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Category Archives: Web
Fake Bagels Battle Facebook Spam
The worlds of legitimate advertising and spam appear to have collided in a particularly unfortunate manner for Facebook. An investigation suggests that companies who pay to attract followers on the site may be wasting their cash because many of the people who “Like” their page are simply computer-generated bogus accounts. The BBC looked into the [...]
YouTube Commenters Compilation [Video]
Warning: Contains strong language. A compilation of the various types of YouTube commenters you can run into while browsing the video sharing service. [Ukinojoe]
The Facebook Stalker Song [Video]
Chris “Crabstickz” Kendall on the perils of Facebook stalking: “Damn girl this is really upsetting. You’ve been tickin’ all the boxes on your privacy settings. And your profile picture just ain’t doing the job. Cos your profile picture is a picture of your dog.” [BBCComedy]
Webcam: A Short Film About The Dangers of Webcam Hacking [Video]
Warning: Do not watch this at work, and while there is nothing inappropriate with the video, some scenes could attract unwanted attention if someone sees you watching this. “Webcam” is based on actual events and was shot entirely on a computer’s webcam. The filmmakers hope that it will make people think more about the technology [...]
A Google A Day Keeps Your Brain at Play!
So you know how trivia games are always like “No Google allowed” and you’re like “Damn it, I know how to use Google like a pro.” Well Google’s got a game for you. Google has launched a web-based trivia game called “A Google A Day”. The idea of it is that they release a new [...]
Farewell Minitel, France’s forerunner to the web
This weekend, France will close Minitel, a service that has allowed people to access information on computers at home since long before the World Wide Web. The service was the most successful example of videotex, which uses dial-up modems to send information to and from a monitor or television screen. Minitel was launched in 1982 [...]
Hilarious: Internet Scam Alert – Most “Kickstarter” Projects Just Useless Crap [Joke]
Ok, before you guys hit play on the video below, please be aware that this “news report” comes from the Onion and that it is not meant to be taken seriously, Mmmkay? I don’t want any of you hundreds of kickstarter users that email me each week begging for exposure to start spamming my inbox [...]
Facebook is starting to get email pushy
If you weren’t already aware, you have a Facebook email address, ending in facebook.com. And now Facebook is attempting a full domination of the communication world, by swirling together SMS, IM and email into one big Facebook messaging system. They introduced a Facebook messaging app for smartphones, separate from the (crappy) Facebook app, in order [...]
Is Social Media Ruining Your Social Skills?
Schools.com recently collected a bunch of findings and created the infographic you see below. Personally, I just had the most amazing philanthropic experience on Facebook. My boss is desperate for Radiohead tickets and put up a post asking her friends if anyone had one available. Knowing what a hardcore fan she is, I clicked share [...]
Google to Block YouTube Ripping Services
Thus far, Google has been satisfied to sit on the sidelines, owning the virtual universe and letting the money roll in from their numerous online services, which have always been inventive, versatile and most of all free (and, of course, ad supported). But lately Google has roused from its idle position, not quite content to [...]
Dudes: Time to Club Away the Trolls
Isn’t it about time that we stood up and said that trolling just isn’t particularly cool? I’ve never really understood the appeal of pulling others down “just for the fun of it” without really meaning what you’re saying, anonymous or not. I figure it’s a natural evolution of the phone pranking that used to happen [...]