Archive for December, 2009

Facebook changed their security policy – what are your new settings?

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

The first question to ask yourself is if you have gone into Facebook and verified the security settings on your account.  On my other blog, TheSocialNetworker, I did a quick 2 minute video showing you the changes Facebook has implemented to the default settings on privacy settings.
You should be aware that their attempt is to… »

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Are your kids downloading shared files? Beware hidden content

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Years ago, sites such as Napster were huge for sharing music and then on to movies.  Recently, people have turned to torrents and services like Limewire.  For our parent readers, and those not heavily technical, Limewire let’s people share videos, pictures, music and more from their local computers.  When you search for a file, it… »

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Facebook phishing scams – were you hooked

Friday, December 4th, 2009

Recently rash of the same type of phishing scam has been showing up on Facebook in numerous manifestations.  They are all the same premise and I have seen the same people infected over and over by not following simple safety rules.  Interestingly, people of all ages click it just the same, not just our kids.
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