JROCK NEWS now on Instagram and Reddit!
Did you know as well as Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr, you can now get JROCK NEWS updates on two other places now? Redditors will be happy to hear about our official subreddit, /r/JROCKNEWS so come on over and subscribe to get our posts straight onto your feed. This subreddit has …
YG USA, CJ E&M America And Instagram Are Propelling K-Pop’s Stateside Longevity
LOS ANGELES, CA – AUGUST 20: Musical Group Wanna One perform at the KCON 2017 Concert at Staples Center on August 20, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Greg Doherty/Getty Images). Ever since K-pop began inching its way into the mainstream pop culture conscious of the U.S over a … …
This WhatsApp smart hack lets you read messages without sender knowing
WhatsApp's read receipt is a very interesting feature. It allows you to enable or disable blue ticks that confirm if your message has been read or not. While some people find this feature very useful, there are few who think that blue ticks are quite nosy and poke into one's …
Fox News: ads pulled from Laura Ingraham show for mocking Parkland survivor
At least five companies said they were dropping advertisements from Laura Ingraham's Fox News show after the conservative pundit mocked a teenage survivor of the Florida school massacre on Twitter and he responded with a call for a boycott. Parkland student David Hogg, 17, tweeted a list of a … Read …
Meet the ASOS model everyone on Twitter is loving
'The greatest photo of a bathing suit' was spotted on ASOS as Twitter users commended the brand for using a beautiful black model to show off a yellow bikini. The vibrant two piece was modelled by Vivian Eyo-Ephraim, represented by Bridge Models, who was glowing in the beach attire. Users …
Twitter Rejoices After The Weeknd Unleashes His New EP ‘My Dear Melancholy’
The Weeknd teased fans across the globe by posting cryptic texts earlier in the week hinting that he would possibly drop a project on Friday (March 30). Sources confirmed to Billboard on Thursday that the 28-year-old would indeed be blessing us with new music, while "taking it back to his …
Six words Facebook needs to remember
Like MySpace, Facebook was desperately trying to be a dominant internet platform before it essentially morphed into one of the world's biggest advertisers. Ultimately, it simply managed to successfully navigate that evolution while MySpace didn't. Unlike other emerging social media companies at the … Read More
Leaked Facebook memo: ‘ugly truth’ justified any growth tactics
Buzzfeed has published an internal Facebook memo entitled "The Ugly" from 2016 that shows just how much emphasis the social network places on growth above safety, privacy and everything else. Written by Facebook VP Andrew "Boz" Bosworth, one of Mark Zuckerberg's staunchest allies, the memo … Read More
Here are the internal Facebook posts of employees discussing today’s leaked memo
The publication of a June 2016 memo describing the consequences of Facebook's growth-at-all-costs triggered an emotional conversation at the company today. An internal post reacting to the memo found employees angry and heartbroken that their teammates were sharing internal company … Read More
Michigan State student who posted ‘f*** the blacks’ on social media and used the N-word WON’T …
Michigan State University has said it will not discipline a sophomore who made a number of racist comments on social media. Students at the East Lansing college expressed outrage over the decision by administrators not to respond to posts by Jillian Kirk, who tweeted 'GOD BLESS AMERICA, F*** … Read More