Hacking Facebook and Twitter Accounts Possible with Firesheep Firefox Extension

First note that I’m not sharing this so you can hack other users’ Facebook or Twitter accounts. This is for informational purposes only and to warn users of social networking sites regarding the risks they are in when accessing those unsecured websites through public Wi-Fi hotspots. There’s a new Firefox extension called Firesheep (thanks Eric Butler) that will sniff for logged-in users on specific websites, including Facebook and Twitter –…
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Tags:Computer Security , Facebook , Firesheep , Mozilla Firefox , Social Media , Social Networking , Twitter
Is Spokeo.com a Scam?

If there’s a website that checks your online reputation, this one is different. Spokeo.com is another social networking website or basically a search engine that aggregates personal information like names, email addresses, and phone numbers from several available public online sources such as profiles in social networking websites like Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, LinkedIn, Flickr, etc. I haven’t tried using this though, so I made a little research about this website….
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Smart All-Txt Combo Plus – Send and Receive Facebook, Twitter, or Friendster Updates Offline

I was waiting for the launching of this newest promo from Smart Communications to find out what really the promo is all about. Finally, it’s here. Just another All-Txt promo, dubbed as AllTxt Combo Plus, which allows Smart subscribers nationwide to send and receive Facebook, Twitter, and Friendster updates even if you’re not online. All-Txt Combo Plus is a bundled offering where in SMS, MMS, Voice calls and texts to…
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May 31 is Quit Facebook Day

Yes, you read it right. Critics on Facebook’s privacy policy declared the 31st of May as the official “Quit Facebook Day”. Facebook has been receiving several criticisms from security experts because of its privacy policies. Despite making some changes, privacy advocates believe that Facebook need to do more or still need to modify its policies. The website quitfacebookday.com was created inviting existing Facebook users to commit of quiting FB. It…
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Fast and Free Facebook Mobile Phone Access Launched

So, you are using Facebook right? And even if you’re away from your PC or laptop, you still access this popular social networking site via mobile phone devices. But sometimes data charges really hurt depending on the mobile operator you are subscribed into. Not until Facebook officially launched another way for its users to access the website anytime, anywhere, for free. 0.facebook.com is a new mobile site that can be…
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Winamp Facebook App | Just Another Virus/Spam

When I logged on to my Facebook account this morning, I was surprised when two of my friends posted something on my wall – an image of a sexy girl bending down with her skirt almost off. The image title is “This is Without Doubt the Sexiest Video Ever!” It looks like a video with a length as stated to be 3:17 minutes. However, just like any other illegitimate Facebook…
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Mother’s Day Quotes, Greetings for SMS, and Electronics Ideas

Tomorrow, May 9th, every one of us will celebrate Mother’s Day. You would probably think of giving something as a gift like electronic gadgets or even just sending simple quotes and greetings via SMS or through their social networking accounts like Facebook and Twitter. Below is a collection of great quotes you can send to them, which I think better than giving anything else like gadgets. “Few misfortunes can befall…
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View Facebook Private Profile, Friend Requests, and Chat Sessions | FB Privacy Flaw

If you’ve been spending much time on the most popular social networking site, you had probably noticed that Facebook Chat feature had been shut down the other day. It was because of the major privacy loophole that allowed FB users to view their friends’ active chat sessions, and add-friend requests. The flaw was caused by a bug in which users were able to access friend request and “private” chat sessions…
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What the Heck is Jejemon?

This article is not something like those of Jejemons that are quite hard to understand because of incorrect spellings, punctuations, syntaxes, or even grammars. The contents of this blog were not written with a perfect spelling and grammar, but at least the readers can understand what I’m trying to express; not like those written by Jejemons which can be seen in popular social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter. Are…
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What is Unvarnished People Rating Website?

If you are into social networking or have been using social media technologies, you have to be familiar with this new controversial people-rating website. Yes, you read it right! This website is called Unvarnished, which according to chicagotribune.com- makes it easy to see what people really think of you. From its website: Unvarnished is an online resource for building, managing, and researching professional reputation, using community-contributed, professional reviews. Unvarnished reviews…
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