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KUALA LUMPUR, 21 MARCH, 2012: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) received 716 complaints on content of social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter last year, says Information Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim.

Of the total, 289 complaints were offensive or threatening, 247 false, 40 obscene and indecent, 124 hacking while 16 were others.

"MCMC also received 1,112 complaints on websites, blogs and emails," he said in reply to a supplementary question from Datuk Noraini Ahmad (BN-Parit Sulong) in Dewan Rakyat here today.

Rais also said that MCMC also received 693 complaints relating to phishing (attempts to steal data from data groups).

"Impersonation, fraud and abuse of social networking sites are committed for the sake of excitement and to broaden views without taking into account the negative aspects arising from the act.

"Some members of society forget that we have constraints and way of life which should be based on pure and religious values and customs."

He said that no less than 15 cases had been prosecuted in court adding the people still need to be educated and briefed on the matter.

"The use of television and having talks and preventive measures led to a drop in the number of cases. Parents and society must also play a role in enforcing the social constraints," he added.

Asked whether the ministry plans to monitor or restrict Facebook accounts due to abuse, he said contents or comments made by users did not undergo screening, approval or evaluation by authorities including MCMC.

He added that network content is subjected to laws like Sedition Act 1948, Penal Code, Evidence Act 1950 and Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.

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Theres no arguing with the fact that social media played a major role in Obamas 2008 presidential victory. While the McCain campaign relied on traditional voter mobilization methods, the Obama team was able to leverage an unprecedented social networking campaign in order to engage with younger demographics and ultimately clinch the win.

Its clear that the 2012 Republican primary candidates took these lessons to heart, as social media involvement has never been higher during an election cycle. To understand more about the evolution of social networking participation within the electoral process, lets take a look at how each of the current Republican primary candidates is using these user-driven sites to advance his own agenda:

Current Position: As the presumed Republican candidacy front-runner and one of the wealthiest politicians ever to seek the nations highest office, its safe to extrapolate that social media isnt as high on Romneys to do list as it is for the other candidates in this race.

Thats not to say that social media doesnt matter to the Romney campaign and, truly, his active presence on Facebook and Twitter indicates that his team takes these opportunities seriously. However, with the amount of mainstream media coverage Romney already receives, focusing on social networking as a top priority simply isnt necessary as it is for Rick Santorum or Ron Paul.

Future Challenges: As the likely Republican candidate in the 2012 general election, Romney must focus less on what his current primary challengers are doing and more on how President Obama is using social media effectively in his campaign. In addition to Facebook and Twitter, the President is also active on Google+ and Tumblr both territories that Romney has not yet ventured into in a significant way.

As the general election draws closer, it seems likely that well see Romney either enter into these new arenas or engage on the traditional social networking sites at a higher level in order to court undecided voters.

Current Position: As Rick Santorum has gained momentum within the primary race, following his largely-symbolic victories in Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado on February 8th, the social networking buzz surrounding this Religious Right candidate has grown as well.

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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/383a8398/php_and_mysql_24h) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "PHP and MySQL 24-Hour Trainer" to their offering.

Assuming no previous experience with PHP or MySQL, this book-and-video package is ideal reading for anyone who wants to go beyond HTML/CSS in order to provide clients with the most dynamic web sites possible. The approachable tone breaks down the basics of programming and PHP and MySQL in individual lessons starting with the installation of the programs necessary to run PHP. You begin with a static web site and then watch and learn as PHP functionality is added as you work through the lessons.

When working with databases, the MySQL database is introduced with demonstrations that show how to interact with it. The accompanying videos enhance your learning experience, as each lesson in the book is portrayed in the video exercises.

Lessons include:

- Getting started with PHP

- Setting up your workspace

- Adding PHP to a web page

- Learning PHP syntax

- Working with variables

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By Jack M. Germain LinuxInsider 03/21/12 5:00 AM PT

If you don't already have a favorite text editor -- or even if you do -- TEA is worth a look. Code-writers and word-writers alike will find things to admire in TEA, and it's very suitable for use on low-powered notebooks and netbooks. However, TEA's smoothness is marred by a few missing assets.

The TEA Text Editor is a very handy writing tool that delivers a much different user interface. For most computer users cranking out words or program code for digital consumption, text editors are often preferable to feature-bloated word processors. TEA pours on features yet keeps from getting too steamy.

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If you have tried very basic text editors such as Leafpad or gEdit, the TEA text Editor will greatly surprise you. If you are familiar with the Geany Text Editor, you will find TEA a very similar writing tool.

TEA is an acronym for Text Editor of the Atomic era. It is very suitable for use on low-powered notebooks and netbooks. It is also a great choice for Linux distros that play in RAM rather than spread out in disk storage. TEA is compact, configurable and feature-rich, and it consumes about 500KB of memory. It has markup support for LaTeX, DocBook, Wikipedia, and XML/HTML/XHTML.

Code writers will appreciate TEA's extensive syntax highlight for C, C++, Bash script, BASIC, C#, D, Fortran, Java, LilyPond, Lout, Lua, NASM, NSIS, Pascal, Perl, PHP, PO (gettext), Seed7, Vala and Verilog. This programming code support and other related tools stay out of your way if you do not need it.

Word crunchers will revel in TEA's tabbed layout. This maintains any number of open files. The built-in file manager makes locating and loading files from within the editor fast and convenient. The spellchecker and editing features provide all that word-smithing requires.

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SearchMarketMe welcomed two new Agency Owners this week to its growing network of internet marketing business opportunity owners, as Syed Tirmizi and Mohsin Minhas, both of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, contracted with SearchMarketMe for training and support in opening and operating their internet marketing agency. They become the 109th and 110th Agency Owners in the SearchMarketMe Network, respectively.

Seattle, Washington and Calgary, Alberta (PRWEB) March 21, 2012

"We could see what is happening in the internet marketing industry, we could see the potential, and we began investigating possibilities," said Tirmizi, who together with Minhas, carefully researched the SearchMarketMe business opportunity over a period of seven months, speaking with five different Agency Owners within the SearchMarketMe Agency Owner Network.

"We like the business model of SearchMarketMe," said Tirmizi. "It will give us the training, support and tools to help us build the internet marketing agency we want."

"Syed and Mohsin have been studying, researching and preparing for this for quite some time," said SearchMarketMe's President, Boyd Karren. "We're pleased that their careful research led to contracting with us for training and support as they open their internet marketing agency. It's no smal thing to be a trusted partner in helping someone achieve business ownership goals."

Tirmizi and Minhas have already built inroads into internet marketing, having recently launched an online directory for local businesses within Calgary's growing community of Southern Asians.

"We started with the directory, and will offer internet marketing services to all kinds of businesses throughout Western Canada," said Tirmizi.

"Syed and Mohsin have a unique opportunity for their internet marketing agency," said Karren. "The online directory they launched recently has already helped position themselves as online experts within the Southern Asian community in and around Calgary, and as entrepreneurs, they'll likely have additional opportunities present themselves."

Tirmizi and Minhas will begin their training March 30 & 31, via the SearchMarketMe "Accelerated Business Start-up Event," which will feature the secrets of success from the network's most successful Agency Owners. Additionally, the special one-day "Content-palooza" content marketing training event will be held on Monday, April 2. This live training event will feature five live Webinars on content marketing, presented by SMM staff and Agency Owners.

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