New Scouting site -- equivalent of facebook

[eaglescout2004]

I know not everyone here is as into social networks like facebook and myspace, but a new one just launched this month for scouts and scouters.

 

Its and international sight started in Romania (i think). but offers great networking opportunites.

 

here's the link:

 

www.scoutface.com

 

my username is utschemallsannuk

[scoutldr]

Call me paranoid...Romania? Could be harmless...or it could be a phishing site for off-shore pedophiles, immune from US law. Sorry...I would have to say no.

[eaglescout2004]

good points. like always caution and parental involvement is necessary.

[Oak Tree]

Sure, any site could be a trick. Including this one. But that site sure looks like what it's advertised as.

 

As with any social networking site, you have to consider what information about yourself you want to reveal, but I'm hard pressed to see how this site would be all that much different from facebook. Kind of fun to read the introductions from all the European Scouts.

[stevejb]

I just checked out this site. Seems to be good. I joined it. Interesting to see if it takes off.

[ozemu]

I'm in

[Maxwell]

I heard Bob Mazzuca, Chief Scout Executive, give a speech on Feb. 9. He said that BSA National is developing a social networking site to be launched this year.

 

By the way, his "stump" speach is on the web. This man is awesome. Under his leadership, I think that for the first time we'll be hearing more about what's going on in national.

[Herms]

I think the site is ok also. These are becoming a popular way for groups to communicate. This is similar to Classmates.com and Reunions.com and other military connect sites like togetherweserved.com.

 

I signed up. May be useful some time.

[FScouter]

Posted on another Scouting related site:

I was forwarded a link to the web site scoutface.com It looks very good, so I forwarded it to our MIC 2008 tech people asking them to check it out. The response I just received is below.

 

Bruce,

This appears legit but IS A SCAM. Looking up the server/hosting information for scoutface.com revealed connections to a major scammer on the web.

 

Whois information:

http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/results.jsp?domain=scoutface.com

 

Vasile Varzariu, the originators own blog titled Sex, drugs and php at htpp: //pozaru.com/blog/

 

The folks adding names, information and photos may be legit but the host is not. Their tech phone # is linked to many on-line scams. Here is one:

 

Easy-Trasnsfer, Inc www .easy-transfers.net

MAKE NO MISTAKE WHO THESE THUGS ARE. CROOKS, CRIMINALS, SCUMBAGS TARGETING THE UNEMPLOY, ELDERLY, STUDENTS, STAY-AT-HOME MOMS, RETIREES, AND THE INNOCENT. LURING THEM INTO CASHING FRAUDULENT CHECKS

 

http://joewein.net/fraud/fraud-job-2006-08.htm

http://www.scamfraudalert.com/f37/easy-trasnsfer-inc-www-easy-transfers-

net-1100/

 

This site states the tech contact is a porno spammer:

http://www.webservertalk.com/archive154-2005-8-1168369.html

 

I would recommend skipping this one.

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