A lot of Facebook users have been receiving privacy warnings in their newsfeeds about the website, Spokeo. Spokeo is a controversial people search site that claims it has personal records on over 300 million people. Users can search by name, email, phone number, user names and friends. Spokeo states on its home page, “Not your…

ABC 11 reports that Tony Michael English, a 38-year-old registered sex offender has violated the terms of his probation by contacting his former victims using the social networking site MySpace. Investigators stated that English sent his former child victims private messages. English told authorities he didn’t see anything wrong with his actions since the victims…

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A lot of Facebook users have been receiving privacy warnings in their newsfeeds about the website, Spokeo. Spokeo is a controversial people search site that claims it has personal records on over 300 million people. Users can search by name, email, phone number, user names and friends. Let’s take a deeper look at each search…

Happy New Year to everyone! We hope 2011 is a great year for you ahead! This past week saw a lot of reflection on the top stories of 2010, and the social media gurus made their predictions for what may be in store for 2011. One thing they all agree on is that Facebook and…

Cambridgeshire, UK has recently issued a warning to parents after authorities discovered that a paedophile has been contacting students. The internet predator is using Facebook to befriend and groom children. Police report that the man created several fake Facebook accounts and then pretended to be a new student at the targeted schools. Authorities further confirmed…

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Scam Signature Message: “SHOCKING – > Kid getting SHOT on Google Earth: Street View” Scam Type: Like Jacking – Survey Scam Trending: December 2010 Why it’s a Scam: Once you click on the Wall Post link, you are taken to the following page: Most survey scams use a rogue Facebook application to like jack your…