Today Twitter is the fastest growing social networking site. It has increase its traffic more than 300% in a years time. As it gains its popularity so as the security risks. Here are few ways to keep your twitter account safe and secure. Follow these guidelines and keep your account protected..

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1. Use https://twitter.com instead of http://twitter.com and your twitter session with your tweets, retweets, DMs will be encrypted.

   

2. Use strong Alphanumeric passwords for your twitter account as a combination of characters, symbols and numbers. Never use same password for different websites and email accounts.
3. Choose your twitter application for your computer or mobile device with care, you should not give a try to very less popular or less rated applications. My personal Advice is use Tweetdeck, seesmic, gravity, twitterberry, tweety etc
4. Use plugins/extensions for browsers like Chrome, Firefox and IE which shows preview for shortened links on twitter, because you may be lured to click on a malicious link to steal your twitterusername and password.
5. Keep your computer up to date with antivirus and anti-spyware to protect your computer from malicious links in social networks.
6. Twitter will never asks you to download something and asks to sign into other twitter liked websites with your username and password. Twitter will never reply to you or email you asking for your password. If such things come up to your inbox, be sure its nothing more than phishing.
7. Want to update your account with third party applications make sure they connect to your account where you don’t need to share your password (using Oauth protocol). Be careful of third party applications that lure you to give more followers by sharing your username and password.
8. Never use same password if you have multiple accounts on twitter.
9. Hackers may lure users with malicious links to sign into twitter similar website to give your username and password. Once they take control of your account they post spam messages and other abusive stuff from your account.
10. Be aware of clicking DMs containing links from unknown users. A phishing scam may targeted at you through DMs.

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By no means are Twitter and Facebook perfect: You might wish that Facebook made it more intuitive to hide FarmVille or certain status updates. Or, maybe you wish that Twitter would introduce a new feature like nested tweets. Good news: For many of these website tweaks or suggestions, there’s likely to be a script you can download to fit the bill.

Here are my top eight picks for Facebook and Twitter add-ons. Many of these solve common user gripes (such as not knowing to what site shortened URLs will bring you on Twitter). Some, like “Facebook Fixer,” enhance the site and allow you to customize it beyond standard options. Do note that most of these scripts require that you first download Greasemonkey, and not all are compatible with every browser, so be sure to check the requirements before you download a script.

1. Facebook Fixer.

This script lets you customize your Facebook account and offers many features that are enabled by default, but can be enabled or disabled independently. Some of these features include: larger profile and album pictures; homepage customization where you can hide independent sections such as pokes, suggestions and “connect with friends”; and calendar integration, which includes a link on each profile that synchs birthdays with Google Calendar, or the option to export a file with all your friends’ birthdays, which can be imported into sites such as Google Calendar, Yahoo, Apple iCal, Microsoft Outlook and more.

2. Facebook Purity.

The Facebook Purity script cleans up your homepage and removes all newsfeed items from third-party games such as Mafia Wars and FarmVille, and zaps announcements on who’s become friend with who, who’s attending a certain event, who joined a group and who became a fan of something. Optional items you can block include: comments on a status, photo, photo album or link; tags in a photo or photo album; and event postings.

3. Unfriend Finder.

Ever wonder if you’ve been dropped by a Facebook friend? Every time you log in, the script checks to see if someone is missing from your friend list. When the script detects someone is no longer your friend, you get a notification and a bubble counter in the Facebook toolbar. There are two types of “unfriends:” Either you removed them from your friend list or they removed you (but they’re still on Facebook), or they deactivated their account and are no longer on Facebook. If they reactivate their account, you’ll also be notified.

4. No Facebook Ads.

If you’re tired of the age-targeted ads Facebook runs, take advantage of this script. Downloading it will remove ads from your Facebook account-including flyer ads, network ads, bumper ads-leaving its appearance a lot cleaner.

5. TinyURL Decoder.

While URL shorteners do save space on Twitter, you’re often clicking at your own risk-phishing scams and spam-laden direct messages are becoming more and more common on the microblogging site. This script decodes the shortened URLs on Twitter’s website and displays the original URL, so you can decide whether or not to click.

6. Nested Twitter Replies.

Twitter’s website still only allows you to view @replies in a list, which can be confusing if you’re trying to follow a conversation. Applying this script automatically displays tweets in a nested conversation format, making it easier to follow.

7. @Troynt’s Twitter Script.

This Twitter script does it all. Among its many features: expansion of Links in tweets; inline inclusion of YouTube videos and Twitpic images; nested tweets; option to save, reply to or retweet a tweet when you hover over it; autocompletion of a username when you begin typing “@” in a tweet and much more.

8. Twitter Old Style RT Emulator.

If you hate Twitter’s retweet button and long for the old method, this script will convert all retweet symbols and user pictures into “RT @username.” Note that this script only works in Safari and Firefox.

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Add your LinkedIn Profile to Your Blog/Website:

Just Add the following script to <head> tag  of your website or blog:

<script type=”text/javascript” src=”http://www.linkedin.com/js/public-profile/widget-os.js”></script>

And this to <body> tag : <a href=”http://in.linkedin.com/in/harshajmera”>Harsh Ajmera</a>

By using a LinkedIn widget, you are entering into a legally binding agreement with LinkedIn Corporation that includes provisions that:

1. Allow your use of a LinkedIn widget under certain terms and conditions
2. Make it clear that your use of the widget does not indicate a partnership relationship with LinkedIn
3. Make it clear that you can not sell access to the LinkedIn widget, and
4. Allow LinkedIn to terminate this Agreement and your use of the widgets at any time.

Add your Facebook Profile to Your Blog/Website:

• First things first, log into your facebook account
• go to www.facebook.com/badges.php.
• Once the page loads, click on the “create badge” button.
• Next you are going to see a list of options. Select Profile Badget.. And customize as you like

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Drag to Share

You can Choose between automatic or manual mode ! This plugin mimic the Mashable functionality where news stories and interesting articles can be shared to social networking sites. The functionality is driven by the images accompanying the articles, you click and hold on an image and can then drag it into a toolbar to share it. It’s brilliant and intuitive! This plugin was bring to you by Milky Interactive.

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The Find Me On sidebar widget displays icons for all of your social network profiles. Includes 73 Social Network options, 16px or 32px icon size, and three icon styles, including sexy-style.

NEW Supported Networks:
* Apple NEW!
* BrightKite NEW!
* Facebook Fan Pages NEW!
* Diigo NEW!
* Friendster NEW!
* Google Talk NEW!
* Google Wave NEW!
* Identi.ca NEW!
* Hi5 NEW!
* Imeem NEW! and many more…

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Google Sitemap Generator

This plugin will generate a special XML sitemap which will help search engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo and Ask.com to better index your blog. With such a sitemap, it’s much easier for the crawlers to see the complete structure of your site and retrieve it more efficiently. The plugin supports all kinds of WordPress generated pages as well as custom URLs. Additionally it notifies all major search engines every time you create a post about the new content.

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Online Leaf

This plugin enables your blog to install a green standby engine on your blog. The engine will automatically activate a dark screen when your visitors are inactive, which darkens the colors and hides animations and effects, so that the monitors do not waste energy generating those and simply because dark colors, on many monitors, require less energy to display than brighter ones.

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Enables you to automatically display most commented posts, either by category or tag. Optional: You can choose manually the category or tag you want to display its most commented posts. It has a widget to add it easily to your sidebar.

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Redirection is a WordPress plugin to manage 301 redirections, keep track of 404 errors, and generally tidy up any loose ends your site may have. This is particularly useful if you are migrating pages from an old website, or are changing the directory of your WordPress installation.

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Though the name may be a little “edgy” for some, SexyBookmarks has proven time and time again to be an extremely useful and successful tool in getting your readers to actually submit your articles to numerous social bookmarking sites.

Our sole aim was to stray away from the “in the box” thinking behind most social bookmarking plugins, and add a little flair that would entice your readers, rather than deterring them with microscopic icons that get lost in pages heavy laden with content.

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The TweetMeme retweet button easily allows your blog to be retweeted. The button also provides a current count of how many times your story has been retweeted throughout twitter.

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A useful plugin to show page navigation on your blog.

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This plugin generates static html files from your dynamic WordPress blog. After a html file is generated your webserver will serve that file instead of processing the comparatively heavier and more expensive WordPress PHP scripts.

The static html files will be served to the vast majority of your users, but because a user’s details are displayed in the comment form after they leave a comment those requests are handled by PHP. Static files are served to:

1. Users who are not logged in.
2. Users who have not left a comment on your blog.
3. Or users who have not viewed a password protected post.

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The WP-to-Twitter plugin posts a Twitter status update from your WordPress blog using either the Cli.gs or Bit.ly URL shortening services to provide a link back to your post from Twitter.

For both services you can provide your information to maintain a list of your shortened URLs with your URL shortening service for statistics and your own records.

The plugin can send a default message for updating or editing posts or pages, but also allows you to write a custom Tweet for your post which says whatever you want.

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Networking

• Twitterbar: Tweet from your browser’s address bar and share useful links using this add-on.
• Webmail Notifier: Get notified about unread emails with this add-on.
• Meebo: This add-on lets you put all of your buddy lists in one convenient place in your browser.
• FoxLingo: This handy add-on will translate web pages and searches automatically.
• Shareaholic: Using Shareaholic, you can easily share urls, twitters, bookmarks, and so much more.
• Facebook Toolbar: Supercharge your library’s Facebook experience with this ultraconvenient toolbar.
• Digg This!: Digg stories from the right-click menu with this add-on.
• StumbleUpon: Browse reviewed sites and share your favorites with this add-on.
• ScribeFire: With this blog editing add-on, you can post without ever leaving Firefox.
• TinyURL Creator: Create tiny URLs quick and easy using this add-on.
• Email This!: Using this add-on, you’ll save time by being able to send highlighted text and links straight from your browser.
• WordLearner toolbar: Using this toolbar, you’ll be able to improve your foreign language vocabulary.

Research

• Clipmarks: Capture important bits from around the web using Clipmarks.
• Google Notebook: Using Google Notebook, you can take notes right in your browser.
• Fleck: Fleck allows you to add notes and comments on web pages for yourself and others.
• Googlepedia: When you use Googlepedia, every time you search with Google, you’ll see a relevant Wikipedia right alongside your results.
• Taboo: If you keep lots of tabs open for reference later, use this add-on that allows you to save them elsewhere.
• Endnote: Endnote allows you to easily download a citation from Firefox.
• Copy Plain Text: Using this add-on, you can turn all web page text into plain unformatted text.
• Yoono: Start a scrapbook of resources, or just see what others have discovered by using this add-on.
• Screengrab: Save pages for archiving and sharing with this add-on that will save entire pages or portions of a page as images.
• Answers: Get answers as fast as one click using this add-on.
• Fireshot: Take snapshots of pages, annotate them, and save them in a number of different formats with this add-on.
• Who is this Person?: Using this add-on, you can highlight any name on a web page and find their information on Wikipedia, LinkedIn, IMDB, and lots more.
• Surf Canyon Search Engine Assistant: With this add-on, you can find what you’re looking for faster.
• Hyperwords for Firefox: Get access to references, searches, conversions, translations, and lots more using Hyperwords.
• 1-Click Answers: You can click any word to get definitions, facts, and more using this add-on.
• Dictionary Search: This add-on looks up selected words in an online dictionary.

Bookmarking

• del.icio.us Bookmarks: Put your del.icio.us bookmarks right in your browser with this add-on.
• Bookmarks LinkChecker: Find broken links in your bookmarks with this checker.
• Zotero: Use Zotero to store citations and notes in Firefox.
• Column Bookmarks: This add-on allows you to view your bookmark list in a column and avoid excessive scrolling.
• WebMynd: Record your visual browsing history using WebMynd.
• Bookmark Duplicate Detector: With this add-on, your bookmarks will be more organized than ever.
• Copy URL+: With Copy URL+, you can copy a site’s URL, title, and lots more.
• MyPortal: MyPortal will create a page with all of your bookmarks.
• Enhanced Bookmark Search: This add-on makes the bookmark search much easier to work with.

Search

• CustomizeGoogle: Enhance Google search results with links to Yahoo, MSN, and more, and remove unwanted items like spam using CustomizeGoogle.
• GoogleTabs: This add-on will open up the first 10 search results in their own tabs.
• Groowe Search Toolbar: This toolbar bundles functions from lots of diferent search engines, including Google, Wikipedia, and del.icio.us.
• SEO for Firefox: With this add-on, all of your searches will show Google page rank, age, and more under results.
• Add to Search Bar: Put the search functionality of any web page on your browser bar with this add-on.
• GoogleEnhancer: GoogleEnhancer offers icons, numbers, and highlighting embedded in Google search results.
• Interclue: With this add-on’s tooltip windows, you’ll get extra information, previews, and loads more.
• Google Advanced Operations Toolbar: Get shortcuts to some of Google’s advanced search functions with this toolbar.
• Googlebar Lite: This search toolbar adds 12 different search types and more.

Supercharged Browsing

• FasterFox: Make your Firefox experience faster using this add-on.
• Snap Shots for Firefox: Use this add-on to get a preview of any website when you hold your mouse over the link.
• IE Tab: Embed Internet Explorer in your Firefox browser using this add-on.
• iMacros for Firefox: With this add-on, you can record and replay repetitious work performed on Firefox.
• FireGestures: Using FireGestures, you can customize mouse gestures to execute a variety of commands.
• SessionSaver: Use Session Saver to make sure you never lose your previous tabs.
• PDF Download: Open up PDF documents as HTML and save yourself some time using this add-on.
• Faviconize Tab: This add-on reduces your tabs down to favicons so that more will fit.
• Flashblock: Keep annoying Flash animations at bay with Flashblock.
• BlueOrganizer: This add-on enhances the content of web pages by turning addresses into Google maps links, book reviews into Amazon Wish List entries, and lots of other functions.
• Feed Sidebar: Stay on top of your feeds right in your browser using Feed Sidebar.
• Snap Links: With Snap Links, you can draw a box around links you’d like to open.
• Tab Scope: Using this add-on, you can hover over a tab for a preview of the web page.
• Google Preview: See thumbnails of sites you’re looking up in Google search.
• DownThemAll!: This download manager and accelerator will supercharge your browsing experience.
• Nuke Anything: Hide just about anything via right-click with Nuke Anything.
• URL Fixer: If you’re constantly making URL typos, check out this add-on that will fix them for you.

Privacy & Security

• NoScript: NoScript will help you prevent JavaScript and other executable content from running without your permission.
• Password Exporter: Keep your passwords safe using this add-on.
• BlockSite: Prevent yourself from accidentally visiting malicious sites using BlockSite.
• Add N Edit Cookies: Add and edit session and saved cookies with this add-on.
• Dr. Web Anti-Virus Link Checker: With Dr. Web’s add-on, you can check links for viruses before you visit them.
• BugMeNot: Avoid having to register for information with this add-on.
• TabRenamizer: Keep your tab titles private using TabRenamizer.
• Adblock Plus: Get rid of ads on web pages with Adblock Plus.
• SiteAdvisor: Find out if a site is safe or not using SiteAdvisor.
• SplitLink: Using SplitLink, you’ll be able to see the true URL you’re visiting.
• TrackMeNot: Use TrackMeNot to protect yourself against search data profiling.
• FoxyProxy: With FoxyProxy, you’ll enjoy advanced proxy management.
• Sxipper: Let Sxipper accurately fill in forms, passwords, and more for you.

Patrons

• LibX: LibX allows you to provide library-specific searches right in the Firefox browser.
• Glubble Family Edition: With this parental control suite, you can ensure that browsing stays appropriate for elementary school age children.
• Print Preview: Cut down on mistakes and wasted paper by letting patrons preview their prints in Firefox.
• Public Fox: Make Firefox a public web browser and control preferences, add-ons and other options.
• Netcraft Toolbar: Block malicious sites using the Netcraft Toolbar.
• Menu Editor: Cut down on toolbar menus that patrons don’t need to use with this add-on.
• Greasemonkey: Control the way webpages are presented using Greasemonkey.
• WOT: This useful add-on will warn users about risky websites before visiting them.
• Image Zoom: Use Image Zoom to make viewing extremely large photos easier for your patrons.

Web Designing

• Greasemonkey: is a Firefox addon / extension  that allows you to customize the way webpages look and function. Hundreds of scripts are already available for free. And if you’re the tinkerer sort, you can also write your own.
• Fasterfox: allows you to tweak many network and rendering settings such as simultaneous connections, pipelining, cache, DNS cache, and initial paint delay.
• Firebug: is an awesome Firefox Addon for Web Designers and Developers. Firebug integrates with Firefox to put a wealth of development tools at your fingertips while you browse.
• Web Developer: addon / extension adds a menu and a toolbar to the browser with various web developer tools. After installing the extension there is a ‘Web Developer‘ menu under the ‘Tools’ and context menu of the browser, as well as a new toolbar.
• FireFTP: is a free, secure, cross-platform FTP client for Mozilla Firefox which provides easy and intuitive access to FTP servers.
• YSlow: analyzes web pages and suggests ways to improve their performance based on a set of rules for high performance web pages. YSlow is a Firefox add-on integrated with the Firebug web development tool.
• FirePHP: enables you to log to your Firebug Console using a simple PHP method call.
  FirePHP is ideally suited for AJAX development where clean JSON or XML responses are required. All data is sent via a set of X-FirePHP-Data response headers.
• GridFox: is a Firefox extension that overlays a grid on any website. If you can open it in Firefox, you can put a grid on top of it. It’s easy to customize, allowing you to create the exact grid you designed your layout around.
• FireShot: is a Firefox Addon / Extension that creates screenshots of web pages (entirely or just visible part). Unlike other extensions, this plugin provides a set of editing and annotation tools, which let users quickly modify web captures and insert text annotations and graphical annotations.
• Screengrab: saves entire webpages as images. It will capture what you can see in the window, the entire page, just a selection, a particular frame… basically it saves webpages as images – either to a file, or to the clipboard.
• ColorZilla: you can get a color reading from any point in your browser, quickly adjust this color and paste it into another program. You can Zoom the page you are viewing and measure distances between any two points on the page.
• CS Lite: is a lighter, scaled down version of CookieSafe. This Firefox Addon contains less features, but is considerably easier to use.
• CSSViewer: is a great Firefox Addon for Web Designers and Developers to learn CSS. When you hover on any element, it will display all CSS styles for that element.
• IE Tab: is a great Firefox Addon for Web Designers and Developers, since you can easily see how your web page displayed in IE with just one click and then switch back to Firefox.
• IE NetRenderer: adds buttons, tools menu and contextual menu entries to get a screenshot of the current page.
• FEBE: (Firefox Environment Backup Extension) allows you to quickly and easily backup your Firefox Extensions. In fact, it goes beyond just backing up — It will actually rebuild your extensions individually into installable .xpi files. Now you can easily synchronize your office and home browsers.
• Xmarks: is the #1 bookmarking add-on. Install it on all your computers to keep your bookmarks and (optionally) passwords backed up and synchronized.
• Font Finder: simply highlight a single element (e.g. a paragraph or a strong tag ), right-click and select `Font Finder`, then marvel as the full CSS text styling of the selected element appears.
• MeasureIt: is a Useful Firefox Addon for Web Designers. This Addon draw out a ruler to get the pixel width and height of any elements on a webpage.
• Window Resizer: resize your browser to various standard resolution sizes. It is useful for testing different screen sizes
• Palette Grabber: creates a color palette for Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, GIMP, Flash, Fireworks, Paint.NET, or OS X based on the current page.
• Morning Coffee: keeps track of daily routine websites and opens them in tabs. This extension lets you organize websites by day and open them up simultaneously as part of your daily routine.

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