In light of the hacking, and the phishing, Twitter seems to be in the news all over this week. I know that any publicity is supposed to be good publicity, but having it all over the net about how you can’t lock down credentials and protect your users information seems pretty counter productive.
It seems the hacked Twitter incident has been traced back to DigitalGangster.com. Apparently a user there going by “GMZ” found the credentials and posted them on the site. At which point, other users used those credentials to create their own havoc and chaos. Later, a post in their discussion…
All weekend I’d been hearing and reading about Twitter’s API and how unsecured it is. I’d reported a phishing scheme and in the midst of all that, there was another phishing scheme, this time with iPhones as the payoff.
This morning I awoke to news that 30 or so of the celebrity twitter streams had been hacked and that there was inappropriate tweets posted on them.
Twitter responded quickly to these issues, issuing this statement,
The issue with these 33 accounts is different from the Phishing scam aimed at Twitter users this weekend. These accounts were compromised by an individual who hacked into some of…
Most people that use Twitter have their complaints and suggestions on how to make the site the perfect site for them. Twitter will never be a one size fits all site for everyone, but there are a few universal complaints.
Power Twitter aims to help remedy that. It’s a Firefox add on, and it adds functionality that I have always wished Twitter would add.
Power Twitter adds features to the Twitter Web interface including:
-search
-search scoped to a specific user
-status history peeking on mouseover
-Facebook status updates
-inline YouTube, Flickr, and TwitPic
-url expansion
-url translation to page titles
-open web update (news feed) mapping
This solves the issue that…
There’s something to be said for the nonstop, always-on constant flow of information that is becoming the norm via services like Twitter and Facebook. But there’s also something to be said for intermittent, slower, thoughtful conversations as well.
Recently, I took a vacation from work and it’s the first time in a long time that I’ve had a job I could truly vacation from. Things were being handled while I was gone. I wasn’t needed and I didn’t receive emails or phone calls from co-workers asking me to help out “even though they know I’m on vacation.” It was delightful and I…
When I logged into Twitter this afternoon, I saw a notice on the top of the page not to follow any direct messages from a blogspot.com address.
hey! check out this funny blog about you… jannawalitax . blogspot . com
It’s apparently a phishing scheme, it’s a redirect to a site that looks like Twitter, and it asks for all your twitter info, and then it send the DM to all of your followers. I’ve not gotten a DM about it, and I asked around my Twitterverse, but none of my followers had gotten pinged either.
Twitter knows all about it, and are warning…
The governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has taken to using twitter and widgets to try and get the state’s budget passed. He has apparently had enough and is trying to get the word out, in any way possible.
The widget he has developed also counts down the days since they have failed to act, and adds up what the expected budget deficit currently is. The widget is designed to be shared, simply by clicking the get and share link on the bottom. It can be added to most social networking profiles and sites as well as be emailed directly.
The governator also…
The American Red Cross has created a great page that outlines all their various disaster relief tools that are available. Some of their social networking and web 2.0 tools include banners, Facebook resources, flickr tools, texting, videos and widgets.
Unfortunately, this great resource is hidden and is not easy to find from the main website. Participants may also want to participate by telling others about how they donated blood or volunteered. The American Red Cross could make this page more generic and less about “disaster relief” in order to expand its reach to a wider audience.
CURE International developed this concept in a different way
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Twitter started it, Yammer followed suit, and now Wizehive has thrown its hat in the ring, the corporate organizational ring, that is.
WizeHive is an online collaboration and organization tool for busy people. It helps you organize your life and those around you. WizeHive works by allowing you to share notes, ideas, messages, files and todo lists with your coworkers and friends in individual workspaces, yet also lets you see a global view of all your activities in one integrated screen.
WizeHive can be run from a browser but more importantly can be communicated with through any email program or mobile devices. We also…
Julio Ojeda-Zapata, and the people at Happy About Books, have released a book designed to help businesses decide how best to use Twitter for business.
He has this to say about this new venture,
As a top U.S. technology journalist, I’ve created a unique blend of professional reportage and social-media insight. My book is based on months of research into Twitter best practices in business, as well as my own extensive Twitter use.
“Twitter Means Business” profiles businesses of all types and sizes that have learned to exploit Twitter in a variety of creative, effective ways.
The book provides an intimate tour of the…
Talk about a great way to discourage new twitter users. Just read this and you’ll see what I mean. I don’t like to see apps that focus on negatives, like airing private information without the person’s consent. So, hopefully this app’s shelf life is limited.
