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"The show and the social network are really about what it means to take hold of your own life. To be a passionate, creative person who has dreams"

Hollywood Published 1 hour ago The creators of the classic 80's TV drama "thirtysomething" and 90's TV drama "My So Called Life" are back with another series that's breaking new ground. via KOAA-TV Pueblo

"This may seem over dramatic ... (but) the information can be used to target members for further exploitation. It also opens the door for your families and friends to become potential targets as well"

Canadian military chiefs have told soldiers not to post personal information on social networking sites such as Facebook because it could prompt attacks by groups such as Al Qaeda, the Canadian Broadcasting ... via The New Zealand Herald

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"This may seem over dramatic ... (but) the information can be used to target members for further exploitation. It also opens the door for your families and friends to become potential targets as well"

Canadian military chiefs have told soldiers not to post personal information on social networking sites such as Facebook because it could prompt attacks by groups such as Al Qaeda, the Canadian Broadcasting ... via XtraMSN Real Estate

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"Given the similarities between Australian and UK social networking users, the MySpace UK research findings should be reviewed by anyone interested in the impact online social networks are having in Australia"

WEB SAVVY: A new survey shows many young Australians are spending less time watching TV and playing video games and more time using websites like Facebook, Bebo and MySpace. via Manawatu Evening Standard

"It's scary to know that they could find out personal information about our families, our children, where we live."

A Canadian Defense Department memo advised soldiers to avoid posting personal information on Internet social networking sites, a national network reported. via Daily India

"You're going to see things that have a life, you know, in both sort of camps in some way."

There's a pretty good chance that in a few years, the leap "Quarterlife" is about to make will be fairly common. via The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press

A former Peoria special education teacher has pleaded guilty to charges she had sex with one of her students. via KSDK NewsChannel 5

Categories: General , Wired & Wireless , Google , Microsoft , Search , Yahoo , MySpace , Social networking , Facebook Tags: Fox Interactive Media , Google Inc. via Between the Lines

"This is a very interesting study and supports other previous research. My only caveat is that it was primarily based on phone interviews, and the researchers were reporting what they were told by the young people"

The stereotype of the middle-aged male sex offender posing online as a young person to trick adolescents into clandestine meetings where they can be abducted and raped is inaccurate, a new study finds. via MedicineNet

"Coolness factor" always fades; now it's up to Facebook to prove it can stay relevant and useful in its post-expansion era. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

For those of us, and that's most of us, who spend a lot of time on the go, you can now take LinkedIn with you. via About.com

"Many Facebook groups relate to controversial topics; this alone is not a reason to disable a group. In cases where content is reported and found to violate the site's terms of use, Facebook will remove it."

Campaigners say social networking sites should do more to act against pro-anorexia support groups on their domains. via Daily Express

Want to send a really huge file to someone but don't know how? A new web-based service allows you to send files of up to 2GB in size without even registering! How is that for effective online team collaboration? But there is more indeed, especially if you want to do some online editing of spreadsheets in real-time with your team members or are dreaming of chatting directly with your website visitors straight from your favorite instant messenger. Not bad ah? Photo credit: Vojtech Vlk Here my selected online collaboration toolset for this week:

1. Filemail: Send unlimited files up to 2GB each to anyone's email
2. DropSend: Share any file up to 1GB by typing your friend's email address
3. Sheetster: Online collaborative writing tool allows you to create and share spreadsheets online
4. Jangl: Web-based VoIP tool allows you to call people without knowing their number or giving yours
5. Hab.la: Free service allows you to chat with your site's visitors from makor IM clients
6. ShoutMix: Create shoutboxes for your site where users can post comments and talk to each other
7. I-msgr: Create your own, personalized instant messenger with no technical knowledge
8. SrevIM: Downloadable instant messaging application enables you to connect to multiple IM networks at once