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	<title>Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Blog &#187; Social Networking</title>
	<link>http://blog.taragana.com</link>
	<description>News and views from a Software Architect and Entrepreneur on Java and Web 2.0</description>
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		<title>FriendFeed Favors 9 Elites To Gain Maximum Followers?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Allen from CenterNetworks made a startling discovery. It appears FriendFeed show the same 9 friendfeed users as default every time a new users signs-up. While it is excellent for the elites like Robert Scoble &#038; Jason Calacanis, others are left behind. 
Note that Twitter has no such default.
It think FriendFeed should be more democratic in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/friendfeed-favors-9-elites-to-gain-maximum-followers/</link>
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		<title>Interesting Take on Social Networking &#038; Media (MySpace, Facebook&#8230;)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What happens when too many social networking sites are taking you away from real life? The first video has a hilarious take on the issue. Kind of explains why people flock to MySpace, when their real life sucks in comparison.
 via BlogWrite for CEO
The second video explains well the social media phenomenon. This is more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/interesting-take-on-social-networking-media-myspace-facebook/</link>
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		<title>Interesting MySpace Hacking Technique</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Alicia Keys MySpace page was hacked by inserting a seemingly innocent link with interesting width and height. Let's review the concept.
The link specified a very large width and height which effectively ensured that any click outside of html control will be a click on the above mentioned link which takes you to a page which [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/interesting-myspace-hacking-technique/</link>
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		<title>How MySpace Gets Hacked + Protect Yourself From MySpace Hacking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How MySpace Accounts Get Hacked
This video shows how MySpace accounts gets hacked. The modus operandi is simple:
1. Post comments / bulletins with link in others profile
2. When they click the link take them to a page which looks like a MySpace page and tells them to login.
3. When the login using their MySpace account details, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-myspace-gets-hacked-protect-yourself-from-myspace-hacking/</link>
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		<title>MySpace Wins $234 Million Verdict Against Notorious Spammers (Sanford Wallace and Walter Rines)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MySpace was awarded $234 million in statutory damages, the largest ever anti-spam verdict made under CAN-SPAM and apparently under any law. This is also the first time damages have been awarded under the California Anti Phishing Act.
The case was won against two notorious spammers, Sanford "Spamford" Wallace and Walter Rines. 
Wallace and Rines spammed MySpace [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/myspace-wins-234-million-verdict-against-notorious-spammers-sanford-wallace-and-walter-rines/</link>
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		<title>Beware LinkedIn Invaded By Nigerian Spammers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a LinkedIn invitation I received from Elvis Ata (elvisata2001@yahoo.cn):
Elvis Ata requested to add you as a connection on LinkedIn:
Angsuman,
DEAREST ONE
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.
I AM ELVIS ATA THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR THOMAS ATA, MY FATHER WAS [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/beware-linkedin-invaded-by-nigerian-spammers/</link>
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		<title>Do I Know How To Hack MySpace?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had previously stated clearly that I will not help anyone to hack MySpace, even if I did know how to. Guess how can you incite me? Here is a very interesting email I received through the contact form which does that admirably:
emily waters wrote: well you answered my question you said you dont help [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/do-i-know-how-to-hack-myspace/</link>
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		<title>My First Facebook Spam</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My first Facebook spam:

Subject: Mi Chai invited you to join the group "I'M A CHRISTIAN..AND I'M PROUD TO SAY IT!!"&#8230;
Mi invited you to join the Facebook group "I'M A CHRISTIAN..AND I'M PROUD TO SAY IT!!".
Mi says, "Join this group! See www . patientking . blogspot . com and leave me a msg on whether u [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/my-first-facebook-spam/</link>
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		<title>MySpace Photo Statistics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In MySpace on average (based on sample size of 2071208 images) 15 photos are uploaded per user. Considering only users who have at least one or more photos uploaded, they have on average uploaded a staggering 32 photos. 
MySpace contains at least 289604263 users at the time of this writing. That gives an estimated 4.2 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/myspace-photo-statistics/</link>
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		<title>Hacking MySpace Account: Don&#8217;t Get Duped By False Promises &#038; Scams</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently got two interesting comments from a scammer. The comments are very interesting because it preys on the need of people to snoop around other's MySpace account (or life in general) to dupe them of their own account information. Let's first look at the comments (currently in moderation and will never be approved):
HACKING A [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/hacking-myspace-account-dont-get-duped-by-false-promises-scams/</link>
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