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Facebook, Myspace, and Plurk

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So lately I’ve noticed a lot of activity in Facebook. I’m not entirely sure if it’s because I’ve been using it more lately, ever since I got my iPod touch, but there’s definitely been more activity. Namely, people I haven’t heard from in ages have been using facebook and found me. Is there a sudden surge in advertising for it? Has anyone noticed? I have to admit that I haven’t noticed anything going on but I can say I’m definitely using it more and more since I got my iPod touch. The facebook app really rocks!

Then there’s Myspace. I was talking to jules the other day and she still uses Myspace mainly because of the music. Does that mean if facebook were to put some effort into getting better support for artists and bands, they’ll surpass Myspace? Who knows.

Jules also asked me about plurk. Do I have it? Yeah, I do. You can find my plurk timeline here. I can’t remember the last time I actually used it either. I still think that twitter trumps all of those programs like Pownce and Plurk. I do agree with jules when she said that twitter is still lacking and it needs more. Perhaps they could get some of the features that Pownce has. But txt updates via phone are still it’s power I think. If you feel like following me on twitter, you can find me here.

What do you use? Twitter, pownce, facebook, myspace, etc?

I can hack you (not into pieces)

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Insomnic wrote an interesting article, It’s Easier To Hack You Than Your Computer, where he discusses the dangers of social engineering. If you’re not sure what that means, then by all means, Wikipedia has an article on it.

He raises a good point, and I just also want to touch on how much harm can happen if someone has too much information about you. One of my friend’s identity was stolen, and luckily enough she was able to stop a lot of the damage from happening, however, it was an ordeal. Companies are wary when you try to tell them that you’re not the one who bought so many computers. It’s crazy.

And let’s not forget the young girl who committed suicide because of “cybr-bullying”.

I digress from Insomnic’s original point however.

What it comes down to is the Internet is not quite as safe as it was before (if it was ever safe). Be careful with what you do online, and what you divulge. Remember, someone just might be watching you.