How to stay safe on Twitter | Technology The Twitter "crimewave" reached a preliminary peak in October 2009, according to Barracuda Networks, which estimated that 12% of accounts created were eventually suspended as either malicious, suspicious or otherwise misused. In 2008, the equivalent "Twitter crime rate" averaged around 2%. Last week, sensibly, Twitter launched a new automatic link-screening service aimed at preventing phishing and other malicious attacks. It also has advice for users on how to stay safe on Twitter: • Use a strong password. • Watch out for suspicious links. • Make sure you're at the real Twitter login page before entering data. Twitter is also increasingly deleting mis-used accounts, a spokesperson of Barracuda Network says. According to the report of Barracuda Network, Twitter experienced a number of attacks in 2009 including the following:
My Boxxet Collection Copyright © 1999-2012 GoDaddy.com, LLC. All rights reserved. *One FREE .COM, .CO, .NET or .ORG with purchase of a new 12-, 24- or 36-month website builder plan. + New .COMs $7.99/yr plus 18 cents/yr ICANN fee. Power of Positive Tweeting: Beyond Quotes & Smiley Faces by Lori Deschene I reluctantly joined Twitter a year ago. Perhaps you can relate to some of my initial excuses for holding out: I thought Twitter was about telling people what I was doing —and it felt like a better idea to save those details for time we spent together in person. I didn’t like the idea of narrating my life via technology. What if I started talking about it more than experiencing it? I was protective of my anonymity. Then something inside me clicked: Twitter is about sharing small pieces of information with large amounts of people. I was one of those people. In the past year, I’ve made many meaningful connections on Twitter, and introduced quite a few people to my writing, both on my blog and other sites. See Twitter as both a path to a destination and a destination itself. Your online presence isn’t just what you write on your blog. The more the time you put into actually being the person you want to be, the better your chances of getting there. Believe in Twitter karma.
21 Sites To Find Out What’s Hot Online | MakeUseOf.com Is it important for you to stay informed of daily news? Do you try to always be up-to-date with what people are talking about throughout the world? If “yes” is the answer to both of the questions, then today’s post on what’s hot online and how to spot internet hot trends is right for you! Use meme trackers to spot daily hot trends: Google Blogsearch that was turned into a meme tracker only a few months ago tracks memes throughout all topics and naturally has the biggest index to check.Megite separates memes into categories (technology, entertainment, business, science, etc) and often publishes completely irrelevant memes in each. Use blog search engines to spot daily hot trends: Technorati Popular gives the list of top searches and top blogs (that have become hot in the past 48 hours).BlogPulse key phrases allows for a “trend this” option that graphically represents the hot trend history. Use search engines to spot daily hot trends: Yahoo Buzz. Use Twitter tools to spot daily hot trends:
The Top 7 Twitter clients for Blackberry In an age of juggernaut smartphones such as Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android-powered devices, Research In Motion’s (RIM) relatively fledgling foray into the mainstream consumer market sees them still battling for consumer mindshare as a general purpose smartphone maker. With that said, RIM’s long-time darling smartphone of the business world, the Blackberry, has come a long way since its conservative suit-and-tie beginnings. With consumer-oriented advertising, user interface improvements, touch screen – and budget devices, RIM are clearly making a push for the mainstream consumer market. The yet-to-be released OS6, is poised to be Blackberry’s most consumer-oriented operating system yet. A great mainstream consumer smartphone has excellent social media integration and applications. Here then, are seven top Twitter clients for BlackBerry: 1. The Good: Socialscope has an excellent mix of form and function. The Bad: Socialscope is currently in closed beta status. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. The Good.
100 top sites for the year ahead: our latest selection finds that location-based services, work-anywhere collaboration and video are prominent | Technology The online world has changed dramatically even since we last drew up a list of 100 useful sites in December 2006. In the interim, there has been a revival of the browser wars - with Google's Chrome and Apple's Safari making surprising inroads into the Windows monopoly, and offering a new vision of what browsing can be like. Many of the sites listed here were not available when we did our last list; although longevity is a mark of pride online, it is difficult for companies set up in the 1990s to reinvent themselves quickly enough to take advantage of new technologies. The biggest changes since 2006 have been in the fields of collaborative online services that let people in different locations work simultaneously on projects. The growth of location-based services - particularly those which you can choose to log yourself in and out of, thus protecting your privacy - has been rapid. Video, of course, is now everywhere. Blogging Browsers A newly revived category, thanks to Chrome and Safari.
Group Tweet MegsCakes Megan's Cake Shop I'm taking the truck out tonight, first stop Washington Park at 7pm. Follow this feed for updates! via @meg Come in tonight for 2 for 1 cupcakes. I'll be working, say hi! What's your favorite dessert at MegsCakes? Megan's Cake Shop Keeping It Personal Megan's Cake Shop loves how GroupTweet allows them to highlight the different voices of their employees. Share The Load MegsCakes' employees love how GroupTweet allows them to share the responsibility of updating the company account. Seamlessly Add Contributors Employees love how easy it is to update the company account from whichever Twitter client they are already using. VolunteerChi Volunteer in Chicago via @JoshC283: Packet pickup is next to Pole 1A, Hospitality Tent next to Pole 2B via @Relay4life: Race for the Cure starts Saturday at 9am. We are always looking for more volunteers and to spread the word about great opportunities! Volunteer in Chicago Leverage the Power of Contributors Chicago Cubs Scoreboard
Web 2.0 Directory : 900+ Web 2.0 Sites in 50+ categories : eConsultant Tweepi :: a geekier, faster way to bulk add quality followers Webby Awards Webby Honorees, Nominees and Winners truly represent the best of the Web. They are but a small percentage of total entries and chosen by members of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. See them all here. Webby Lifetime Achievement: Mayor Michael Bloomberg Webby Person of the Year: Louis C.K. Webby Artist of the Year: Björk Best Actresses of the Year: Juliette Lewis and Graydon Sheppard of "Sh*t Girls Say" Webby Breakout of the Year: Instagram Webby Agency of the Year: BBH With nearly 70 categories, Website entries make up the majority of Webby Awards Winners, Nominees and Honorees. Jump to category: back to top Home | Mute noisy Twitter friends (for a while) - Muuter.com
Main Page - SJCPLSubjectGuides 5 Tips To Pass Twitter 101 It would make sense to assume that by now that the need for daily Twitter Tips is unnecessary; however that’s not the case. There are tons of people entering into the Twitterworld daily and even more who are failing Twitter 101. That’s part of the reason why my friends over at Twitter Tips, actress Alyssa Milano, my buddy Blair aka @Flipbooks and many others are so popular. You can check out this weeks article from The Huffington Post about Flipbooks here.
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