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Nigerian Scamming news clip. A couple of things of immediate interest is that the global network allows people in places like Nigeria to communicate with possible victims in places which are a long way from Nigeria. There also seems to be some indication that the criminal activities are driven by motivations to gain money and in some instances (as suggested by recent research) there is a cultural element of "revenge" against what are perceived as rich white victims. Of course the victims are not always white but they are often from Western countries.

Nice example of someone who fights back against Internet scammers.

Useful little video clip about a money transfer scam.

Top Five Scam run down from Tom Merrit. Like the Top Ten list but there's only five of them - and it's snappier.

This is a Top Ten style video which offers a useful introduction to some typical internet scams.

Twitter has begun to roll out a video embedding service called Vine . No surprise when some producers of pornography managed to upload a pornographic video clip. However a huge fuss ensued when the clip was chosen as an Editor's Choice clip. Anyone rolling out new technology should apply the "porn test". If I wanted to use this new device or service for sexual reasons  - how would I do it? In the case of anonymised or hard to trace free account allowing video uploads the answer isn't hard. So how might Twitter have managed that issue? Or is all publicity good publicity? After all lots of people now know about their new service - Vine. I heard it through the Grape Twitter Vine...

Nice little article on the BBC website looking at how the web may be redefining who we are and how we see ourselves. "This can be a positive force, exemplified by the solidarity seen in the London 2012 Olympics or a destructive force, for example the 2011 riots," says the report. "Due to the development of smart phones, social networks and the trend towards (greater) connectivity disparate groups can be more easily mobilised where their interests temporarily coincide." "This latest report on identity undertook 20 separate reviews in which leading UK and international experts assessed research in computer science, criminology and social sciences."

Take a few moments out to watch this moon rise...

Burger King Employee Takes Bath In Sink - Watch More Funny Videos Example The internet remembers...

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