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Rights to First Contact or When Does “Social” Become Spam?

August 23rd, 2007 · 4 Comments · Microcrowds, Scams, Web 2.0, social spam

First Contact
When does a “friend” have the right to make first contact with you online?
If I want to contact you in a social network like Pownce, Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn, should I be required to already know you? If I’m restricted from contacting you before you recognize me, how can I get your attention? [...]

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New(?) Phone Scam

April 24th, 2007 · No Comments · Scams

This story is relayed to me directly from the daughter involved. But no facts were double checked for this post….
Part 1
Mom calls daughter on the daughters cell phone, from Mom’s land-line.
Signal is intercepted and voices are recorded by the interceptor.
Repeat often, until enough of the voices are recorded in order to go to part [...]

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