6 posts and columns on usernames

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The Top 50 Gawker Media Passwords

in News on December 14, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

Readers of Gizmodo, Lifehacker and other Gawker Media sites may be among the savviest on the Web, but the most common password for logging into those sites is embarrassingly easy to guess: “123456.” So is the runner-up: “password.”

Would Facebook + Email = Gmail + Google Me?

in Social on November 12, 2010 at 8:21 am PT

Facebook this Monday is reportedly set to announce a “full-fledged webmail client” with integration of Microsoft Office Web Apps at a press event the company is holding in San Francisco.

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Facebook, MySpace Confront Privacy Loophole

in News on May 20, 2010 at 9:58 pm PT

Facebook, MySpace and several other social-networking sites have been sending data to advertising companies that could be used to find consumers’ names and other personal details, despite promises they don’t share such information without consent.

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Now That I’m Dead, Who’s Going to Update My Facebook Status?

in News on March 10, 2009 at 8:51 am PT

Ever wonder what happens to your Facebook account after you die? Someone does. That someone is Legacy Locker, a new online service announced Tuesday that allows people to securely store usernames, passwords and other access information for all their digital assets–from Facebook and MySpace accounts to Gmail and PayPal–and pass that information along to beneficiaries in the event of their death.