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Where did my Boxes Tab go?

admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:55:05 +0000

You are about to lose a lot of information on your profile and the worst part is Facebook wasn’t even going to tell you! Watch my video below to learn more.

Personally I think this sucks. Facebook is moving more and more away from a site that expresses personality. What do you think of this change? Are you upset? Did you have anything useful in your boxes tab?

P.S. I am in the process of creating my own friend making site and we will always believe in user expression! To learn more about the site we are calling MyTells you can click here.

Do You Like The New Facebook Layout?

admin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:47:26 +0000

Facebook updated the layout of the site last week. We take a look at the changes and what we like and don’t like.

Notifications have been moved around.
Search is very prominent maybe because of Microsoft’s stake in Facebook
Requests for new friends and events seem to be duplicated.
The application toolbar has been removed and is now on the left side. The problem is it seems to be only on the homepage to use your bookmarks
The Logout button was buried deep in the Account tab.
If your using the chat you can see the people online on the left sidebar as well.
Facebook is becoming a major player in the search industry and is getting comparative search volume to google.

So what do you think about the new Facebook Layouts? What do you like and what do you NOT like?

Please leave your opinion in the comments below and I will try to do a video response to your comments.

Facebook Proxy - What’s the Deal?

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:28:51 +0000

After our exam in Literature, I went to the cafeteria to meet the gang and get my thoughts off the grueling exam. I found the group huddled tightly at our favorite table. “That’s weird, they seem to be in one heck of a serious conversation”, I said to myself as I hurried to join them.

“Hey! What’s up? Everyone’s so serious! Did someone die or something?”

“Don’t you know?” Ken asked glumly. “Know what?” I innocently replied.

Then Ana blurted out, “The school just installed a new firewall! Say goodbye to Facebook, Friendster and MySpace.”

Snap. Is the admin seriously blocking social networks? Can we unblock Facebook?

Just when I felt that my whole social life was starting to crumble, the tech geek Nikko arrived. “Don’t worry guys we can use a Facebook proxy.”

He said in a matter-of-fact voice. We all sighed in relief then Ana went goggle eyed and exclaimed, “Oh! A Facebook proxy! Umm… What exactly is a Facebook proxy? Come to think of it, what is a proxy?”

WHAT INDEED is a proxy? According to Nikko:

• A proxy is a computer system or application program that takes the role of a go-between for client requests about resources from other servers.

• A proxy is also used to cache web pages from a web server in order to increase the speed of access to a resource.

• A proxy gives someone online privacy by protecting his IP address from the web server he is visiting. In other words, it gives him a little anonymity while browsing through the web. Only a Little anonymity though because the ISP still logs completely all his web browsing activities and the hops taken in between.

• Furthermore, a proxy can be used to go around internet filters and firewalls. On a darker note, this could also mean that it is utilized to gain unauthorized access to websites and other networks.

“Okay, so a proxy mainly has the purpose of anonymity and speeding up web browsing. But how does it work?” I asked and Nikko continued to explain:

• The client requests a service available from a different server—maybe a file, a connection or a web page, by connecting to the proxy server.

• The request is evaluated by the proxy server according to its filtering rules, i.e. IP address or protocol.

• Then the proxy connects to the relevant server and requests the service in behalf of the client. The proxy server has the option to change the client’s request or the server’s response and can even provide the request without contact from the target server (caching).

• In a normal HTTP transaction (i.e. requesting a web page), the IP address of the user is transmitted along with the request so that the information can be relayed back to the user. This then is placed in the web server’s log. In using proxies, the IP address is sent only to the proxy server which then requests the information for him. A correctly configured web proxy will not forward the user’s IP address to the web site he is visiting. However, anonymity is limited to the target server as the proxy will still have a record of his IP address and his web browsing.

“Ah, so that’s why Facebook proxies are so popular. They let you access Facebook anonymously and they can go around filters and firewalls. That is so cool! ”, I said excitedly.

“Don’t get too excited yet”, Nikko remarked. “The choice of what proxy to use is crucial. You should only use a proxy server of which the owner is known and trusted and one that has a clear privacy policy. Otherwise, you would be compromising your privacy for a little Facebook time.”

Nikko’s final words got me thinking. After finding out what a proxy is and what its uses are and after discovering that no matter how good it seems, there still is a negative aspect to it, should I really risk things and use a Facebook proxy? What do you think?

TheFacebook.com : A Trademark Infringement?

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:26:59 +0000

: Image via CrunchBase

When we talk of social networking sites, many of us think of Facebook, which of course lives up to its trademark – TheFacebook. With millions of users around the globe, Mark Zuckerberg’s social networking site is indeed TheFacebook, if you get my drift. However, as expected from any idea that hits the pot of gold at the end of that double rainbow (and this is a very rare occurrence), his has also been subjected to a series of ugly and messy legal disputes. These have been perpetrated by his college ‘chums’ the most recent of which is Aaron Greenspan. So what exactly are the contentions against the site?

• First off, Facebook is a generic term, in Harvard at least. It used to refer to photos of incoming freshmen students of the university. These photos were printed then distributed presumably around the campus.

• Second, ConnectU founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, and Divya Narendra state that Zuckerberg stole the idea from them after he was hired to work on their website. Simply put, they and other people who were involved in the creation of ConnectU particularly Sanjay Mavinkurve, Joe Jackson, and Victor Gao may have a right to ownership of TheFacebook brand due to the idea originating from their own.

• Third, as if the claim of the aforementioned individuals was not enough, Greenspan figured into the picture by saying that months before Zuckerberg launched his site, he used the term The Facebook to refer to a component of his online service called houseSYSTEM.

• Finally, Zuckerberg seems to be pushing his college friend and website co-founder, Eduardo Saverin out of the ownership portrait due to money fights.

Of course Zuckerberg is appalled by all the shots against him and his million dollar baby and no one blames him for feeling this way. But after reading the above arguments, do you now think that TheFacebook is a trademark infringement? Or is the world just full of envious people who want to cash in on something big?

How Do We Ward Off Facebook Impostors?

admin — Tue, 19 May 2009 19:24:38 +0000

Facebook impostors are proliferating alarmingly as reported by the media. What started as a social networking website founded five years ago by Mark Zuckerberg, then a Harvard computer science major student, along with his colleagues, to communicate with friends and other contacts, has now become a medium for unscrupulous individuals to hatch their evil schemes.

Just recently, alarming exposés on scam artists, hackers, identity thieves and other Facebook Impostors posing as friends and stealing personal information from members rocked the global social networking community drawing almost universal criticism of the website.

One report tells of Bryan Rutberg of Seattle, USA, whose account was used to extort money from his friends. Rutberg’s impostor posted “Bryan NEEDS HELP URGENTLY!!!” on his status update to which one of his friends responded by sending money to London where Rutberg was allegedly robbed and in need of fare to get back to the U.S.

In another event, Anthony Stancl, a resident of New Berlin, Wisconsin, solicited naked photos of high school boys by posing as a woman on his Facebook account. He purportedly used the photos to compel the young men to engage in sexual acts with him. Stancl was later seized by authorities on grounds of 12 complaints of felony, which included ‘sexual assault of a child younger than 16 and possession of child pornography’.

Even a public official like President Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana wasn’t spared from this vicious online modus operandi. In his case, an account was set up containing 174 supporters and two photo albums featuring the Berbice Bridge in Guyana and pictures of international leaders, some posing with the South American head. Jagdeo denied any involvement on the existence of the account and sought the assistance of the police to investigate on this matter.

In the light of these disturbing incidents, how do we ward off Facebook impostors?

Jim Lewis, director of the technology and policy program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, pointed out two primary ways to keep Facebook impersonation schemes at bay. First is to keep your computer anti-virus programs updated, and second is to inform online companies of your need for a better privacy protection.

Facebook’s management is also doing its part in reducing the occurrences of impersonations. For this purpose, the site offers the following advice to members who want to protect the safety of their online profiles:

• Be suspicious of anyone — even friends — who ask for money over the internet. Verify their circumstances independently, either by calling them directly, or checking with mutual friends.

• Choose a strong password and use unique credentials for each of your web accounts. Facebook says hackers tap into one site and then try to reuse passwords on others.

• Use an up-to-date browser that features an anti-phishing blacklist.

• Use and run anti-virus software on your computer.

• Reset your Facebook password if you suspect your account has been compromised.

• Have more than one contact e-mail address. This will help if one of them is hacked.

The Better Business Bureau (BBB), on the other hand, has also issued guidelines in order to avoid internet fraud on social networking sites, to wit:

• Be extremely wary of messages from Facebook friends or strangers that direct the user to another website via a hyperlink.

• Before wiring money to a friend in a jam, users should attempt to contact their friend outside of the social networking site, such as over the phone or via e-mail to confirm the situation. If that’s not possible, BBB recommends asking them a question to which only they would know the answer.

• Users should always make sure their computer’s operating system’s anti-virus and firewall software are up to date.

There! That should keep us safe.

Any more ideas on how to kick off Facebook impostors? Have you had any encounters with people imposing on your Facebook fun? Share it with everyone if you like.

Note:Below are the comments we were able to retrieve when we switched our servers but lost our blog data.

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Joyce Yap said at 11:33 pm on May 19th, 2009:

thats a great way of protecting our accounts in facebook. Thanks!
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Myz said at 4:07 am on May 20th, 2009:

that was ridiculous, please do some more ways to protect our accounts. God Bless!!
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Bev said at 5:14 pm on May 20th, 2009:

Why not do some kindof verification that someone is who they say they are? Kindof like an id or somethin? I belong to another website and they use the last four numbers of ones ssn. Just a suggestion.
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LANGEL said at 9:11 pm on May 20th, 2009:

THANKS ALOT 4 DA ADVICE
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Shelby Carr said at 1:45 pm on May 23rd, 2009:

Oh YES! I have had that experience myself about a week ago.

A CyberCriminal contacted my friends stating that I was robbed in London and desperately needed money for fare back home.

I had a few friends contact me asking if it was true, which of course it wasn’t. I had no way to contact my list of friends on Facebook to warn them that this was happening because the criminal changed my password and I have been unable to get into my account.

However, I sent Twitter tweets, which is integrated with my Facebook, announcing was was happening and not to fall for the scam. My employer used her Facebook account, since we have a lot of the same Facebook friends, to explain the situation and letting them know that it was not me asking for money and to report it to Facebook if they were approached.

How did they get access to my Facebook account? Not sure, but about 2 weeks before that my email address was hacked and over 100,000 emails were sent from my email address. Those criminals were spamming for prescription drugs, male enhancements and the so called Nigeria letters stating someone died and named the recipient as their heir. So supposedly, that is how they got my Facebook access.

I’m still waiting for Facebook to quit dragging their feet in getting my account back under my control so that I can change my password. Seems they are taking their own sweet time about it although they were quick about getting my information from me to prove the account was mine.

My advice? Change your passwords diligently and do NOT use just words or numbers, but a combination of letters (small & caps), numbers and symbols. Believe me, being a victim of hackers is not a fun process at all and not only that it also affects your credibility online.

Sincerely,
Shelby Carr
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simone said at 11:50 pm on May 29th, 2009:

what about people making accounts that are on you. i have had an account that has been made (im assuming its my ex bf who has been causing me hell for the last 2 years since we broke up) and its using my photo, my name and stating that, quote ‘im easy for good funtimes in bed yes?’. i have sent FOUR complaints to facebook without any result, is there any way of preventing someone making an account on me again? i cant see how it is even possible!! this is a really frustrating issue.
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anne said at 10:36 pm on May 30th, 2009:

it’s a great way sorting out the devious and scupulous users.
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MusLopil said at 10:29 pm on June 2nd, 2009:

What interesting article, but where took information?
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FoxJudsf said at 10:07 pm on June 5th, 2009:

Good, interesting article, but where took information?
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Danielle said at 1:33 pm on June 6th, 2009:

i think people should watch who they add and not post confidential info on their profiles. They should also place non relative pics like cartoons as their avatars.
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Charlene said at 7:19 pm on June 6th, 2009:

Thanks for the info. My rule, is that I NEVER give money to anyone over the internet! And if it sounds to good to be true, or you have to pay someone to get your so called money it is a scam in my books. No one should have to pay money to get a lot of money in return.
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Andrew said at 8:56 pm on June 6th, 2009:

Thank you face book team what can i say but what everyone else has said.
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TJ said at 10:26 pm on June 6th, 2009:

Thanks for the info. I already experienced that in yahoo account everytime i log in ive to change my password…and then receivin’ spam mails, weird mails…
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Nicole said at 2:28 am on June 7th, 2009:

I have received loads of mail from Nigeria, Ghana and many other countries asking to use my account so they can put millions of dollars there for God knows what reason and promise that i will be able to keep up to 50 % of it, but I dont understand why any one would beleive those mails. You have to be really stupid to give away your bank acount and think you will get millions of dollars just for keepig someones money.
The other thing those people write is that they are looking for investment partners. Think before you act. Why on earth would a serious businessman try to make investment connections by randomly writing a person they know nothing about. It’s sad that the majority of these scams are from Africa but it’s even more sad that people actuallt belive those mails.
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Nicole said at 2:35 am on June 7th, 2009:

LOL! Here we go again. Just after posting my message i got this mail. Seriously? 500 000 dollars? What winnings? Come on people NO ONE could seriously think this is for real. If you are in doubt try to Google names, adresses or even phrases from the mail you get. usually you find out that othershave gotten the exact mail.

PAYMENT OF YOUR CHECK FROM Mrs. Jennifer CampbellVERIFICATION OF YOUR PAYMENT FILE:Ref # : NLAG/FGN/FMF/CBN/B2517/99.PAYMENT OF YOUR $500,000 DOLLAR COMPENSATED CHECK. I am happy to inform you about my success in getting your winning funds underthe cooperation of a new partner from BAHRAIN. Presently I’m in BAHRAIN forinvestment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to get yourwinningsdespite that failed somehow. Be inform that the check will be sent to you by the delivery company butthrough my boss account with Barclay bank London. so the check will bearBarclay bankLondon. This is a real check so be rest assured that the money will beclearedin youraccount immediately it is deposited in your account. You are required to reconfirm your full name, address where the certifiedbankCheck will be sent. Your telephone number is also needed for easycommunication. Assoon as the information is received i will send you the cashier check throughcourierservice and the tracking number will be sent to you to enable you track itdownbeforeit arrival in your country. Meanwhile be informed that the cost of shipment and the insurance coverage ofcertified cashier check are at your expenses and cannot be deducted from youdraft. Fill this form and return it back to me to enable me dispatch your check atonce. (1) Your full name-(2) Your address–(3) Your telephone number-4) Occupation..5) Nationality:..6) Age…..7) Present Country. Send the above information immediately to : Ask him to send you a total sum of $500.000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND USDOLLARS)certified bank Cheque, which I raised in your favor as yourcompensation for all the past efforts and attempt on this matter.I appreciateyour efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touch with mysecretary NAME: Mr Collins Douglas EMAIL:collinsdouglas114@hotmail.com009-234-805-070-0146 Here is the total amounts for each of the three delivery company and rightnowyou are to make your choice of delivery. The payment information to enable you make payment would be sent to you assoonas you make your choice to enable you make payment and get your draft withinthe timeduration given below you are advice to pick amongst the choice given to enable you get yourdraft indue time: (1)FEDEX DELIVERY COMPANYDURATION FOR DELIVERY AMOUNT24 HOURS OF DELIVERY US$260 (2)UPS DELIVERY COMPANYDURATION FOR DELIVERY AMOUNT24 HOURS OF DELIVERY US$260 (3)DHL DELIVERY COMPANYDURATION FOR DELIVERY AMOUNT24 HOURS OF DELIVERY US$280 Do make a choice to Mr Collins Douglas to enable him send you the informationyou would use in making payment. Please do let me know immediately you receive the Cheque to enable usshare thejoy after all the suffering at that time. In the moment, I’m very busy herebecause of the investment projects, which the new partner and me arehaving athand,finally,remember that I had forwarded instructions to my secretary (Mr Collins Douglas)on yourbehalf to send your draft to you without any delay. Best regards,Mrs. Jennifer CampbellPresidential Library & MuseumFormer Director International OnlineLottery Co-coordinator. © 2009 WORLDCOMPENSATION PROGRAMS® The certified check is duly licensed as a Barclays Bank credit institution inthe sense of Article 2 of the law of 5 April 1993 on the financial sector asamended(hereinafter the Law) and is under the prudential supervision of the BarclaysBanksupervisory authority, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier,with registeredoffice in L-1150 Barclays Bank.Copyright © 1999-2008 COMPENSATION. All rights reserved.
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Ana said at 8:13 am on June 7th, 2009:

I´ve had someone change my password, fortunately I was able to get it back. It also happened to my boyfriend and it took him 3 months to get it back. He ended up closing his Facebook account.
Thanks for the info and for doing this.
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Facebook Proxy - What’s the Deal? | Facebook Profile Customization and User Lifestyles Blog said at 9:22 am on June 25th, 2009:

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Which Facebook Status is the Funniest?

admin — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:18:04 +0000

My sister was busy reading a novel for her literature class so I had to keep things nice and quiet in our bedroom. That means, (sigh!) no dvd marathons for me tonight. To kill boredom, I logged on to Facebook, started visiting my friends and landed on Ely’s page. Suddenly, I let out a loud (and rather embarrassing) snort as I tried to cover a hearty guffaw after reading Ely’s Facebook status. Curious, my sister closed her book and came over to where was I was seated.

A few seconds later, my sister’s giggle made a loud duet with my own cackle as I showed her Ely’s Facebook status:

“Ely is a vegetarian, not because he loves animals but because he hates plants.”

Now who could resist that?

Not to be outdone, my sister suggested that we search the internet for amusing Facebook statuses and make a list of them so we could judge which Facebook status is the Funniest.

Our Top Funniest Status Picks

• Smells better than he tastes
• is beating his previous record for number of consecutive days alive.
• is color blind and trying to solve a rubiks cube… This could take a while…
• Is looking for something to find
• Is in quarantine
• Is made of mostly foreign material
• Is havingtrou blewithhis spacebar.
• Is coming to a theater near you.
• Is trying to think of clever things to say after inhaling from a helium balloon.
• Wouldn’t be caught dead with a necrophiliac
• Is made mostly of water

• Pondering a move into the 3rd dimension
• Has noticed that friends are scarce, when not on Facebook
• Is intending to live forever-so far, so good
• Is trapped in the facebook status message textbox; send help!
• Is able to resist everything but temptation
• Gonna procrastinate later
• is using fake ID to spoof his IP and derail trace route to surf privately on facebook
• votes no on the Congressional Relief Action Plan C.R.A.P
• says, Love your enemies. It will confuse them!
• used to play sports. Then she realized you can buy trophies. Now she’s good at everything.
• thinks if you give a person a fish you feed them for a day, teach a person to use facebook and they won’t bother you for weeks.
• feels like getting some work done…and so he is sitting down until the feeling passes
• says my computer just beat me at chess…but it was no match for me at kick boxing

So, which facebook status is the funniest? It’s hard to decide really because your choice may not be the same as mine or the next person’s. After all, yours would always reflect your dogma. Whichever one you choose though, there is one sure thing that I know we can all agree on, and that is, Facebook’s status update feature lets users inform friends of whereabouts, actions, or thoughts in the most clever and silliest lines imaginable. It just does not give others a chance to peek into your private life and you to peek into theirs — facebook status also gives you a few laughs, a pinch of giggles, some snorts, and a whole lot of fun!

So, again, looking at our list, which facebook status is the funniest? Hmm… maybe you have already come up with a winner! Post it below for others to use.

Note:Below are the comments we were able to retrieve when we switched our servers but lost our blog data.

Retrieved Comments

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Tridib said at 3:22 am on May 12th, 2009:

This is so hilarious! and awesome collection…
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Tridib said at 3:24 am on May 12th, 2009:

I have my status as ” Is having a lot of problem with teh spelling of “teh”” I donno I always have a problem with typing teh…oops the.
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saran said at 3:45 am on May 12th, 2009:

GOOD COLECTION,KEEP GOING…
nice : )
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Viran said at 7:01 am on May 12th, 2009:

dr’s no1 out d click that freeze us , coz i ain’t scared of shit or beetles !
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monica said at 8:18 am on May 12th, 2009:

really very hilarious.my fav was …………is color blind and trying to solve a rubiks cube… This could take a while…

great collection…….spread giggles.
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sal said at 9:58 am on May 12th, 2009:

Some are funny but some are not.

I would prefer,
“…is color blind and trying to solve a rubiks cube… This could take a while… and the other one is,
“…feels like getting some work done…and so he is sitting down until the feeling passes.”
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Yaa said at 4:14 pm on May 12th, 2009:

My facebook status is: is hot…thinking about chilling in the freezer
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khalida said at 4:18 pm on May 13th, 2009:

being colored blind and trying to solve the rubiks cube now thats funny
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Pamela said at 9:08 pm on May 13th, 2009:

“Laying on the floor alone….called 911….she had to take a personal call….and asked me to hold…..
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Elocin said at 2:18 pm on May 15th, 2009:

Love the rubiks cube one. Great way to spread the laughter.
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marie said at 9:18 pm on May 17th, 2009:

fine… hahaha!
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Sam said at 6:15 pm on June 6th, 2009:

haha…really funny, one of my friends has theirs as- is pretending to not be facebook…is it working??-
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farizal said at 10:58 pm on June 10th, 2009:

thank’s to information???
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Nengah said at 8:31 pm on June 25th, 2009:

That’s ok with me
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Nengah said at 8:37 pm on June 25th, 2009:

That’s connect me to all….
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richard said at 2:27 am on June 26th, 2009:

I don’t think there exists a system can block all proxies.By using web proxy or proxy software, you still can stay with social network websites.
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Laura said at 4:57 pm on June 28th, 2009:

eh ok
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roxywin said at 2:55 am on June 29th, 2009:

just awesome
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reagan said at 11:41 pm on June 29th, 2009:

ive seen all they are awessome
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Jane said at 6:47 am on July 1st, 2009:

Great post… I liked video very much… very funny !!!
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manila said at 1:40 pm on July 2nd, 2009:

buone idee e buoni consigli!!!!
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manila said at 1:42 pm on July 2nd, 2009:

grandi!!!! mo me fate aggiunge sta cacchio d foto?????
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Jamie said at 4:13 pm on July 10th, 2009:

I have no proble with schools blocking facebook/myspace. Its a disrtraction. In school you should be learning in class not socializing, besides thats what lunch and passing periods are for!
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ariana said at 5:20 pm on July 10th, 2009:

awsome sound cool
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ariana said at 5:22 pm on July 10th, 2009:

halaraious
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K@RLOS said at 11:23 pm on July 13th, 2009:

GR8
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davidinark said at 10:54 am on July 17th, 2009:

Great and useful tip! Now actually get ALL my friends’ updates!
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Trish said at 9:38 am on July 22nd, 2009:

I like playing Mafia Wars so much but you need a guide on how to play it.
I got one and can easily advanced in the game with the guide.
Have fun!
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Cranium said at 7:57 am on July 26th, 2009:

Feel freehttp://apps.facebook.com/inthemafia/remote/html_server.php?xw_controller=stats&xw_exp_sig=acc8a9021c29be9587376b28820fb389&xw_time=1248612986&xw_action=view&xw_city=1&tmp=2a1eb9bfb12f9776f7db0105cb23ef6c&user=1676520482 to attack:
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Cranium said at 7:58 am on July 26th, 2009:

Feel free to atack:

http://apps.facebook.com/inthemafia/remote/html_server.php?xw_controller=stats&xw_exp_sig=acc8a9021c29be9587376b28820fb389&xw_time=1248612986&xw_action=view&xw_city=1&tmp=2a1eb9bfb12f9776f7db0105cb23ef6c&user=1676520482
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Dana said at 2:25 pm on July 27th, 2009:

It’s in my boxes tab (as a tiny little box), but doesn’t show on my profile.

I can’t make it work. It’s a great idea - if only it worked.
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Gloria said at 1:53 am on July 28th, 2009:

i like this one….its mad… is color blind and trying to solve a rubiks cube… This could take a while…hahahaha
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blue said at 9:31 am on July 29th, 2009:

No…I dont want to risk things for using proxy servers…
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Leanne said at 12:24 pm on July 29th, 2009:

…made ya look!
…is getting jiggy with it.
…is not the droid you are looking for.
…when I think about you, I touch my Facebook.
…Facebookers do it in your network. (or “with your friends.”)

my list goes on. i thought the funniest in your list was “beating previous record of consecutive days alive.” and for some silly reason the “beating the computer at kickboxing” had me chuckling the rest of the evening.
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Damon Klee’ said at 3:04 pm on July 30th, 2009:

Tenebril has a great to for this called, “GhostSur.f” Check it out @
http://www.tenebril.com/consumer/ghostsurf/ghostsurf_platinum.php?ClickID=db2tczxm2wnmcbsxnrzyssktbyctzz00kbwh
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cory toepfer said at 11:03 am on July 31st, 2009:

just use ultrasurf it gets past everything except fortigaurd all u gotta do is save it to a flash drive open it from that and bam all the sites u want!!!
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holger lamm said at 7:27 am on August 3rd, 2009:

it is a shame that those things happen everyday.just a bunch of sob’s
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Ryan said at 3:22 am on August 4th, 2009:

Mines: Is putting forward slashes after sentences///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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Rangga Avianto said at 1:33 am on August 6th, 2009:

good…
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Rangga Avianto said at 1:36 am on August 6th, 2009:

greAT…
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FacebokProxiesaa said at 8:01 am on August 6th, 2009:

crave new facebook proxies?

then check out;
Facebook Pr0xy
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kelsey said at 2:37 pm on August 6th, 2009:

idk
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vikki said at 4:43 pm on August 10th, 2009:

send me more
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micky said at 11:03 pm on August 14th, 2009:

make it easier to change layouts, backgrounds etc.
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cristine said at 11:33 am on August 16th, 2009:

hell yeaaa fb is great:)
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patrickholm said at 3:09 pm on August 17th, 2009:

I am using http://www.vpnmessenger.com which has its own messenger and voip platform in built into it, which ensures both methods of communication totally secure.It is also a reliable social networking site unblock eg facebook unblock
Very good service which i believe is a first of its kind.
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Renee said at 10:59 pm on August 17th, 2009:

I still do not understand this game. I would love some pointers. please
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Matt said at 9:32 am on August 18th, 2009:

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so hw do i get help nw
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maureen said at 7:53 pm on September 13th, 2009:

Learn about Facebook Proxies and how you can use a Facebook Proxy to browse Facebook when blocked by your school, college etc
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Mark Zuckerberg – What Does It Take?

admin — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:11:25 +0000

Do you have what it takes to be the next Mark Zuckerberg (Owner of Facebook)? If you decide to drop-out from college and start your own company, do you think you will rake in $100 million in revenue in as short as three years? This is a very impressive accomplishment that few, if any have ever accomplished.

To answer that question, let’s examine the performance credentials of Mark Zuckerberg and see if you have what it takes?

• Already a creative inventor in early life, Zuckerberg created Synapse, a music recommendation system, and Wirehog, a peer-to-peer client. He later abandoned both projects to pursue new ventures.

• At 24 years old, Zuckerberg is worth $1.5 billion. Forbes.com proclaimed him as the world’s youngest billionaire, occupying the 785th slot in 2008.

• Unlike other young billionaires below 30 who became rich for inheriting old money from their family heirloom, Mark is a self-made billionaire.

• His fortune came from creating the globally popular and hugely profitable social-networking site called Facebook in February 4, 2004. He was 20 at that time and was taking up computer science at Harvard University. Along with his colleagues, he found the said networking site for college students, with the aim of using it as a social network tool to communicate with friends and other contacts. The site became an instant hit for the university amassing registered members of two thirds of the school’s student body within a couple of weeks.

• Three months before he launched Facebook, Zuckerberg created Facemash, a website similar to HOT or NOT. However, Harvard administration was not pleased with Zuckerberg’s site, which compared students’ dorm photos side-by-side, and subjected him to disciplinary action for it.

• In the spring of 2005, Zuckerberg quit school to put up his own company in Silicon Valley, Palo Alto, California.

• In September 2006, The New York Times and other news media reported that Yahoo had made a staggering $1 billion offer to purchase Facebook, but Zuckerberg and his partners declined. There was also an earlier rumor that Viacom offered $750 million to buy the site.

• Zuckerberg’s reason for turning down the buyout offers was to stand firm to his vision of building a community with a lot of people communicating with one another.

• True to his vision, Facebook’s registered users escalated to 19 million, which included employees of government agencies and Fortune 500 companies by 2007. With more than 9.5 million of its registered members visiting daily, the site was now considered sixth most-trafficked in the U.S. alone and was beginning to compete with Google and other tech companies in Silicon Valley for internet time. During this time, expectations were on that the site would heap up a hefty $100 million in profits. Projections were also cast that, by 2010, Facebook would be generating $969 million in revenue with 48 million users.

• Also in 2007, Zuckerberg bagged the Crunchie Award for ‘Best Startup CEO.’

• In 2008, Time Magazine included Zuckerberg on their list for The World’s Most Influential People of 2008, falling under the Scientists & Thinkers category for his online global phenomenon, Facebook, and ranking 52 out of 101 people.

With all that said, do think you have what it takes to be a Mark Zuckerberg?

Note:Below are the comments we were able to retrieve when we switched our servers but lost our blog data.

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Alan said at 3:27 pm on April 18th, 2009:

Good layoutz
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Cj said at 11:48 am on April 25th, 2009:

i like
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kameron said at 3:01 am on April 26th, 2009:

I think it’s a good idea ..good for him
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Steve said at 7:40 pm on April 29th, 2009:

Interesting. I’m too old, tired and lazy to become another Mark Z. lol
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Crasher said at 3:01 am on June 16th, 2009:

add me to your friends and then your mafia
http://www.facebook.com/crashertan

Join My Mafia: http://apps.facebook.com/inthemafia/status_invite.php?from=572319662
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meanmissy said at 8:22 am on June 16th, 2009:

thank you for dropping by my site. like what i said, facebook is a thing to reckon with by other sites. take note of the other social networking sites like multiply and friendster. they are slightly copying some features of facebook. just an observation though.

thanks
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Mafia Wars on Facebook - How To Play?

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:00:51 +0000

A week ago, I (finally!) got a Facebook account. I was still in the process of exploring the so called ‘it’ thing, when my friends kept bugging me– again!– to add an application called Mafia Wars. With all the energy I could muster, I declined. Mainly because I was still getting the hang of using Facebook. It was not until Jason, a Facebook friend (and the hottest guy in our class), asked me if I know how to play Mafia Wars on Facebook and that if I would be interested in joining his family, did I add the application– pronto! (I would be crazy to pass up the ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ chance to interact with Jason!)

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I then called Jenna, a certified Mafia Wars fanatic, for some pointers.

‘How do we play Mafia Wars on Facebook, Jen?’ I inquired.

‘Mafia Wars is like any RPG game’, Jenna explained to me.

According to Jenna, the following are some pointers in playing Mafia Wars on Facebook:

• First and foremost, get a Facebook account and add the application. You’ll be given $3000 cash, good health and energy but no experience whatsoever. You start off as a petty thief and then work your way up to the top of the crime chain.

• Keep leveling up by gaining experience points. If levels are increased, new jobs are opened and new properties as well as inventory items are made accessible. But before jumping on every job available, remember that jobs cost you energy too. Though you get cash and experience from jobs, having more energy (at least 2004-400) later in the game is an advantage because you will be harder to kill, thus, giving you more EXP and quickly advancing your level.

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• Pick your character. You get to choose whether you’ll be a money mogul or a mafia member of the action type. You could also purchase property to accumulate cash needed to buy weapons, and thus, keep your mafia operation running. Always buy properties in blocks of 10 because after the 10th block, the price for each succeeding block increases. When you’ve built up on wealth (and this happens at a rapid pace), concentrate on buying larger properties that promises more income. Even when not logged in to the game, income mounts up hourly. This is an edge to keep the entire family ready for fighting.

• Doing jobs adds experience points that help advance rank quickly. Thus, if you want to move up the crime chain fast, do jobs with most experience points.

• Attacking/Fighting other players is another way to move up. Never add people in the hit list in the later part of the game, as this will only increase their EXP and makes them harder to kill. People with low amounts of money or those with higher ranks on the hit list should not be attacked, unless you want to make them stronger. If someone is annoying you and is attacking you all the time, get your crew to punch him in the face. 1 or 2 points off from each punch is a big deal especially if that guy gets no experience or money out of annoying you.

• Grow the family. This is easily done by inviting friends (application readily identifies your Facebook friends who are already playing Mafia Wars), peeking through Facebook pages geared towards growing families and joining the network action. The family should grow to continue doing jobs and gain more strength in fights.

• Keep an eye out for upgrades. Every player can develop their own process of upgrading. Attack, Strength, Defense Strength, Maximum Energy, Maximum Health and Stamina are a few attributes that can be upgraded. Whether you upgrade alternately or focus on one or two attributes, always base your decision on strategy. Attack, defense, stamina and health are necessary for fighting while energy is needed for doing jobs.

Whether or not you’re a newbie in Mafia wars, there is no step-by-step nor right or wrong way of playing this game on Facebook. The things to remember are:

• One, have fun in fighting bad guys, looking after your family, buying guns and artillery, looting property– just basically enjoy doing the stuff you can’t do in the real world;

• and two, have as much free time as possible because in no time, you’ll be glued to it—just like the almost two million people in the world who already are addicted to mafia wars on Facebook.

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Note:Below are the comments we were able to retrieve when we switched our servers but lost our blog data.

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Scott said at 5:35 pm on April 21st, 2009:

Attack this knucklehead at will! he is only level 26, over and over again please!

http://apps.facebook.com/inthemafia/?_fb_fromhash=8165de8806b3fd3db37010ede02c67b8
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parcom said at 4:44 pm on April 26th, 2009:

help me
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charles justice said at 5:02 am on April 28th, 2009:

add me to mafia wars
superhero_70@yahoo.com
continue to add here people and start a train,

se you
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JT said at 1:46 pm on May 1st, 2009:

jamie.turner@swbell.net -

Add and start a train -

- JT
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Gilligans said at 1:33 pm on May 9th, 2009:

Add me:
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Join My Mafia:
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marie said at 8:56 pm on May 17th, 2009:

add me and start a train but me help me out, time will be my prob
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marie said at 8:59 pm on May 17th, 2009:

ok , do add me and start a training but help me out if I won’t be around…thanks!
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Daniel said at 1:33 pm on May 25th, 2009:

Join My Mafia: http://apps.facebook.com/inthemafia/status_invite.php?from=100000013651391
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Joe said at 10:43 pm on May 30th, 2009:

I don’t get this “Never add people in the hit list in the later part of the game, as this will only increase their EXP and makes them harder to kill.” If you’re on the hitlist, you’re killed pretty quick - how does that make YOU harder to kill?
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Mustafa said at 6:46 am on June 6th, 2009:

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Feel free to attack:

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The Battle for Social Networking Supremacy Continues: Is Facebook Safer Than Myspace?

admin — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:57:19 +0000

With the advent of the internet came the introduction of many high-tech forms of communication and services. Our socio-cultural awareness has been revolutionized by social networking sites such as Friendster, Facebook, MySpace, Multiply and the like. These online communities have widened our reach from just within our local neighborhood to the entire world. However, in so doing, they have also posed danger to our privacy and safety as they have become a vehicle for criminals to invade our lives through stalking or sexually harassing us, stealing our personal identities or performing similar other forms of cyber-bullying. While some of us just bear witness to these perpetrators, others are unfortunate enough to have become their victims.

Despite this setback, I don’t think that any one of us is ready to rid our system of all these networking sites. What we can do, however, is to look for the safer venue where we can hang out and make friends, and use our heads to make valid decisions.

Let’s examine two of the leading networking sites in the last few years - Facebook and Myspace. Over the years, both sites have battled criticisms regarding the security of their members, and although Facebook has been regarded as the “safer” choice than MySpace, let’s try to probe some more to really answer the question Is Facebook safer than MySpace?

During my research, I have made few interesting discoveries to help us resolve this matter:

On MySpace Safety Issues:

• In October 2006, Wired reported that in an automated scan, it was discovered that MySpace has over 100 million profiles for registered sex criminals including one named Andrew Lubrano, who was cut loose in September 2004 but came back in 2005 hunting underage boys through his Myspace account.

• In November 2007, Foxnews.com exposed what is now known as MySpace Hoax whereby a 13-year-old Megan Meier took her own life after a teenage boy who pretended to be “Josh” befriended her and then suddenly ended their relationship. “Josh” turned out to be a fake profile created by an adult who was a member of a neighborhood family and was really intending to get the young girl.

• In its August 2008 article, Cnet.com cited a flaw in the mobile security system of MySpace which permitted public viewing of private messages made by members. Another security defect allowed users to delete bulletins from groups that they are not a member of and to post messages in groups that they were restricted from.

Myspace Safety Tips

On Facebook Safety Issues:

In 2007:

• The source code for Facebook’s main home page was leaked. With this defect in security of the social network, other security vulnerabilites could be found and exploited.

• A secret investigation conducted revealed that within days of registering in Facebook, teenagers were already receiving sexual advances from other members.

• On one occasion, an undercover police who posed as a 14-year-old girl
received sexually explicit notes from a 24-year-old male. A month following the discovery, the comments were still not deleted by Facebook.

In 2008:

• In March, it was revealed that a crack in the site’s security allowed individuals to view private pictures of other members even those of celebrities like Paris Hilton.

• In August, another glitch allowed ‘non-friends’ of members to read comments on their pages.

• During the test run of the site’s beta format in July, over 80 million ‘not for publicly display’ personal details of members were made public.

Facebook Safety Tips

With the aforementioned presented- Is Facebook safer than Myspace or the other way around?

As you can see, both sites have been without security problems.

On the positive side, however, their respective owners have taken subsequent steps to keep their networking sites safe:

• In May 2008, Facebook and the attorney general offices in most of the states in the US have agreed to oversee younger members more conscientiously and to set up an age verification system that would alert Facebook officials when messages are sent by minors to unknown adult members.

• MySpace has also planned on launching a similar security strategy by setting the profiles of 14- to 15-year-old members to private without control by said members to change it to public. In the same way, profiles of 16- to 17-year-old members will also be made private but they will have the choice to set it to public.

• Add to that, the privacy settings of MySpace gives members control over who can see them online, who can view their profiles and pictures,who knows their personal details like birthdays,and how to block other members.

• Facebook’s privacy policy, on the other hand, specifies that registered members are provided options with regards to their profiles information such as “contact and personal information, pictures, interests and groups.” Members are also in control in terms of who to share the information with.

So, with all the facts presented, is Facebook safer than MySpace?

I think it boils down to your personal preference really… So, which do you prefer and why?

Note:Below are the comments we were able to retrieve when we switched our servers but lost our blog data.

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dakota said at 7:50 pm on April 13th, 2009:

true dat
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zack said at 11:24 am on April 30th, 2009:

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zack said at 11:25 am on April 30th, 2009:

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How Do We Ward Off Facebook Impostors? | Facebook Profile Customization and User Lifestyles Blog said at 1:13 pm on May 19th, 2009:

[...] Facebook’s management is also doing its part in reducing the occurrences of impersonations. For this purpose, the site offers the following advice to members who want to protect the safety of their online profiles: [...]
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rosesred35 said at 5:27 am on June 6th, 2009:

First of all i want everyone to know their is a way to keep their identity safe, and their is a way to keep out hackers. But facebook and all the people who use face book. Needs to down load my identity defender toolbar look for a security toolbar and set the settings to safe mode. We have this on our computer and it works well. If down loading slows down your computer try using another one. Watch and use codes also when someone writes you. Ask questions like what did we talk about yesterday and and whats my animals name, or whats my favorite food. But please keep safe and start using a safe toolbar. Believe me it works.
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rosesred35 said at 5:35 am on June 6th, 2009:

I forgot to add set your photos to private, and only your friends can see it. If you want to add another picture of yourself. And there is another tool bar called cyberdefender. Give this a try, it will keep you and your family safe. If you have children that use a computer u may need to add kidrocket browser for them i have this for my family members when they visit. Try this way and if it don’t work we will work as a team to figure it out together. We must protect all users.

Facebook Unblock - How Can I?

admin — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:50:52 +0000

My sister-in-law, Nana, burst into my room one afternoon looking really irate. She just came home from school while I was finishing up a web design for my new site.

‘Hey! Problem at school?’, I asked her.

‘Yeah! Major problem!’, she yelled raising her arms dramatically.

‘Our school administration blocked Facebook’, she explained. ‘How can they do that?! Facebook connects me to my friends. It’s where I upload photos, share video and music… it’s part of my teenage life!

‘Calm down now’, I said chuckling. ‘It’s not the end of the world’

‘Oh, it is for me! , she retorted. ‘I need that site!’

She eyed me sheepishly. ‘You’re the computer geek. How do we get a Facebook unblock at school?’

‘Well, since you are my favorite sister-in-law, I’ll tell you how’, I replied tapping her hand, and straightened up and started my lecture.

We can access blocked websites in two ways:

• One is through a free proxy web site. But, the quality of these sites isn’t really reliable and they tend to contain spam and often get barred by schools and offices.

• The second is by using a PC that has access to the blocked site and operating it via remote control.

Now, here are the tricks to get a Facebook unblock at school or work:

• Set up the Facebook Access at School application on your home PC. With this application you can access Facebook or any site from school or work. It functions by searching for non-blocked proxies sites. So when you’re in school, you just inform someone, like your friend perhaps, who has access on Facebook and is using this application and ask him for the URLs of currently non-blocked proxies. Access the URL through your school or workplace browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox ) and search for Facebook.

• If no one is available online to assist you with the URLs of currently non-blocked proxies, try to get Facebook unblocked via a proxy website.

• While at school, you may also navigate your home PC by using a remote control device. But, for this to work, your home PC should have access to Facebook. Although this technique can be effective, it may not always come handy as there are schools and offices that do not allow the installation of remote control software on their computer system.

Nana’s face lit up. Beaming, she landed a quick peck on my face and glided to the door. ‘I’ll do it tonight’, she announced.

And you? Do you have any Facebook Blocked or Facebook unblock stories?