Wednesday, 5 December 2007

Award for the most pervasive web 2.0 tool?

Facebook, or personal profile sites, I think, for cropping up all over the place, including this from today’s Evening Standard about Anne Darwin (who’s husband has surfaced again after 5 years shortly after she moved to Panama) which caught my eye.

“Mrs Darwin’s entry on Facebook was removed last night - it had included a photograph of her with two cats - and had details posted by members of her immediate family. To remove a posting requires the email address and secret password”
Mendick, Robert & Lefley, Jack. The Evening Standard, 4th December 2007, p.5.

It’s not the first time I have seen Facebook quoted as a source in newspaper article, but it highlights the vulnerability of adding personal information to social networking sites - not to mention someone’s very quick thinking to remove the profile.

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