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ALERT: Facebook Chat Hijackings Continue To Spread

We’re seeing lots of people warning about — or at least apologizing for – chat hijackings.

The latest one says “Hey, check out this girl, lol, she must be out of her mind for making that video!” and includes a shortened bit.ly web address.

That URL leads to a Facebook page running an application called Congood. Clicking “allow” on the permission box leads to a page that… »

ALERT: Facebook Chat Hijackings Continue To Spread

We’re seeing lots of people warning about — or at least apologizing for – chat hijackings.

The latest one says “Hey, check out this girl, lol, she must be out of her mind for making that video!” and includes a shortened bit.ly web address.

That URL leads to a Facebook page running an application called Congood. Clicking “allow” on the permission box leads to a page that… »

Suggesting Facebook Pages Returns For Some

Facebook has quietly restored the ability for some administrators to suggest pages to friends.

Some administrators don’t have the ability to suggest their pages to friends; we wonder whether the “haves” and “have-nots” are a test group and a control group for Facebook to study whether to permanently reinstate the feature for all admins.
The feature now has… »

Student Gets Help On Facebook During Armed Robbery

When 20-year-old Nitesh Bhakta wrote “HELP, ROBBERS, NO PHONE.” as her Facebook status, many of his 700 friends thought he was joking.

Thankfully, Nitesh’s best friend took it seriously and alerted the police in Bartow County, Georgia. The action prevented the robbers that were keeping his grandmother and younger sister hostage to complete the robbery. As… »

Student Gets Help On Facebook During Armed Robbery

When 20-year-old Nitesh Bhakta wrote “HELP, ROBBERS, NO PHONE.” as her Facebook status, many of his 700 friends thought he was joking.

Thankfully, Nitesh’s best friend took it seriously and alerted the police in Bartow County, Georgia. The action prevented the robbers that were keeping his grandmother and younger sister hostage to complete the robbery. As… »

Student Gets Help On Facebook During Armed Robbery

When 20-year-old Nitesh Bhakta wrote “HELP, ROBBERS, NO PHONE.” as her Facebook status, many of his 700 friends thought he was joking.

Thankfully, Nitesh’s best friend took it seriously and alerted the police in Bartow County, Georgia. The action prevented the robbers that were keeping his grandmother and younger sister hostage to complete the robbery. As… »

Student Gets Help On Facebook During Armed Robbery

When 20-year-old Nitesh Bhakta wrote “HELP, ROBBERS, NO PHONE.” as her Facebook status, many of his 700 friends thought he was joking.

Thankfully, Nitesh’s best friend took it seriously and alerted the police in Bartow County, Georgia. The action prevented the robbers that were keeping his grandmother and younger sister hostage to complete the robbery. As… »

Student Gets Help On Facebook During Armed Robbery

When 20-year-old Nitesh Bhakta wrote “HELP, ROBBERS, NO PHONE.” as her Facebook status, many of his 700 friends thought he was joking.

Thankfully, Nitesh’s best friend took it seriously and alerted the police in Bartow County, Georgia. The action prevented the robbers that were keeping his grandmother and younger sister hostage to complete the robbery. As… »

Student Gets Help On Facebook During Armed Robbery

When 20-year-old Nitesh Bhakta wrote “HELP, ROBBERS, NO PHONE.” as her Facebook status, many of his 700 friends thought he was joking.

Thankfully, Nitesh’s best friend took it seriously and alerted the police in Bartow County, Georgia. The action prevented the robbers that were keeping his grandmother and younger sister hostage to complete the robbery. As… »

Student Gets Help On Facebook During Armed Robbery

When 20-year-old Nitesh Bhakta wrote “HELP, ROBBERS, NO PHONE.” as her Facebook status, many of his 700 friends thought he was joking.

Thankfully, Nitesh’s best friend took it seriously and alerted the police in Bartow County, Georgia. The action prevented the robbers that were keeping his grandmother and younger sister hostage to complete the robbery. As… »