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Facebook Releases New Application Directory

As folks were expecting Facebook has now released a new and revamped app directory, which has taken steps to make “Facebook endorsed” applications better stand out from the crowed. The company has streamlined the directory by cutting down on the number of categories, from twenty two to now only seven. The new directory gives a [...]

Phishing On Facebook

Eek. As an avid and fanatical Facebook user I was pretty concerned about some recent news that’s coming out concerning the security of the popular social networking website. Unfortunately, it appears there was a recent major phishing scam circulating through the site, the second one in a short period of time. Also, it’s believed that [...]

I’m Addicted To Twitter

If you’re at all interested in the internet, and technology in general then you’ve no doubt heard of Twitter. Twitter is one of the most popular and fasting growing websites on the internet, and these days its even being used by big companies and media stations such as CNN. At first I thought Twitter was [...]

Rumor: Apple To Buy Twitter?

Take this with a grain of salt for sure, but the blogosphere is simply a buzz today with rumors that Apple is seriously negotiating a purchase of the popular micro-blogging platform Twitter (which is growing at lighting speeds, by the way). This “news” has been reported on big name tech blogs such as TechCrunch, although [...]

Twitter Looks Toward The Green

It was always obvious that eventually every body’s favorite little microblogging platform, Twitter, would seek to monetize their services. Well that seems to finally be happening as Twitter now openly admits that they are currently readying to start making money from their popular service. According to The Wall Street Journal, Twitter plans to go about [...]

Site Offers to Protect Password Until and Beyond Death

Did you know that there is an online service which can manage your password even beyond the grave? The service is provided by Bequest Locker and would store the information for the life of the individual. Subsequently the individual’s beneficiaries would have to contact Bequest, supply a death certificate and other verification data before they [...]