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Tumblr Blog Ads a Nice Little Earner? Not Exactly.

24

May

2012

The “Tumblr Dating Game” template has morphed into a new form of Tumblr spam called “Tumblr Tasks”. Spamlinks sent to users via their Ask Boxes look like this:“Anonymous asked: have you made $$$ with tumblrtasks(.)com yet?? my bff just raked in 3k last month its crazy”Visiting the link takes you to an advert landing page linked […]

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Pregnant Kate Middleton doll leads to malware infection for AOL users

20

Dec

2011

Take care if you visit the main page of AOL UK today – a story about Kate Middleton being pregnant (or rather a doll of a pregnant Duchess of Cambridge) has a nasty sting in its tail. The story, featured prominently on AOL’s main webpage, points to a different website – MyDaily.co.uk – another part […]

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VIDEO: Awkward! Facebook VP stumped by BBC question

06

Dec

2011

Elliot Schrage, Facebook’s VP Public Policy, was struck dumb by BBC reporter Emily Maitlis when she quizzed him about the ethics of “Sponsored Stories” on Facebook in a television documentary shown this weekend in the UK. News reporter Maitlis raised the issue of Facebook’s ethics – if you click “Like” on a company or product […]

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