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- swagv, on 02/15/2009, -1/+22And here I just use social networks and Twitter statuses to know when it's safe to break into someone's home...
- Frixionburne, on 02/16/2009, -0/+15Duh.
What the hell do you expect when you post your personal life on the internet? - radialturkey, on 02/16/2009, -0/+12creepy?
- czeman, on 02/16/2009, -0/+12I don't make new friends on MySpace and Facebook. I use it to connect with people I know or have known personally. They're great tools, but they're not meant to be a replacement for an actual social life.
- drowningfish, on 02/16/2009, -0/+11Simple. Block the site. Don't e-stalk your users.
- drowningfish, on 02/16/2009, -0/+10http://www.sage.org/ethics/
- crazyhorse13, on 02/16/2009, -0/+7It's more like an advanced phone book that everyone is listed in. It's easily the best way to put an event together.
- benologist, on 02/16/2009, -0/+4I think you misunderstand what a tongue twister is.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8136/tonguetwister ... - louiebaur, on 02/15/2009, -3/+7Tounge Twister Here:
This example involved fake Myspace pages for rocker Alice Cooper and actors Eva Longoria and Bob Saget. In this scenario, Cooper and Longoria are connected to Saget but not to each other. Longoria wants to connect with Cooper, who refuses, and she responds my using their common connection to Saget to access and deface Cooper's page. - ruarctb, on 02/16/2009, -0/+4The key is to only post info that's common knowledge about you or public from every day life kinda stuff, and to only post pictures you'd be ok showing your grandma.
- anarchyinthekr, on 02/16/2009, -0/+4I never even considered that, but now I am becoming a home burglar.
- CapeKid, on 02/16/2009, -0/+4It is an Alice, Bob, and Eve joke. Computer security joke.
- kaosethema, on 02/16/2009, -1/+5haha, stupid facebook tools
i'm tired of all the invites to facebook and then all the "well, everyone else is on it."
facebook is that bridge everyone jumps off of. - JCH897, on 02/16/2009, -0/+3So the moral of the story is watch what information you put online?
It would be one thing if this came from some idiot promoting his own blog on digg. I'm a little disappointed that it came from pcworld; that's supposed to be a magazine for smart people :-( - christoast, on 02/16/2009, -0/+3This reminds me of those over the top melodramatic dateline segments that warn of the dangers of meat/bacteria/chemicals/sex offenders
- XBebop, on 02/16/2009, -0/+3Dugg like HELL for Alice Cooper.
- crazyhorse13, on 02/16/2009, -0/+2Is it really that hard to block myspace and facebook at the office?
- krellor, on 02/16/2009, -0/+2People that want to do personal stuff at work should either get a laptop and a wireless card, or figure out how to setup their own proxy. I figure, either don't break the rules or be good enough to not get caught. But still, the stalking thing is creepy. Of course the old saying is everyone has knows it is wrong to look at someone else's email up to the point that they are suddenly able to do so.
- Nimda11, on 02/16/2009, -0/+2no
opendns - glasnt, on 02/16/2009, -0/+2Who in the hell makes a presentation called 'Fail 2.0'. Web 2.0 was bad enough.
- regularsteven, on 02/16/2009, -0/+2you enjoy spying on peoples use in real-time? surely thats not part of 'your' work?
- inactive, on 02/16/2009, -0/+2I was really expecting more from that article. To sum it up: There are these apps, and they attack you. There are these posts, and they personal information...
- Optiks, on 02/16/2009, -0/+1I'll bet you keep your happy socks next to the racks so their nice and warm, don't you?
Sick *****. - mattofasia, on 02/17/2009, -0/+1what I think is needed is Nakedbook, where you post your drunken orgies for all to see, anonymously. That would solve all your problems, kids! You too can have all the pictures of yourself draped over a toilet that you wanted all to see.
- teknopup, on 02/16/2009, -0/+1people are increasingly feeling disconnected in our techno society.
- ryanonfire, on 02/16/2009, -0/+1Toy boat. Toy boat. Toy boat.???
- riverstyx, on 02/16/2009, -0/+1I'm guessing that there's only 25 comments because more guilty are part of the problem, rather of part of the solution. I happen to agree with the article, I gave up social networking and instead focus on more legitimate activity like blogging and photo site. Also agree that adding strangers to a friend list does nothing productive, and it only opens holes that spammers will intrude on. At our office, we have social networking blocked due to distractions and the noise it create by the music players on their profile. Please keep in mind that anything you post can be read by anyone, regardless of privacy setting?
- ruarctb, on 02/23/2009, -0/+1I just don't know what to say then.
- ruarctb, on 02/16/2009, -1/+2This is what I do. The only people I have not met face to face for the most part are people I know from WoW guilds or some other game..
- anarchyinthekr, on 02/16/2009, -0/+1what if this is your grandma? http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/5448/saturdaynightq ...
- Nimda11, on 02/16/2009, -0/+1The content you put on facebook @ work is put there by business owned systems and one could argue is property of said business. That being said, what he is doing is highly unethical.
- dsfjvhbd, on 02/16/2009, -0/+1So YOU were that guy!
- evilgourmet, on 02/17/2009, -0/+1delete ALL of you friends, post bulletins while DRUNK.... everything you wanted to do and couldn't.
- JiveRabbit, on 02/16/2009, -0/+1Jesus that is a good idea
- airabongco, on 09/09/2009, -0/+1I believe that use of social networking sites do involve a list of possible dangers, so everyone should be wary of information posted online. Moreover, posting pictures online may have consequences, which should be considered prior to publishing.
- LANjackal, on 02/17/2009, -0/+1Buried for scaremongering. It's a lot easier - and profitable - for a waiter to scan your credit card and go on a shopping spree than it is for anyone to hack your social network for financial gain. Although the latter IS done, it's easily avoided by staying informed and good ol' common sense.
- alffa66, on 02/17/2009, -0/+1the old rule of KISS "keep it simple stupid" should always apply. but hackers abound what you post about yourself will come back to haunt you when you least expect it... like a rumor if repeated, it never comes back as truth but a really f'd up version of the original comment...
- kaosethema, on 02/18/2009, -0/+1@fuse13
thank you for reinforcing the 'stupid-facebook-tool' stereotype.
sad thing is, you can do all that WITHOUT facebook.
but if your career[?] needs that crutch, then more power to you. - zanzistor, on 02/16/2009, -0/+0Really stupid....)))
- delamarDE, on 02/16/2009, -0/+0And this on Digg! :)
- dsfjvhbd, on 02/16/2009, -0/+0I just hope, my job will not ever get THAT boring.
- inactive, on 02/16/2009, -0/+0Reminded me of this
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/2/9/ - Lockhart1, on 02/16/2009, -0/+0Maybe but it will make people who steal time from their employers think twice.
- mayaicandy, on 02/16/2009, -0/+0But the fun.. OH THE FUN@! of putting your private information on the internet...
Oddly enough I do like to read up on what people are up to on twitter though... - inactive, on 02/16/2009, -1/+1Youre a weirdo. If you have a problem with people accessing facebook at work, BLOCK IT! Otherwise you should mind your own ***** business. That being said I don't use facebook but you should respect peoples privacy.
- inactive, on 02/16/2009, -0/+0What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. What happens online CAN affect you in the real world.
I wish I was making this up but last week, a woman was fired at my workplace and two more issued official warnings over comments they posted on Facebook about an irate customer. Not a smart thing to do when the boss is on their friends list. - fuse13, on 02/16/2009, -1/+1i find it amusing that some people get really angry about facebook. i have been invited a numerous great parties via facebook. I made contact with my current girlfriend (after i had met her face to face first through mutual friends) via facebook. Our first date was organised over a facebook mail exchange.
It is a great way to make contact with people you have met and liked. Its even a great way of remembering the names of numerous aquaintances you only meet occasionally.
Ive even used it to track down people professionally when we were hiring. Need a flash dev? Hey that guy from company XYZ was pretty good, Ill just find him on facebook. As I get a $3000 hiring bonus, this works out pretty well.
So you can laugh all you want, but I will be hanging out with my girl at a party with my hiring bonus in my pocket having a roaring old time while you moan and groan that people are using a service that you dont want to use. - Infowarsdotcom, on 02/16/2009, -4/+3Good thing you bring that up. It is one of my main duties to make sure people aren't using bandwidth for purposes that don't pertain to "work."
Part of our acceptable use policy includes not using bandwidth for personal purposes.
If you're facebooking at work, you're probably being watched.
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