Thursday 31 May 2012

Remove Facebook Timeline Scams Still Target Dissatisfied Users

Every time when Facebook makes a big change, a good portion of the user base freaks out for a little while and then scammers try to take advantage of that. this time it's the Facebook timeline feature. a lot of users don't like it and now scammers are targeting them with "tools to remove the timeline".

According to WebProNews:

A recent survey showed that many users (up to 88%) are concerned about their privacy with the new Timeline, and another survey suggested that an overwhelming percentage of comments surrounding the Timeline on Facebook have been negative.

No wonder scammers continue to use the timeline to target victims.

Tuesday 29 May 2012

Peter Shumlin at it again

Peter Shumlin, the no-new-tax Democratic Governor of Vermont, who signed the online affiliate tax bill (that he had indicated he would not sign) is now taxing dentists for giving away free toothbrushes to children.

Wednesday 23 May 2012

Facebook malware works across major browsers

Researchers at Kaspersky Labs have analyzed an interesting worm. LilyJade, as the piece of malware is called, uses Facebook to propagate itself (it spreads by publishing spam messages about Justin Bieber from compromised Facebook accounts), but uses the Crossrider cross platform API to install itself on ALL OS platforms. Quite clever. It spoofs clicks on Adsense and other ad networks whenever the infected user's browser shows sites with those ads.

Tuesday 15 May 2012

Facebook raises share price range after strong demand

Facebook has raised the price at which it hopes to sell its shares from $28-$35 to $34-$38, potentially putting its total value above $100 billion. Trading in the shares is expected to begin on Friday. A valuation at this level would make the social networking site worth more than Disney, Ford and Kraft Foods.

Friday 11 May 2012

IP address alone is not enough to sue

A month ago we mentioned how Lightspeed Media's mass-lawsuit was likely to fail. New York Judge Gary Brown has now ruled that an IP-address is not sufficient evidence to identify copyright infringers. In his recommendation order the Judge labels mass-BitTorrent lawsuits a waste of judicial resources. For a variety of reasons he recommends other judges to reject similar cases in the future. This doesn't bode well for Lightspeed.

Wednesday 9 May 2012

Payment Options At GetACoder

Outsource broker GetACoder provides a variety of options that can be used to deposit money into your account:

  • debit card or credit card (*)
  • paypal
  • liberty reserve
  • moneybookers (aka skrill)
  • pecunix
  • wire transfer
  • c-gold

(*): This includes the Paxum, RedPass, Payoneer and OKPay prepaid MasterCard.