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THE CREATIVE'S MAP TO GETTING DISCOVERED (AND PAID FOR IT)
from 2025 in ( education / tech / internet / advice )

by Michelle Casey of doityourself.com In a world where visibility can make or break a creative career, learning how to be seen matters as much as mastering your craft. Whether you're a painter, fashion designer, ceramicist, or indie musician the same rules of creative discovery apply: show up, structure your presence, and sh... read more

COMPLETE LIST OF EMOJIS
from 2025 in ( culture / tech / internet / icons )

For the most comprehensive and official reference, check out the Unicode Consortium's unicode.org/emoji/charts/full-emoji-list.htmlFull Emoji List It includes: Every emoji character and sequence Their Unicode code points Sample images from major platforms (Apple, Google, Microsof... read more

SPAM: I AM WRITING TO YOU TODAY UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES OF EXTREME URGENCY
from 2025 in ( culture / humor / internet / spam )

It's been a while since I've received a funny enough spam/junk email, but here it is: Dear Contact Us, I am writing to you today under circumstances of extreme urgency. My name is Dennis somebody, a resident of Hurlock, Maryland, and I am formally requesting an emergency loan in the amount of $800,000. This substantial loa... read more

GOOGLE TERMS OF SERVICE - HMMM
from 2024 in ( education / research / internet )

. bitchute.com/video/7POZwkHRlDg/Watch on Bitchute I don't use Google (I hate when people say, google it). I have Brave browser. If I really want to search for something that they want to CENSOR, I use TOR browser. I wonder how many people realize that Google is manipul... read more

SYNDICHAIN LAUNCHES FIRST VERSION OF ITS OPEN, CENSORSHIP-RESISTANT NEWS AGGREGATOR
from 2022 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )

We've got your censorship-resistant news aggregator right here at https://friendsnews.com/news.

We've got a censorship-resistant news aggregator right here at /newsFriendsNews/news !Since Syndichain is built on a public blockchain, its data is also open and public. Every post, comment, and like is stored on a distributed public ledger which can be viewed at any time via Syndichain's ... read more

ELON MUSK FLOODED WITH REQUESTS TO BUY FACEBOOK, LINKEDIN AND YOUTUBE TO RETURN FREE SPEECH TO THOSE PLATFORMS
from 2022 in ( culture / humor / internet / social )

If you came here looking for an actual article, you'll be disappointed. The title has more words than the article, or did until I wrote this sentence. This is a joke, though I wouldn't be surprised to hear this is actually happening. Elon never calls just to chat anymore, though, so I don't know.... read more

YOU HAVE A DONATION FROM CLAY TOUSEY
from 2022 in ( culture / humor / internet / spam )

They try hard on this one to look legitimate, but the fact remains that nobody shares their money with strangers unless it's a charity. icons8.com/icon/38968/quote-left This notif... read more

PORTFOLIO MANAGER FROM STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
from 2022 in ( culture / humor / internet / spam )

icons8.com/icon/38968/quote-left My name is doesn't matter, a portfolio manager from Stockholm, Sweden and a custodian of the Late David Holmes ce... read more

CHECK OUT A SUSPICIOUS IP (INTERNET PROTOCOL) ADDRESS HERE
from 2021 in ( education / tech / internet / spam )

Check out an IP address here: abuseipdb.com/checkabuseipdb.com/check . Just FYI if you're not sure a visitor or emailer is legitimate.AbuseIPDB is a project dedicated to helping combat the spread of hackers, spammers, and abusive activity on the internet.... read more

A NOVEL LOCATION OF PACK WORKER, ETC
from 2021 in ( culture / humor / internet / spam )

Spam number 1Salute,A novel location of Pack Worker of our package association was unblocked. Our business offers a vast fee and training bundle to make you as a teammate of our team's expanding 'n' favorably influential fellowship.We unearthed yours data by means of the CareerBuilder online space and think that thine ... read more

A GUIDE TO UTF-8 ENCODING IN PHP AND MYSQL
from 2021 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )

UTF-8 is a variable-width encoding that can represent every character in the Unicode character set. It was designed for backward compatibility with ASCII and to avoid the complications of endianness and byte order marks in UTF-16 and UTF-32. UTF-8 has become the dominant character encoding for the World Wide Web, accounting for more... read more

ELECTRIC BICYCLE SUPPLIER FROM CHINA
from 2021 in ( culture / humor / internet / spam )

How did they know we sell bicycles!? It's not mentioned anywhere on the site. Sure, we can sell you a bike by creating a link to a local bike shop and let them do the rest, if you want? Anyway, here's the latest very important random email: icons8.com/icon/38968/quote-left... read more

HACKERS HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR DEVICE
from 2021 in ( culture / humor / internet / spam )

One of our favorite scams! Our comments are interspersed in brackets and look like this. icons8.com/icon/38968/quote-left Hello there. Let me intro... read more

SUMPTUOUS OPPORTUNITY IS PROMPTLY UNCOVERED
from 2021 in ( culture / humor / internet / spam )

I am so excited! Sounds sumptuous!Received this email the other day from Iris Holets at mrtito88.. I'm sure that is an actual person and address. People don't lie about these things, but I'm concerned. They're asking homemakers to be package managers. What exactly does that mean? In-home prostitution? Middleman for drugs a... read more

THIS SORT OF THING IS WHY I QUIT FACEBOOK AND TWITTER
from 2021 in ( culture / tech / internet / social )

The tech giant continues to police discussions about the coronavirus.: reclaimthenet.org/facebook-removes-covid-19-vaccine-victims-group/Facebook removes covid 19 vaccine victims group... read more

TIME TO SWITCH FROM FIREFOX TO ANOTHER BROWSER
from 2021 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )

If naturalnews.com/2021-01-13-mozilla-firefox-censor-conservatives-browser-deplatforming.htmlthis is true, it looks like a good time to get rid of that pesky control freak of a browser, Mozilla Firefox in favor of the Brave, Edge, Opera, Safari or Chrome browsers. Of course, three of those browsers (Edg... read more

YOU CANNOT SIMPLY BUILD YOUR OWN FREE-SPEECH VERSION OF TWITTER
from 2021 in ( culture / tech / internet / social )

To build an alternate social media website with a dissenting moderation policy, you must first invent the universe. Good luck.: https:... read more

FIX THOSE FACEBOOK-MANGLED LINKS TO YOUR SITE
from 2020 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )

I was unaware Facebook recently added a unique click identifier to all outbound links on facebook.com. Coincidentally, one of the security measures of this server is to disallow query strings as part of the URL. Thus, any visitors coming over from Facebook were suddenly blocked and banned on sight.... read more

THE QUEST FOR A FACEBOOK REPLACEMENT CONTINUES
from 2020 in ( culture / tech / internet / social )

I keep joining these other social networking sites, only to be disappointed. The main problem is they insist I upload my contact list, which I refuse to do. You're welcome. :) Maybe this one -- parler.com/profile/Holmeswa/postsParler -- will work out. UPDATE: Not so much!Here are a few o... read more

BRAND SUICIDE OR SAVVY PR MOVE? CEO OF FOOD GIANT GOYA PRAISES TRUMP
from 2020 in ( culture / tech / internet / social )

After the CEO of Hispanic food megabrand Goya spoke at the White House, demands to cancel the popular brand on social media have arisen, met by equally furious pushback from the corporation's defenders....: target... read more

SPELLING AND GRAMMAR ONLINE
from 2020 in ( education / language / grammar / internet )

When is that spelling-and-grammar-checking feature coming to Facebook, Instagram, etc.? It's not that my own (or anyone's) grammar and punctuation are flawless (too many contradictory rules), but can we all at least try harder for the sake of being understood?... read more

FRIENDS OF HUMANITY
from 2019 in ( culture / people / internet )

The friendsofhumanity.chFriends of Humanity website. Don't know anything about it, but I like the sound of it. :) Friends of Humanity is active in the defense of human rights, education, health care, and environmental protection. Our projects are currently underway in Asia, Europe, Afr... read more

OPTING OUT OF ADS
from 2018 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )

Useful site here to opt out of various online ads: youradchoices.com//yourchoices.com . Some of the biggest name brands always seem to be conveniently unavailable. ... read more

ALTERNATIVES TO AMAZON AND ETSY
from 2016 in ( education / tech / internet / shopping )

If you're looking for an alternative to amazon.com/b/?refassoctagph1438361362532&encodingUTF8&camp1789&creative9325&linkCodepf4&node9479199011&taghepyacom-20&linkIdARD5MYGWI2ZDRFNHAmazon or etsy.com/people/tangyfruitgirl?refownerprofileleftnavEt... read more

THIS IS DEEP
from 2013 in ( culture / humor / internet )

I just had to share this comment someone left here on FriendsNews.com. Read it, absorb it, digest it, lather, rinse and repeat it. Then let me know what the %$# it means! Here it is:I comprehend that is genuinely uninteresting and you're merely skipping to the next comment, nonetheless i basically prefe... read more

COURT TO FEDS: EXPLAIN MARINE'S FACEBOOK POSTINGS ARREST
from 2013 in ( culture / tech / internet / social )

Brandon Raub's case exposes the seedy underbelly of a governmental system that continues to target military veterans for expressing their discontent over America's rapid transition to a police state, said John W. Whitehead, president of The Rutherford Institute. ... read more

SOME FACEBOOK USERS DISLIKE BEING USED IN ONLINE ADVERTISING
from 2012 in ( culture / tech / internet / social )

Some Facebook users 'dislike' being used in online advertising.: boston.com/politicalintelligence/2012/11/01/some-Facebook-users-dislike-being-used-online-advertising-for-mitt-romney/4HAxE8p7s9vlrnDgufqW9J/story.htmlonline advertising for Mitt Romney ... read more

CARE2 LARGEST ONLINE COMMUNITY FOR HEALTHY AND GREEN LIVING
from 2012 in ( life / help / charity / internet )

care2.com/Care2 -- largest online community for healthy and green living, human rights and animal welfare. Care2 gives you the tools to make the impossible possible. Sign Trending Petitions... read more

PLLEEAASSEE REEAADD!!! IT WAS ON GOODMORNING AMERICA!!!
from 2010 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )

It's a very new hoax. Anything with a headline like Plleeaassee reeaadd! It was on Good Morning America! and mentioning Microsoft, AOL and Good Morning America in the same email almost HAS to be a hoax these days, and this one is. On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 8:05 PM:This is probably a hoax, but just in case it's not, I'm forwardi... read more

COOL FEATURE JUST DISCOVERED ON GOOGLE TRANSLATE
from 2010 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )

I got an error in a program that was in some foreign language I didn't even recognize, let alone understand. I went to translate.Google.com and typed in one of the words and chose Detect language in the Translate from... box. It told me the word was Danish. Look here: titledetect language hreftranslate.... read more

COOL SITE TO HELP PETS
from 2009 in ( life / help / pets / internet )

The No Paws Left Behind web site is here to help you through some tough times.: titleNoPawsLeftBehind.org hrefnopawsleftbehind.org/NoPawsLeftBehind.org ... read more

WATCHING THE WATCHERS
from 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )

WE MAKE PRIVACY EASY. Browse the web safer, faster & with less annoying ads.Keep an eye on who's keeping an eye on you at ghostery.com/ghostery.com ... read more

FAKE ANTIVIRUS MAKES UP 15 PERCENT OF ALL MALWARE
from 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )

news.zdnet.com/2100-959522-418168.html?tagnl.e550Google: Fake antivirus makes up 15 percent of all malware Tech News on ZDNet ... read more

A HEADS-UP ON RANSOMWARE
from 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )

Still a huge problem Beware of this scam. Don't bother trying to get them to help you unlock your pc: rt.com/search?qhackersgangrussianbusthackers-gang-russian-bust . The fix is to download, UPDATE, and run malwarebytes.comMalwarebytes .... read more

DOWN FOR EVERYONE, OR JUST ME?
from 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )

I LOVE this service! : downforeveryoneorjustme.org/Down for everyone, or just me? ... read more

SET EMAIL TO FORWARD TO SOMEONE ELSE
from 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )

QUESTION: How do I set email (Outlook 2003) to forward to someone else while I'm out?ANSWER: In Outlook, click on Tools, Out of Office AssistantClick I am currently out of the office… and type your outgoing message, if any.Click Add Rule at the bottom left.Check the Forward box and click the To button to fi... read more

 

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