November 04, 2009

Facebook spammer ordered to pay $711 million

The social networking site wins damages against noted spammer Sanford Wallace for bombarding its users with junk mail.


October 20, 2009

Facebook, Twitter users beware: Crooks are a mouse click away

If you’re on Facebook, Twitter or any other social networking site, you could be the next victim. That’s because more cyberthieves are targeting increasingly popular social networking sites that provide a gold mine of personal information, according to the FBI.


October 01, 2009

Are you a Facebook fanatic? If so, you could be pushing friends away

Psychologists fear the Facebook, a favorite past time for many people, might have unwanted consequences.


September 23, 2009

Medical students reckless on Internet, sometimes at patients’ expense

60 percent of medical schools have had students post inappropriate info online and 13 percent reported incidents that involved content that violated patient privacy.


September 03, 2009

Should you ‘friend’ your doctor on Facebook?

You “friend” your old high school chums, your buddies from college and your colleagues. Will you get better health care if you friend your doctor? And will he or she friend you back?


August 19, 2009

Facebook helps man beat smoking addiction

When Michael Cover decided to quit at age 47, he knew he would need support from his friends, and a lot of it…Try about 500 friends.

Facebook helps man beat smoking addiction

When Michael Cover decided to quit at age 47, he knew he would need support from his friends, and a lot of it…Try about 500 friends.


July 08, 2009

Spammers try to befriend you before stealing your money and identity

Spam accounted for a trillion dollars worth of losses last year and now a new study says spammers are now targeting your social networking pages.


May 27, 2009

Study: Abuse, provocative images increase Internet risks for girls

A history of childhood abuse and use of a provocative online identity increase the risk that girls will be victimized by someone they meet on the Internet, according to a study appearing in the June issue of Pediatrics.


May 13, 2009

A social networking site exclusively for the rich and powerful

It has been dubbed, “Facebook for the rich.“  a new social networking website that has quite an exclusive clientele. 


May 06, 2009

Realtor uses social networking websites to boost business

For real estate agents who want to catch the wave, technology can be the edge that helps you close the deal.


April 26, 2009

More warmth, sunshine

It was a gorgeous weekend with lots of sun and highs in the 80’s. This string of great weather will continue into the work week.


April 21, 2009

80’s are on the way

Sunny skies this morning will give way to some clouds during the afternoon. Highs today will be in the upper 70’s, close to 80.


April 16, 2009

Sunshine continues

It will be a chilly start to Friday morning but more sunshine is on the way to wrap up the work week. The weekend is looking great with highs in the 70’s.

What facebook users share: lower grades

According to a new study shows college students who use the 200 million–member social network have significantly lower grade-point averages (GPAs) than those who do not.

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