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Twitter, Facebook, Denial of Service Attacks

by Roxanne Darling on August 6, 2009

Twitter and Facebook were down some today due to “Denial of Service” (DoS) attacks. Here’s some information on what they are, how they occur, and what you can do as a netizen to help prevent them!
A DoS occurs when a malicious programmer or programmers unleash commands across thousands computers that have been infected with viruses [...]

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Boycott Facebook & Related Sites

by Roxanne Darling on December 2, 2007

Let me stipulate a few facts:

I live my life online.
I have gotten very used to a certain (large) lack of privacy in most traditional senses.
I am in favor of business relationships with independent media creators.

But the way that Facebook’s Beacon is setting cookies and sending my very specific online behavior (at selected sites) back to [...]

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Why the new Facebook “Endorse” Model Works for Me

by Roxanne Darling on November 6, 2007

Today Facebook announced that it will allow companies to create profiles inside the social networking web site. Individual users can then endorse or be “fan” of said company. Just like Facebook, independent media producers can serve as a very valuable filter for their audiences when it comes to products and services. In more crass [...]

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