It always feels like an invasion of privacy when your online account is violated. This is what happened to me a few weeks ago when my Twitter account was hacked. Unfortunately, I wasn't in front of the computer when it happened so I just got messages from concerned friends telling me that they think my Twitter was hacked. Apparently, I was sending them messages that looked like this one: I researched online and found out that this is the so-called Direct Message (DM) phishing scam. A lot of people have sent me the same hacking DMs before and I unknowingly ... Continue Reading...
Nokia C3: if you’re hopelessly devoted to Facebook
Unveiled today: the must-have Nokia C3 phone for the social networking junkie, at a very affordable price of P7,295. It's the cheapest Nokia QWERTY phone to date and comes in metallic colors like slate gray and white. Being a female, however, I choose hot pink! :D If you're hopelessly hooked to Twitter and Facebook, you'd love the fact that the Nokia C3 gives you one-click connection. You'd be able to easily view live feeds from your friends, update your status and even make comments. The only thing you can't do in this baby is Facebook chat but instant messaging ... Continue Reading...
PCOSmachine : the Pinoy Twitter sensation
Much to our relief, the PCOS (precinct count optical scan) machines didn't fare badly as we thought during the May 10 2010 elections. I join the nation in praising the conduct of the polls and how the votes were promptly and easily counted, the automated way. Although doubts have been raised as to the influence of the online media in the outcome of the votes, this didn't prevent people from exchanging post-election chit-chat and banter through the internetz. Three sites I was glued in all this time: Facebook, Twitter and the news. Who would have thought the ... Continue Reading...
Help Haiti quake victims thru the power of technology
Through the powers of technology, the world is witnessing the unfolding drama that is the aftermath of the powerful Intensity 7 earthquake that hit the Caribbean nation of Haiti. Hundreds of thousands are believed to be still missing and trapped within the shattered buildings. For those of us in the Philippines, the quake in Haiti has some parallels, if you count the tragic July 1990 earthquake (magnitude 7.7) and more recently, Typhoon Ondoy. Three Filipino members of the UN peacekeeping contingent remain unaccounted for in the Haiti tragedy. But unlike the 1991 ... Continue Reading...
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