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Construction Worker Wants Dislike Button For Fake Facebook Stock

By on February 3, 2012 in Culture, Internet, Odds And Ends, Social Media
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Marianne Oleson was charged Wednesday with multiple counts of theft and forgery for the sale of fake Facebook stock. The Oshkosh, WI resident conned four men out of thousands of dollars, including Randy Stafford, a construction worker who did concrete work on Oleson’s house worth $18,000. After she couldn’t pay for the work, Marianne told […]

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Facebooking For Great Justice

By on November 1, 2011 in Culture, Odds And Ends, Social Media
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Attempts by police to involve civilians in crime prevention are nothing new, such as the various neighborhood watches. “If you see something, say something.”  Now, Sheriff Al Lamberti of Broward County, Florida, has taken the traditional community outreach to Facebook. Besides event announcements, virtual campaigning, and routine PSAs, Sheriff Lamberti’s fan page posts information about […]

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