Most platforms offer Two-Step verification now and if you are offered it I would always say – do it. 2-Step verification offers another layer of security to your account making it very hard for your accounts to be taken over. If you use Whatsapp you must use Two-Step Verification. Why is Two Step Verification so Important now? Its apps like WhatsApp the cybercriminals are targeting because we use it without thinking. We are getting savvier with our online security and yet we are still falling for various scams. This is because hackers are trying everything to get into our accounts. They are using very […]
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Brands – make sure social media influencers are following the rules
Influencer marketing is on the rise, brands just love influencers to show off their products. Brands – make sure social media influencers are following the rules because influencers are going to be in big trouble. They are not stating they are being paid. Which includes gifts to show products on their social media platforms. The rules state that – any reward received for an endorsement, is made clear. And this week we have seen many reports that The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have begun investigations. These investigations are to find out whether celebrities and influencers on social media are making […]
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New sextortion scam – They have your password
New sextortion scam – They have your password! Cybercriminals are sending victims their own passwords to make them hand over Money – I’ve heard of this happening to a couple of friends now and I’ve seen some reports elsewhere so I thought that I would share it with you. As it does sound really scary!New sextortion scam – They have your password You get an email with your Name and Password in the Subject line Boom – Shock set in. In this phishing scam, the scammers send you your own passwords and make you think that they have filmed you […]
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How to Transfer your StumbleUpon account to Mix
Stumbleupon was one of the first discovery platforms on the internet, its been around for 16 years but StumbleUpon has gone. And I must say although I loved the site, I probably haven’t used to for a few months and I didn’t even have a notion that it was struggling, thinking of closing or morphing into something similar. I have heard that you can = Transfer your StumbleUpon account to Mix, so thought I’d sign up and see how you did that – and what mix is all about. StumbleUpon has Gone However, it has been replaced by Mix.com which […]
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Will Skorr be a Replacement for Klout?
Klout recently informed us that they were closing down on the 25th of May. We don’t know if this has anything to do with GDPR or it just happened to be on that date. Although for me Klout was broken for at least the last 6 months! They kept trying to help. But no matter how many times I (or my friends) told them they seemed to skirt around the answer. However, suddenly on the horizon, like a shining star we spot Skorr Social and we wonder will Skorr be a replacement for Klout. We had to investigate and we […]
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Facebook Working on New Features such as Clear History
On Tuesday at Facebook annual f8 developer conference Mark Zuckerberg informed us of a few new things that they are working on or are implementing – one of which was the news Facebook Working on New Features such as Clear History. This is a great idea, just like how on your browser – ie Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Microsoft Edge etc, you can go in to your settings and clear your history of all of the sites you have looked at, apps you have interacted with, everything you have clicked on or clear the cookies from those sites. Facebook is going […]
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