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Twitter Competitor Pownce Falls Silent

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Twitter phishing scam may be spreading

There's a scam spreading through Twitter. Direct messages (DMs) are showing up in Twitter accounts with appealing come-ons to visit a site on blogspot.com. The text is, "hey! check out this funny blog about you..." The URL in the message then redirects to a page that looks like the Twitter login page, but is actually not on Twitter--it's a site, twitter.access-logins.com, that masquerades as Twitter to steal your login credentials instead.

Twitter phishing scam may be spreading

There's a scam spreading through Twitter. Direct messages (DMs) are showing up in Twitter accounts with appealing come-ons to visit a site on blogspot.com. The text is, "hey! check out this funny blog about you..." The URL in the message then redirects to a page that looks like the Twitter login page, but is actually not on Twitter--it's a site, twitter.access-logins.com, that masquerades as Twitter to steal your login credentials instead.

Barack Obama, Britney Spears, Bill O'Reilly Have One Thing In Common: They Were Hacked On Twitter

imageWho would have guessed that in the New Year, Twitter, the popular micro-blogging service, would be for the most part stable, but fall victim to hackers and phishing schemes? Well, it’s true, and it will be interesting to see if this threatens Twitter’s long-term viability as it tries to mature into a revenue-making company. At a minimum, there might be a twinge of regret on the founders’ part for not selling out to Facebook when they had the chance. This weekend Twitter was the target of a phishing scam, in which messages were sent out to look-alike sites that asked users to log in using their username and password. And today, more information is surfacing on the fallout. On Twitter’s blog, co-founder Biz Stone wrote: “This morning we discovered 33 Twitter accounts had been “hacked” including prominent Twitter-ers like

Twitter accounts of Obama, Britney Spears hacked

The Twitter accounts of US president-elect Barack Obama, singer Britney Spears and other prominent figures were hacked on Monday and fake messages sent out in their names on the micro-blogging service. Twitter founder Biz Stone, in a post on the official company blog, said a total of 33 Twitter accounts had been hacked including those of Obama and Rick Sanchez, a CNN television anchor with tens of thousands of followers. �We immediately locked down the accounts and investigated the issue,� Stone said, nothing that because of �transition issues� Obama has not updated his Twitter account since winning the US presidential election in November. Twitter, which allows users to post real-time updates of 140 characters or less, has an estimated four to five million users according to a recent study.

Barack Obama, Britney Spears, Bill O?Reilly Have One Thing In Common: They Were Hacked On Twitter

imageWho would have guessed that in the New Year, Twitter, the popular micro-blogging service, would be for the most part stable, but fall victim to hackers and phishing schemes? Well, it’s true, and it will be interesting to see if this threatens Twitter’s long-term viability as it tries to mature into a revenue-making company. At the minimum, there might be a twinge of regret on the founders’ part for not selling out to Facebook when they had the chance. This weekend Twitter was the target of a phishing scam, in which messages were sent out to look-alike sites that asked users to log in using their username and password. And today, more information is surfacing on the outcome of such an endeavor. On Twitter’s blog, co-founder Biz Stone wrote: “This morning we discovered 33 Twitter accounts had been “hacked” including promi

Pownce pwned apart by Six Apart

One of Twitter’s main competitors, Pownce, started off with a lot of hype but inexorably lost out to Twitter’s charms. Now, it’s new owner Six Apart, will shut the service down, promising “great things” in the future and inviting Pownce users to try Six Apart’s Vox service instead.

Twitter Integrates With Google Friend Connect

Mountain View, Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) on Monday announced that its Google Friend Connect service has been integrated with the Twitter microblogging service. The partnership means that, when users join a friend-connected site, they can choose to use their Twitter profile, and discover people who follow them on Twitter who are also members of the site. Google account holders will also be able to use their accounts to sign up for Twitter.

Twitter Targeted by Phishing Attack

Twitter has joined e-mail, cell phones and Facebook as a new favorite target of phishing scams. Twitter is warning users of the microblogging site to beware of scam e-mails that take them to a phishing site masquerading as Twitter. Phishers can then discern user names and passwords, putting Twitter users' personal and financial information at risk.

Phishing Scams Prey on Twitter's Weaknesses

Twitter Twitter was abuzz this weekend with news of a phishing scheme that lured unsuspecting users into giving up their Twitter username and password to a site masquerading as Twitter.com.

Targeted: Twitter Hit with Phishing Attack

Twitter has joined e-mail, cell phones and Facebook as a new favorite target of phishing scams. Twitter is warning users of the microblogging site to beware of scam e-mails that take them to a phishing site masquerading as Twitter. Phishers can then discern user names and passwords, putting Twitter users' personal and financial information at risk.

Targeted: Twitter Hit with Phishing Attack

Twitter has joined e-mail, cell phones and Facebook as a new favorite target of phishing scams. Twitter is warning users of the microblogging site to beware of scam e-mails that take them to a phishing site masquerading as Twitter. Phishers can then discern user names and passwords, putting Twitter users' personal and financial information at risk.

Twitter Warns Users About Phishing Scam

This weekend, Twitter admitted that it is the most recent target of a phishing scam, and warned users to be wary of messages that redirect them to a look-alike sites and ask them to login using their username and password. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone wrote on the company’s blog: “We’ve identified a phishing scam directed at Twitter users and we don’t want you to get tricked into giving your password to a scammer.” The scams being sent out by email look like email notifications you might receive when you get a direct message, and say something like: “hey! check out this funny blog about you…” or “Hey, i found a website with your pic on it… LOL check it out here.” The link provided redirects to a site that looks like Twitter’s front page, but has a slightly different URL.

Whether Twitter, Blogs Or Mainstream Media... Breaking News Can Get Facts Wrong

There was a silly debate soon after the awful tragedy of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai last month, where people started questioning whether or not Twitter was a legitimate news source. There were many reports from people on the scene via Twitter, and it was a fascinating (if somewhat depressing) "real-time" way of keeping up on some of what was happening. But some criticized the reliance on Twitter-as-journalism by complaining that it wasn't journalism because Twitter reports got facts wrong. That sounds good, but if that's the actual standard, then, well, pretty much nothing is journalism. As Slate is reporting, early reports from the mainstream press seemed to get much of the story wrong as well.

Twitter rival Pownce acquired, closed

Pownce, a would-be Twitter rival that was heavily hyped due to the involvement of Digg co-founder Kevin Rose, will close its doors in two weeks after being acquired.

Twitter rival Pownce acquired, closed

Pownce, a would-be Twitter rival that was heavily hyped due to the involvement of Digg co-founder Kevin Rose, will close its doors in two weeks after being acquired.

Twitter A-Twitter About Phishing Scam Problem, Consumer Alert

Everybody these days is "into" twitter, from CNN newsrooms to the local writer in town. Students, teachers and everyday folk use it to send short messages. But there is trouble brewing at Twitter that is the talk of Twitterdom.

Six Apart Buys Twitter Clone Pownce, Shuts It Down

leahculver.jpgBlog software company Six Apart is buying Twitter clone Pownce and is shutting it down.

Pownce Bounced: Twitter Competitor To Shut Doors

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Pownce Social Network To Shut Down

Social-network site Pownce is shutting down, with two of its founders heading off to blogging-software maker Six Apart. Six Apart's CEO says the Pownce team and Six Apart share the same social-blogging vision and are a good fit. Pownce users are being encouraged to join the Vox social-blog service and the TypePad hosted blog service.

Pownce is shutting down

I just received an email from Pownce telling me that they are shutting down. As of December 15th Pownce will no longer exist. They've already stopped accepting new account sign ups. Apparently they've been bought by another blogging company. Six Apart, the makers of Movable Type, TypePad and Vox, has bought Pownce. I'm sure they have some plans for it, but they're not saying just yet.

Twitter aligns with Google Friend Connect

It looks like Google has won the first salvo in the social ID battle. Google announced that its Friend Connect service is now compatible with Twitter, meaning that users can now use their Twitter logon information to log into other Friend-Connect compatible sites and share social networking information. And so far, no word from Twitter on when it will become compatible with Facebook's competing service, Facebook Connect. Chalk one up for open social networking standards.

NEWS: Twitter joins Google Friend Connect

"Twitter folks will be able to bump into and recognize each other out there on the web�and discover new people to follow on Twitter," Twitter said on its blog.

Twitter hacked, Fox News and celebrity accounts fall victim

Many users got a shock when checking some twitter accounts like, Foxnews, Britney speaks, Barrack Obama, and many others. An attacked launched against celebrity twitter accounts is inserting crude headlines such as "Breaking, Bill O Riley is gay" (misspelling his name) on the Fox News Twitter page.

Hacker used 'happiness'to access Twitter accounts

The newly notorious Twitter hacker didn't take long to show himself. An 18-year-old cyberpunk who goes by the alias GMZ used password-guessing software to gain entry to a Twitter administrator's account, he told Wired yesterday. Once inside, he was able to gain access to any Twitter account through the administrative tools, which allowed him to leave mischievous notes under the guise of such noteworthy figures as Barack Obama and Fox News.

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