September 15, 2006

The Real Danger Of MySpace: Girlfriends With Jealousy Issues There have been plenty of stories about the dangers of MySpace, most of them focusing on how the site is supposed to be a breeding ground for predators to take advantage of children. But another danger of the site has gone ignored: jealous girlfriends. An Arizona woman has been arrested after she tried to hire someone to kill a woman whose picture appeared on her boyfriend's MySpace page, ignoring the option of leaving a comment on the interloper's MySpace page to keep her dirty paws off her boyfriend, online or off. Of course, like many of the problems MySpace and other social networking sites get blamed for, this has little to do with the site itself and more to do with one individual who's got some issues, but still, shouldn't we be doing more to protect the MySpace philanderers, as well as the children? [ TechDirt ] 11:57:34 AM

Report: Italian Writer Oriana Fallaci Dies Forbes - Veteran journalist and writer Oriana Fallaci, a former war correspondent best known for her abrasive interviews and provocative stances, has died, Italian news reports said Friday. She was 76. Fallaci, who had been diagnosed with cancer years ago, died in a Florence hospital, the Italian agencies ANSA and Apcom said. The reports said that she had been hospitalized for days. Fallaci, a former Resistance fighter and war corespondent who was hardly seen in public, had lived in New York for years. During her journalistic career she became known for uncompromising interviews with such world leaders as former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Her recent publications - including the best-selling book "The Rage and The Pride," which came out weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001 - drew accusations of inciting hatred against Muslims. 7:31:21 AM