Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys has NOT died in a car crash
Facebook and Twitter users of a certain age have got themselves into a dither worrying that Neil Tennant, singer with the Pet Shop Boys, had died in a car crash.
The truth is that Tennant, like other celebrities before him, is the victim of an internet hoax.
FLAMING RETORT: Eleven UK government employees sacked over social media use at work!
The UK's Guardian newspaper laid into the Department for Work and Pensions yesterday with a story entitled "Eleven work and pensions civil servants sacked for using Twitter or Facebook".
Where does your organisation sit on the social media fence?
Jim Carrey has NOT died in a snowboarding accident, despite what you read on the net
Messages have spread across social networks today claiming that film actor Jim Carrey has been killed in a snowboarding accident.
Of course, it's nonsense. But there's an important security lesson for those who believed it.
iOS dictionary apps posting false piracy "confessions" onto users' Twitter accounts
An iOS dictionary application has rewarded those who bought it by hijacking their Twitter feeds to post cooked-up piracy confessions.
The Japanese maker of the dictionary apps has apologised and posted fixed versions, but the #softwarepirateconfession tweets are still coming in at a good clip, much to the chagrin of law-abiding, cash-paying customers.
Monday review: the hot 20 stories of the week
It's weekly roundup time - here's everything we published in the last seven days.
Tipsy Twitter apologises for password reset frenzy, but a real hack sparked it
While it did get a little tipsy with password-reset gusto, plenty of Twitter accounts were in fact hacked.
Fingers of blame are pointed towards eastwards, with China watchers well-represented on the list of accounts hacked, but perpetrators of such attacks are tough to pin down.
Rock band Garbage have had their Twitter hacked
A hacker has seized control of the rock band Garbage's official Twitter account, posting unauthorised messages to thousands of the group's fans.
Nude photos of Justin Bieber a ruse: bellybutton tells the tale! Think before you click
Nude photos allegedly of the star began circulating soon after his laptop and camera were stolen. Clicking on such files is always a bad idea, given that malware loves to piggyback on celebrity news. Besides, as any true Belieber knows, Justin has an outie.
Monday review: the hot 21 stories of the week
In case you missed anything, here's a list of every story we've written in the last week, for your reviewing pleasure.
Invited to change your Twitter profile's header image? Beware, it could be drug spam
Inventive spammers are up to their old tricks again, desperate to do whatever it takes to get you to click on a link to their websites.
Monday review: the hot 26 stories of the week
Here's a list of all the stories we've written in the last week, in case you missed any (or if you just want to read them again).
How to read the minds of strangers.. with a little help from Facebook [VIDEO]
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Over a million people have watched a video revealing the simple secrets of how to read people's minds, and even discover specific financial information.
And it's not as hard as you might think..
Twitter DMs from your friends can lead to Facebook video malware attack
Have you received a Twitter message from an online friend, suggesting you have been captured in a Facebook video?
Beware - it could be a malware attack!
Judge denies Home Depot's demand for worker's emotion-laden Facebook posts
A federal California judge has ruled that Home Depot can't rummage through a former worker's Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or other social media posts and pictures to prove that she lied about emotional distress caused by her employer's alleged wrongdoing.
But some of her Facebook posts are fair game.
Free speech advocates say UK is too harsh in policing tweets
The UK is one of the world's leaders in tweeting, but academics and free speech advocates warn that the British government's heavy-handed response to tasteless and offensive tweets could have a chilling effect.
View from the IT desk: Securing social networking in the workplace
In this age of "instant information" is it shortsighted to block social networking sites within an organisation purely because of stories in the press relating to scams, misuse and threats?
Monday review: the hot 23 stories of last week
Just in case you missed any of our stories last week, here's a little recap.
Politicians' iPad prank sets poor standards for electorate
MPs in the New South Wales Parliament couldn't resist perpetrating an online prank on one of their number earlier this week.
But Tweeting from a colleague's iPad whilst he's addressing the House doesn't set very good standards for the electorate...
Twitter + location = WeKnowYourHouse
Ever used the word "home" in a tweet? You might want to be careful about doing that in the future...
Michael Dell's daughter all at sea on social networks - how do your kids measure up?
Michael Dell's daughter has apparently been suspended from Twitter for blurting out too much about the family.
But what about your kids? Do they have their social networking behaviours under control? For that matter, do you?
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