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Twitter users more likely to share happiness than sadness
Science

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

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

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

#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

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

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

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

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

Facebook testing floating desktop videos

Soon there could be no escape form the social network's cat memes or video ads.
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