Spamming. Just the word itself is enough to cause an eye-roll or a sigh of frustration. But what exactly does it mean? In the online world, spamming is when someone inundates you with unwanted or unsolicited messages. It's like a virtual equivalent of telemarketing, but with more annoying pop-ups and phishing scams. The trends associated with spamming seem to be focused on two major areas: preventing and identifying spam. There are a variety of tools and services available to help legitimize online communities and filter out unwanted content. From reCaptcha to Brightmail, these tools aim to make the internet a safer and more trustworthy place. Additionally, there are resources like Termux and groupme that help keep spam on the radar so that it can be more easily detected and filtered out. It's clear that as internet use continues to grow, so will the fight against spam. Here's hoping we can all make it to our inboxes with a little more sanity intact.