This web site uses cookies to improve your experience. By viewing our content, you are accepting the use of cookies. To find out more and change your cookie settings, please view our cookie policy. Close

Blog from May 2012

How to stop fake Twitter accounts

Posted on May 30th 2012
Social Networking
Tips

Stop fake Twitter accountsLast month we told you how to spot a fake Twitter account, but sometimes just knowing that the fakes are out there is not enough, we want to do something about it.

Here's some tips to stop fake Twitter accounts:

Protect your digital identity on social networks

Posted on May 21st 2012
Social Networking
Tips

Protect your digital identity on social networksProtecting your digital identity on social networks is not necessarily achieved by avoiding or being illusive in social networks. Contrary to popular belief, and depending on what you want from your web presence, ensuring you are constant and consistent can go a long way to keeping your digital ID safe.

miiCard Product Update May 2012

Posted on May 18th 2012
miiCard

3 reasons to revisit miiCard

1. It's even easier to validate your ID

To get the most out of your miiCard it is important to validate your real identity. A new step-by-step wizard and some behind the scenes improvements to Financial Validations, where you validate your identity, makes this even easier.

Log in or register for to miiCard to get started.

Twitter verification and the real identity issue in social media

Posted on May 17th 2012
Social Networking
Online Trust

The Twitter verification process and real identity issues on social networks has come under scrutiny recently by popular technology news site Digital Trends. 

Earlier this month they reported on the Sarah Phillips scandal, where the real identity of this media personality who was writing for ESPN, as well as assuming various aliases and pulling a series of internet scams, is still unkown.

Verify your Twitter account with these easy tips

Posted on May 15th 2012
Social Networking
Tips

If you are on Twitter chances are you know about Twitter Verification – the official blue verified tick badge given to highly sought celebrities and public figures, or those at risk of impersonation, to establish authenticity of identities.

While many people long to see the blue check beside their profile, and some resort to fake verification, there are a couple of easy ways to verify your Twitter account as your own.

eBay bid leaves Gordon over £3K out of pocket

Posted on May 3rd 2012
Online Trading

As the value of our transactions increase on online auction and classifieds sites, the greater the risk of fraud, as Gordon discovered when he tried to buy a tractor on eBay.

Gordon (not his real name), 51, is a Company Director in Midlothian, Scotland. He is married and has two children. Gordon had been looking for a compact tractor to help manage his extensive garden, and one to which he could add a snowplough for the winter months.

Pages

Subscribe to Blog