Archive for May, 2009

Fraudulent sites sometimes try to take advantage of Orkut users like you and me by positing links to malware\phishing sites to trap users. To help make sure that everyone is able to have a fun and safe experience on the site, I thought I’d share a few quick tips that I’ve picked up during my experience. Here are the tips below: Create a tough password: While “yourname123″ [...]

Sometime ago Facebook joined the OpenID foundation and said it would implement OpenID to Facebook website soon … and well they have already done it but it’s kinda hidden in the Facebook site. Here is how to add OpenID in your Facebook account: Step1: Go to settings in your Facebook account; now click on change next to Linked Accounts. Step2: Click on the drop down and you can choose from Myspace, [...]

Do you know how to create your own website? Or just got one done by a web designer? If you are a newbie to the web designing here are some Google tools which could help you become a good web designer. Here are 5 Awesome must know Google webmaster tools: 1. Google Analytics 2. Google Keyword research tool 3. Google Webmaster Tools 4. Google Website optimizer 5. Google Adsense Now as the name suggests [...]

It seems there’s no end to the Facebook phishing attacks and scam. Today I received an email notification from a friend of mine on Facebook which said “Check linkteria.be” seems like there’s another attack underway. Most tech savvy users: I’m receiving Facebook mails with links to “.be” sites which are obviously nefarious. The subject line of the mails is “Look at This” or “Hello”. If [...]

Try this: Take a photo and upload it to Facebook, then after a day or so, note what the URL to the picture is (the actual photo, not the page on which the photo resides), and then delete it. Come back a month later and see if the link works. Chances are: It will. Facebook isn’t alone here. Researchers at Cambridge University (so you know this is legit, people!) have found that nearly [...]

Last week Plaxo implements Facebook connect to sync status, feed and friends and now its Orkuts time ….. If you started your online social life on Orkut but later migrated to Facebook, here’s a simple import utility that will help you become friends with all your old Orkut buddies who, like you, may have also shifted to Facebook. Connect Orkut with Facebook Step 1: Drag the Facebook bookmarklet [...]