Elderly Amish Man Caught on Film With Prostitute, Blackmailed
When a 75-year-old Amish widower slept with a prostitute, he -- we feel certain -- felt pretty bad about it the next morning. As if that guilt weren't enough for the old man, the prostitute and her boyfriend demanded $67,000 from him, claiming that they had filmed the scene with wall-mounted cameras and would upload the recording to the Internet. The pair was later arrested and, we can only imagine, the Amish man abhorred technology more than ever.
Bank Robber Gets Away With the Help of Craiglist
In October, a bank robber -- wearing a safety vest, blue shirt, face mask and goggles -- eluded police with the help of Craiglist. Just outside the bank, while the robbery was in progress, stood a group of men who were responding to a Craiglist day labor opportunity. As the advertisement required, they were all wearing safety vests, blue shirts, face masks and goggles.
Nude New Zealander Arrested After Responding to Fake Sexy Text Message
Late in 2007, a Wellington, New Zealand man received a racy text message from two anonymous "ladies," giving him only an address and a request that he show up naked. Well, he indeed showed up naked... at the home of one appalled, unsuspecting New Zealander. Both the nude Romeo and the sadistic texter were arrested, though neither were prosecuted.
Fake Craiglist Ad Costs Man Most of What He Owns
Last Spring, a post appeared on an Oregon Craigslist board stating that the owner of a specific house was leaving all of his worldly possessions (still in said house) to whoever wanted them. When homeowner Robert Salisbury rushed home -- on a tip from a woman suspicious about the offer of a free horse -- he found his house being ransacked by 30 strangers. We suggest he take that horse and collect some vengeance Clint Eastwood-style.
17-Year-Old Jailed for Stealing Virtual 'Furniture'
When a 17-year-old Dutch boy hacked into several accounts on the Second Life-style site 'Habbo' in 2007, the the law got involved. The boy was discovered to have stolen $5,800 worth of virtual furniture and knick-knacks. Apparently, crime -- whether actual or virtual -- does not pay.
Phishers Going After Your Phones in New 'Vishing' Trend
Over the past year, sneaky spammers have begun to forsake the worn-out territory of e-mail in favor of cell phones' fertile frontier. The result? "Vishing." Get it? Voice mail phishing. It might be more ominous if it didn't sound like a James Bond villain saying, "Wishing."
Burglars Break Into Restaurant, Steal HDTV, Leave Money / Food Behind
Around Halloween of last year, a truckload of thieves drove into -- that's right, into -- a Pennsylvania Mexican restaurant, where they -- apparently uninterested in the cash register -- stole a mid-grade 47-inch HDTV and fled the scene. We've all heard about how this generation is lacking in ambition, but this generation's thieves, too?
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Katie said 2:56PM on 11-13-2008
If you make yourself unsearchable then users can't access your profile photo. People can't ask to be your friend and they can see anything about you but your name and networks.
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Try a Reality Trip said 3:36PM on 11-13-2008
Frankly, "social networking" (to me, anyway) means getting in and amongst people, shaking hands, slapping backs (if appropriate) hugging (if appropriate), and doing all those little communicative things that folks do. I give as an example talking to one another face-to-face. Try it sometime, you'll find it expecially rewarding when the words are augmented by "body language" and those secondary, non-verbal means of communication such as facial expression and occasional touching. Hints for best results: Be well-groomed, appropriately dressed, and use language and postures appropriate for the occasion. You'll never, ever be as lonely as the poor dude or dudette who's faking it, all alone, in front of a multi-pixilated computer screen pretending to "talk" with "friends." Get real; that's what reality is for.
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deepak said 5:48PM on 11-13-2008
i think facebook is great, if used for the right reasons i lost my partner cause he was meeting guys on facebook and having sex. not kool. so now that 3 year relationship is gone down the sewer. so my friends be warned
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Kara said 7:20PM on 1-04-2009
You can make your profile unsearchable from anyone outside of your networks- with this, along with setting your profile to be viewed only by friends, makes it so that nobody that facebook is their only means of finding you can see your picture, and you have to approve them to let them see your whole profile, or even give them a limited profile to look at.
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Kara said 7:23PM on 1-04-2009
My own cousin couldn't even find me when I put privacy settings on- if you know where to go - you can set the right privacy settings for you
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Sunday said 9:02AM on 2-16-2009
I don't have a Facebook page or a MySpace account, but I actually think that this article had some good tips on what, and what not to reveal about yourself. Unfortunately, I know of far too many people who have been turned down for a job they were applying for because of their profiles and pic's on the internet. I even know of a sweet young girl who was rejected by a college she applied for because of her MySpace site. Most of these people portrayed themselves as party goers, even though they are well educated and do not use drugs, it didn't matter. I would definitely urge anyone and everyone to THINK twice before posting anything that might be seen as derogatory. JMHO.
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