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Weekend tech reading: Is LinkedIn the creepiest social network? Fresh iPhone jailbreak news, and keeping up with Moore's Law
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After digging for answers, I’ve concluded that LinkedIn is by far the creepiest social network. The primary reasons LinkedIn is the mustached, trench coat and wire frame glasses wearing mouth breather of the internet are the "People You May Know" and "People Also Viewed" features.
Turn your boring LinkedIn profile into a vivid portfolio
- LinkedIn is bolstering member profiles today by launching a new feature that lets users showcase their professional story through rich, visual content. In other words, you can now add photos, videos and even presentations to your profile to help showcase…
Survey finds people are less polite on social media than in person
- Here’s a statement that’s likely to surprise nobody: people are less polite online than they are in person. The revelation comes as part of a recent survey from VitalSmarts which found that 88 percent of respondents agreed with the aforementioned…
One minute on the Internet: 640TB data transferred, 100k tweets, 204 million e-mails sent
- The well-known idiom "New York minute" is a phrase oft-used to express an extremely brief moment in time -- but an Internet minute? That's a whole other level of micro-time keeping. An infographic by Intel breaks down exactly what happens…
Last.fm becomes latest victim in string of security breaches
- A number of high profile websites have fallen victim to security breaches this week and if today’s developments are any indication, it doesn’t look like the end is anywhere in sight. The latest victim is Internet music provider Last.fm who…
eHarmony confirms breach, about 1.5 million passwords stolen
- eHarmony has confirmed that nearly 1.5 million of its users have had their passwords -- or more specifically, hashed passwords -- stolen by hackers. The popular match-making site may have fallen victim to the same hackers who compromised LinkedIn's password database…
LinkedIn password database leaked, company confirms intrusion
- LinkedIn may have suffered a serious blow in terms of the security and safety of its users today. Hackers claim to have leaked over 6.5 million password hashes originating from the career-focused social networking site. Although the hash values appear…
Congress aims to outlaw employers from requiring Facebook passwords
- In response to a recent (and dubious) phenomenon where employers require employees to fork over the proverbial keys to their online accounts, U.S. House Democrats are working to pass legislation which will prohibit this practice all together.
Users spent 136x more time on Facebook than Google+ in January
- According to the latest data from comScore, Google+ users spent an average of 3.3 minutes per month on the social networking site in January. To put that into perspective, Facebook users spent an average of 7.5 hours last month which…
LinkedIn passes 100 million member milestone
- LinkedIn today reached a major milestone: 100 million professionals worldwide. The social network is now growing at roughly 1 million new LinkedIn members every week, which is faster than one member joining the site every second.
LinkedIn blocked in China after Jasmine Revolution attempts
- Business networking site LinkedIn has been blocked in some parts of China. No explanation was given for the move, which LinkedIn is still investigating, according to Reuters. Some users in China claim their access to LinkedIn has been already restored.
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