At the end of last year, Facebook officially became a mobile company, not a desktop one. For the first time in its history, the number of active daily users accessing the service on a mobile device exceeded the number that were checking the social network from their desktop computers. That’s a momentous shift — the company’s [...]
Rules For Keeping Real Friendships in Facebook Age
January 22, 2013 | Posted by
“The only way to have a friend is to be one.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson The teen I was talking with yesterday was perplexed. “How come I can’t keep friends?” she wanted to know. “I’m nice. I’m decent looking. I like to do stuff. Why don’t people want to hang out with me?” “How much do [...]
Wes Welker’s Wife Takes Shots at Ray Lewis After AFC Championship Loss
January 22, 2013 | Posted by
New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker received quite a bit of attention after Sunday’s 28-13 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC championship game for dropped balls, but garnered more attention when his wife took a few shots at Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis. Welker’s wife, Anne Burns Welker, immediately lashed out at Lewis [...]
Facebook Launches New Privacy-Aware Super Search Feature
January 16, 2013 | Posted by
Facebook announced a new “graph search” feature on Tuesday that will answer all the questions that the social network’s newsfeed and timeline do not. “Today we’re going to take a little trip to our roots,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, in making the announcement. He described Facebook as a huge database before pointing out that “just like [...]
'Slut-shaming' – The Disturbing New Facebook Trend
January 8, 2013 | Posted by
‘Slut-shaming’ is a disturbing new trend in cyberbullying. Teenagers are using social media to do everything from keep up with homework assignments and connect with friends; to posting sexually explicit photos of each other and shaming young girls online. Many teen girls have reported that they have had their sexual encounters recorded and racy photos [...]
Mark Zuckerberg's Private Family Picture Leaked
December 27, 2012 | Posted by
Facebook’s ever-changing privacy settings are enough to confuse even mogul Mark Zuckerberg’s sister, Randi Zuckerberg. Randi Zuckerberg posted a photo of her family to her personal Facebook timeline, which shows the group standing around in a kitchen staring at their phones with their mouths agape, with Mark in the background. Little did Randi Zuckerberg [...]
Mark Zuckerberg Donates a Whopping $500 Million for Education and Health Improvements
December 19, 2012 | Posted by
Two years ago, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg signed The Giving Pledge, a public commitment to give away 50% of his wealth or more during his lifetime or upon his death. The young tech titan just took the next step toward meeting that pledge. On his Facebook page Tuesday, the $12.5 billion CEO announced that he and his [...]
Sports Community Impacted By Connecticut Tragedy
December 15, 2012 | Posted by
There were multiple sports figures that took to social media websites Friday to express their feelings about the shooting tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, with every NBA game having a moment of silence before their Friday night start. “I don’t know if any of you have family, friends or connections to the horror that took place [...]
What Facebook’s New Privacy Settings Mean to Parents of Digitally-Connected Kids
December 14, 2012 | Posted by
Facebook changed its privacy settings on Wednesday and it’s important to know what the new changes mean for users, especially your digitally-connected children. You might notice that now all your privacy settings are housed under one area called Privacy Shortcuts. But you may not see the changes on your profile yet — Facebook said it [...]
