Jimmy Ruska was able to obtain some hacked database files from MySpace, phpBB, and Singles.org.
These files contained basic user and password information, resulting in 116,782 passwords being available for analysis. These files were from early 2009.
Here is a quick look at some of the information that Jimmy found about what THE MOST COMMON PASSWORDS ARE:
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A few days ago in talking about how Disney is handling their new D23 community with regards to how large companies deal with fan clubs, Web Watch mentioned that Coca-Cola was the #2 most popular fan page on Facebook behind Barack Obama.
Since then, some have asked what the rest of that breakdown was. So here is a LIST OF FACEBOOK PAGE STATISTICS.
You hate that website because they came up with a way to make money off of their site and you haven’t figured out how to do the same thing with yours.
Two new book deals were announced today, both of them are based on websites previously featured here on Web Watch:
The BUSINESS INSIDER is reporting that Maxime Valette and Guillaume Passaglia’s website F*** MY LIFE, which is based on its own French website and book, is going into book form and will be published in July 2009. Not a bad way to turn someone else’s misery into dollars.
To top that off, another website that is based on reader’s submissions – THIS IS WHY YOU’RE FAT, is also getting the book treatment. At the very least, they were upfront about saying that was what they were going to do — upfront to those who bothered to read the fine print, that is.
You know why those weekday afternoon television judge shows are so popular? Because everybody likes to hear other people’s dirty laundry and then voice an opinion on it by yelling at the TV.
Of course, yelling at the TV doesn’t effect the outcome of the situation.
So if you are looking for a place where you can hear an argument and take a side, you’ll want to check out SIDETAKER.
If you are having an argument with someone and just can’t come to an amicable agreement, why not take your case to the Internet and have other people decide who is right and who is wrong.
Some of the questions that are posed are relatively benign:
A friend of mine recently visited his parents and they had “the talk” with him.
The Talk consisted of who the accountant was, what the lawyer’s contact info was, where copies of all the Important Documents were, and so on. Just In Case something were to happen.
The parents were thorough – every month they sent a CD backup to the safe deposit box with electronic copies of vital accounts, usernames, and passwords that would be needed In Case Of Emergency.
LEGACY LOCKER is a bit like that emergency backup CD, except that all that important information is stored online. Their marketing material says that “Legacy Locker is a safe, secure repository for your digital property that lets you grant access to online assets for friends and loved ones in the event of death or disability.”
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Have you met “Ray the Computer Guy”?
He posted an ad (since removed) on popular Internet classifieds site Craigslist offering TO FIX COMPUTERS IN EXCHANGE FOR SEX.
His payscale was pretty basic: for guys, he’d only take cash. For women, he’d leave it up to their discretion.
Basic repairs that were done in 15 minutes, he’d take a foot massage.
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Want to send yourself a message in the future? Use the EMAIL TIME CAPSULE to send that message a year (or ten) from now to the email address you specify. They’re only taking message for the next month or so, so act fast!
Could be useful for birthday reminders, or telling that special someone how you really felt.
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Kyle MacDonald has a mission in life: all he wants is a house.
All he had to start with was ONE RED PAPERCLIP.
He’s working on the bartering system, trading item for item until he gets his house.
He traded the paperclip for a pen, and then he traded the pen for a drawer pull. The drawer pull got him a Coleman stove, which he traded for an electric generator. The generator was exchanged for a keg of beer and a Budweiser neon sign.