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Pinterest Accidentally Sends Marriage Congratulations to Singles
InternetNewsSocial Media September 16, 2014
We all do embarrassing things – some people more than others. I’m speaking of the really embarrassing things, though, like asking a woman how far along she is in her pregnancy only to find out she’s not pregnant at all (not that I’ve done that). Pinterest has recently found themselves in... Read more
Facebook Tests Out Self-Destructing Posts
NewsSocial Media September 15, 2014
Posting on Facebook is great and all, but sometimes, you don’t want to leave your posts out there forever in cyberspace. Sure, you can go and individually delete them all, but that could very well take forever, and who has that much time to mess with it all? It’s... Read more
Social networks have created ways to connect with people all around the world, to reconnect with people that you haven’t spoken to in years and to find new people on the Internet, but most people use social networks, like Facebook, to keep in contact with close friends, who only... Read more
Ice Bucket Challenge Fails
InternetSocial Media August 22, 2014
The ice bucket challenge has created a storm online, with social media sites being littered with videos of everyone tipping iced water over themselves in a bid to raise millions in order to fight the illness ALS. Everyone, including celebrities like Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, Justin Timberlake and... Read more
Boy Took A Selfie Every Day For 7 Years And the Video is Amazing
InternetPhoto and ImageSocial Media August 20, 2014
It was eight years ago that Hugo Cornellier, then 12-years old, decided to change the way we view growing up. He was inspired by a video which comprised of hundreds of self-portraits and decided to make his own life story by taking a selfie every day for the next... Read more
What’s the craziest thing you’ve done before taking a selfie? Maybe checking your hair and making sure it looks good? Making sure you don’t have any food on your face? Making sure the lighting’s right? Having surgery to make sure you’ll look good in the first place? Wait, what?... Read more
Sometimes, a lot of times, this world really depresses me. I’ve covered some pretty weird and unbelievable stories while writing for Techbeat, but this one has to be one of the worst. In fact, it’s one of the worst things I’ve ever had the misfortune of reading, but it’s... Read more
Plus sized women tired of being bombarded with images of super skinny celebs, have sparked a new Instagram trend, confidently posing in bikinis and sharing their photos with the hashtag ‘Fatkini’. Participants are hoping that by creating hype on Instagram, it will lead to a more tolerant attitude towards... Read more
Is Twitter Moving Into E-Commerce?
InternetSocial Media August 10, 2014
There has been an interesting turn of events this week in the social media sphere. Twitter may possibly be planning a move into the e-commerce field. A number of different users noticed a new, and apparently inactive, setting for “payment and shipping” inside the Twitter Android app. This setting was first... Read more
Are you a regular Facebooker? Have you used it at all? Even a little bit? Maybe you are a faithful, every day (multiple times a day, of course) user, or maybe you only log on a couple times a week at most just to see what’s going on with... Read more
The Cutest Pair On Instagram!
InternetSocial Media July 28, 2014
Be prepared, the following images are seriously cute and are guaranteed to melt any heart! Baby Eisleigh and Clyde the puppy are practically the same age, with only a couple of weeks between them. They are the best of friends and do everything together. Perhaps the most incredible thing... Read more
Pretty soon, Facebook will be known for all of the criminals it helps catch and not just friends and news feeds. When Facebook was first created years ago, who would’ve thought it would be used to capture criminals? And who would’ve thought that it would be the said criminals... Read more
Kim Jong-un Video Mash Up Goes Viral
Social Media July 24, 2014
A video mocking the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, has gone viral after being watched millions of times via Chinese social media sites and YouTube. The three-and-a-half minute mash up, titled “Fat Guy Number 3” is made up of a number of animated GIFs, in which the North Korean... Read more
Facebook Announces New ‘Save’ Feature
InternetSocial Media July 24, 2014
Finally, you can save those newsfeed bits and pieces you haven’t had the time to look at. Facebook has recently revealed their latest ‘Save’ feature. It allows users to bookmark items on newsfeed they’d like to view at a later time. Software engineer from Facebook, Daniel Giambalvo, states: ”Every... Read more
The Reality Behind Instagram!
InternetSocial Media July 23, 2014
Instagram is awash with seemingly perfect images of everyone’s holiday, wedding or latest arrival, whether that be a baby, a puppy or a cat. However, if you take away the filters, effects and practised poses, what are you left with? Check out the following gallery to find out! Sunbathing... Read more
How To Share Your Screen With Skype
How ToSocial MediaVideo July 21, 2014
Have you ever wanted to show a friend, whom you are talking to over the Internet, something on your computer, but just don’t know how? Skype has a great feature that allows you to share your screen on your Windows desktop. Screen sharing lets you share your computer screen... Read more
How To Remove Yourself From Facebook
How ToSocial Media July 15, 2014
If you want to delete your Facebook account, it will prove more difficult than you think to erase yourself permanently from the social network. Facebook has ever-changing privacy policies, so becoming Facebook-free requires a few more steps than just clicking delete my account. You need to remember that account deletion is not... Read more
Last week it was revealed that for a week back in 2012 Facebook had manipulated close to 700,000 of their user’s news feeds for an online psychological experiment. The premise was fairly simple; they wanted to see how people reacted to mostly all negative stories vs. mostly all positive... Read more