Since the advent of the mobile phone, a brand new spectrum of technology has not only sprung into existence, but emerged at the forefront of the information revolution. From the branded applications put out by big businesses to the free games offered by first-time designers, mobile applications are a phenomenal asset to the modern consumer ...
The White House is now on Tumblr! The Obama Administration has always been very tech savvy, even before they took control of the White House and they have always had a strong presence on all forms of social media through Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and now most recently Tumblr. Tumblr is a microblogging website which allows ...
Twitter is currently working on an in-app feature that will allow users to discover tweets based on location. Twitter has just been testing the feature within the company and has not revealed the full potential of the app. However, this new discovery feature would be a big step forward for the social media app. Twitter’s ...
Comedy Central will be using Twitter and Vine to produce the first online comedy festival. Starting April 29, the 5 day long online comedy festival will begin featuring celebrities like Carl Reiner, Amy Schumer, Paul Feig, Judd Apatow, and Mel Brooks. Over 50 comedians will be contributing to the festival using the hashtag #ComedyFest. This ...
After tragedy struck with bombs detonating at the finish line of Monday’s Boston Marathon, actor/comedian Patton Oswalt utilized social media to put the situation in perspective. Twitter and Facebook feeds were flooded with users, celebrities, athletes, businesses and organizations, and even Twitter parody accounts showing their support for those effected by the Boston bombings. Oswalt ...
The software development company We Are Hunted was acquired by Twitter late in 2012. Founded by Stephen Phillips, Richard Slatter and Michael Doherty, We Are Hunted created internet search technology that finds new music trending on web sites and search engines. The acquisition was kept secret until early last week when We Are Hunted announced the deal ...
Psy, the South Korean pop sensation that took the world by storm via YouTube has just released a new single titled ‘Gentlemen’. About a year ago Psy was relatively unknown outside of the K-Pop scene but that rapidly changed when he released his first single off of his 6th full-length studio album, ‘Gangnam Style’ July ...
Facebook conflict and other types of online conflict appear to be affecting our real lives, according to a survey conducted by a corporate training company called VitalSmarts. Out of the 2,698 respondents, they found that 78% reported using rude behaviors online. These behaviors included things like addressing disagreements, mistakes others have made, and complaints on ...
Twitter caused some confusion amongst users Monday when the tag #nowthatchersdead started trending. Most people were aware that this was in reference to the passing of Britain’s first female prime minister, Margaret Thatcher; “Now Thatcher’s dead”. However, because of the way Thatcher can be broken apart, some thought the tag meant, “Now that Cher’s dead”. ...
Reportedly around 2.7 million Facebook users have changed their profile pictures to pink equal signs with a red background in order to show support for marriage equality. The Human Rights Campaign started this viral trend last Monday. They requested that supporters of the cause change their profile picture to the pink and red image in ...
Today I had a re-imagination of my faith. I went to Saint Dominic’s on Bush and Steiner in San Francisco, with the traditional nave and flying buttresses, stained glass in crimson and blue, and was welcomed. Me, my mother and my father witnessed the beautiful revival of a holy, and vital part of our world. ...
Got an idea? Need money. Now there’s more than one place to go with that. Create an Indiegogo campaign! Great place to go if you have a socially conscious idea, or some quest that must be done. It’s a site that allows you to donate to a business, or social cause that you find profitable, ...
A couple of days ago the IDC (International Data Corporation) released a Facebook addiction sponsored survey that examined the activities of smartphone users in an attempt to demonstrate just how important social media has become in peoples every day lives. The online survey was administered for one week earlier this month amongst 7,446 people that ...
Google+ and Facebook have both announced updates to their social media sites this week. Google+ is now allowing users to use GIFs (fancy acronym for those cool moving images you see everywhere) as profile pictures and even has a link on the Google+ webpage showing users how to make a GIF. Matt Steiner who ...
Both, Gangnam Style and Harlem Shake are trending all over social media, but which one is the most popular? Ghergich & Co analyzed number of tweets per country, social media negative and positive comments, performance and finally created this cool infographic. See also Gangnam Style ‘Too Legit To Quit’: Psy and MC Hammer Duet (WATCH) Between ...
TuneUp Utilities 2013: Fix and Speed Up Computer: REVIEW + GIVEAWAY
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The Shanghai Motor Show 2013: A Quick Look
