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Video: How to Configure Facebook’s New Privacy Settings
by Matt on March 7, 2010
Kids’ Top 100 Searches of 2009
by Matt on January 3, 2010
Kids’ Top 100 Searches of 2009
YouTube, Google, and Facebook top the list
Sex and Porn round out the top 5
Kids spend most of their time searching for music related topics (30%), then TV/movie related topics (12%).
The most popular celebrity kids searched for was Michael Jackson. Taylor Swift came in second.
Team Jacob won over Team Edward, with [...]
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Beware the 12 Scams of Christmas
by Matt on November 29, 2009
Below is an excellent article from Fox News about cyberscams during the holiday season.
Getting a bargain on Cyber Monday seems compelling. But with online shopping comes the risk of cyberscams.
According to Consumer Reports, cybercriminals have bilked $8 billion from consumers in the past two years. And as Americans open their wallets and their browsers for [...]
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New Social Networking Scam
by Matt on July 31, 2009
Don’t fall victim to social networking hackers!
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Facebook I.Q. Test Scam
by Matt on June 25, 2009
Darlena Taylor-Bonds, who writes for the Examiner in Detroit, reports on a Facebook I.Q. Scam.
You may have already seen the pop-up add that looks something like this:
“Your friend Matt took a test and got a 135. Can you beat him?”
Darlena reports:
“You have to enter your cell phone number. Worse, the users couldn’t get it to [...]
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How I’m going to use social networking to steal your identity!
by Matt on June 21, 2009
Ron Shulkin of Examiner.com has written an excellent article about how hackers will use information you post about yourself on social networks to steal your identity.
Here are a few highlights:
So the first thing I’ll do to steal your identity is find out everything I can about you. I can take a quiz, as apparently [...]
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Yet Another Facebook Scam – Goldbase.be
by Matt on May 24, 2009
Pete Cashmore from Mashable is reporting that some Facebook users are receiving messages with links to goldbase.be and other .be websites with the subject line of “Look at This”.
DO NOT click the links to any of these sites:
goldbase.be
greenbuddy.be
silvertag.be
picoband.be
According to Mashable, if you receive any of these Facebook messages you should delete the message, clear your [...]
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New Facebook Phishing Scams
by Matt on May 21, 2009
There is a new phishing scam is hitting Facebook users today. Facebook users receive a message from a friend that directs them to a site with an official looking Facebook login. When users login, the site captures the email and password, uploads malware to the computer, and then sends a similar message to [...]
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Facebook Quizzes and Applications
by Matt on May 12, 2009
Please be careful with the quizzes on Facebook. When you sign up for them you are agreeing to share your personal information.
Allowing [Quiz Name] access will let it pull your profile information, photos, your friends’ info, and other content that it requires to work.
By proceeding, you are allowing [Quiz Name] to access your information and [...]
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