Category Archives: social media

Happy Birthday to me…..!

Posted on 01/04/2011 by

Everyone enjoys the April Fool’s pranks we see and hear about every April 1st – and the institution seems to get bigger and more involved with each passing year. Well this morning I received some 12 birthday wishes by email from … Continue reading →

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What does it mean to you to be part of a ‘community’?

Posted on 29/03/2011 by

How many people do you know in your neighborhood? Compare that with the number of people you are friends with on Facebook or the number of people you follow on Twitter? Granted it’s not an ‘apples to apples’ comparison, but … Continue reading →

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How Do You Plan to Watch The Royals Get Hitched?

Posted on 23/03/2011 by

On 29th July, 1981, crowds of 600,000 people filled the streets of London and a further 750 million viewers sat themselves in front of a TV to catch a glimpse of Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles on their wedding … Continue reading →

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Can Companies Maintain A Social Networking Balance?

Posted on 09/02/2011 by

Global Users Spend an Average of 24 Minutes Per User Per Day on Social Networking Sites As you may or may not know, yesterday was Safer Internet Day and the theme for this year is “virtual lives” focusing on the … Continue reading →

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Cisco Reveals, Cyber Criminals Are Investing Heavily in Money Muling

Posted on 24/01/2011 by

Cisco’s latest Annual Security Report reveals that as the cybercriminal economy expands with criminals gaining access to even more financial credentials, there is a growing need for money mules – people recruited to set up bank accounts, or even use their … Continue reading →

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2010 is First Year of Declining Spam Volume in History of Internet

Posted on 20/01/2011 by

In Cisco’s latest Annual Security Report, it reveals that 2010 marks the first year of declining global spam volume in the history of the Internet.  Despite this good news, the problem spots were developing nations, including France, Germany, and the … Continue reading →

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Ageing population: is it an opportunity?

Posted on 18/01/2011 by

The UK government recently scraped the default retirement age. It means employers will no longer be allowed to dismiss staff just because they have reached the age of 65. The UK is not alone, governments across Europe are reevaluating the age … Continue reading →

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Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam – But Is Spam Coming or Going?

Posted on 12/01/2011 by

Over the last week the topic of spam has been thrust into the spotlight once again with reports last week of dramatic falls in spam volume, only for it to be reported in a popular news site this week that it has … Continue reading →

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Connecting With Technology

Posted on 11/01/2011 by

Years ago, the promise of technology advancement was about voice activation. We all marvelled at prototype robots that could respond to our voice commands and enthusiastically envisioned how household chores would become an armchair activity. Voice activated robots never really … Continue reading →

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Web Malware Peaks in August 2010; LinkedIn Attack Comprised over 31% of all Spam

Posted on 17/11/2010 by

Today, Cisco releases its latest 3Q10 Global Threat Report revealing that enterprise users experienced an average of 133 Web malware encounters per month, peaking at over 140 during August. Approximately 1 in 10 of all Web malware was encountered via … Continue reading →

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