Headlines for May 1st, 2009
Posted on 01. May, 2009 by [modern media mom] in Lastest Headlines, Latest News, Links & Resources
- Facebook Targeted in Spam Scam – According to MarkMonitor, social networking powerhouses like Facebook are often prime targets for malware attacks due to the brand’s strong appeal, which can be used to trick users into being infected and offers the ability to use the communication platform as a distribution channel.
- Why give up privacy? Because everyone else is! – "Researchers worried about what they called a "frog effect” on the public. Like a frog that doesn't notice it's in danger when sitting in water that slowly comes to a boil, consumers are not noticing that personal privacy standards are slowly eroding."
- Not scared of flu yet? Online exhibit may help – The U.S. National Archives site exhibits photos from the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic.
- The ‘Face Book Fad’ Is More Than a Century Old – Bryan Benilous, a historical newspaper specialist at the digital-archive company Proquest, said he and his colleagues came across a Boston Daily Globe article from August 24, 1902, titled, “Face Book The New Fad,” describing a party game where revelers sketch out cartoony caricatures for fun.
- Minnesota asks ISPs to block gambling sites – The state's Department of Public Safety said Wednesday it had asked 11 Internet service providers to block access to 200 online gambling sites.
