The "Tell a Friend" feature can be easily accessed at iTunes by selecting a song, and clicking the "Tell a Friend" link that is displayed for that song.

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Using a feature called Nextel Direct Connect, a user can link up with a friend, family member or co-worker over a link that allows only one of them to speak at a time.

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But unless a friend sends you a link to a particular item, you are likely to be served up something random.

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Anyone who has been asked by a friend or family member to fix a slow PC understands the average home user will happily click any link, accept any friend invitation, and even install software from just about any Web site.

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Once the new friend clicks on a bad link, the spam begins propagating as his other friends do the same.

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If you send that link to a friend, you will be automatically connected, provided that the connection is not blocked by a firewall.

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Earlier today, a friend of mine sent me a link to the following editorial posted on investors.com, which took aim squarely at the now-expired payroll tax cut.

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After reading a page on WeRelate.org about Daniel Boone, one of the most famous long hunters, Ms. Auvil says she found a wiki page link to a Kentucky state surveyor and friend of a brother of a Tennessee senator who was a friend of the man who adopted her fifth great-grandfather after his own father was murdered.

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For instance, that link in an e-mail from a trusted friend could really disguise a malicious file or "bot" intended to steal your passwords, log all your keystrokes or ultimately put your bank accounts, personal details and other private information in the hands of cyber criminals or foreign governments.

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Back in the late 70's a close Family Friend was imprisoned in India without trial, because of her extremely tenuous link to a very dangerous criminal.

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Paul is now my friend who later helped found Ancestry.com, MyFamily.com, and Family Link.

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