items tagged with Social networks
Ex Challenger CIO sets up social network for dead people
Written By: Beverley Head
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-07-29 01:00:44
Challenger Financial Services’ CIO Derek Goh left the role last November as the sector went into meltdown. But proving a global financial crisis can’t keep a CIO down for long, Goh has resurfaced – this time as an internet entrepreneur with a Web 2.0 obituary site.
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Written By: Beverley Head
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-07-29 01:00:44
Challenger Financial Services’ CIO Derek Goh left the role last November as the sector went into meltdown. But proving a global financial crisis can’t keep a CIO down for long, Goh has resurfaced – this time as an internet entrepreneur with a Web 2.0 obituary site.
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Netbooks boom leads to Sony, Harvey Norman partnership
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-07-27 03:44:49
The booming netbook market has led Sony into the fray in partnership with leading retailer Harvey Norman. The partnership will see the two companies install kiosks at shopping centres where anyone looking to buy a smaller machine can play around with connected notebooks with the help of technology experts.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-07-27 03:44:49
The booming netbook market has led Sony into the fray in partnership with leading retailer Harvey Norman. The partnership will see the two companies install kiosks at shopping centres where anyone looking to buy a smaller machine can play around with connected notebooks with the help of technology experts.
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Ubisoft explode Facebook gaming
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2009-07-21 20:15:32
There is already plenty of ways to fill your hours with fun on Facebook, but now Ubisoft step in to give further structure to the social network with UbiFriends the game portal.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2009-07-21 20:15:32
There is already plenty of ways to fill your hours with fun on Facebook, but now Ubisoft step in to give further structure to the social network with UbiFriends the game portal.
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Spammers exploit Michael Jackson death
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Spam
2009-07-13 06:27:02
Spammers and malicious code authors have created and launched several new spam and malware campaigns using the death of Michael Jackson as a cover for their infected emails.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Spam
2009-07-13 06:27:02
Spammers and malicious code authors have created and launched several new spam and malware campaigns using the death of Michael Jackson as a cover for their infected emails.
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New technique used in ATO phishing attacks
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-13 04:37:21
Spammers have employed a new technique in their phishing attacks on the Australian Taxation Office website in an attempt to snatch tax refund details from users of the site doing their tax return online.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-13 04:37:21
Spammers have employed a new technique in their phishing attacks on the Australian Taxation Office website in an attempt to snatch tax refund details from users of the site doing their tax return online.
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KRudd tweaks Twitter transparency
Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-07-12 21:15:19
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has quietly tweaked his Web 2.0 communications processes, attaching a moniker to each social media update on services like Twitter and Facebook to help followers recognise whether the message is directly from the PM, or from one of his team.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-07-12 21:15:19
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has quietly tweaked his Web 2.0 communications processes, attaching a moniker to each social media update on services like Twitter and Facebook to help followers recognise whether the message is directly from the PM, or from one of his team.
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Facebook, Twitter and more coming to Xbox 360
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2009-07-10 02:12:32
Microsoft is set for a significant increase in online content for the Xbox 360. The company is promising access to Facebook and Twitter by Christmas.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2009-07-10 02:12:32
Microsoft is set for a significant increase in online content for the Xbox 360. The company is promising access to Facebook and Twitter by Christmas.
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Increased threat from short URLs: Report
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-08 00:04:50
There’s been a huge rise in the use of shortened URLs by spammers which poses a greater security threat to Internet users, including those accessing popular social network sites like Twitter.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-08 00:04:50
There’s been a huge rise in the use of shortened URLs by spammers which poses a greater security threat to Internet users, including those accessing popular social network sites like Twitter.
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Making a dollar from a Twitter rent-a-crowd
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-07-01 02:55:05
There always seems to be someone ready to make a quid by gaming the system. uSocial reckons it can sell you Twitter followers.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-07-01 02:55:05
There always seems to be someone ready to make a quid by gaming the system. uSocial reckons it can sell you Twitter followers.
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Australians spying on partners, online!
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-24 01:09:08
In the era of social networks and searching the Internet for all manner of information, Australians, it appears, have taken to spying on their partners on the net in an effort to find incriminating evidence to back up suspicions they have about their opposite number.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-24 01:09:08
In the era of social networks and searching the Internet for all manner of information, Australians, it appears, have taken to spying on their partners on the net in an effort to find incriminating evidence to back up suspicions they have about their opposite number.
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Fake Facebook emails warning!
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-16 22:49:34
Symantec has followed-up its recent report warning of an increasing trend to phishing attacks on Facebook, with a new warning for Facebook users to beware of fake emails attempting to steal login details to use their account for launching future phishing attacks on unsuspecting social networkers.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-16 22:49:34
Symantec has followed-up its recent report warning of an increasing trend to phishing attacks on Facebook, with a new warning for Facebook users to beware of fake emails attempting to steal login details to use their account for launching future phishing attacks on unsuspecting social networkers.
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Sexting could lead to criminal charges: cyber safety expert
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-06-14 00:48:23
Teenagers need to be much more aware of the legal and potential criminal implications of sexting – sending inappropriate images – of themselves over the Internet to friends, or even placing their photos on social networking sites like Facebook, according to a cyber safety expert.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-06-14 00:48:23
Teenagers need to be much more aware of the legal and potential criminal implications of sexting – sending inappropriate images – of themselves over the Internet to friends, or even placing their photos on social networking sites like Facebook, according to a cyber safety expert.
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Twitter phishing hit, as spam infiltrates 90% of all emails
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-11 04:03:16
Spam levels climbed to nearly 90 percent of all email last month with some worrying new trends emerging, like the booming Twitter site being used as bait to phish for information.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-11 04:03:16
Spam levels climbed to nearly 90 percent of all email last month with some worrying new trends emerging, like the booming Twitter site being used as bait to phish for information.
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How to make money from your Facebook profile
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-06-01 07:05:03
Think that social networking is a waste of time? Try telling that to the online entrepreneur who has sold his profile to a tongue cleaning company.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-06-01 07:05:03
Think that social networking is a waste of time? Try telling that to the online entrepreneur who has sold his profile to a tongue cleaning company.
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Too much employee ‘socialising’ for Aussie businesses
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-06-01 06:11:12
Employees of Australian businesses are apparently spending far too much time chatting and messaging with their friends over social networks instead of doing their work, and their bosses have had enough.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-06-01 06:11:12
Employees of Australian businesses are apparently spending far too much time chatting and messaging with their friends over social networks instead of doing their work, and their bosses have had enough.
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Mobile content consumption growth on social networks
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-05-31 01:17:35
There’s been a steady rise in mobile content consumption on social networks, with mobile content services in the Asia Pacific region grossing US$29.1 billion for vendors last year and significant growth forecast for the next four years.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-05-31 01:17:35
There’s been a steady rise in mobile content consumption on social networks, with mobile content services in the Asia Pacific region grossing US$29.1 billion for vendors last year and significant growth forecast for the next four years.
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YouTube, Blogspot security ‘ineffective’, claims Websense
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-31 00:52:22
New research findings have revealed that Google’s YouTube and Blogspot community-driven security tools are 65 to 75 percent ineffective in protecting Web users from objectionable content and security risks, according to a claim by Web security vendor, Websense.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-31 00:52:22
New research findings have revealed that Google’s YouTube and Blogspot community-driven security tools are 65 to 75 percent ineffective in protecting Web users from objectionable content and security risks, according to a claim by Web security vendor, Websense.
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Yahoo to buy into social media?
Written By: Jake Widman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2009-05-21 14:43:34
Continuing its efforts to position itself as still a player on the Net, Yahoo said it may acquire companies that will help it move into social networking.
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Written By: Jake Widman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2009-05-21 14:43:34
Continuing its efforts to position itself as still a player on the Net, Yahoo said it may acquire companies that will help it move into social networking.
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IBM cloud settles in Hong Kong
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-24 00:07:15
HTML clipboard IBM has announced that it is establishing the first IBM cloud computing laboratory in Hong Kong.
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-24 00:07:15
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Twitter gets its worm four times
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-13 23:23:34
The early bird gets its worm took on a whole new meaning over the weekend as the popular social networking site Twitter received four separate attacks with malware that compromised about 100 user accounts. A number of sources are attributing the attacks to a 17 year old US hacker.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-13 23:23:34
The early bird gets its worm took on a whole new meaning over the weekend as the popular social networking site Twitter received four separate attacks with malware that compromised about 100 user accounts. A number of sources are attributing the attacks to a 17 year old US hacker.
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