For my new media related article, I stumbled across an article from Time’s Techland regarding Facebook scams. According to a Daily Mail survey, men are more likely to be friend a stranger and share personal information, especially if the image on the profile is an attractive female. Images of buff/attractive men didn’t show the same results for women adding strangers. This isn’t surprising to me considering lonely men aren’t necessarily considering the possibility that the attractive female could try to scam him, but instead just wants to look at her pictures.
The article continues on explaining that people accessing social networking sites from mobile devices and other new technologies may also increase risk for fraudulent activity. I try my best not to access my Facebook frequently or on computers that aren’t mine. Though, this isn’t because I’m worried about fraud, but instead I try not to use the site often because I don’t enjoy it like I used to. There are some tips that explain what kind of things regarding a “stranger” trying to friend you should make you see ‘red flags.’ So, thanks to Keith Wagstaff for “Men More likely to Befriend Sexy Strangers in Facebook Scams.” This article can be found at: http://techland.time.com/2011/11/11/men-more-likely-to-befriend-sexy-strangers-in-facebook-scams/?iid=tl-main-feature
Enjoy,
~T
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