I was reading an article in the Washington Post this morning when my eye was drawn to a familiar face in the bottom right corner of the page (see screen grab)
The WP was telling me that some of my friends had read articles in the Post recently.
Now the top two names on that list are certainly . . .
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U.K. Prime Minister, David “hug a hoodie – except when the buggers are rioting” Cameron is proposing access to social networking sites like twitter and facebook should be blocked during episodes of civil unrest lest dastardly miscreants use them to outwit the police. He is seeking, likewise, to have the Blackberry (cell phone) Messenger service blocked during those times.
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Remember, remember, the 5th of November . . .
goes the children’s rhyme to commemorate Guy Fawkes failed attempt to blow up Parliament.
If the group of hackers calling themselves ‘Anonymous’ are to be believed, however, that date may soon be remembered as the day social networking site Facebook was brought down (nobbly, at least, will be pleased at the news!)
Imagine the history of the USA if told through Facebook
Read the rest of this history here -
http://tinyurl.com/3re5ern
The astute amongst you may have noticed a change in the pattern of my posting to Madhatters recently.
My work-supplied laptop ‘blew up’ and until they get me a replacement I’ve been given a desktop and a dirty great big screen. This means two things . . .
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Jason Valdez is in hospital after shooting himself in the chest.
When Ohio police tried to serve a warrant for his arrest on drug-related charges, Valdez barricaded himself in a motel room with a woman as hostage.
There was a standoff between Valdez and the police for 16 hrs before Swat teams stormed the room. It was then that Valdez shot himself in the chest.
Bizarrely, during the standoff, Valdez . . .
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The MOD has issued a series of videos warning military personnel and their families to be wary about what information they post on sites like twitter and facebook.
While acknowledging the value of such sites in maintaining contact with family and friends, the MOD reminds service personnel that criminals and terrorists also scour these sites and a careless comment or pic posted online may endanger their family or fellow troops in the field
Read more here – http://tinyurl.com/3lmvgr6
Supermarket Scrabble – it’s a game started on Facebook
The rules are simple – rearrange items on supermarket shelves in such a way that they spell our rude words, then post the pics on Facebook
A bit of harmless fun for those playing the game (and how many of these are the supermarket stackers themselves?) but a nightmare for store bosses trying to spot the rude words before any customer does and complain.
See more pics here – http://tinyurl.com/5rls63z
