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I don’t know if you remember last year when Facebook faced all kinds of criticism for allowing actual video footage of beheadings to be on the site, but it was definitely not a good time for the social media giant. While one side of people said that while obviously... Read more
Need a New Facebook Profile Picture? Take A Cue From This Guy!
InternetSocial Media January 15, 2015
If your Facebook profile picture is looking a little stale and boring, then take a cue from Reddit user Fender2322, who so far has chosen to remain anonymous. His friend has helped him stage some very clever and arty self-portraits, which are not only perfectly shot but also come... Read more
Amber Alerts Are Coming To Facebook
NewsSocial Media January 14, 2015
Since most everyone is on Facebook multiple times throughout the day, it might as well be used for something other than obsessing over what’s going on with your friends, right? On Tuesday of this week, Facebook announced that they will soon begin displaying Amber Alerts in their user’s News... Read more
Zuckerberg Is Starting A Book Club
Internet January 6, 2015
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is going to be reading approximately 26 books this year, thanks to a New Year’s resolution he made at the suggestion of some 50,000 people. And besides simply reading the book, he’s also starting an online book club where whoever else wants to read and... Read more
Facebook Says “Sorry” For Year In Review Feature
NewsSocial Media December 31, 2014
If you’ve been on Facebook for more than five seconds in the past couple of weeks, you’ve undoubtedly been pestered to check out your “year in review”. This feature, which Facebook seems to tout at the end of every year, allows you to get a quick snapshot of the... Read more
People are taking their Facebook friends way too seriously these days. I’ve read about some crazy things that happened because of Facebook, but this one almost takes the cake! A 72-year-old woman from Florida was recently slapped in the face over and over by her granddaughter (a 27-year-old) who... Read more
WhatsApp is available on almost every mobile platform, including discontinued platforms like Symbian and Nokia Series 40, but has never developed a web client. New reports say WhatsApp will finally come to the desktop, after five years of availability. The new web client will use OAuth, sending a message... Read more
Instagram Updated with 5 New Filters & New Design
MobileNewsSocial Media December 17, 2014
Photo apps are great aren’t they? Take Instagram for instance. The app started out as a small platform with a few features, now it has more fresh tweaks and filters than you can shake a stick at. The new update also features a fresh design and a lots of... Read more
Instagram Hits 300 Million Mark
MobileNewsSocial Media December 15, 2014
The Facebook owned, photo-sharing social network, Instagram, announced on Wednesday of this week that it has more than 300 million users at the same time unveiling a new system to authenticate it’s celebrity members. The new update means that Instagram has for the first time overtaken it’s rival, Twitter.... Read more
Dislike Button Coming to Facebook?
NewsSocial Media December 14, 2014
If you’re a Facebook user, and let’s face it, most of us are Facebook users – you may have noticed something missing from every single post you read while browsing the social network: a dislike button. Oh, the “Like” button is everywhere, and most everyone knows how to use... Read more
Zuckerberg Hits Out At Apple
InternetSocial Media December 10, 2014
Back in September, Tim Cook published an open letter in order to address some iCloud security and privacy concerns that had popped up. In the letter he said that free online services treat you, the consumers, as product. In a recent interview with Time magazine about his mission to... Read more
Creed Singer Cries Out For Help Using Facebook
NewsSocial Media December 1, 2014
As someone who was a teenager/young adult within the past couple of decades, I spent my fair share of time listening to Creed’s music. In fact, songs like Higher and With Arms Wide Open were some of the biggest songs on the radio during my high school tenure. I owned every CD... Read more
Facebook Preparing a Social Network For Business in 2015
BusinessInternetSocial Media November 30, 2014
Facebook has over 1.3 billion people on the social network, but the amount of time spent on Facebook is less than ideal — at only 40 minutes per day — it drags behind other social services. One of the reasons for the low average user time may be the... Read more
Snapchat Update Lets Users Send Money to Friends
MobileSocial Media November 25, 2014
It might not seem wise to let a bunch of young kids send money to each other, but Snapchat is in desperate need to show investors it can generate revenue. In partnership with Square – a finance and merchant supplier – Snapchat will now offer a simple way to... Read more
Tech Giants Band Together to Curb NSA Surveillance
Internet November 24, 2014
Tech giants from all corners of the Internet world, including AOL, Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google, Twitter, Microsoft and others, have banded together to fight the NSA surveillance. Sadly, even with this large alliance of technology companies sending an open letter to the Senate, the bill – dubbed the USA... Read more
Are you ever concerned that the messages you share between friends can ever be read by others? Most messaging services such as LINE and WhatsApp have more features than just text support; you can send audio and video as well. So should you be overly concerned about your data?... Read more
Facebook Helps Police Catch Murder Suspect
NewsSocial Media November 19, 2014
Facebook is good for all kinds of things – catching up with long-lost family members, old classmates, coworkers, etc. It’s also known for helping police officers catch the occasional criminal. I’ve read several accounts regarding how some of the “not-so-smart” criminals have actually incriminated themselves using the popular social... Read more
Pre-Mobile Tech Companies Re-Inventing Their Core Apps for Mobile
Mobile November 9, 2014
The mobile world is becoming vastly different from desktop, with several pre-mobile companies redeveloping their core apps around mobile and tablet, to offer a new experience. This all started with Facebook Paper a few months ago. Rumored to be the new RSS feed, Facebook Paper actually offers more than... Read more