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The recent curfew in Belgium took a surreal turn when social media users, who were advised not to tip off terrorists online, flooded Twitter news feeds with images of cats instead.
The hashtag #BrusselsLockdown was hijacked by users who chose to portray innocent felines in funny situations, such as holding up their paws as if surrendering to police, and looking out of (more…)
Posted by Mark Glenning
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, is to take paternity leave following the imminent birth of his daughter.
The 31-year-old multi-billionaire announced that he would take two months off to be with his wife Priscilla Chan. Her pregnancy was announced in July, following a series of miscarriages, but her due date is a closely guarded secret.
Facebook offers its American employees up to four months of fully paid paternity leave, which is regarded as (more…)
Posted by Mark Glenning
Social media tool Facebook is helping to mend broken hearts by making ex-partners disappear from news feeds.
Up to now, users who experience the breakdown of a relationship with a loved one have either blocked the other party from seeing any content, or removed them from their network of friends completely.
However, rather than choose the option of unfriending former husbands, wives, boyfriends and girlfriends, users can now opt to (more…)
Posted by Mark Glenning
Concerned about the way its members have been conducting themselves online, the Labour Party is drafting a paper that will direct them how to use social media platforms effectively.
The Guardian writes that the party is concerned about how political debate has degenerated into personal attack, and is addressing the issue of online reputation management. One party member, Peter Willsman, said that (more…)
Posted by Mark Glenning
It has been revealed that terrorist organisation ISIS has been using Telegram, a free app, to communicate with each other and distribute information.
The app, which is free and available on iOS, Android, Windows and Mac, has a “secret chat” feature that was used by extremists not only to talk to each other, but to distribute materials such as (more…)
Posted by Mark Glenning
In its quarterly financial report, Overstock.com has admitted it was hit by a change in Google’s ranking algorithm earlier this year. Its share price quickly dropped by (more…)
Posted by Matt Jones
Non-profits and registered charities could soon see more donations flood in thanks to dedicated pages on Facebook that make it easier to donate money.
This follows two months on from when the company unveiled its Social Good division, which looks to build applications that help focus charitable efforts.
“Fundraiser” pages allow charities to (more…)
Posted by Mark Glenning
It’s common for people using short phrases to look for something on Google, but it’s been revealed that the search engine will soon be able to handle more sophisticated search terms.
Following on from the phasing in of Knowledge Graph three years ago, which generated info on public figures, countries and individual brands, the company has announced that (more…)
Posted by Mark Glenning
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