Tag Archives : Social network service

US Memorial day also to be the quit Facebook Day

US Memorial day also to be the quit Facebook Day

Image via Wikipedia If you are planning to stop using Facebook after numerous atrocious security and privacy bloopers one bigger than the other, the recent been the sharing of user data with advertisers, but, have been procrastinating to do it have some help with deciding on the D-Day. A website called Quit Facebook Day has set the last day of May as the day everyone keen to leave the social network [...]
Shocking! – Facebook gave Advertisers details of users

Shocking! – Facebook gave Advertisers details of users

Image via CrunchBase If you were angry with Facebook’s self serving and financially motivated user policies this would outrage you. WSJ ( Wall Street Journal) reported that  Facebook along with MySpace, Digg, and a few other  social-networking sites sent advertisers information (user names, ages, hometowns and occupations) about  which specific users were clicking on ads, based on a report [...]
Facebook introduces location based check in

Facebook introduces location based check in

Image via CrunchBase Move over Facebook’s recently launched and fast catching ‘Open Graph’ feature, the  habit-inducing social networking site is reportedly planning a location-based feature that lets users “check-in” at real-world businesses and points of interest. TechCrunch reported about hidden code for the location feature on Facebook’s  mobile website [...]
How to quit Facebook

How to quit Facebook

Whether you have concerns about Facebook’s privacy policies, or you simply don’t want to keep a profile on the website anymore, Facebook make it extremely difficult to actually close your account. If you follow the ‘Help’ section of Facebook, you’ll eventually be led to ‘Deactivate’ your account – which basically means your data is still on [...]
Samsung Diva S7070 Fashion Phone Released in UK

Samsung Diva S7070 Fashion Phone Released in UK

There’s good news for all you ‘Fashionistas’ out there. Samsung has recently launched its trendy, stylish and very fashionable Diva S7070 phone in UK. As the name suggests, the Samsung Diva is a true fashion phone with ‘mesmerizing’ looks. The diamond shaped button on the front adds more charm to Diva’s gorgeous looks. Samsung realizes that there’s massive untapped potential [...]
This you???? Twitter Phishing Attack

This you???? Twitter Phishing Attack

Twitter users have been hit by a phishing attack, the direct messages sent out say something along the lines of “This You????”, “hey, i’ve been having better sex and longer with this here” or “LOL this is funny” followed by a link to a phishing site that looks like twitter which then asks you to enter your twitter credentials in. Video Explanation from Sophos: According [...]
Facebook supressing freedom of speech

Facebook supressing freedom of speech

We came across a very interesting article on Demonized, that we just had to share with you. Facebook being the largest social networking website in the world has also managed to supress freedom of speech and contribute to the suppression of breaking news. Since the last few weeks, Facebook along with twitter and youtube has proved essential for Iranians to release information and spread videos and [...]
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