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If Websites Posted Personal Ads…

If websites posted personal ads, would they look like this?

Facebook
Discreet, unassuming guy seeks multiple friends.  Looking for friendship, a relationship, dating and networking.  Likes movies (which Harry Potter character are you? I’m Lucius Malfoy), board games (especially Scrabble) and looking at people’s photos.  Currently nursing a sore, overworked index finger.

Google
Mildly scizophrenic playboy seeks knowledge-hungry companion.  I will try to answer any question you throw at me.  Are you feeling lucky?

Twitter
@girlofmydreams I enjoy a fast-paced life & hope u do 2. Fast talker, always flitting from thing to thing. Follow me for a good time

MySpace
You’ll know me when you see me because I like bright colours and loud, unknown music, and if you do too then I’m the girl for you.  I’ll talk to anyone, even if I don’t know them lol.  I have 8,274 friends :)-

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Why Outlook Express is Dead

Outlook ExpressLets go back in time to 2001.  Windows XP has not long been released and the general public are buying PCs like there’s no tomorrow.  The world is just waking up to broadband, but take-up is slow and most users are still using dial-up connection.  Internet service providers (ISPs) are numerous and fragmented, each offering different services.  However, they all offer the consumer their own email address.  And this email address is usually set up by the  “setup” program the ISP distributes.  And these setup programs, almost without fail, configured Outlook Express to collect and send mail using this spanking new email address.  Result: one happy end user with a new email address… Continue reading ‘Why Outlook Express is Dead’

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Google Calendar gives away secrets

Brian Krebs has reported that a quick search in Google Calendar for public events with the keyword “password” has turned up some surprising results. People are posting passwords and user names under event details and then unknowingly sharing these details with the rest of the world! Other events Brian highlights that might be sensitive are holiday dates (nice to know when the house is empty) and scheduled computer maintenance at various companies (ripe for a little social engineering). Although Google Calendar is an excellent (and free!) application, it is open for abuse if users are unaware of the implications of adding public events, especially if they are syncing their calendar from another source.

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