Ivanka Trunp Harrassed On Jet Blue Flight By Daniel Goldstein Ivanka Trunp Harrassed On Jet Blue Flight By Daniel Goldstein Reportedly Goldstein planned to harass Ms. Trump and wrote of his intentions on Facebook. Bad…
News OneTariqka Sheffey (pictured), a soldier in the U.S. Army, allegedly hid in her car in order to avoid saluting the American flag. She took a selfie, then posted it on her Instagram account with…
Social Media Today: Facebook Algorithms, Reddit Test, Messenger DroppedKYW NewsradioFacebook is changing its news feed algorithm again. Businesses, brands, or fan pages can now tag other brand pages and those posts will appear in both…
Auto World NewsMark Zuckerberg smiles onstage before delivering a keynote speech during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Feb. 24, 2014. (Photo : Reuters). Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg hopes to make Internet…
Telegraph.co.ukFacebook has quietly shelved its controversial email feature, introduced three years ago, because “people haven’t been using it”. Founder Mark Zuckerberg launched the service in 2010, criticising traditional email for being “too slow and formal”…
Boston GlobeFacebook’s $19 billion acquisition of the mobile messaging startup WhatsApp was widely labeled a stunner, but the news seemed to surprise no one in local tech circles Thursday. Even the price tag — higher…
San Francisco Chronicle(See EXT6 for more on the acquisition.) Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) — Facebook Inc.’s $19 billion purchase of mobile-messaging startup WhatsApp Inc. is a stark reminder of how much money phone carriers are losing…
Facebook beats Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube for Non-Profit Social Media …ZDNetNon-profits have embraced to social media widely to communicate with their members. For non-profits, using Facebook makes a lot of sense. It is relatively easy…
Ottawa CitizenIn hindsight, it was inevitable. Facebook, which began life as an innocuous social networking site for Harvard students, has now become a theatre of war, and a record of war. Of the Syrian Civil…
Guardian Liberty VoiceDeveloping Countries, social media, world technology Even though the U.S. might be the place of origin for Facebook, America’s use of the Internet, particularly social media is quite limited compared to the social…
The Atlantic“During the 100 days before the relationship starts, we observe a slow but steady increase in the number of timeline posts shared between the future couple.” Robinson Meyer Feb 15 2014, 3:15 PM ET….
VentureBeatYou could learn about society from official sources like the U.S. Census. Or Facebook can help you. In the run-up to Valentine’s Day this week, the social-networking powerhouse released lots of nifty observations about people’s…
FirstpostFacebook knows a thing or two about love. At least it knows enough to know when you will be with someone for a long time and when a relationship might fail. It also knows the…
San Jose Mercury NewsNEW YORK — With 1.23 billion users in all the flavors and up-and-down stages of romantic relationships, Facebook knows a thing or two about love. For example, two people who are about…
KYW NewsradioYou don’t have to be just male or female on Facebook anymore, the social network is giving users new options. Androgynous, bi-gender, intersex, gender fluid or transsexual are just a few of the new…
Washington PostFacebook has expanded its options for gender identification, adding 54 new ones for users to choose from, in addition to “male” and “female.” They are available for people using the site in U.S. English,…
Guardian Liberty VoiceFacebook is changing yet again, but this time the change may be fairly insignificant for many users and incredibly valuable for many others. In an effort to include and recognize trans identities and…
77Square.comSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook announced Thursday that its 159 million U.S. users now have dozens of options for completing the gender question on their profiles. The social media giant has been working with lesbian,…
RegisterFacebook un-blurs identities with 50-plus new gender options. Girls who are boys who like boys to be girls who do boys like they’re girls … By Simon Sharwood, 14th February 2014. Post a comment. Related…
Washington PostMENLO PARK, Calif. — With a click of a cursor, Jay Brown in Cheverly, Md., went from Male to Trans Male. A few states away, Debon Garrigues of Asheville, N.C., switched from Male to…
The Seattle TimesFacebook said the changes initially will cover the company’s 159 million monthly users in the U.S. and are aimed at giving people more choices in how they describe themselves, such as androgynous, bi-gender,…
Siouxland NewsFacebook profiles are changing now that the social media site has given users several more options. Wednesday, if you signed up as a new Facebook user, the gender options you were given were two:…
The Seattle TimesFacebook said the changes initially will cover the company’s 159 million monthly users in the U.S. and are aimed at giving people more choices in how they describe themselves, such as androgynous, bi-gender,…
Facebook expands gender options: Social media reactionSan Jose Mercury NewsBay Area News Group. Posted: 02/13/2014 10:58:45 AM PST. Updated: 02/13/2014 10:59:58 AM PST. The social networking company announces plans Thursday to roll out custom choices…
PCWorldFacebook, in a move that acknowledges real social issues around gender identity, has updated its site to give people more ways to express their gender. The changes make available to users a list of roughly…
BBC NewsFacebook has announced that it will allow users to customise their gender, after consulting on the subject with gay and transgender advocacy groups. The 50-odd options, which include “bi-gender”, “transgender”, “androgynous” and “transsexual”, will…
CNN(CNN) — You don’t have to be strictly a man or a woman on Facebook anymore. In a nod to the “it’s complicated” sexual identities of many of its users, the social network on Thursday…
Washington PostFacebook announced on Thursday that its 159 million U.S. users now have dozens of options for completing the gender question on their profiles. The social media giant has been working with lesbian, gay, bisexual…
The NationDo you agree with Senate’s demand that the names of superior judiciary judges with dual nationality be made public? Yes. No. Don’t know. Do you agree with Senate’s demand that the names of superior…
HLNtv.comIt’s throwback day at Facebook! Not only is the juggernaut timesucker celebrating its 10th birthday Tuesday, it’s also celebrating being called “cool” again for roughly the first time since its fifth birthday. Yes, the day…
BBC NewsFacebook is celebrating its 10th birthday this week with record earnings and 1.2 billion users. But who is using it and how? the main story. Related Stories. Facebook: Three things you’d change
TechCrunchFacebook’s new standalone app Paper is now available for download on iOS to everyone in the US, and it’s more than just a content reader. Paper has messages, notifications, search, and a completely redesigned profile….
NBCNews.comAmong the dead in an Indonesian volcanic eruption are four high school students and their teacher. Share This: facebook
Belfast TelegraphMobile advertising accounted for more than half of Facebook’s total advertising revenue in the final quarter of 2013, a sign that the social network, born a decade ago in the desktop computer era, is…
San Jose Mercury News1. Facebook launching Paper, a new way to read your News Feed. With Facebook’s latest iPhone app, Paper, users can experience their News Feed and the news at the same time. With…
Atlanta and Georgia’s governments were clearly not prepared for Winter Storm Leon, and the residents should have remained at home, to be sure. But that didn’t happen, and the result was thousands stranded and in…
TechCrunchYou miss great content because you aren’t subscribed to the right sources. So Facebook wants to bring you content serendipity with Paper, a standalone iOS news reader app it revaled today that delivers human and…
ABC NewsFacebook can celebrate its 10th birthday a few days early. The results from its latest quarter showed that for the first time, mobile advertising accounted for more than half of its total ad revenue….
The new “Hot Or Not” app for Facebook is really interesting, especially considering that Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly started that social network as something called “Facemash.” “Hot or Not” is really a…
Santa Clarita Valley SignalPRINCETON, N.J. — Facebook could lose 80 percent of its users by 2017, according to a new study that patterns Facebook’s popularity after a model for infectious diseases. The model for infectious…
Irish TimesFacebook has turned the tables on a Princeton University report predicting the platform’s imminent demise by forecasting the learning institution will itself be emptied of students within a few years. In a blog post…
NEWS.com.auHERE’S something you might not Like: Facebook could die out within the next few years. Well, that’s according to a study conducted by a group of Princeton researchers. They believe the growth of the social…
NBCNews.comQuestions are raised as to whether Edward Snowden had help from the Russians in his leak of hundreds of thousands of secret documents. Share This: facebook
NBCNews.comIn what’s considered the loudest stadium in the NFL, Seattle Seahawks fullback Derrick Coleman can only feel the noise surrounding him. Share This: facebook
TechRadar UKFacebook has added a Trending topics feature to the News Feed to help users spot interesting and relevant conversations flaring up across the social network. The Trending section will be located on the upper…
RegisterFacebook is rolling out a new “service” in the form of a Trending box in the top righthand corner of user’s home page, which highlights topics that have recently proved popular. Trending. Less space for…
ComputerworldComputerworld – Taking another page from social rival Twitter, Facebook is launching a new Trending feature that will show users the most popular topics being discussed on the social network. The feature, which begins rolling…
PC MagazineThis morning’s 86th Academy Awards nominations became instant social media fodder: Who got snubbed? Who is undeserving? When will they rename the event The Meryls? But it’s easy to lose track of the discussion….
USA TODAYSAN FRANCISCO — Facebook on Wednesday launched a new feature, dubbed Trending, to allow people to tap into hot topics gaining buzz across the social network. “Today we’re announcing Trending, a new product that’s…
ReadWriteThe talent behind Branch Media, the New York City-based social startup backed by the likes of Twitter’s Biz Stone and Evan Williams, will officially become property of Facebook thanks to a $15 million deal to…
San Francisco ChronicleFacebook made these county-by-county maps of who’s rooting for who in this weekend’s NFL playoff games. It’s based on Facebook likes, and it’s pretty cool. Some takeaways: The entire south loves the Saints;…
PCWorldFacebook has been accused of intercepting private messages of its users to provide data to marketers, according to a class-action lawsuit filed in a federal court in California. The social networking company scanned plaintiffs’ private…
BBC NewsFacebook is facing a class action lawsuit over allegations that it monitors users’ private messages. The lawsuit claims that when users share a link to another website via a private message, Facebook scans it…
San Francisco ChronicleAn Arkansas lawyer and political blogger has sued Facebook for allegedly using data from private messages to target ads. Matt Campbell, author of the left-leaning muckraking site the Blue Hog Report, filed a…
InformationWeekThis was a pretty good year for Microsoft with some big customer wins. But these seven missteps were just dumb. Previous. 1 of 8. Next. Hey, Nobody’s Perfect If you’re looking in Microsoft’s rear mirror,…
BBC NewsOver the weekend, there was some scary news for the world’s biggest social network. Facebook, the story went, was “dead and buried”, teenagers were turning away “in their droves”, put off by their parents’…
ITProPortalIt’s a familiar and worrisome refrain for Facebook — that the company’s core user base is supposedly getting older and the next generation just isn’t interested in joining the social network anymore. Now the preliminary…
NBCNews.comAfter a trip to Mawson Station, an icon of Antarctic exploration, a vessel and its scientific team from Australia became boxed in by ice. Now, all they can do is wait for an icebreaker to…
Women CitizenTo show off the capabilities of the Windows Phone App Studio, Microsoft is handing out a demo app to those who visit the Windows Phone Store. The app shows off many of the features…
