Facebook's user base is doing only one thing, and that is increasing. However both the US and UK have taken a hit in the amount of active monthly users they had in May. … [Read more...]
The White House On Facebook: Half Fans Are Over 50
June 13, 2011 Leave a Comment
When it comes to Facebook there are more than 500 million users signed up to their service which makes it the largest of all the social networks. We try to report on the majority of scam, virus and malware that we see as well as talking to you about some statistics … [Read more...]
New Facebook Scam Involving Justin Bieber Punching Selena Gomez
June 13, 2011 Leave a Comment
Facebook is the largest of all the Social Networking sites with more than 500 million users worldwide which is probably the reason that it’s so often the victim of Facebook scams, virus and malware. Some of the recent reports we have written include the free $25 iTunes Gift Card, the Nicki Minaj … [Read more...]
New Gabrielle Giffords Photos on Facebook: Remarkably Radiant
June 12, 2011 Leave a Comment
Many of you will remember the tragic Arizona shootings back in January where several people were killed and congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was horrendously wounded and just after that we also wrote about whether Sarah Palin’s target list played any part in the incident. Now we have some good … [Read more...]
ZionEyez Camera Sunglasses, Upload Pics To Facebook
June 12, 2011 Leave a Comment
A large majority of us now use social media sites as part of our everyday lives, whether its just to update our status to keep friends and family informed, or to keep a check on others daily regime. Sometimes we use the sites to post clips of things that have happened to us, or things that we have … [Read more...]
Sony Beware… LulzSec Is Coming For You
June 11, 2011 Leave a Comment
Poor old Sony has been the victim of hacking since April when the PSN was accessed, Sony then decided to turn off their servers in order to rebuild their infrastructure. There was some finger pointing at ANON who are a hacker group however they said it wasn’t them … [Read more...]
Posting Disturbing Pics On Social Sites A New Crime In US State
June 11, 2011 Leave a Comment
From July 1st a new law will be introduced to the US state, Tennessee. It involves the public posting of images that may cause distress. Anyone deemed guilty of doing this on social sites will possibly face jail time or fines. … [Read more...]
New Facebook Scam: Free $25 iTunes Gift Card – Watch Out
June 11, 2011 Leave a Comment
There are a number of different types of scam, malware and virus that has been circulating on Facebook. The people that come up with these things rely on different factors such as celebrities and people in the news such as the Nicki Minaj tape that’s circulating … [Read more...]
LulzSec: Pulls Down Various Site Info – Tips Hat At Facebook
June 11, 2011 Leave a Comment
Since mid April some of the biggest news on the web surrounds hacking and exploitation of different things mainly because of the actions taken against Sony by a hacker group. Sony claims it was ANON who did the deed although you would have thought they would have gloated in victory at Sony … [Read more...]
Facebook Trialing Live “Happening Now” Feature
June 10, 2011 1 Comment
Facebook are testing out a nifty new feature called "happening now". It involves showing you what your friends are doing at that exact time, via a sidebar on the news feed. … [Read more...]
Twitter Paving The Way In Brand Marketing, How?
June 10, 2011 Leave a Comment
The use of social media is on the increase particularly with businesses promoting their brands. In the past we have brought you news detailing companies using Facebook, branded names such as Nestle, Sony Ericsson, sporting name HEAD, Kleenex and so on. But have we ever considered how rival Twitter … [Read more...]
Facebook Viral Question: I am cleaning up my Facebook friends
June 10, 2011 5 Comments
For those of you who are big time Facebook users you probably see most of the scams that we regularly report on. Some of them include the apparent addition of the Dislike button, the email that apparently came from Facebook Security, the world’s funniest condom commercial and of course the Nicki … [Read more...]
Facebook Announcement From Sony – CoD Black Ops Escalation Live
June 10, 2011 Leave a Comment
This last week has been a bit crazy with a few different announcements from different manufacturers such as the new capabilities of the Kinect, the PS Vita being officially named by Sony and Nintendo wowing the audience with the new controller and naming the new static console the Wii U … [Read more...]
Nicki Minaj Tape: Facebook Scam – Here’s How To Remove It
June 9, 2011 1 Comment
Recently we have been giving you all a helping hand in what is and isn’t a scam or contains malware on Facebook as some of it is really convincing. Recent reports include the world’s funniest condom commercial, the amazing effect – web camera and of course the apparent addition of the Dislike … [Read more...]
Facebook Revels In Two New Sony Ericsson Phones
June 9, 2011 Leave a Comment
Online social networking site Facebook for many, is mainly used for communication purposes be it adding friends to your expanding list of contacts, updating your daily status, uploading and sharing photos and so on. But today Sony Ericsson has used the site as a way of marketing their latest two … [Read more...]
How To Opt Out Of Facebook Auto-Tagging Facial Recognition
June 9, 2011 Leave a Comment
We recently reported an article about how Facebook Auto-Tagging for your photos has gone live globally and also that it’s got a few privacy concerns attached to it. These are currently only concerns as nothing lucrative has been told of and Facebook has admitted that they perhaps should have told … [Read more...]
Facebook Photo Recognition Scrutinized: Privacy A Problem
June 9, 2011 Leave a Comment
We all know that Facebook has a tendency to roll out an update without necessarily mentioning it to its users or to the world as they have done previously. This time however they are perhaps in a spot of bother as they have rolled out Facebook photo recognition which is being scrutinized as privacy … [Read more...]
Check-Into Foursquare To Win “Super 8″ Tickets & Zero-G
June 8, 2011 Leave a Comment
Location-based site Foursquare which launched back in 2009, allows its users to check-in to different locations via their mobile smartphone software. On checking-in, users to the service will then gain badges and points. On receiving these, they can then be posted onto the persons social … [Read more...]
Social Media Madness: Facebook Friends Tattoo Sleeve
June 8, 2011 Leave a Comment
At OSM we have reported on various acts of stupidity when it comes to the use of social networking mainly being Facebook. We have seen a bigamist who was caught out because of pictures that were posted, the guard who missed the Royal Wedding because of remarks he made about the bride to be and of … [Read more...]
The Sims Going Social on Facebook: E3 2011 News
June 7, 2011 1 Comment
We’ve already been bringing you a ton of gaming news from E3 and just a few posts include the new Xbox 360 limited edition Gears of War console, a look at the Sony PS Vita and news of a Resistance 3 bundle. Now we have details of the hugely popular game The Sims, which is going social on Facebook. … [Read more...]
French Ban on Twitter & Facebook Mentions on TV & Radio
June 7, 2011 Leave a Comment
Not long ago we told how France was to crackdown on Facebook bullies and it seems that the French are now set to take action against both Twitter and Facebook, this time by banning mentions of the giant social networks on TV or radio. … [Read more...]
HTC ChaCha Upped Processor Speed, Now Tempted?
June 6, 2011 Leave a Comment
The mobile phone list continues to grow and one newcomer is that of HTC's ChaCha running on Android's Gingerbread 2.3 operating system, with let's not forget that all important Facebook sharing button. As well as refreshing you on its specifications, we can today give you news about the phone's new … [Read more...]
Party Gatecrashed By 1600 After Public Facebook Invites
June 5, 2011 Leave a Comment
Facebook as we all know is a fantastic way to connect with people and organise events, just so long as you know who you are inviting. Unfortunately for a German teen, her invites were public, which caused around 1,600 unexpected guests to turn up to her Birthday party. … [Read more...]
YouTube Famester “Casey Heynes” Takes On Underdog
June 5, 2011 Leave a Comment
You may remember back in March that we reported on an Australian teenager by the name of Casey Heynes. The youngster had been tormented by bullies, he subsequently decided to hit back. Being seen in a viral video on YouTube, Heynes was shown picking up his bully and slamming him to the ground. … [Read more...]
Social Media Awareness Campaign To Fight HIV / Aids
June 4, 2011 Leave a Comment
Some 30 years ago, the world was to hear of the HIV virus and Aids which if contracted would be life threatening. In time the news would highlight the spread of the deadly disease and how even to this present day, a cure is still yet to be found. … [Read more...]
