David Skul, Internet Entreprenuer [sic] is a comment spammer. He left a comment on my ‘Chinese inventions’ post, with links to his own sites. His comment was called ‘Inventing Something get a Patent’, an article that has been published on at least 10 other pages on the web. His spelling is comical. Not only did he misspell entrepreneur in his site’s title, but also in the header graphic for a course he appears to teach called CWB 130, “Intro to Web Ediating [sic] Tools”. Nice try, David. 
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He just did this at another forum I frequent, which linked to this article for reference.
My take on it is that if someone has a service or product that is worthwhile they wouldn’t have to use forum spamming as a way to get the word out. If it is great, people will comment about it or write about it. Word of mouth works well.
It’s unfortunate for him that word of mouth it also works well in letting people know about bad products and services, or shady advertisement practices.
What do you think about someone spouting claims of superior intelligence and marketing skills and yet doesn’t know the negative affect of forum spamming? That’s not someone I’d ever do business with.
Good luck to you David, you’ll need it. It’s going to be tough making a living whilst you run around cutting your own throat.
I am familiar with this individual, and I am sorry to tell you that I was conned into falling for an internet scam perpetrated by him. He takes money under the guise of providing links to websites in order to improve their web positioning.
However, he basically just keeps the money and puts up a few spam articles such as those which you mention. Even given that he uses this underhand method rather than creating genuine links on partner websites as promosed, he only set up less than 2% of the links I paid him for.
I have been contacted by 7 (at the time of writing) other people to whom he has dne the same.
When questioned he became increasingly hostile. Legal proceedings are under way.
He makes some nauseatingly self-regarding and holier-than-though comments about his own claimed religiosity, made all the more unappetising when it is considered that is engaged in fraud and spamming.
I searched blogger for “spam” and “skul”, and your post came up. Surprisingly, not much else came up, though. I think he’s just recently started his scummy little business.
Milhouse, how did you find my blog? Yes, I suspect that’s what he’s doing. I’ve already linked to his site; I think, as a comment spammer, he deserves no more recognition than that. =)
I just came across him today, when he posted the same comment to my blog. To a post from way back in August, about Cindy Sheehan, titled “Mother of Inventions”! He must just be searching for the word “inventions”, thinking that his piece will be considered relevant to such a post. Where can I find out more about him?