What's frightening about the spread of this Trojan is not the worm itself - it's really nothing new in terms of malware - but the way its being spread. Over the years people have learned to be suspicious of unknown links and attachments in their emails, so the virus writers turned to hit us where we're more vulnerable: on our social networks. Here, many people still have a feeling of comfort and s... read full post picked by muppet 11 months ago

The White House is collecting and storing comments and videos placed on its social-networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube without notifying or asking the consent of the site users, a failure that appears to run counter to President Obama's promise of a transparent government and his pledge to protect privacy on the Internet. picked by shuallyo 3 months ago

Social networking Web sites such as Facebook and MySpace may increase the risk of health problems as serious as cancer, strokes and dementia by altering the way genes work, according to a report in the Biologist journal. picked by hogstr 9 months ago

Fans of MySpace and Facebook are divided by much more than which music they like, suggests a study. picked by pjanaway 2 years ago

Okay, it’s official, Facebook is officially getting out of hand. Not only do employers use social networking tools such as Facebook or Myspace to check on prospective employees, but now Oxford University has actually used photos as evidence of students violating their code of conduct. picked by kye1111 2 years ago

A social analyst said Facebook's arrival sparked a migration from MySpace of white users, the educated and the wealthy, while non-whites had stuck together on MySpace.
(cf. this prophetical article) picked by suckersklub 5 months ago

A file claiming to be the next Harry Potter book is actually a worm that opens up a document saying that the wizard is dead, along with creating new users with character names and other wormy tricks. picked by TheStep 2 years ago

If you thought online social networking was just an idle pastime, think again.

A university is to offer a Masters degree covering sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Bebo.

Students will learn how to set up blogs and podcasts online and also how to use the sites in communications and marketing. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

A look at what the conficker worm does, how people are tried to stop it and what it is doing now. picked by makuus 6 months ago

That's right, Pew Internet Research tells us 35 percent of grown-ups (defined as anyone between the ages of 18 and dead) are now using social networking sites. Of course that doesn't mean they're necessarily on Facebook. They might be on LinkedIn (a business social networking site) or MySpace (for musicians and goth tweens), or maybe they're on Friendster. (Just kidding; no one's on Friendster.) picked by dollyllama 8 months ago

New research suggests that 25% of people in the UK suffer from some form of paranoia.
Will paranoia worsen as we move towards complex personal surveillance, the result of the heavy use of social networking sites such as Facebook? picked by ThirDeye 2 months ago

Nearly 10,000 Twitter messages, known as "tweets," had to be deleted to contain the potential damage, but no personal or sensitive information was compromised in the attacks. A 17-year-old boy, who has admitted creating the virus that wreak havoc on Twitter over the weekend, is worried about being sued by the social networking site. picked by bullettime 8 months ago

MS backs new social networking site picked by mrnelson 3 years ago

Like the pied-piper of Sopchoppy Florida, worms seem to respond to the intense sounds of worm grunting. Worm grunting is a practice whereby vibrating the soil causes worms to emerge. This practice has been known for years in the southern USA where it is at the heart of a local economy. picked by bingo 7 months ago

Students at Bornemouth University are calling for the blocking of Facebook and other social networking sites because others' using these sites 'hog' the computers. picked by Ankabout 8 months ago

What Is Myspace? I’m sure you’ve heard of Myspace.com before, if not here is a quick recap. Myspace is a social networking site where you can build a network of “friends” who can share photos, post blogs and communicate with each other. That’s the general nature of Myspace, but what I’m about to reveal to you are some innovative ways you can start marketing to ... read full post picked by bimal 2 years ago

Yahoo may be purchasing Facebook.com for $1 billion. MySpace sold for $580 million. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

Do you have a Facebook account? How about a Myspace account? Your Plime avatar counts as well. Chances are if you know about the internet tubes you have some sort of online personality. Your "away messages" are possibly hidden messages. Possibly. I'm not a fan of people telling me who I am but to some degree these things can be pretty accurate. picked by Magellan 2 years ago

Social-networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace are being targeted so often by cybercrooks and other mischief-makers that half of the information-technology specialists surveyed recently by Intel expressed concern about workers under 30, who disproportionately use such sites. picked by eastcoast1978 11 months ago

New site offers (for a fee) to supply your myspace, facebook, or other social site with all the fake friends you want. You can have all the hottest and coolest friends your credit card will afford but would never speak to you in real life. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago