Once again Sony data compromised

 

It has been reported that Sony Pictures' website has been hacked – with Lulz Securities claiming that it has gained access to account information and passwords.

Sony has suffered a torrid time at hackers' fingers in recent weeks, with the news that the PlayStation Network had been compromised sending shockwaves across the world.

Lulz Security are best known for hacking the PBS.com website recently to protect a documentary on WikiLeaks, and, according to entertainment site Deadline, the site is now claiming another high-profile victim.

Recently

"We recently broke into SonyPictures.com and compromised over 1,000,000 users' personal information, including passwords, email addresses, home addresses, dates of birth, and all Sony opt-in data associated with their accounts," stated Lulz Security

"Among other things, we also compromised all admin details of Sony Pictures (including passwords) along with 75,000 "music codes" and 3.5 million "music coupons".

Of course, until it can be checked, this is only a claim, but Sony has certainly found itself under attack in recent times.

And if Sony Pictures has also been compromised, the egg has certainly not been wiped clear of its face.

Important Facebook Social Plugins for your business

 

Social networking sites are the latest buzzword on the web. They have proved their effectiveness for various business purposes. Be it launching a new product or promoting an existing product, social networking sites have become an important medium of communication. There are various Facebook applications which have been useful for both consumers and business owners. Therefore, the demand for Facebook application development is increasing by leaps and bounds.

Various companies are cashing on the Facebook application development market. There are expert Facebook apps developers who are providing innovative services such as Facebook fan page development, Facebook connect integration and Facebook integration with Php.

Social plug-ins of Facebook allows one to easily integrate Facebook's social features on a blog. It also allows users to interact with other websites even without logging in.

Here are some important social plug-ins for a business

Facebook Like Buttons

When a user visits a third-party website and clicks on an embedded "Like" button, a link to that page is added to that user's Facebook profile. The link is also shared with that user's friends. The best thing for those third-party websites is that, after a user clicks "Like," Facebook allows the owner of that website to update that user with links and photos in his or her News Feed.

There are many ways to attach a Like Button to a website. Facebook has easy to follow instructions for putting the button on a webpage, email or attachment. By placing a Like Button on various things and sending them out to friends, one is helping to spread the word about a website, company, cause or happening.

Facebook Recommendations

This social plugin gives users personalized suggestions for pages on your site they might like. You can test it out for your site. Simply enter in your web address, and click in the grey panel somewhere and it will show the recommendations This works even if you haven't yet implemented Facebook Like. It is similar to the Activity Feed's show recommendations option.

This plug-in shows the recent top content and the number of times that content has been liked to users whether or not they are logged into Facebook. If the user is logged into Facebook, they will see any friends who have liked content on the site.

Activity Feed

This plug-in shows all the recent activity on a website to anyone, whether or not they are logged into Facebook. The Activity Feed box will start with activity on a website by a user's friends (if they are logged in), and also can show the number of times certain content on the website has been recommended.

Facebook Login

This plugin allows users to connect to a website through their facebook account. The Login Button shows profile pictures of the user's friends who have already signed up for your site. Facebook Login replaces Facebook Connect, which now has over 100 million Facebook users logging in to other websites.

Live Stream

This is another brilliant plug-in which allows one to create a real-time chat for users on a website. Live Stream is crucial in case of events such as webinars and online classes.

Facepile

With this you can see a row of users that have liked your page or connect to your site through the Login Button via the website's application ID.

Facebook has truly been a blessing for business owners across the globe.