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Old Dog, New Tricks: Gift Card Scams in Social Networks

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

In the past few months, a flurry of gift card scams leveraging such high-profile brands as Best Buy, Whole Foods and IKEA have emerged on Facebook. These scams often use the brand’s logo, website URL, or general “look and feel” on Facebook “fan” pages to give the impression that these ...

What I Learned from Ashton Kutcher

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

  Beyond the liberal use of the word “dude” applied to anyone despite their gender, I actually did learn something from @AplusK (Ashton Kutcher’s moniker on Twitter).   Seriously, a recent broadcast of National Public Radio mentioned the size of the respective Twitter followings for Ashton Kutcher and Arnold Schwarzenegger.  As a result, ...

Protecting Online Identities in the World of Web 2.0

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

The inherent openness and anonymity of the Internet are creating unprecedented challenges for corporations. With the dramatic growth in online social media sites such as Twitter, MySpace and Facebook, companies are now faced with the challenge of managing their identities in the world of Web 2.0.  All of the major social ...