October 31, 2011 : Comments (4)
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Man Arrested For Stealing Two Labrador Retrievers, Attempted To Sell Dogs On Facebook
Facebook is useful for a number of things -- communicating with old friends, setting up parties, remembering birthdays and even selling stolen property. In this case, a 19-year-old from Gulfport, Fla. attempted to sell 2 stolen dogs through the social network. Samuel John Vargas has been arrested and charged with grand theft for swiping 2 chocolate labs after they... Read more »
Ex-Deputy Accused Of Sex With A Minor In Police Car, Bail Increased After Posting Threatening Facebook Comments
When will people learn that crime and Facebook don't mix? If you're on trial, it's probably wise to stay away from your account or at least avoid posting status updates that could be seen as threatening. Perhaps someone should have relayed that message to ex-deputy Nathan James Gastineau, whose bail was raised after posting comments on Facebook. The 31-year-old... Read more »
Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Rose Pinned Against Each Other In Twitter Challenge For Most Worthy Tweets
Did you ever wonder how much influence celebrities really have on Twitter? In March, a study showed that celebrity messages on Twitter are 50 percent more effective than regular display ads, but does this still hold true? Fab.com set out to find the real statistics by putting actor Ashton Kutcher and Digg founder Kevin Rose against each other to see who could get the... Read more » Twitter User Threatens Celeb Duncan Bannatyne, Demands Money For Daughter’s Safety
Duncan Bannatyne, star of the hit U.K. show Dragon's Den, has found himself at the end of a sick Twitter plot to extort money. The actor was directed from Twitter to a cryptic message on Pastebin, a service that specializes in storing pasted content from the Internet. The tweet, which was sent by user @YuriVasilyev_, asked Bannatyne to read a message regarding... Read more » Two 16-Year-Old Girls Get Into Vicious Knife Fight From Facebook Feud
Just because an argument starts over Facebook in the confines of your safe bedroom or computer desk, doesn't mean it won't turn into a physical altercation down the line. Worse yet, once you start an argument on Facebook, the messages are archived forever as proof. These teenage girls learned that the hard way when their Facebook feud lead to a stabbing. The... Read more » DJ Kaskade Promotes Block Party On Twitter, Leads To Riot In Los Angeles
Chaos erupted outside of a film premiere in Los Angeles on Wednesday after a DJ's tweet prompted thousands of people to attend an impromptu block party. The Associated Press reports that an estimated 2,000 people were already gathered at the Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood to watch the premiere of a documentary about the Electric Daisy Carnival rave where a... Read more » Fugitive Taunts Police On Facebook, ‘Catch Me If You Can, I’m In Brooklyn’
There are a lot of stupid things people say on Facebook. It would be impossible to count them all, but if there's one thing that always remains true, it's that using Facebook to taunt law enforcement or a judge is never, ever a good idea. A fugitive from New York learned this the hard way when he dared police to catch him in a status update and they actually... Read more »
Singer Keri Hilson Apologizes For Tweeting Picture Of Amy Winehouse Look-alike
Talks of Amy Winehouse have been flooding Twitter since the weekend as friends, fans and family mourn the 27-year-old's tragic death. Many celebrities have taken to their Twitter accounts to express their grief after the singer was found dead in her London apartment; however, not all of those tweets are well-received by other users. R&B singer Keri Hilson made... Read more »
Congressman Billy Long Apologizes For Tweet Comparing Debt Ceiling To Amy Winehouse
Congressman Billy Long enraged Twitter users on Monday when he compared the national debt ceiling to recently deceased pop-star Amy Winehouse. Long was elected last year with his campaign slogan "Fed Up." Much like his slogan, this tweet truly exemplified his frustration. Long is known for speaking against government spending, but this tweet walked the border... Read more »
Facebook Stalker Sentenced To 4 Years In Prison For Hacking Into Email, Sending Nude Photos Of Victims
A 24-year-old man from California has been sentenced to 4 years in prison for stalking women on Facebook in order to find clues that would help him hack into their email accounts. Once the stalker gained access to their email, he would search their folders for nude pictures that they had sent and forward them to their friends, family and co-workers. In January,... Read more »
