The most bizarre NBA stats you’ll read
ONE man is on a mission to expose something you have always wanted to know about NBA players, but have been afraid to ask.
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I am an exotic prison babe
THEY enjoy strolls on the beach and candlelit dinners. They’re sensitive, single and looking for love. But there’s just one problem – they’re in jail.
The game changer coming to Tinder
HILARY Duff, Shane Warne, Britney Spears and Ed Sheeran have all apparently had Tinder accounts. But, how do you know it’s actually them?
The Africa we don’t get to see
THE world’s view of Africa is often a negative one, focused on violence, disease and poverty. This week a hashtag is telling a totally different story.
‘Sin free’ Facebook: 600 words banned
THIS may be the strangest social networking site to date. An ‘Amen’ button replaces the ‘Like’ button and a whopping 600 words are banned.
Find out who dropped you as a friend
IF you’ve noticed a drop in the number of friends you have on Facebook, it could be because you’re being unfriended. This app will tell you who dropped you from their list.
Kevin and Julia do The Breakfast Club
WHAT if the long-running leadership war between Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd had played out in the style of hit teen movie The Breakfast Club? Wonder no longer.
It’s time to stop hating the selfie
THE selfie gets a pretty bad wrap, but it turns out it’s not all about duck-faces and self-absorbed teens.
Judge recognises suspect from school in court
COULD this be the moment that changes his life? A burglary suspect facing court broke down in shock when the judge realised they were schoolfriends.
When serious tweets go horribly wrong
A FINANCIAL Times employee learnt it is best to avoid tweeting stories about killer robots when your name is eerily close to the protagonist of Terminator, Sarah Connor.
Facebook changed its logo… can you tell?
IT’S a change so slight, you might not even notice it at first. But in a move that’s dividing the design world, Facebook has quietly ditched its original logo.
Site tries to fund Greek bailout … crashes
A CROWDSOURCING page aiming to raise the money needed for a bailout of Greece has crashed due to high traffic.
What Facebook is doing with rainbow pictures
IF you logged into Facebook over the weekend, chances are you were met with an array of colours radiating from your friends’ profile pictures.
ACT police porn retweet ‘breached standards’
AN internal investigation into the retweet of porn from the official ACT police Twitter account has found professional standards were breached.
‘F*** you all, I hate you’
WHEN a 17-year-old created a Facebook page parodying a boring office environment, he didn’t think the very corporate drones he was satirising would ruin it.
When sexting actually goes right
WHEN Stacey June was asked to send a boyfriend nude pictures, she freaked out. But she says sexting can be fun – if you do it safely.
Murdered teen’s online sleuths
SHE was 19, pretty and loved when she was killed in a unspeakable way. Her final words have captivated sleuths the world over but who is Eric?
Tinder looking for Wall Street love
POPULAR dating app Tinder is on the prowl for a rich hook-up as its owner prepares to split off as a stand-alone company.
‘Name and shame’ abusive men
SHE stood up to sexist trolls and nearly got kicked off Facebook. Now Clementine Ford says it’s time to name and shame the abusive men who pray on women online.
These are officially words, now
HUNDREDS of new words have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary — and it seems some of the slang words you use are much older than you think.
Harrowing story behind these shoes
A PARAMEDIC who shared this graphic photo of his bloodied sneakers on social media has explained the terrifying tale behind the gore.
‘This could’ve been my daughter’
A HERO cop has revealed how he calmed down a young crash victim in this viral photo — and the emotional connection she shares with his own daughter.
Rich kid pays girls to flash boobs
A TEENAGER has provoked a storm of protest after posting a video that shows him paying women to expose their breasts—and that’s not the worst of it.
Odd ‘alien’ light baffles the internet
A VIDEO showing a strange light shining above a thunderstorm has the world in a spin. What exactly has caused this eerie event? NASA has explained.
When texting goes horribly wrong
EVER had or come close to having an accident while walking and texting at the same time? This young girl found out the hard and painful way.
‘My cute baby, you’re high’
A MOTHER has sparked social media outrage after posting pictures of her child drinking and smoking drugs on Facebook, because she thought it was funny.
Is social media really ruining yoga?
IT’S International Yoga Day, and yogis everywhere will be sharing photos of their sun salutations to celebrate. But is narcissism ruining this ancient practice?
‘That’s no chicken breast, KFC’
THIS grisly discovery is enough to make your stomach turn. While enjoying his KFC, a fast food fan stumbled across something that didn’t belong.
Couples tell how they found love
IF YOU’RE looking for love, don’t despair. A new Instagram account called ‘The Way We Met’ is proving that love can be found just about anywhere.
Heartbreaking photo goes viral
A HEARTBREAKING photo taken at the scene of a fatal crash shows the moment a policeman tried to distract a little girl who just lost her father.
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