their looks and 54 percent said they were being judged on their body and weight. Work ethic and accomplishments came in third and fourth, followed by talent.

Men, on the other hand, were more likely to believe that women judge them in the workplace based on their work ethic (43 percent), or accomplishments (40 percent). Factors like talent, sense of humor and looks were lower on the list.

Your effectiveness or your competence is more often judged by how attractive or how competent an image you project of your self.

Power of attraction rules in workplace - Your Career - MSNBC.com