‘Reveal Hidden Messages’ – MySpace, Facebook

IF you’re changing your Facebook status every five minutes there is a good chance the only thing people will notice is that you’re an attention-seeking extrovert.

Social networking analyst Laurel Papworth says there are hidden messages behind the overt displays of self-promotion on websites like Facebook or MySpace.

Status updates can show if someone is an extrovert or fishing for sympathy, she claims.
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Originally posted 2008-05-25 20:13:34.

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MySpace Users Benefits for Removing Comments

To help cut down on this aspect of MySpace, removing a comment box can help solve the problem. After all, it’s embarrassing to have ads for embarrassing medical conditions, meaningless products, or other spam advertisements that lower one’s credibility. No one likes getting spam comments, and we will often do anything possible in order to stop them from reaching our profiles. The first benefit of removing the comment box in a MySpace profile is spam.

It may seem detractive to one’s purpose of a profile, but as users find, the benefits are quite intriguing. But in reality, there is much to gain from removing the comment box from a MySpace profile. MySpace profiles sometimes seem a little meaningless without the ability to comment friends.
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Originally posted 2008-06-06 17:17:09.

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Facebook and MySpace Members Under Private Screening

If you are a member of Facebook or MySpace you are being warned to beef up your privacy for your personal security. The latest news is that these social networking sites are being combed by lurking employers who are on the lookout for future prospective candidates. The Attorney General and Deputy Premier Robert Hulls revealed that a launch is on for candidate profiles. Thus you need to be extra cautious about your privacy settings. A list of security measures has been released to help people safeguard their privacy on these sites. Read more

Originally posted 2008-09-11 05:46:51.

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Myspace: Who Is Watching The Detectives?

It’s well known that law enforcement, security researchers and groups that track down / remove pedophiles, trolls and crapflooders from Myspace spend a lot of time networking, watching profiles, tracking dubious individuals through their postings, friends lists and other things too numerous to mention.

It’s a tricky business, and can potentially place people like myself at great risk of being found out, exposed or run over the coals if one of these bad guys works out you’ve been trailing them for the past three months.

What happens, though, when the bad guys have a method to know exactly who is watching them? And what are the consequences?

Originally posted 2008-05-19 11:10:24.

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