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'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 [...]

Do You Get Political News from Social Media? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:40:12 +0000

Given the proliferation of social media over the last four years, 2012 should be the social media election. So how much of our political information gathering and political discourse are actually taking place on sites like Facebook and Twitter? According to a new survey from the Pew Internet and American Life project maybe not as much as [...]

Teenager Sues Classmates For Allegedly Bullying Her On Facebook [VIDEO]

Chris Reed — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:55:21 +0000

Its a story that has become all too familiar these days...kids being bullied by their own peers. We see it and hear about it on a daily basis in the mainstream media, yet for some reason cases of bullying continue to arise. The latest case seems to have come out of Palmer Middle School in Kennesaw, Georgia. This time the case involved a FAKE facebook account that was suppose to be that of 14-year-old Alex Boston.

The 5 Types Of People You May Stumble Upon While On Facebook [LIST]

Chris Reed — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:00:36 +0000

Let's face it, most of us spend several hours out of our day playing on the social media site Facebook. Whether you are “surfing the site,” “stalking friends,” or simply reading through various updates, we are all coming across a wide range of people on the site. And like many of you, I too have [...]

Facebook Buys Instagram For $1 Billion

Brad Striker — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:15:43 +0000

In case you didn’t know Facebook will take over the world…or at least they are going to buy out other companies. If your a huge corporation and you have the money, wouldn’t you want to buy out your competition to have the benefits(or help them)?Mark Zuckerberg announced on his Facebook wall that his company plans [...]

Beyonce Tweets for the First Time

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:02:50 +0000

Welcome to the tweet age, Beyonce. The Queen B has finally used Twitter. She joined a while back and was verified, but never tweeted.

Many of her fellow pop divas like Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Katy Perry tweet multiple times a day, sharing images from photo shoots and offer reports while in the studio, since they were raised in the digital generation and are a bit younger. But Bey, like Madonna, didn’t engage in 140-character conversations with fans. Until now. #Amen.

Singer Chris Brown Tweets Photo Of Fan's BUTTS!!!

Chris Reed — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:38:38 +0000

Say what you want about Chris Brown, but you can't deny that the guy has fans!! Well recently Chris Brown, "Breezy," received a photo via Twitter from a group of lady fans and boy did this photo catch the attention of Brown.

Student Expelled For F-Bomb Tweet

Brad Striker — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 03:10:54 +0000

Get ready because if you didn't know, nothing online is private. If you have a Facebook or Twitter account then this isn't anything new to you. Apparently one student from Garrett High School in Indiana didn't know this valuable piece of information and he had to learn the hard way. After dropping a MASSIVE F-Bomb tweet, Austin Carroll, brought a new meaning to the phrase, 'Go hard or go home.'

How Are You Adapting to Facebook and Other Social Media? – Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:51:05 +0000

Now that people are getting more used to being on social networks like Facebook they seem to be getting more picky about whom they are sharing their information with.

According to a survey from the Pew Research Center, 63 percent of social media network users removed people from their friend rolls in 2011, which was up from the 56 percent of those who did so in 2009.

Lady Gaga Launching Her Own Social Network

Amy Sciarretto — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:50:33 +0000

Calling all little monsters. Forget Facebook. Toss Twitter. Move on from MySpace, if you haven’t already. The Mother Monster AKA Lady Gaga is launching her own social networking site that is specifically designed to create a community among little monsters and that which will allow some communication with Gaga herself.

The Social Media Site Twitter Reflects On The Year 2011

Chris Reed — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:12:45 +0000

The social media website, which celebrities and athletes absolutely love, is reflecting back on the year 2011.

Seattle Bartender Victoria Liss Gets Revenge on Rude Customer

Shauna Wright — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:49:06 +0000

In the days before the internet, people who were rude to waitstaff and/or didn’t tip properly could go about their shameful lives in relative obscurity. Welcome to 2011. The rules, they have changed. On Friday night, Seattle bartender Victoria Liss served a man and his date food and drinks. When it came time to pay [...]

Study Finds Decreased Social Media Use Among Many Younger People

Shauna Wright — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 13:11:32 +0000

A study by technology research firm Gartner, which recently surveyed 6,295 people between the ages of 13 and 74, reveals almost a quarter of 18- to 29-year-olds use social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter less than when they first signed up for the services, with many saying the services simply aren’t that much fun anymore.

“The trend shows some social media fatigue among early adopters,” says Brian Blau, research director at Gartner. “And the fact that 31 percent of younger consumers indicated that they were getting bored with their social network is a situation that social media providers should monitor, as they will need to innovate and diversify to keep consumer attention.”

25% Of People Are Bored With Social Media

Chris Reed — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:18:34 +0000

While we may all think that the world is addicted to social media sites like twitter and facebook, that may not be so!! In a new study, one in four young people are bored with social media sites. Some 24 percent of 18 to 29-year-olds admit to using social media increasingly less than when they [...]

Has The 'FOMO' Syndrome Become Part Of Your Morning Habit???

Chris Reed — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:53:36 +0000

Across the country, you see this everyday. People are constantly checking their smartphones for e-mail, twitter, and facebook updates. With that said, has the Fear Of Missing Out, FOMO, gotten the best of you? Do you have to constantly keep-up with the social media sites, and do you feel the urge to know what is happening all of the time?

Embarassing Facebook Photos May Cost You Up To Seven Years

Chris Reed — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:06:07 +0000

We have all either seen or taken an embarrassing photo once or twice in our life, and it ends up on your facebook page. For many while it may be a"joke," for others it may be costly when it comes to getting a job you'd really like to have. Reason being, the Federal Trade Commission has ruled that agencies are allowed to search your facebook when it comes to background checks for potential employers.

Survey: People Willing to Give Up Sense of Smell to Continue Social Networking

Chris Logan — Tue, 31 May 2011 13:18:11 +0000

Staying in touch is more important than staying in smell.

A new survey from McCann Worldgroup of more than 6,000 people around the world found about half would be willing to give up their sense of smell over the ability to engage in social networking.

Facebook & School; Should The Two Remain Separate ?

DJ Digital — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:13:37 +0000

It has been happening more and more lately. Students getting in trouble at school, for what they do on Facebook. One of the recent stories comes out of California where 15 yr old Donny Tobolski made a status update on his home computer calling his biology teacher: a “fat a**” who should stop eating fast [...]

Rihanna and Ciara Squash the Beef After Twitter Fight

Chris Logan — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:57:48 +0000

Twitter Fight! Twitter Fight! Twitter Fight! and now they’re Friends! Rihanna and Ciara are friends again after a claws-out fight between the singers started on Twitter a few days ago. The online brawl started after Ciara appeared on an episode of the E! television show, ‘Fashion Police,’ which is hosted by the brutally honest Joan [...]

Eminem Beats Lady Gaga on Facebook

Chris Logan — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:20:50 +0000

Two of music’s top superstars are not only battling on the charts and the radio but now on Social Media! I thought our 20,000 plus fans was great, but we are missing a few 0′s to catch up with these guys! Lady Gaga‘s run as the living person with the most Facebook fans is over! [...]