IT Professionals Database (ITPD)

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "A Facebook employee has given a tell-all interview with some very interesting things about Facebook's internals.

CAE guy writes "The Boston Globe is carrying an AP report which begins: 'A Georgia mother and her two daughters logged onto Facebook from mobile phones last weekend and wound up in a startling place:

An anonymous reader writes "According to Sophos, Facebook users are getting sloppier with their personal info, not better.

jamie writes with news of a Facebook app developer who found a significant security hole while he was trying to get around function limitations for his application.

An anonymous reader writes "Facebook is on a never-before-seen legal rampage against high profile internet spammers.

get quad writes "I continually have to remind our end-users to be vigilant about the usual web security hazards, such as not clicking links in the occasional spam email that passes through our filters

get quad writes "I continually have to remind our end-users to be vigilant about the usual web security safeguards, such as not clicking links in the occasional spam email which passes through filters

SugarSync, the web service that backs up and synchronizes files across multiple computers and mobile phones, is rolling out a feature today that lets users provide public links to their files.

AppBank, a Seattle-based startup, today is launching a free application in beta that lets people without coding skills build their own Facebook apps, such as a quiz or game, in four steps — and earn

At long last, Facebook is finally on its way to putting its Beacon troubles to rest.

Seesmic has unveiled new features to its desktop application, which helps you manage your Facebook and Twitter accounts, including the ability for users to set up a column to follow Facebook Fan pages

AOL said at the TechCrunch50 conference this morning that it plans to release a host of AIM Lifestream products, including Mac and Windows desktop apps and mobile clients, on Sept. 22.

Social networks have been copying from one another for years, but the updates that Facebook, Twitter and Ning announced yesterday took such mimicry to new heights.

Al writes "Many people reveal way too much personal information on social networking sites--something that can easily lead to identity theft or unwanted attention from employers etc.

Hugh Pickens writes "The Washington Post reports that disgruntled lovers and spouses considering divorce are flocking to services like YourHackerz.com that boast they have little trouble hacking into