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Twitter introduces a new feature to block spammers. This can be done by clicking the 'Report [profile name] for Spam' button under Actions section of a profile's sidebar. With this, suspicious profile will be blocked on following or replying you.

This feature has not been applied automatically so that it will not be abused by twitterers who will intentionally report profiles as spam for those they don't like. Besides, reported spam profiles will be scrutinized manually by Twitter's Trust and Safety team for authentication.

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Windows 7 Community Launch Party
WHEN: OCTOBER 22, 2009
TIME: 7pm - 10pm
WHERE: 16th Floor Conference Rooms, Microsoft Philippines, 6750 Ayala Ave, Makati

Source: http://msforums.ph/forums/t/53441.aspx

PinoyGreyHat Gathering 2009:The Beginning
WHEN: DECEMBER 12, 2009
TIME: 4pm - 12mn
WHERE: BayView Hotel, 1118 Roxas Blvd. cor. U.N. Ave., Manila

Source: http://www.pinoygreyhat.org/xml/events/

I stumbled on this site (StaySafeOnline.org) and it has lot of tips on how to stay safe while online. Protecting oneself while surfing the Internet does not need any technical knowledge. Just learning and applying the basic security practices can make a big difference in keeping oneself safe from Internet threats.