Macaulay Culkin rebrands as social media, podcast star
The #cleaneating #blessed crowd have Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop where you can buy overpriced zip-front denim jumpsuits whilst trying out some non-evidence-based “detox” diets. I prefer Macaulay Culkin's Bunny Ears, an aspirational lifestyle website if your aspiration is to, like, chill. After years in exile, … Read More
Can you trust social media apps with your info?
PHOENIX – Social media apps let you keep in touch with family, quietly lurk on pages and argue with people about politics. And it costs you nothing, except nearly all of your personal information. "I'm giving you my name, I'm putting in my email. I'll be posting pictures, sharing updates …
Stricter regulation and financial penalties on the cards for social media platforms
Social media giants already under siege over privacy concerns would face stiff financial penalties and tougher legal requirements to remove abusive material under the recommendations of a parliamentary inquiry into cyber bullying. The inquiry into the adequacy of existing criminal laws around cyber … Read More
Tim Cook slams Facebook, says social media giant should have regulated itself long back
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook should have had regulated itself long back but it's too late for that now, Apple CEO Tim Cook has reiterated. In an interview with Recode and MSNBC scheduled to be aired on April 6, Cook also made a harsh rebuke of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and others …
Social media could ‘provoke nastiness’: Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee
There could possibly be more negative effects of social media than positive, the founder of the World Wide Web has said at a Sharjah forum. Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee was speaking at the International Government Communications Forum on Wednesday, where he touched on topics ranging from … Read More
Study from Insightrix Research Inc. shows the effects of social media on Sask. users
Insightrix Research Inc. recently created a poll that asked the people of Saskatchewan how social media impacts their lives. A total of 804 randomly selected SaskWatch Research panel members had participated in the online research study between Feb. 5 and 8. Insightrix said the quotas were set by … Read More
Warner breaks silence on social media
David Warner has broken his silence in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal that has rocked Australian cricket. The disgraced vice-captain wrote the following message on social media: To cricket fans in Australia and all over the world: I am currently on my way back to Sydney. Mistakes have been … …
‘Vile commentary’ on social media of rape trial condemned
Mr McVeigh also criticised the “vile commentary expressed on social media” which he said “has polluted the sphere of public discourse and raised real concerns about the integrity of the trial process”. He said Mr Jackson's main priority now was to resume playing for his province and country. The IRFU … …
Marketing, social media and a film’s success
Some figures in the film industry have observed that the habits of Indonesian film-goers can be seen on social media. Usually one can find celebrities talking or writing about local films with praise, but more often than not, their followers are skeptical as to whether the praise is genuine or …
Social media jubilant, warmly welcomes Malala
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai flashes the 'V' sign from the balcony of the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Norway, December 10, 2014. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/Files. KARACHI: A visibly happy, now 20-year-old Malala Yousafzai landed back in her homeland late Wednesday night after five … Read More