Here is an interesting site that allows you to trace a networked computer’s IP address, down to the nearest country, city, zip code – and have the location plotted on a Google map. Search and Map IP Addresses […]
Delete Your Bad Online Reputation
Wired News is reporting on a new technology startup called Reputation Defender that promises to help users delete and clean up their online reputation ( for a fee of course ). From the article — The mistakes you make on the internet can live forever — unless you hire somebody to clean up after you. […]
“Googling” Social Networks With Wink
There is a new people search engine called “Wink” that allows users to do people searches across various social networks from a single search engine. The Wink site currently allows users to search over 100 million people profiles on MySpace, Bebo and LinkedIn and they will be adding other social network sites as their search […]
New Software Makes Google People Searches More Accurate
New Scientist Tech is reporting on a software program developed in Japan that makes common name Google people searches more accurate. From the article – Scouring the web for someone with a common name could become easier with software that automatically distinguishes between individuals by analysing the details of search results. The software tool, developed […]
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“Catch Me” Con Man Gives Advice on Identity Theft
The Palm Beach Post reports on a recent lecture on identity theft by famous con man Frank Abagnale, whose criminal activities were made into the movie “Catch Me If You Can”. From the article — Frank Abagnale knew about identity theft before it had a name. In fact, he practiced it with precision. His legendary […]
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