If only President Barack Obama hadn’t forgotten to salute a Marine on his way into his roflcopter. The myriad of scandals his administration is facing this week wouldn’t seem so bad. Kidding aside, while there are real and serious things afoot like the government’s criminal violation of the press and the Internal Revenue Service’s schoolyard…
Social Media
Teens Are Flocking To Twitter, Study Claims
If you’re a teenager and you are in the market for a new social network to join there is a good chance you’ll choose Twitter. A new study by the team at the Pew Research Center suggests that teens are abandoning Facebook in favor of micro-blogging. According to the survey more than half of teens…
Boston Bombings Barely Affected Online Immigration Reform Debate
Twitter analysis performed by researchers at the Institute for Immigration Research (IIR) at George Mason University showed that the Boston Marathon bombings barely affected immigration reform conversations on social media. Researchers collected data from more than 750,000 tweets using the word “immigration” starting in February of this year. Jim Witte, director of the IIR, explained: “The…
Kevin Durant Donates $1 Million To Oklahoma Tornado Victims
Kevin Durant recently donated $1 million to aid the relief efforts in Moore, Oklahoma. @kdtrey5 steps forward and gives $1mil matching gift to the ARC for disaster relief, text “REDCROSS” to 90999 for a $10 donation. — Red Cross Oklahoma (@redcrossokc) May 21, 2013 The city was absolutely devastated this week as tornadoes swept through…
Enterprise
Curious To Know The Hierarchy At Google And Facebook? Here’s A Chart
In the tech world what you know will land you a job but who you know might land you one faster than your software programming buddies. The team at Hierarchy Structure has taken the time to create an infographic that focuses squarely on who controls what aspects of Facebook and Google. From Mark Zuckerberg and Larry Page…
Curious To Know The Hierarchy At Google And Facebook? Here’s A Chart
In the tech world what you know will land you a job but who you know might land you one faster than your software programming buddies. The team at Hierarchy Structure has taken the time to create an infographic that focuses squarely on who controls what aspects of Facebook and Google. From Mark Zuckerberg and Larry Page…
Former Pinterest Employee Cynthia Maxwell Hired By Yahoo
Cynthia Maxwell, the software engineer who helped build Pinterest’s awesome iPhone/iPad, and Android apps, has joined the team at Yahoo’s mobile group. According to Business Insider Maxwell was the 10th employee to join Pinterest and before her time with the social network she worked as an iOS engineer at Apple, Inc. Business Insider named Maxwell…
Meet Moot
Visiting a forum on the Web is like a trip back in time. As different types of websites have evolved with new technology, forums are stuck in the past. The code is clunky, and the user experience is frustrating. Moot just launched in public beta to change all that. It is a realtime forum and commenting system…
Entertainment
Darius Rucker Responds To Racist Tweet, Country Fans Show Their Support
Darius Rucker has become a big star in country music, a fact that hasn’t sat well with one racist fan. Rucker was forced to take to Twitter on Sunday after a racist Twitter user attacked him over his rendition of the Bob Dylan hit Wagon Wheel. During his membership performance at the Grand Ole Opry in…
Mariah Carey Turns To Twitter For Help Naming ‘Dem Puppies’
Twitter, Mariah Carey needs your help! The singer took to the social network Tuesday to ask for help naming her puppies. The singer and American Idol judge tweeted a photo of her 2-year-old daughter, Monroe, holding a newborn baby puppy. Ms Monroe and Squeak E Beans baby boy as yet unnamed! help name dem puppies!! 2…
How A Facebook Site Update Would Look In Real Life [Video]
One of the most annoying aspects of Facebook for many users is the fact that the web platform is constantly changing. From privacy settings being reset to basic Facebook Wall’s becoming Timelines, there is never a lack of stuff to complain about. The team at ExtremelyDecentFilms realized that sudden changes in real-life would probably go over just…
Darius Rucker Responds To Racist Tweet, Country Fans Show Their Support
Darius Rucker has become a big star in country music, a fact that hasn’t sat well with one racist fan. Rucker was forced to take to Twitter on Sunday after a racist Twitter user attacked him over his rendition of the Bob Dylan hit Wagon Wheel. During his membership performance at the Grand Ole Opry in…
J.J. Watt Meets Quadriplegic Fan After Facebook Campaign
NFL superstar J.J. Watt is a pretty classy guy. Watt responded to a public message written to him on Facebook in January, inviting him to meet Itzy Cagen, a huge fan of the Texans defensive end. Nurse Eran Melnik wrote the message, which described that Cagen is a quadriplegic after being injured in a hit-and-run…
Social Gaming
King.com Rebrands As King
Casual game publisher King.com has shifted its focus over the last few years from its King.com platform to Facebook and mobile offerings. With that shift has come a shift in the company’s name. King.com on Tuesday announced that it would not be referred to simply as King. The company which operates more than 150 Web…
Mobile
Digg Reader Will Be Integrated Into Existing iOS App
The Digg Reader is currently in development and when completed it will be rolled into Betawork’s existing Digg app for iOS. According to the company the Digg Reader platform has already shifted onto production servers and features a full API set for developers. The app is expected to launch by the end of June. Speaking…
Social Video
Happy Mother’s Day From ‘Kid President’ [Viral Video]
Kid President has been exciting his YouTube fans for a while now thanks to his young but motivational speaking style and dapper dress code. With Mother’s Day upon us the young YouTube star has taken to the social video sharing platform to deliver a new speech. This time around little Robbie Novak delivers a speech…
Social Law
Kim Dotcom Might Sue Facebook, Twitter, And Google Over Copyright Violation
Megaupload and Mega founder Kim Dotcom is wanted in the US for copyright infringement and now he appears prepped to turn the tables. The file sharing mogul revealed on Thursday that he may potentially sue Twitter, Facebook, Google, and other companies for implementing a security standard he patented. While US authorities are currently seeking extradition…
Social Tips
Conquering Compliance And Reputation Risks Of Social Media With Education
As the latest group to explore the arena of social media governance, the New York Police Department recently issued a set of new, strict social media guidelines for its workforce of over 35,000 individuals. The motivation to renew the social media policies was rooted in a series of recent social embarrassments involving members of the…