OMG! Im never going to send another text message again after seeing this! Facebook Scam
Scam Name: “OMG! Im never going to send another text message again after seeing this!” Scam Signature Message(s): “OMG! Im never going to send another text message again after seeing this!” “OMG! Im not txtin again now that I have seen this!” Scam Link: http://tiny.cc/2e3di Scam Type: Rogue Application Trending: October 2010 Why it’s a
read more →Weekly Roundup – October 10, 2010
Facebook held a press conference on Wednesday of this past week to announce changes and features coming to the platform. Facebook Groups has received a great deal of media attention due to some privacy issues discovered about its functionality. The main problem with Groups is that someone can add you to a group without your
read more →Look What happens when father catches daughter on her webcam. No Surveys! Facebook Scam
Scam Name: “Look What happens when father catches daughter on her webcam. No Surveys! Facebook Scam!” Scam Signature Message: “Look What happens when father catches daughter on her webcam. No Surveys! Scam Link: Wall Post Scam Type: Survey scam / Rogue App Trending: October 2010 Why it’s a Scam: I know it is shocking, but
read more →Weekly Roundup – October 3, 2010
This was one of the slowest news weeks regarding Facebook that we have had in quite a while. The Social Network, a major motion picture about Mark Zuckerberg and the founding of Facebook was released nation wide on October 1, 2010. The film has received rave reviews by both fans and critics alike. It is
read more →Weekly Roundup – September 26, 2010
One of the major stories of the week was the massive Facebook outage that occurred on Thursday. Robert Johnson, a senior engineer with Facebook stated that it was the worst such outage the site has experienced in over four years. Apparently, the reason for the outage was due to a software issue and its error
read more →Free 4000 Xbox Live Points Limited time promotion, get yours now! Facebook Scam
Scam Name: “Free 4000 Xbox Live Points Limited time promotion, get yours now!” Scam Signature Message: Xbox Live logo with the same message as the scam name Scam Link: Wall Post Scam Type: Survey scam Trending: October 2010 Why it’s a Scam: Clicking on the link takes the user to a page hosted on blogspot.com.
read more →Social Media and Suicide
Tragically, these two seem to go hand in hand these days. Cyber bullying recently claimed its fourth victim in as many weeks. The latest casualty – Tyler Clementi, a Rutgers University student that jumped to his death off of the George Washington Bridge. This was in response to his his roommate secretly taping and streaming
read more →Creeps of the Week – September 25, 2010
Without question, the biggest Creep of this past week goes to Michael Williams, the 29-year-old pedophile from the UK. Williams admitted to 27 charges including enticing sexual activity, grooming children and having sex with a child under 16. Williams further admitted to four charges of enticing 460 children to commit sex acts over the internet.
read more →Weekly Roundup – October 3, 2010
One of the major stories of the week was the massive Facebook outage that occurred on Thursday. Robert Johnson, a senior engineer with Facebook stated that it was the worst such outage the site has experienced in over four years. Apparently, the reason for the outage was due to a software issue and its error
read more →Girl killed herself, after her dad posted This to her Wall Facebook Scam
Scam Signature Message: This Girl killed herself after her dad Posted something on her wall!! Scam Link: http://bit.ly/g1QKxv (scam uses many others links) Scam Type: Survey scam Trending: December 2010 Why it’s a Scam: When you click on the Wall post link you are taken to the following screen: When you “Click Here” you are
read more →Weekly Roundup – September 19, 2010
Diaspora, the privacy focused Facebook rival released an Alpha version of its core code this week, and is now opening the project up to the developer community. The announcement came with much fanfare and glee, but that was to be short lived. Shortly after the code release, privacy and security pundits chimed in with their
read more →OMG This GUY Went A Little To Far WITH His Revenge On His EX Girlfriend.”
Scam Name: OMG This GUY Went A Little To Far WITH His Revenge On His EX Girlfriend.” Facebook Scam Scam Signature Message: The scam’s modus operandi is to appear in a status update with the message: “OMG This GUY Went A Little To Far WITH His Revenge On His EX Girlfriend.” Scam Link: When you
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