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Twitter to begin screening some links for phishing
<!--paging_filter-->Twitter has launched a new link-screening service aimed at preventing phishing and other malicious attacks against users of the popular microblogging service. Part of the new service is a new Twitter tool to shorten URLs, so users will see some links in email notifications and direct messages from other users...
Read more »March 10, 2010, 3:42 am| Read full article | More articles from infoworld.com
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Tweet Defense – Fight Zombies With the Power of Twitter
We’ve seen many, many iterations of the popular tower defense games over the years, but this one has a special meaning for all you Twitter fans out there.Based on a tried and true concept, Tweet Defense is an iPhone game that lets you fight zombies with various tower defense units,...
Read more »March 10, 2010, 1:39 am| Read full article | More articles from mashable.com
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MySpace Co-Presidents Reveal Company’s Plan for the Future [INTERVIEW]
We had a chance to step into MySpace HQ for a chat with new Co-Presidents Jason Hirschhorn and Mike Jones, who preside over the News Corp.-owned social network from a shared desk in Beverly Hills. The joint office speaks to how closely Hirschhorn and Jones are working together to create...
Read more »March 9, 2010, 9:44 pm| Read full article | More articles from mashable.com
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What We're Reading: Barbie, Steve and Carly
Our daily roundup of Web gems includes a deeper look at Barbie the engineer, Carly Fiorina's tenure at Hewlett-Packard, Jonathan Schwartz's battles with Steve Jobs and Bill Gates and a pricing glitch at Amazon.com.
March 9, 2010, 8:59 pm| Read full article | More articles from nytimes.com
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Twitter Starts Routing All Links Through New Anti-Phishing Service
Twitter has just announced that it is launching a new anti-phishing feature that allows Twitter’s Trust and Safety team to monitor all links submitted through the service for potentially malicious attacks. Part of the new feature will involve the use of Twitter’s link shortener twt.tl, which may now start popping...
Read more »March 9, 2010, 5:14 pm| Read full article | More articles from techcrunch.com
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Twitter Takes on Phishing with New Security Features
Spam and phishing have been ongoing problems at Twitter for some time, and tonight the company announced that it is stepping up its efforts to stop them with some new features, described as being able to “detect, intercept, and prevent the spread of bad links.”In a blog post, Twitter writes...
Read more »March 9, 2010, 4:53 pm| Read full article | More articles from mashable.com
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What We're Reading: Barbie, Steve Jobs and Carly Fiorina
Our daily roundup of Web gems includes a deeper look at Barbie the engineer, Carly Fiorina's tenure at Hewlett-Packard, Jonathan Schwartz's battles with Steve Jobs and Bill Gates and a pricing glitch at Amazon.com.
March 9, 2010, 4:28 pm| Read full article | More articles from nytimes.com
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Facebook Will Allow Users to Share Location
The social networking site plans to roll out features next month that will give its 400 million users the option of sharing their location with friends as part of their news feeds.
March 9, 2010, 3:20 pm| Read full article | More articles from nytimes.com
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A Bike Theft in the Time of Twitter
An alarm goes out online, and a messenger is soon reunited with his stolen bike.
March 9, 2010, 12:41 pm| Read full article | More articles from nytimes.com

