Twitter Hacked by Porn Sites, SPAM by Erik Sass

Either everyone on Twitter is getting into the porn business, or the microblogging service was temporarily infested today by a rather devious hack which distributed SPAM and promoted porn sites. The phishing hack came in the form of a Javascript "exploit" which merely required Twitter users to mouse over certain eye-catching tweets (no click necessary) before re-tweeting the SPAM messages and re-directing users to yet more SPAM or porn sites. Graham Cluley, a security expert with Sophos, explained: "The Twitter website is being widely exploited by users who have stumbled across a flaw which allows messages to pop-up and third-party ...Read the whole story

  • ComScore 'Social Analytix' Provides Real-Time Consumer Feedback by Gavin O'Malley

    To help marketers navigate an increasingly friend- and follower-centric media landscape, comScore on Monday debuted a social media monitoring service dubbed Social Analytix. Powered by the Radian6 social media monitoring and engagement platform, the service will attempt to provide clients with real-time updates about what consumers are saying about their brands and products online. ...Read the whole story

  • Virtual World IMVU Combines Social Gaming And Avatars by Gavin O'Malley

    Anxious to tap into a budding market, virtual world IMVU on Tuesday began offering casual and social games through partnerships with developers like Viximo, Heyzap and OMGPOP. Per Tuesday's announcement, IMVU community members can now log in to the IMVU 3-D Chat or Web site to select from more than 75 social and casual games. It was not immediately clear the company plans to monetize its gaming section. ...Read the whole story

We Don't Need No Stinkin' Facebook Phone by David Berkowitz

There's a new debate about Facebook that's making echo chambers implode. No, it's not whether "Catfish" or "The Social Network" will prove to be the better Facebook movie, or whether David Fincher's next movie will be a remake of his own "Se7en" with Mark Zuckerberg as the serial killer. ...More

  • Extending Email Trust to Social & Mobile Channels: 3 Tips to Inspire Confidence by Wendy Roth

    Multichannel marketing communications have multiple benefits, including a broader audience reach, multiple touch points to reach customers and greater amplification of your message. But the dangerous duo of spam and viruses that have eroded consumer trust in email marketing have now spread to mobile and social channels, as hackers and spammers become smarter about launching attacks on these channels. Companies must set themselves apart from fraudsters in order to build a relationship of customer trust across all channels. ...More

  • Search's Social Instant Gratification by Laurie Sullivan

    Instant feedback. Instant gratification. Instant results. You'll find in Google Instant many of the gratifications social media brings, though you have probably heard enough on the topic. Well here's one more. Call it what you want, but Google Instant plays on the short attention span humans have developed, not to mention lack of patience, and unwillingness to dig for information in the mounds to which the Internet provides access. Not a bad thing and certainly helpful. The search feature fits nicely into today's society for instant gratification. But who wins and who loses? ...More