Twitter attacked by teenager

This past weekend, Twitter was under attack as the Mikeyy worm infected users’ profiles on the social network.

BBC reported the computer worm was created by Michael Mooney, a 17-year-old student from Brooklyn, N.Y. The worm was used to promote StalkDaily.com, a rival social networking Web site created by Mooney.

The worm would infect users who clicked on the link to the rival Web site. Infected profiles automatically spammed friends following these infected Twitter accounts.

According to Twitter, no personal information was compromised in the attacks. The company may also pursue legal action against Mooney.

Twitter is a popular microblogging social network Web site with more than seven million users.

Hope Twitter will become more secure after this major worm attack. -_-

[From BBC]

Facebook forced to listen to users, again

Guess Facebook needs to listen to its users more often, again.

Recently, the social networking company rolled out a new design that mimicked Twitter, a popular microblogging service. And some of the users had issues with the redesign.

According to CNET, it looks like Facebook is willing to listen and compromise on some of the redesigns to better service its users. Christopher Cox, Facebook’s Director of Product, posted an official statement on his Facebook blog.

Some of the changes include Live updating, which updates a user’s stream automatically, photo tags, which adds tagged photos of their friends and an improved Highlights section, which will be better tailored to a user’s preferences.

In 2008, Facebook attempted to purchase Twitter for $500 million in stock, but the offer was rejected.

Along with its previous content ownership issue, it looks like 2009 may turn out to be the year of the Facebook Protests. ^^;;

[From CNET]

Twitter ‘business’ plan angers users

Twitter is now popular enough for users to get mad over its “business plan.”

Recently, an article on BBspot claimed that Twitter’s business plan involved charging users for its new premium accounts.

For example, the article claimed that a user could purchase the Sparrow upgrade for a limit of 145 characters and 5 extra random followers at $5 per month or spring for the Eagle account upgrade, which includes a limit of 500 characters and 1,000 extra random followers at $250 per month.

According to the TG Daily, the article was a hoax. But some users still believed that it was real, resulting in angry responses.

Twitter is a poplar microblogging Web site used by people, businesses and even the Phoenix Mars Lander to communicate with their followers.

I have to admit, when I first read this article, I had to read it a second time before I realized the article was a fake. ^^;;

[BBspot via TG Daily]