Archive for March, 2011

Facebook For Adult
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Facebook For Adult

Goodbye Craiglist, hello Facebook. After withdrawing from the adult business last year, Columbia University sociology professor Sudhir Venkatesh stipulated that a large percentage of prostitutes moved from Craiglist to something more obvious and somewhat sophisticated virtual market: Facebook. Venkatesh estimates that 83 percent of prostitutes have a page in the still fastest growing social networking [...]

Published by on March 23, 2011 10:33 AM
Facebook an Online Venue for Crimes ?
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Facebook an Online Venue for Crimes ?

The Facebook phenomenon is more popular than before. It has become a part of the lives of many people and it changed the way we interact with different people. It became so popular that now, we have what we call Facebook addiction- a condition where a person spends more time on Facebook posting on walls [...]

Published by on March 8, 2011 2:04 PM
More likely to lie on social network
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More likely to lie on social network

According to experts people are more likely to lie online especially in social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace and more precisely on the dating or “search sole mates” types of websites. The percentage of lie spoken by youth or even adults is higher than any face to face or in private conversation. Jeff Hancock from [...]

Published by on March 7, 2011 6:15 PM
Stopping Cyber Bullying
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Stopping Cyber Bullying

If you are someone who likes to keep updated with the latest news and current events then you are probably aware of the growing concern today over cases of cyber-bullying. Cyber-bullying is basically when an instigator (the bully) taunts and torments his victim through social networking sites such as Facebook. Since cyber-bullying offers the comfort [...]

Published by on March 4, 2011 9:11 PM
1 in 5 Divorce Linked with Facebook Growth
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1 in 5 Divorce Linked with Facebook Growth

Divorce attorneys are the latest stats providers on divorce linked to Facebook. According to divorce attorneys in U.S. 1 in 5 divorces are linked Facebook interaction. What you say and post in private may not be private at all. There is no such thing as small, private conversation on Facebook. Private conversation doesn’t stay private [...]

Published by on March 2, 2011 5:02 PM