There is a new scam that has hit Facebook. Unfortunately, it’s using false information about the supposed death of Lady Gaga to entice users into clicking the link. It’s safe to say that Lady Gaga is not dead and she has not been found in a hotel room like the scam suggests.

Amy Whinehouse passed away over the weekend. As quickly as the news of her death spread, Facebook scammers began to take advantage of the situation. Whinehouse’s death was a mystery since initial reports claimed there were no signs of foul play. That was all the scammers needed to create claims of a death video.

The world of technology is a weird place. Flying images and sound through the air, microwaves, and bicycles. So our stories have nothing to do with that. Yahoo’s cleaning house and next out is Geocities. Italy thinks you want to watch the dead online. Also, trains in Japan are starting to think for themselves. Intrigued? Keep reading.

If you actively use the Internet to socialize on social networking sites, participate in forums, blog, or play games, then you know that communication is key. In any sort of online game, death is the worst possible outcome. It could meaning losing all of your valuable items, starting over, and humiliation. The focus of this article isn’t dying in a game, but dying in real life and what it means to your life on the Internet.

This story has all the makings of a tragic soap: a vulnerable love sick teenager, a sick vengeful adult and death. Unfortunately this story is not confined to the pages of a book, but is a reality that took place in October 2006 and resulted in Megan Meier, aged 13 at the time, taking her own life. But why did she do it? What had happened before? Who caused it? And what does this have to do with technology?

It all started when Megan fell out with the daughter of her neighbor Ms Drew in St Louis, prompting Ms Drew to take it upon herself to spite Megan. She did this by creating a fictitious 16 year old boy, Josh Evans, who lived in the local area which she did by creating a fake MySpace account. This was then used to contact the unassuming Megan, and create a friendship, although the implication is that Megan believed it to be more serious than that. Contined . . .