If you’ve ever wanted a Twitter account that has around 10 followers, a randomly generated username and is following thousands of random people, today is your lucky day. Earlier today, an anonymous hacker dumped 55000 usernames and passwords onto Pastebin. Normally, this would be a real inconvenience — and a worrisome breach — but all the affected appear to be spambots with randomly generated passwords and email addresses.
Adscend Media is the jerk ad agency responsible for many of the “OMG LOL THIS VIDEO IS SO GOOD JUSTIN BEIBER” links on Facebook that, when clicked, spam the same crap link to your friends. It has just been fined $US100,000 by a Washington court for spamming and scamming Facebook users.
Cold sweats. Shortness of breath. Inability to concentrate. You’ve got withdrawal symptoms, and you’ve got them bad. There’s only one thing that can help, and that’s a long, hard hit of the blue stuff: sweet, nourishing Facebook. That’s right, researchers have determined that it’s possible to be legitimately addicted to the social network. Here’s how to find out if you’ve got the itch.
Testing, testing. Is this thing on? Google is launching a feature that lets anyone broadcast Google+ Hangouts live over the internet. Finally, a social network with some voyeurism!
The Brazilian branch of the clothing retailer C&A has come up with a rather ridiculous way to connect its stores to its online social media initiatives. LED-equipped hangers display how often an outfit posted to its Facebook page is liked, so shoppers are encouraged to buy what’s most popular.
It’s rumoured that Facebook is extending its standalone Messenger app for iPhone to include video chat capabilities, and 9to5mac reports that the current beta version is “smooth most of the time”.
We’d gotten a glimpse at Facebook’s financials when the company first filed for an IPO in early February, but now an amended S-1 filing has shed even more light on the giant pile of money hoarded by the Zuck dragon. Including, reports TechCrunch, how much he made off of you.
Everyone screws up and occasionally tweets something they shouldn’t. Thanks to services like Topsy, deleting your 140-character flub has never been a foolproof way of erasing your misdeed, but we always thought it was good enough to keep us from getting busted. Now a judge says even deleted tweets can be used against you in court. Stop tweeting illegal stuff people!
On its final flight, the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft that bore Space Shuttle Discovery took the liberty of buzzing Capitol Hill. NASA was there to preserve the moment — then apply a filter and post it on the internets.
