In the early days of Twitter you could do anything and get away with it. Well, not anymore. Twitter has gotten pretty aggressive about certain techniques to get large number of followers.
I talked to consulting client of mine that bought a course on twitter (not mine). And his twitter account was suspended permanently.
So I asked [...]
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Man abused schoolgirls he met online | Stuff.co.nz
An online predator used social networking site Bebo to prey on schoolgirls, sexually abusing two he befriended through the internet.
Police said the pool of potential victims was growing by the day as more children turned to social networking sites and showed the ease with [...]
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Hey, do you have a Twitter account? Have you ever noticed those messages in which people tell you where they are? Pretty annoying, eh. Well, they’re actually also potentially pretty dangerous. We’re about to tell you why.
Don’t get us wrong, we love the whole location-aware thing. The information is very interesting [...]
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Identity crime is on the rise as criminals become cyber savvy and fish around on social networking sites for personal information, experts say.
Already the cost of identity crime is put at up to $200 million a year in New Zealand. Facebook, Bebo and Twitter continue to gain popularity but having [...]
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It was probably inevitable but the incredible growth of twitter together with many people around the world being without a job, are fertile breeding grounds for those with less noble intentions. Twitter users are now being targeted by people trying to lure you in to money making schemes.
A video from KTRE (ABC 9) explains:
And this [...]
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