Comments on: Check out this funny blog post about you…

By: Armen Shirvanian

Armen Shirvanian — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:26:58 +0000

It sure isn’t an enjoyable item to see trickery such as this showing up, but the quick response has become a common event, as people from various sites readily respond to attacks of this type. The current state of social networks is a fairly stable one, as almost anything that can be tried is tried, and any problems are dealt with within a few hours. Twitter is a prime target for new methods of attack, as it rapidly rises in usage.

By: wowo101

wowo101 — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:15:59 +0000

ok, seems to be old news: [link to post]

– http://twitter.com/wowo101/statuses/1094346559

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By: chrisabraham

chrisabraham — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:04:57 +0000

Here’s some more news: “Check out this funny blog post about you…” PHISHING scheme (article by Andrea Hill) [link to post]

– http://twitter.com/chrisabraham/statuses/1094328952

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By: Sire

Sire — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:35:24 +0000

Thanks Andrea, I feel so much better now I hope you had a good Christmas and a better new year, and I wish you all the best for 2009/

By: Andrea Hill

Andrea Hill — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:32:23 +0000

Hi Sire,
I actually was just playing around with my plugins the other day, and disabled that feature. It’s back now

By: Sire

Sire — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:15:11 +0000

Why would they bother? It’s not like they would get any useful information from it, like bank details and such. Unless their intention is to use the twitter social media to promote some other scam using the names of reputable Twitter members, I just don’t see the point. Please Andrea, explain to this Boob from Down Under what I am missing?

Oh, and may I suggest that you add some sort of plugin that allows people to subscribe to individual posts? I know it would make me happy.