Category: Social Networking
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Message Requests Replace Facebook’s ‘Other Inbox’
Facebook is looking to add security to its Other Inbox by introducing a Message Request feature with the intention of making it much easier to filter unwanted chats and messages. Wait, you didn’t know Facebook had an Other Inbox? Well no, nor did we until we recently discovered a massive backlog of unattended messages from […]
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Send Magical Moments to Friends with Disney Gif on Android
Disney is offering a charming way for Android using social networkers to express themselves through the format of animated gif with memorable moments from a number of Walt’s classics as well as some modern favourites to share! Disney Gif has now been added to the Google Play Store after a successful run on Apple iOS […]
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Back to the Future Day Part II – The Best Bits from October 21st 2015
Yesterday the future caught up with us, October 21st 2015 finally came around and it was a day of celebration for fans of the Back to the Future film series as this was the date in the sequel on which Marty McFly was set to arrive from the year 1985! Unfortunately not all the gadget […]
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Facebook Introduces Reactions as ‘More Expressive Like Button’
Last month, after much deliberation, Facebook entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg announced that it would soon be possible to express an alternative response to liking a post on the social network. Many, ourselves included, got a little over-excited and presumed this meant the fabled Dislike button would soon be arriving. Also See: Facebook Confirms ‘Dislike’ Button is […]
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Selfie Stick Insanity Births the “Selfie Spoon”
Brace yourself for a clash of two of the most annoying forces in the social networking age: the selfie stick and the food-related post – yes, someone’s gone there and invented the “Selfie Spoon”. Basically the contraption looks exactly like what your nightmares might barf up – a gaudy purple selfie stick, capable of holding […]
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Twitter Sued For Altering Direct Messages
Lawsuits are in general quite common in the tech industry. We often see phone companies battling out their grudges in the courtroom over the slightest of things. However, In today’s lawsuit there is somewhat of a more personal gripe – with the plaintiff Wilford Raney of the state of Texas, filing the suit through Edelson […]
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Facebook Confirms ‘Dislike’ Button is Nearing Public Testing
After previously explaining how a “dislike” button would not be “good for the community” Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has now confirmed that the much-requested feature will soon be added to the social network. The 31 year old billionaire entrepreneur’s surprise change of opinion on the dislike button was announced yesterday when the subject was again […]
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Adi Shankar Developing Castlevania Animated Series
YouTube sensation and Hollywood dark horse Adi Shankar has announced his next project which is sure to please nostalgic gamers and gore fans, as it’s going to be an ultra-violent animated adaptation of console classic Castlevania. Side-scrolling vampire game Castlevania was created by Konami and took its first whip shot in 1986. Over the next […]
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Star Wars The Force Awakens Global Product Unboxing to Take Place on YouTube
Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be unleashed in cinemas this December and as with all previous entries in the saga the most-anticipated episode yet will be heralded by a massive merchandise push which will begin with a global YouTube unboxing event on September the 3rd. Starting in Sydney, Australia at 7:45am local time the […]
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How to Unplug – Put the Gadgets Down and Do Life!
Social media and digital communication are amongst our most valuable tools in the modern age, providing a wealth of knowledge and a connection to a wider world. But they can also prove unhealthy if misused or overused. Productivity can suffer in both the workplace and life itself and social networks offer an open forum for […]
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Social Media Victory as ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Results Revealed One Year On
Remember about a year ago when your Facebook news feed was filled with videos of mates randomly dumping buckets of ice water over their heads for no specific reason and then telling you that you should do it too? The meaning may have become a little lost but there actually was a reason to this madness. […]
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The Best of Tinder vs Vanity Fair
The creators of the Tinder dating app for Android and iOS have struck back at glossy gossip mag Vanity Fair on Twitter after an article suggested the app was nothing more than a ‘hook-up’ tool and that 30% of its registered users are actually already married. Tinder has targeted the rag in a defensive tweet […]