social media
Twitter users more likely to share happiness than sadness
Science
November 27, 2015
Twitter users more likely to share happiness than sadness
Emotions spread like a virus in the Twittersphere, say American researchers who have observed that positive joyful tweets are more…
Social media users, artists launch campaigns to support Sharm el-Sheikh tourism
Egypt
November 9, 2015
Social media users, artists launch campaigns to support Sharm el-Sheikh tourism
Days after Britain and Russia announced the cancellation of flights to Sharm el-Sheikh, users on social networking websites launched a…
Twitter trades stars for hearts, favorites for likes
Science
November 5, 2015
Twitter trades stars for hearts, favorites for likes
Like it or not, Twitter on Tuesday retired its star button that users click to "favorite" a post and replaced…
#FreeBacon topic sizzles on social media after WHO meat report
Health & Fitness
October 28, 2015
#FreeBacon topic sizzles on social media after WHO meat report
Bacon lovers took to social media on Tuesday to express disdain over a World Health Organization report that said processed…
Sharia-promoting website announces first ‘online wedding’ success
Egypt
October 21, 2015
Sharia-promoting website announces first ‘online wedding’ success
A newly launched social media platform called Muslimface, which describes itself as “Sharia friendly”, recently announced the wedding of two…
4.2 billion people are still offline
Science
October 14, 2015
4.2 billion people are still offline
For the majority of the world, "Googling" and "Facebooking" are not second nature. There are currently 4.2 billion people -- 57…
Saudi prince now owns 5% of Twitter
Science
October 10, 2015
Saudi prince now owns 5% of Twitter
Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal has given Twitter a big vote of confidence just months after suggesting CEO Jack…
Dog buried alive in France sparks social media fury
Environment
August 5, 2015
Dog buried alive in France sparks social media fury
Photos of a dog buried alive up to its head in France sparked an outpouring of anger on social media…
Facebook testing floating desktop videos
Science
July 8, 2015
Facebook testing floating desktop videos
Soon there could be no escape form the social network's cat memes or video ads.