The importance of social media security is back under the spotlight after the AP Twitter hacking. By DAVID LIAN alltherage@thestar.com.my IT doesn’t seem to end, does it? This spate of big network hacks is just going on and on. Last week, the Associated Press’ (AP) official Twitter account was hacked and a false tweet was [...]
Posts Tagged ‘twitter’
Digital safety
Posted: 3rd May 2013 by R.AGE in StoriesTags: Barack Obama, Digital safety, tweetjack, twitter
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Last week’s tag: #trialbyFB
Posted: 18th January 2013 by R.AGE in #RAGEchat, StoriesTags: #RAGEchat, facebook, trial by FB, twitter
A photo branding a 13-year-old from Malacca as a rapist went viral last week, complete with the boy’s full name, MyKad number and home address. Thousands upon thousands of bloggers and Facebook users shared the photo even before the incident was verified, and most of them took no effort to conceal the boy’s face or [...]
Last week’s tag: #bloggedout
Posted: 4th January 2013 by R.AGE in #RAGEchat, StoriesTags: #RAGEchat, blogging, facebook, twitter
IS blogging becoming a thing of the past, or shall we say, so 2012? In our previous cover story, R.AGE touched on the subject of blogging, and what the future has in stall for the medium – if it has a future at all. With social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, anyone can post [...]
No new updates
Posted: 28th December 2012 by R.AGE in StoriesTags: blogging, facebook, kenny sia, lim su ann, naomi paige hon, teoh mei ying, twitter
By ANGELIN YEOH alltherage@thestar.com.my THE last time Daniel Subramaniam updated his blog was about six months ago. So far, he has uploaded 13 blog entries this year, compared to the 57 entries he made in 2011. It looks like Daniel has gone slighty off the blogging radar. “I think blogging is dying soon. With social [...]
Love issues
Posted: 23rd November 2012 by R.AGE in BRATs, StoriesTags: #RAGEchat, childline malaysia, children 4 change, Forum, kuala lumpur convention centre, love, relationships, teen, twitter, UNICEF malaysia
By ANGELYN HO alltherage@thestar.com.my ALMOST all of us have experienced love and “romantic” relationship during adolescence. It is part of growing up and experiencing life, but romance and courtship aside, teenage love is not as simple and innocent as many people believe. Teens have expressed their difficulties in making tough decisions in relationships; whether to [...]
Last week’s tag: #sexEd
Posted: 5th October 2012 by R.AGE in #RAGEchat, StoriesTags: #RAGEchat, sex, sex education, twitter, Young people, youth
YOUNG people are learning about sex – but where are they getting proper information when it comes to the birds and the bees? Are they getting the oh-so-important “talk” from adults such as their parents and teachers or are they turning to other source of information? The Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) [...]
Last week’s tag: #Vegetarianism
Posted: 28th September 2012 by R.AGE in #RAGEchat, Stories, UncategorizedTags: #RAGEchat, malaysian vegetarian society, PETA, twitter, vegan, vegetarian
Vegetarianism might seem like just another one of those diet fads to most of us, but in Malaysia, some young people are really getting into it – and very much for the right reasons. It’s not because they want to lose weight, and it’s not because PETA’s (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) tactics [...]
Last week’s tag: #Depression
Posted: 21st September 2012 by R.AGE in #RAGEchatTags: #RAGEchat, Befrienders, Depression, peer pressure, seek help, twitter
ONE mother’s quest to help depressed teenagers find hope before they resort to suicide inspired our cover story last week on #depression. Dr. Florance Sinniah’s “Know the SIGN” campaign has been providing talks, depression screenings and volunteer counsellors to schools in Penang and Kedah; helping students realise they are not alone in feeling depressed or [...]
Tweetjacked
Posted: 17th August 2012 by R.AGE in StoriesTags: facebook, frape, fraping, hijacking, password, protection, social media, social media hijacking, tweetjack, twitter
By KEVIN TAN and PHYLLIS HO alltherage@thestar.com.my ONE fine day, Chee Yun Sam, a 22-year-old model, started getting a barrage of angry tweets and messages from his friends. Apparently, Chee had posted something rather racist on his Twitter account, and a lot of people weren’t taking too kindly to it. Only problem was – [...]
R.AGE Online!
Posted: 10th August 2012 by R.AGE in StoriesTags: arthur kam, facebook, Malaysia, olympics, online, twitter, YouTube
Subscribe! youtube.com/RageOnlineTV On our YouTube channel this week, we have Malaysian drummer Arthur Kam, our Get Personal young personality of the week, performing one of his redonkulous solos exclusively for our cameras. The former child prodigy has performed with the likes of Jackie Cheung, Sadao Watanabe and Keiko Lee, not to mention pretty much everyone [...]