Jan 6, 2009
New York - Several online social websites have become very popular during the past several years -- especially for teenagers, who use them for their private life. It has been noticed that many teenagers use social networking websites such as MySpace or FaceBook, as an example, to post very personal and sometimes even intimate information.
Adult users know well, that all the information posted online even on social networking websites will be then accessible by their future employers, colleagues and friends, and think ... Read More
Jan 2, 2009
Recently, Facebook removed photos of women breast-feeding their children, sparking a nationwide protest of the social networking site’s policies.
When the site removed pictures of women breastfeeding their newborns, after asking the women to remove the photo themselves, or face being kicked off, there was a huge backlash from the women involved as well as many outside supporters.
After the photos were removed, close to 82,000 people joined the online petition, which was cited as saying Facebook’s policy was designed to “appease the small-minded.” ... Read More
Dec 1, 2008
Categories: Tech
Seattle - Teenagers have MySpace. Professionals have LinkedIn. Facebook is hoping to be the social network for everyone, and help users to maintain that identity across the entire Internet.
With Facebook Connect, users not only have a profile with optional photo albums, notes and games but they can now use that profile when making blog comments or participating in forums across the Web.
Facebook Connect is an identification and registration system, similar to OnlineID. Casual users of Facebook can now become part of communities ... Read More
Nov 25, 2008
Categories: Tech
Toronto - Soul owner of Atlantis Blue Capital (a site used to register Internet domain name data) in Canada was fined over $873 million in a suit against him for blatant violations of the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003.
Adam Guerbuez was found guilty of using phishing scams in partner with 25 other Jane and John Doe's to send more than four million messages pushing marijuana, male enhancement drugs and X-Rated material. Spam was sent to user accounts as well as posted publicly on ... Read More
