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1. Social networking pictures come back to haunt drunk drivers

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

   Wednesday, 23 July 2008

   ... but after finding the pictures on MySpace,  he recommended two years in prison – something which the jury and the judge agreed. Read more … Associated Press via Google  ...

2. UK’s most spammed person bombarded with 44001 emails a day

   (Security/Security Features)

   Monday, 07 July 2008

   ... with huge fines and promises of prison time against spam email senders.  Just last month, MySpace won a landmark judgment of $6 million against the so-called ‘King of Spam’ Scott Richter.  Other ...

3. Ron Paul hauls in $6 million in one day via Internet

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Sunday, 16 December 2007

   ... handing out flyers. Anti-apathy Many of these personal efforts are fueled by the reverse of apathy.  Volunteers see the many communities springing up on YouTube, MySpace, Meetup, and independent ...

4. Fugitive caught through MySpace account gets 75 year prison term

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Thursday, 10 May 2007

   A former fugitive received a 75 year prison sentence after police caught him through his MySpace account. Philadelphia (PA) - A former fugitive received a 75 year prison sentence after police caught him ...

5. Discounted kidnappings available through MySpace

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Tuesday, 10 April 2007

   Criminals are now turning to MySpace to solicit cut-rate kidnappers. San Antonio (TX) - Criminals are now turning to MySpace to solicit cut-rate kidnappers.  20-year-old Lisa Gonzales posted a $500 ...

6. Hackers cut a deal and avoid prison in MySpace extortion case

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Tuesday, 27 February 2007

   A pair of hackers, accused of trying to extort $150,000 from the world's largest social networking site MySpace, have cut a deal with prosecutors and will avoid jail time. Culver City (CA) - A pair ...

7. Sex offenders must register online identities under new bill

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Wednesday, 31 January 2007

   ... by major social network sites like MySpace and Facebook. Convicted sex offenders currently have to register physical information like their names, addresses and phone numbers to local and national registries. ...

8. Sex offenders must register online identities under new bill

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Wednesday, 31 January 2007

   ... or kick the offenders out. The bill was sponsored by Senators and Representatives from both parties and is endorsed by major social network sites like MySpace and Facebook. Convicted sex offenders currently ...

9. Prison escapee caught after checking MySpace

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Wednesday, 13 December 2006

     Myspace pages are made by a wide range of people from teenagers to rock stars, but who would have known that prison escapees would have a vanity page on the popular social networking site. Darren ...

10. Panasonic eliminates lead in plasma TVs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 02 November 2006

    Today, Panasonic announced that for all of the new Plasma Display Panels (PDPs) released in 2006, none of them contained lead oxide, claiming it has become the world's first company to achieve such a ...