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Community Misidentifies Kensington Strangler On Flyers, Facebook Page

December 22, 2010

Three murders, several violent assaults, and incorrect information spelled chaos and almost doom for a Philadelphia man.

According to the ABC news, the Philadelphia police have been on the hunt for a man since November in connection to at least three murders and other violent assault in the Kensington neighborhood. Apparently, someone distributed fliers bearing the man’s name, address, and photo in the neighborhood where the residents were living on the edge.

The flyer found its way to a Facebook group called “Catch the Kensington Strangler, before he catches someone you love,” which apparently had around 8000 members, where 24-year-old Triz Jefferies was labeled as the Kensington strangler.

Well-meaning vigilantes rallied around his house Monday night, calling him the “Kensington strangler,” forcing the scared man to flee.

The terrified and misidentified man called the police requesting them to take him to the special victims unit and also submitted to DNA test, which finally cleared him off the case.

Police are investigating the people behind the false information.

So far, three murders have been linked to the Kensinton strangler, and a reward of $30K has been offered by the Philadelphia authorities for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those involved.

I am sharing this news because this news got me thinking real hard about the advantages and disadvantages of people taking up responsibilities to fight crime through the site. Do you think there should be some kind of policing such groups on Facebook?

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Fans And Viewers Voices Their Support For Gamu On Facebook

October 4, 2010

Facebook campaigns have started showing up in support Gamu Nhengu, whose rejection scene was air last Sunday on X Factor.

18-year-old Gamu Nhengu was trailed as an early favorite to win, but was rejected by Judge Cheryl Cole last Sunday.

The decision angered many fans and shocked many, who turned to social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook to raise their voice.

Among the many Facebook Pages and Groups, a Facebook page entitled Gamu should have gone through has already attracted more than 122,000 fans and comments of dejection, encouragements, and anger fills the page wall, as well as some dubious accusations of racisms.

Obviously millions of viewers are shocked. However there are reports that Gamu will soon be returning to the programme as a ‘wild card’ entry.

And yeah! we got a Page on that too icon smile Fans And Viewers Voices Their Support For Gamu On Facebook , called The Twist on X-Factor is Gamu Nhengu is coming back.

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Singer Attracts 10,000 Women Through Facebook For Debut Single

September 13, 2010

A little known singer showed that Facebook can be used to do more than just the usual connect and share, chat or play social games.

Jonathan Haselden set up a Facebook group inviting girls to feature on the video and artwork for his debut single called “Miss Pretty” and the response overwhelmed even his wildest imaginations.

Haselden, 28, was reportedly inundated with girls from around the world. Around 10,000 women from countries including New Zealand, Mexico, Canada, Russia, Bulgaria, Cyprus and South Africa responded with photos and promo videos.

“I am overwhelmed at the response. I thout it had reached its peak when it reached 2,500 but to get 10,000 is just crazy. The amount of effort that everyone put in is really touching,” the Daily Express quoted Haselden.

The singer trimmed down the 10,000 responders to 395 for the artwork on his single and 118 for the video. The 118 girls reportedly traveled to a film studio in London at their own expense to dance around the singer through-out the video.

Heselden, who hails from , is hoping to be the first unsigned artist ever to take the number one spot on the charts. The video seems to have gained enough publicity with the usual way it went through to get released. It won’t be surprising if it hit the top spot on the chart. Several Facebook groups have already appeared to support him in his endeavor.

The official video of Miss Pretty on YouTube has already received 20,000 views in two weeks.

If it does, then i guess the next single will be something like – “This is how it’s done (yeah, yeah!) icon smile Singer Attracts 10,000 Women Through Facebook For Debut Single

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Woman Who Scammed Through Cancer Charity Facing Fraud Charges

August 8, 2010

Ashley Anne Kirilow, 23-year-old Canadian, allegedly posed as a cancer patient and solicited funds for a fake charity called ‘Change for the Cure.’

According to reports on Star, she was treated for benign breast cancer in 2008 and started telling others that had cancer.  She allegedly removed her hair and eyebrows to make it look like she was suffering from the side effects of chemotherapy. Started her “Change for a Cure” charity.

All the money went straight to her pocket. She managed to scam around $30,000 and a free trip to Disney World, but still ended up filing for bankruptcy in January of this year.

Police started receiving complaints about the charity in June.

Ms. Kirilow turned herself in and is spending the weekend in jail. she will appear in court Monday morning to face three fraud charges.

“I made a really big mistake and it’s no one’s fault but mine, and I have to suffer the consequences” she said.

She says it was her way to get back at her parents for her miserable childhood. Her parents reportedly divorced when she was two, and after bitter custody battle, Ashley lived with her mother until she was 14.

Her story is making headlines globally and people are venting their anger in different forums and her charity Page on Facebook.

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Kudos Facebook Campaign! Betty White Confirms SNL Appearance

March 8, 2010

Betty White, the former Golden Girl, will appear on Saturday Night Live – an idea she referred to as ‘ridiculous’ just a few weeks back -  in the near future as confirmed by the People magazine.

The “Betty White to Host SNL (please?)!” Facebook Page has now filled with congratulatory messages from fans who supported the campaign. Though the Facebook page has stagnated in growth, with around 500,000 fans for quite some time, the group got what they requested for.

Fans have been rooting for White, 88, to do SNL ever since her appearance in Snickers ad during the Super Bowl.

It is really impressive that a Facebook page about a random celebrity could generate so much buzz and response from the network.

It is still unclear when she will appear or what it will entail as she didn’t offer any details on it.

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What Should We Call This 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Number?

March 3, 2010

hella 300x212 What Should We Call This 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Number?What do you call this number, 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000?
Stop counting the zeroes… it’s a 1 followed by 27 zeroes??

I am also not sure because i seldom think past billion icon smile What Should We Call This 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Number? .

Well, as a matter of fact no one does as of now. Currently, the highest prefix allowed by the International System of Units (SI), i found after doing some research, is the “yotta”, for 24 zeroes.

A number with 27 zeroes….
“Let’s call it “Hella”, because it’s a hell of a number. Right?”

A campaign for “hella” to join the likes of “kilo”, “mega”, “giga” and “tera” as an internationally accepted prefix is attracting growing support.

According to a report by Telegraph, the campaign started in California – where the word ‘hella’ is a slang for ‘many’.

“The analysis of many physical phenomena reveals natural quantities in excess of 27 orders of magnitude, a number which is currently ignored by the SI system,” wrote group founder Austin Sendek on the Facebook online petition outlining the case for the hella.

More than 20,000 people including scientists and students have signed up.

Most existing SI prefixes are either derived from Latin or Greek words for numbers, a trend that the SI system committee will be keen to continue. Even if the need for a new prefix was accepted, it is not quite sure that “hella” will be listed among the ones given below.

LIST OF SI PREFIXES

10 = deca
100 = hecto
1,000 = kilo
1,000,000 = mega
1,000,000,000 = giga
1,000,000,000,000 = tera
1,000,000,000,000,000 = peta
1,000,000,000,000,000,000 = exa
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 = zetta
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 = yotta
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 = What is your say on this??

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Iron Maiden In London Olympics 2010

March 2, 2010

Iron Maiden, one of the most successful heavy metal band in the world, could be playing in the London Olympics 2010 if a group of Facebook users gets what they want. The group believes that Iron Maiden, English heavy metal band, should play to represent England at the event.

“No group is more famous to Britain than Iron Maiden. They have sold over 100 Million records, second only to the Beatles, which are no longer playing! Iron Maiden is! They deserve to play and represent England in 2012!

This is a virtual petition I am going to pass along to whoever I can to get Maiden to play London Olympics in 2012!!,” the group information says.

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1 MILLION STRONG 4 IRON MAIDEN to open the 2012 London Olympic Games!! Facebook Group

The group, titled “1 MILLION STRONG 4 IRON MAIDEN to open the 2012 London Olympic Games!!,” wants Iron maiden to play and represent England in the upcoming London Olympics Games.

According to the creator, the group is created as a virtual petition to let Iron Maiden represent Britain by playing at the upcoming London Olympics Games 2012.

Currently, with around 250 members the group has along way to go if they are vying for 1 million fans, but looking at the way users can create a difference using Facebook in recent times, neither the target is impossible to achieve nor will it take much time.

The only concern here is whether their petition will be taken seriously or not?

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Students Suspended Over Facebook Bullying

February 25, 2010

Students from two Brisbane schools have been suspended over separate highly offensive Facebook pages in the past week, with police investigating at least one of the students.

Twenty students from Springwood State High School, Brisbane have been suspended for bullying a school staff on Facebook.

Southeast regional director Glen Hoppner calls on parents to help schools crack down on inappropriate post on social networking sites.

“Schools work closely with parents to address these issues when they arise, and to help ensure the schools’ messages about inappropriate internet content are reinforced at home,” said Mr. Hoppner according to Sydney Morning Herald.

A year 12 student of Marist College Ashgrove was also suspended last week for setting up a Facebook group titled “If 1,000,000 people join, I’ll give back Daniel Morcombe.”

He is now said to being assisting in efforts to remove the site which apparently have no administrator.

Daniel Morcombe, was abducted from the Sunshine Coast in December 7, 2003. He was 13 when he was abducted and is still missing.

There are also many legit Facebook pages/groups dedicated to finding Daniel Morcombe, one of which called “1 000 000 people in the search for Daniel Morcombe” has around 43,000 members.

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Facebook Insult: Indonesian Student Prosecuted

February 25, 2010

Mohammad Wahyu Muharam, a university law student, was prosecuted over Facebook insult.

He apparently insulted his marching band mentor by referring his mentor as a “scoundrel” and “very greedy” on his Facebook page in August, last year.

“We ask for a suspended six-month jail for the defendant as he had insulted his marching band mentor on social networking website Facebook,” said prosecutor Lusiana according to reports.

The prosecutors reportedly reduce their recommended sentence after the defendant expressed regret.

The law student told reporters that he hoped his experience would be a lesson to other Facebook users and advised Facebookers to be more cautious in their postings.

Last week, another Indonesian teenager received a suspended jail sentence for posting insulting remarks to her romantic rival on the site.

The country is also said to be considering proposals to block internet sites that are deemed to violate “public decency” and privacy. According to the source, Facebook users or Facebook itself could be blocked under certain provisions of the draft regulations.

Around 8000 people is said to have joined a Facebook group to oppose the planned Internet restrictions.

Indonesia’s tough criminal defamation law has been criticized as one the world’s strictest.

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Mellencamp To Kick Habit If Facebook group hits 1M

December 1, 2009

John Mellencamp’s 14-year-old son has started a social networking campaign on Facebook that he hopes will get his rocker dad to quit smoking.

The 58-year-old Mellencamp has said many times since his 1994 heart attack that he’s failed in trying to kick his decades-old habit. Mellencamp’s youngest son, Speck, says his dad has promised to quit if he gets 1 million people to join the Facebook group. More than 7,000 people had joined the group as of Tuesday afternoon.

Mellencamp publicist Bob Merlis told The Associated Press that the challenge is legitimate.

The Facebook group is called “1,000,000 to join, my dad john mellencamp will quit smoking.”

So, if you happen to be a fan of John Mellencamp or would love to help a kid in his quest to help his dad kick a dangerous habit, then make sure to keep the numbers counting.

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