Towards filtering undesired short text messages using an online learning approach with semantic indexing

The popularity and reach of short text messages commonly used in electronic communication have led spammers to use them to propagate undesired content. This is often composed by misleading information, advertisements, viruses, and malwares that can be harmful and annoying to users. The dynamic nature of spam messages demands for knowledge-based systems with online learning and, therefore, the most traditional text categorization techniques can...