'Nasty schoolgirls' suspended for abusing teacher on FacebookJanuary 10th, 2009 LONDON - Nearly 30 pupils have been suspended from a London high school for posting 'deeply insulting' comments about a teacher on Facebook, the social networking website. The girls at the Grey Coat Hospital School signed up to a Facebook group named The Hate Society, which contained messages attacking the teacher.
Britain's teens say they would commit cyber crimes for moneyApril 3rd, 2009 LONDON - A new study has warned that Britain is breeding a generation of computer hackers with one in three teenagers admitting that they would commit cyber crimes for money. According to a report in the Telegraph, a third of those polled said they would consider hacking or spying on the Internet if they could earn money by doing so.
How Google Earth Helped Lead Thief Plunder Rooftops for 6 MonthsMarch 16th, 2009 Google Earth helped lead-tile thief on runaway robbery spree!
LONDON - A thief stole 100,000 pounds worth of lead from the roofs of buildings - using Google Earth. By using the popular Internet tool, which shows aerial photographs of towns across the world, Tom Berge was able to identify museums, churches and schools across south London with lead roof tiles.
Young India vents anger over Mangalore incident on internetJanuary 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Young Indians angry about the attack on women in a pub in Karnataka's Mangalore town are giving vent to their ire on the internet with critical comments on blogs and furious responses to the video of the incident on YouTube. 'On a day when India celebrated its 60th Republic Day, the news (of the Mangalore pub incident) that made the headlines was shocking, awful and shameful to hear as an Indian,' said a comment on a blog.
Facebook's latest makeover gathers mixed reviewsMarch 14th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Facebook has managed to gather mixed reviews after rolling out changes to its home and profile pages from March 11. The social-networking giant had previously announced the makeover on every member's homepage.
Girl finds her 15 brothers and sisters on Facebook!August 25th, 2009 LONDON - A teenaged girl has been reunited with her parents and 15 brothers and sisters, thanks to popular social networking website Facebook. Sophie Featherstone was devastated after the demise of her beloved grandmother Pat, who raised her.
Is Twitter Enabling Stalking?July 16th, 2007 Stalking appears to be the most appropriate way to describe my recent experiences. First of all Twitter (I love the service) has changed the message from so and so is your friend to the eerie message so and so is following you.
MySpace Used To Solicit 14yr Old For "menage a trois"July 20th, 2006 The Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a report that a 14-year-old Oostburg girl was solicited to be part of a “menage a trois” on the social networking Web site MySpace.com, according to Capt. Dave Adams. The girl’s father called the sheriff’s department Wednesday night after her mother communicated with several of the girl’s friends using her MySpace account and discovering language that was “sexual in nature,” Adams said.
Oldest person on Twitter, Facebook becomes oldest swigger at 103!July 23rd, 2009 LONDON - From being the oldest person on networking sites Twitter and Facebook, Ivy Bean has now become the oldest swigger too at the age of 103. After a wild weekend party with four pals aged 73 to 90, Bean posted pictures on the Internet of herself swigging from a bottle of champagne as she sat in her wheelchair.
Facebook's Farmville set to become most popular applicationSeptember 5th, 2009 LONDON - Facebook's free online game Farmville, which allows users to run their own virtual farm, is set to become the most popular application on the social networking site. Farmville, which allows Facebook members to plant, grow, and harvest virtual crops, trees, raise livestock, invest in farm equipment and sell their produce for profit, has become very popular ever since it was launched on June 19.
My First Facebook SpamDecember 27th, 2007 My first Facebook spam:
Subject: Mi Chai invited you to join the group "I'M A CHRISTIAN..AND I'M PROUD TO SAY IT!!"... Mi invited you to join the Facebook group "I'M A CHRISTIAN..AND I'M PROUD TO SAY IT!!".
Nearly 1 in 10 kids are victims of 'cyber bullying'July 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Nearly 1 in 10 kids are bullied electronically, and girls are more likely to be on the receiving end than boys, suggests a new study. According to study co-author Ronald Iannotti, a researcher with the National Institutes of Health, children continue to harass each other through electronic means such as text messages.
Google Adsense Brings out Expandable Ads -Your Take?March 5th, 2009 Google Adsense has come out with a new concept as expandable ads, a new type of ad that can appear on your pages. Expandable ads are rich media ads that can expand beyond the original size of the ad unit, following a user-initiated action.
Review: As proof of concept, 'WET' works; as for fun, not so muchSeptember 18th, 2009 Review: Murky controls, goals leave 'WET' drySomeone at Bethesda Software did the right math. Draft-age males play games, so a slashing, pirouetting assassin with a body rivaling that of Angelina Jolie seems like the winning combo for the new title "WET."
But not everything in a successful game can be so easily contrived.
Twitter URL Shortener: Top 5 Uncomon but Useful SourcesJune 25th, 2009 At time Twitter is too annoying, especially with the 140 character ball and chain that's curbing down your freedom of speech and expression. You must have spent ages chopping a Tweet up to accommodate it within 140 characters.