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Always being on the lookout for potential incoming scams and the like, I came across this one yesterday, an email purporting to be from HMRC to an adhesives company I work for one day a week. The email invites recipients to open an attached...
11 April 2013
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Thursday 18th April from 7.30 to 8.30pm Exciting news! We’re teaming up with Norton next week to host a live Twitter chat for parents around how to keep kids safe online. Marian Merritt, Norton’s Online Family Safety...
10 April 2013
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You could say that today, two significant landmarks were passed in the world of social networking. And both are fantastic achievements in anyone’s book. Yes, on this day Twitter turns 7 and YouTube reaches a billion monthly users...
21 March 2013
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At Get Safe Online we applaud any initiative to promote internet safety, and this one's no exception. Nominet - a valued Get Safe Online Associate Partner - is organising its annual competition to celebrate the achievements and...
18 March 2013
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My wife and I had good friends round for a meal last night. We all try to avoid talking about work. Politics ... fine. Religion ... no problem. Work, however, is taboo, that's just the way it is. But sometimes, you can't help it, and...
24 February 2013
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You know how you work in a particular field or industry, and your knowledge of what goes on in your work doesn't stop at 5.30 on a Friday? If you were in printing, for example, and your beloved excitedly brought home the latest holiday...
18 February 2013
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I’m an idiot. Recently, I received a direct Twitter message from my one of my closest friends late one night. It said, “did you see this picture of you lol” and included a shortened web link. Considering that my friend is a...
15 February 2013
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Online dating is a 365-day-a-year activity, but it's on Valentine's Day when a lot of people give it a go for the first time. Have fun, but take a few tips on board: Select Your Dating Site(s) Wisely Choose a site that will protect your...
14 February 2013
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