CROW seeks volunteers
SINCE its inception, volunteers have been an integral part of CROW's organisation. Feeding and caring for 300 to 400 animals on a daily basis is no small task, which is why CROW welcomes the skills, experience and enthusiasm of both local and international volunteers at its centre. Chandré de Bruyn … …
Regulation could protect Facebook, not punish it
The lack of viable alternatives has made the #DeleteFacebook movement toothless. Where are people going to go? Instagram? WhatsApp? The government already missed its chances to stop Facebook from acquiring these companies that are massive social networks in their own right. The only social … Read More
Killer Mike addresses the NRATV appearance on Twitter: “I did an interview”
After negative reactions to an NRA ad featuring Killer Mike, the rapper took to Twitter to explain his side. … Now, the rapper has taken to Twitter to clarify that his remarks about encouraging his son not to participate in protests were rooted more in the fact that his son …
Barkley Marathons is wild, ruthless and a race made for Twitter
Amid the noise, negativity, narcissism (and occasional Nazism), there are times that Twitter is worth its weight in gold. Like when curious onlookers wish to follow the Barkley Marathons, an annual ultramarathon of around 100 miles long in the decidedly inhospitable (and broadcast-unfriendly) environs … Read More
Keith Kinkaid sets up Chipotle date with fan in Twitter mentions
Keith Kinkaid sets up Chipotle date with fan in Twitter mentions … In fact, Kinkaid is playing with so much swagger that it's translating to his Twitter account. Thursday night, singer/songwriter Taylor Acorn tried to start a viral tweet, asking for retweets in exchange for a date with Kinkaid. Hey …
Zuckerberg’s Full-Page Newspaper Ads on Facebook Data Scandal: ‘We Expect There Are Others’
Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg seem increasingly worried about the fallout of the Cambridge Analytica data-scraping scandal, which has put a renewed focus on the terrifying amount of info it has accumulated on its users, and specifically how doling all that information out to third parties for … Read More
How Facebook is undermining democracy
Just as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's corporate juggernaut was being engulfed by a crisis it steadfastly had refused to confront for years, Donald Trump rode to the rescue, upping the ante in his ongoing trade skirmish with China. It wasn't as though Facebook escaped the caning meted out by … Read …
Zuckerberg takes out ads to apologize as Facebook data misuse crisis intensifies
The ad refers to the misuse of 50 million Facebook profiles, which were mined through an app created by a Cambridge University professor and then sold, in violation of Facebook's terms of service, to Cambridge Analytica, a company that used the profiles to create election ad-targeting tools for the … Read …
Videographer uses social media to nab thieves, recover stolen cameras
When the police failed to recover the expensive equipment that had been stolen from him, a Bengaluru-based videographer succeeded through sheer determination, innovative use of social media, and a fair bit of luck. In September 2017, Ayaz, who owns a photo studio, shifted his equipment to his … Read More
Aussie GP: Formula 1 Drivers’ Post-Race Reactions on Social Media
Sure, it may have been the usual suspects up front, but it's more than clear that this is just the beginning of Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel's "fight for five." Like most things in life nowadays, social media was the epicenter of all things Formula 1 over the Grand Prix …