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  • Tip: Using Facebook/Myspace safely on 2008-09-23
  • Tip: Avoid phishing on 2008-09-23
    • Visit banks' websites by typing the URL into the address bar

      Phishers often use links within emails to direct their victims to a
      spoofed site, usually to a similar address such as mybankonline.com instead of
      mybank.com. When clicked on, the URL shown in the address bar may look
      genuine, but there are several ways it can be faked, taking you to the
      spoofed site. If you suspect an email from your bank or online company is
      false, do not follow any links embedded within it.
    • Check the website you are visiting is secure

      Before submitting your bank details or other sensitive
      information there are a couple of checks you can do to
      help ensure the site uses encryption to protect your
      personal data:



      Check the web address in the address bar. If the website
      you are visiting is on a secure server it should start
      with "https://" ("s" for security) rather than the usual "http://".



      Also look for a lock icon on the browser's status bar. You
      can check the level of encryption, expressed in bits, by
      hovering over the icon with your cursor.



      Note that the fact that the website is using encryption
      doesn't necessarily mean that the website is legitimate.
      It only tells you that data is being sent in encrypted
      form.
  • Tip: Using social network Sites on 2008-09-23
      • Think about how different sites work before deciding to join a site. Some sites will allow only a defined community of users to access posted
        content; others allow anyone and everyone to view postings.
      • Think about keeping some control over the information you post. Consider restricting access to your page to a select group of people, for example,
        your friends from school, your club, your team, your community groups, or your family.
      • Keep your information to yourself. Don't post your full name, Social Security number, address, phone number, or bank and credit card account
        numbers — and don't post other people's information, either.
      • Make sure your screen name doesn't say too much about you. Don't use your name, your age, or your hometown. Even if you think your screen name makes
        you anonymous, it doesn't take a genius to combine clues to figure out who you are and where you can be found.
      • Post only information that you are comfortable with others seeing — and knowing — about you. Many people can see your page, including your parents,
        your teachers, the police, the college you might want to apply to next year, or the job you might want to apply for in five years.
      • Remember that once you post information online, you can't take it back. Even if you delete the information from a site, older versions exist on other
        people's computers.
      • Consider not posting your photo. It can be altered and broadcast in ways you may not be happy about. If you do post one, ask yourself whether it's
        one your mom would display in the living room.
  • Tip: Use a disposable email account on 2008-09-23
  • How to write a blog post on 2008-09-02
  • Write like a blogger on 2008-09-02
  • Why Mashups = (REST + ‘Traditional SOA’) * Web 2.0 - Blog the web on 2008-08-29
  • Mashups: The new breed of Web app on 2008-08-29
  • How To Write Excellent Blog Content - What We Wish We Knew on 2008-08-27

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