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New emojis for 2019 include yawns, dogs and more blood
A yawning face, service and guide dogs, and a lone drop of blood that’s being called the “period emoji” by a girls’ rights group are just three of the new emojis found in Unicode’s official 2019 update of the ubiquitous telecom ideograms. It’s set to roll out this spring, CNN reports, and various smartphone operating […]
Facebook Messenger finally lets you delete texts for real
At long last, Facebook is implementing a new Messenger feature that gives users the ability to fully remove messages—from everyone’s view—in a conversation on the social media messaging app. This, after Facebook co-founder/CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly already had the Messenger unsend capability at his disposal, as pointed out by CNBC. How does it work? Just […]
NAACP mounts Facebook boycott amid reports of discrimination
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is urging a boycott of Facebook today after two new reports show Russian trolls specifically targeted black communities on the platform during the 2016 election. The reports (from Oxford University’s Computational Propaganda Project and cybersecurity firm New Knowledge) confirm previous suspicions of Russian meddling in […]
Here's the Most Tweeted About musician in 2018
South Korean boy band BTS were the most-tweeted-about account on Twitter in 2018, according to the online news and social networking service’s new year-end stats that show the most-tweeted-about moments from around the world. That’s right, not only did the seven-member-strong K-pop outfit become the most-tweeted-about music act in 2018. They were the most-tweeted-about celebs […]
Taylor Swift, who barely tweets, is Twitter's most influential woman
Do you know how many times Taylor Swift tweeted this year? If you guessed 13, you’re absolutely correct! It seems the pop star is sticking to her lucky number when it comes to her recent tweeting. And that earned her Most Influential Women on Twitter in 2018, according to the annual list from social media analysis […]
Facebook and Instagram are reportedly down right now
It looks like Facebook and Instagram are currently down for some. And the parent company behind the “Facebook family of apps” is confirming certain users’ trouble accessing the social networking applications as of late Tuesday morning. But how about you, are you able to use Facebook or Insta right now? Read more: Why is Tumblr […]
This Facebook bug let websites see users' likes and interests
Facebook claims it’s fixed a bug that allowed websites to obtain information from a user’s profile, including their “likes” and interests, after security researcher Ron Masas zeroed in on the particular social media exploit, reports TechCrunch. Read more: ‘Harry Potter’ fan tries to adopt Tom Felton Masas, who works for cybersecurity company Imperva, found that […]
Fearless Vampire Killers made their own social network
Forget about Facebook and Twitter; the U.K’s Fearless Vampire Killers have launched their own social network, The Obsidian Bond. The site, which launches on July 17, will combine aspects of typical social networks and will enable FVK to interact with their fans in real-time. Vocalist Kier Kemp says, “We're super excited about this release… I mean this kind of thing has […]
News Poll: Survey finds Tumblr most used social network. Is it accurate?
In a small survey (1,038 sample) conducted recently by Posterous co-founder Garry Tan, Tumblr was found to be the most used social network among Internet-users aged 13-25, narrowly beating out Facebook. Though that may not come as a shock to you, Tan, who is 31 said the results “blew [him] away.” “To be honest, it's […]
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