Archive for April, 2008

Facebook to track Darfur suspects - BBC News

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

A group hunting war crime suspects has turned to the social networking site Facebook to try to find two Sudanese men sought for crimes in Darfur. The War Crimes Watch List is asking Facebook users to report sightings of Ahmed Haroun and Janjaweed >>> Read more NEW ...

Tech-savvy backpackers key to tourism boost - News.com.au

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

The Australian Tourism Export Council's (ATEC) Backpacker Conference today heard backpackers were bypassing the traditional tourism agent and choosing their holidays online, largely influenced by travel blogs and social networking sites such as >>> Read more Sharing video, audio, pictures and text on leading social networks is ...

Activists use Facebook and Google Earth to track Darfur’s wanted men - Daily Telegraph

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Activists campaigning for the arrest of alleged Darfur war criminals are to use the power of Facebook and Google Earth to help track the men down. A new page has been established on the social networking site encouraging users to report the last >>> Read more To ...

Social networking applications pose risks - CNN

Monday, April 28th, 2008

CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- Sarah Brown is unusually cautious when it comes to social networking. Student Adrienne Felt created her own Facebook application to see what information companies could access. The college sophomore doesn't have a MySpace >>> Read more CHICAGO Sarah Brown ...

Schoolyard Face-Offs Blamed on Facebook Taunts - Washington Post

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Twice this month, students at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda have used their fists to settle disputes that arose on Facebook . So Alan Goodwin, the principal, took the unusual step of asking parents to monitor their children's postings on the >>> Read more As soon ...

More spam appearing on social networks - San Francisco Gate

Monday, April 28th, 2008

del.icio.us Wherever you go on the Web, it seems the riffraff are not far behind. Consider Facebook, the social network started four years ago for Harvard students that has blossomed into a popular hangout for 70 million users. Over the last month >>> Read more Sarah Brown ...

Del.icio.us Digg Facebook Reddit - Baton Rouge Advocate

Monday, April 28th, 2008

NEW YORK -- LSU's Chevis Jackson, Jacob Hester, Early Doucet and Craig Steltz all heard their names called today on the second day of the NFL draft. Meanwhile, the Saints did not have a pick until the fifth round on day two, and New Orleans made a ...

Gold Coast Titans beat New Zealand Warriors 36-24 - News.com.au

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Email article Share Add to Digg Add to del.icio.us Post to NewsVine Post to Facebook What are these? Printer friendly Text size + - / The Daily Telegraph GOLD COAST TITANS 36 NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS 24 INSPIRED by Preston Campbell, the Gold Coast Titans >>> Read more ...