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Vin Diesel Says He Put Facebook on the Map + Mark Zuckerberg Owes Him 'Billions Of Dollars'

Ryan Anderson — Mon, 13 May 2013 21:38:34 +0000

When he’s not blowing things up on screen or making that signature Vin Diesel face, Vin Diesel likes being online. So much so that he thinks that social networking behemoth Facebook owes him big-time. Diesel sat down with Entertainment Weekly to promote ‘Fast & Furious 6′ (yes, there are six now), and he seemed pretty [...]

Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga + Frank Ocean Honored With Webbys

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 01 May 2013 21:02:40 +0000

Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and Frank Ocean have been honored with Webby Awards, which celebrate Internet achievement. The awards are in their 17th year and the ceremony will be hosted by comedian Patton Oswalt and held on May 21 in NYC.

12 Parents Embarrassing Their Kids On Facebook

Cameron Simcik — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:16:24 +0000

There’s a funny thing about parents and technology. That being a majority of moms and dads are pretty techÂ unsavvy without the help of us internet-obsessed younger folk. And while parental struggles can be frustrating at times, their attempts to get in the techy loop are mostly just hilarious. This is particularly true with Facebook. Many [...]

Did AT&T Launch Its 4G LTE Network In Lafayette, LA?

DJ Digital — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:03:00 +0000

As I walked out of the Grand Theater on Johnston St. just after midnight, I checked my phone for any missed calls or text messages and noticed something different. It was something I usually only see when I'm traveling out of state, or even out of town in Baton Rouge or New Orleans. I saw the coveted letters L.T.E. in the top left hand corner of my iPhone 5.

Fake Twitter Accounts Are Now Up For Sale

Chris Reed — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:48:49 +0000

If ever you wanted to have as many followers of the social site Twitter as your favorite artist, actor/actress, or athlete now you can. The catch, you may have to either become just as famous as they are or you can now BUY your followers.

Study Reveals Your Cell Phone May Be The First Thing Others Notice About You

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:57:44 +0000

They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. Maybe you shouldn’t judge a person by his phone, either. A new survey of more than 120,000 people in 15 countries has found that 56% of people believe their phone is the first thing people notice about them. Among men, that number creeps up slightly [...]

Google Introduces It's Talking Shoe [VIDEO]

Chris Reed — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:07:38 +0000

Checkout what Google has introduced. It is their talking shoe. Yes, a shoe that actually talks to you and does so to motivate you. The shoe, which can connect to various servers using the bluetooth technology, tells you if you aren’t moving around enough and even encourages you to pick up your pace. Imagine, you [...]

Facebook Launches New News Feed Design — Again

DJ Digital — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:45:48 +0000

Just when you finally got used to the latest Facebook News Feed design, they’re changing it again. Facebook announced it’s newly designed News Feed feature today, and according to the social media powerhouse, you can look forward to less clutter and more visuals. News Feed was introduced six years ago, and it has been two [...]

'Cloud Girlfriend' Helps Guys Score On-Line Girlfriend

Chris Reed — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:09:42 +0000

If any of you guys have the single status on your Facebook page and it bothers you, “Cloud Girlfriend” is coming to the rescue. An Internet venture is now offering single guys on Facebook a “virtual girlfriend” for just five dollars. Yes, you read this correctly, a company will now allow guys, that are [...]

Hackers Make Burger King Twitter Praise McDonald's

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:00:46 +0000

Things got weird in the burger wars yesterday when hackers broke into the Burger King Twitter page and started firing off pro-McDonald’s tweets. Under the handle McDonalds@BurgerKing, the hackers posted messages which said Burger King had been sold to McDonald’s, accused Burger King employees of on-the-job drug use and posted links to popular hip hop [...]

The iPotty Training Toilet Has Arrived [VIDEO]

Chris Reed — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:51:30 +0000

It’s every parent’s nightmare, potty training your toddler. Well now there is a new attraction to the potty and it comes in the form of the “iPotty.” We all know that youngsters, including toddler’s, are addicted to new technology. I can speak from experience because my two-year-old is ADDICTED to the Kindle Fire. In any [...]

Creator Of MySpace Tom Anderson Owns Some Dude Via Twitter [PHOTO]

DJ Digital — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:59:56 +0000

At one point in time the one guy that EVERYONE knew was Tom from MySpace. Not only was Tom Anderson the creator of that crack-rock of a social network that you were addicted to before Facebook and Twitter came along, he was also your first friend.

Instagram Can Now Sell Your Photos

DJ Digital — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:10:38 +0000

Instagram has announced today that it basically has the right to sell your photographs without compensating you, much less notifying you about it. Naturally, this has caused quite the uproar amongst both users and non-users of the photo-sharing site.

Pop Bytes: Justin Timberlake Unveils Revamped MySpace + More

Cassandra Rose — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:45:41 +0000

- Justin Timberlake is still convinced buying MySpace was a good idea, reveals homepage.Â [NME] - Carly Rae Jepsen‘s interactive new video makes you work for your entertainment. [YouTube] - Speaking of Carly, the cast of ‘The Big Bang Theory‘ planned a ‘Call Me Maybe’ flash mob. [Rickey] - Jessica Simpson‘s Weight Watcher’s commercial might show [...]

Introducing The iPhone Case That You Can Eat

Speedy — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 02:00:37 +0000

Just when you thought you’ve seen everything… think again. You can now eat your iPhone case. Great holiday gift? Hmmmmm, not so much. Great gag gift? Probably so. But would you spend $81 on a gag gift? Also, the most important question of all; will it protect your iPhone? Maybe this will answer your question. The [...]

Should Parents Use the Internet to Check Up On Their Kids? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:56:25 +0000

We’re probably at the point where just about every parent with a school-age child has a certain level of Internet sophistication. This means that it is fairly easy for most parents to check up on what their kids are getting into online. But are they? According to a survey from the Pew Internet & American [...]

Glow-in-the-Dark Roads Will Be Here Soon

Joe Student — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 22:00:58 +0000

Everything awesome usually debuts in Europe first (except for football, Buffalo wings and Kate Upton). The latest innovation that Europeans will have long before Americans: glow-in-the-dark roads, which will debut in The Netherlands in mid-2013. Studio Roosegaarde and management group Heijmans will begin using a photo-luminising powder that replaces road markings in the Dutch province [...]

NFL Quarterbacks Continue Their Hilarious Conversation On Facebook

DJ Digital — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 06:11:15 +0000

The initial fake Facebook conversation between top NFL quarterbacks was hilarious on it's own, but the guys at ProFootballMock.com have chosen to keep us entertained with AWESOME followups as each week passes in the 2012 NFL regular season.

10 Best Selling Atari Games Ever — The Atari 2600 Turns 35

Chris Illuminati — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:30:13 +0000

The Atari 2600 is celebrating its 35th birthday this week. Has it really been that long since Pong?!? The Atari 2600 is arguably one of the most popular gaming systems ever. As of 2004, there were an estimated 30 million units sold and it owns a place in the National Toy Hall of Fame. Obvious [...]

Posting Political Rants on Facebook Might Get You Defriended

Mike Adams — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 19:41:31 +0000

You may have strong political opinions, but new research finds that those hardcore rants you’ve been posting on Facebook lately just might be losing you some friends in your social media circle. Joseph Burns, a professor of communication at Southeastern Louisiana University recently conducted a study where he asked 24 of his friends (half Democrats [...]