Comments on: Social engineering http://www.stillbreathing.co.uk/blog/2008/02/21/social-engineering/ where the web, Wordpress, jazz and beer collide Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:02:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Web capital = social capital - stillbreathing.co.uk - website design and development http://www.stillbreathing.co.uk/blog/2008/02/21/social-engineering/comment-page-1/#comment-16059 Web capital = social capital - stillbreathing.co.uk - website design and development Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:07:12 +0000 http://www.stillbreathing.co.uk/blog/2008/02/21/social-engineering/#comment-16059 [...] Except it’s all bullshiitake (to borrow a phrase from Guy). For more information on that see my recent post about social engineering. [...] [...] Except it’s all bullshiitake (to borrow a phrase from Guy). For more information on that see my recent post about social engineering. [...]

]]> By: Ian http://www.stillbreathing.co.uk/blog/2008/02/21/social-engineering/comment-page-1/#comment-14267 Ian Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:12:27 +0000 http://www.stillbreathing.co.uk/blog/2008/02/21/social-engineering/#comment-14267 You are write about "aquaintance" Chris; I used it once or twice and people gave me a look to say, "Have you dropped in from the 17th century?" You are write about “aquaintance” Chris; I used it once or twice and people gave me a look to say, “Have you dropped in from the 17th century?”

]]> By: Arctic Fox http://www.stillbreathing.co.uk/blog/2008/02/21/social-engineering/comment-page-1/#comment-14255 Arctic Fox Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:59:41 +0000 http://www.stillbreathing.co.uk/blog/2008/02/21/social-engineering/#comment-14255 I think there already is a word, or at least a term for this type of contact..... Solicited Spam!! http://www.howies.co.uk/product.php/1154/0/ FoX I think there already is a word, or at least a term for this type of contact…..

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]]> By: chris http://www.stillbreathing.co.uk/blog/2008/02/21/social-engineering/comment-page-1/#comment-14244 chris Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:03:03 +0000 http://www.stillbreathing.co.uk/blog/2008/02/21/social-engineering/#comment-14244 That's probably a wise outlook. In the past I've been a lot more liberal with my use of the word, possibly because there aren't many alternatives in English. For example, "acquaintance" sounds too posh and informal. Maybe we need a new word inventing to describe this new type of networked contact. That’s probably a wise outlook. In the past I’ve been a lot more liberal with my use of the word, possibly because there aren’t many alternatives in English. For example, “acquaintance” sounds too posh and informal.

Maybe we need a new word inventing to describe this new type of networked contact.

]]> By: Ian http://www.stillbreathing.co.uk/blog/2008/02/21/social-engineering/comment-page-1/#comment-14228 Ian Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:03:21 +0000 http://www.stillbreathing.co.uk/blog/2008/02/21/social-engineering/#comment-14228 Very good post. Though I also use a particular social-networking site. I tend to use the word 'friend' very restrictively, for I believe it means similar to what you have written above. Very good post. Though I also use a particular social-networking site.

I tend to use the word ‘friend’ very restrictively, for I believe it means similar to what you have written above.

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