Paper is what Facebook should have always been
PAPER by Facebook is the company’s first dip at being a news reader. It’s also the best thing that has ever happened to Facebook.
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BBC’s dirty subtitle screw-up is hilarious
THE BBC has had a subtitle blunder, welcoming its viewers to “the [Chinese] year of the whore” instead of the year of the horse. Easy mistake, right?
Why you shouldn’t share too much on Facebook
EVERYBODY has a “friend” on social media that clogs up the newsfeed with excessive posts and pics that are more nuisance than news. Here’s why they, or you should be careful.
Would you shop on Twitter?
TWITTER is exploring ways to sell products directly from the 140-character missives the messaging service site is famous for.
Amazing map of the internet: where would you live?
SOME people are on the internet so much, they may as well live there. This map shows what the internet would like if it were earth itself.
Facebook wants to be a newspaper
FACEBOOK is releasing a new app called Paper which allows you to mix your newsfeed with proper news stories from around the internet.
Investors ‘like’ Facebook as shares soar
FACEBOOK shares staged a strong rally overnight, buoyed by news of stronger-than-expected profits and sizzling gains in mobile advertising revenue.
This guy is the best photobomber ever
HE RUBS shoulders with Obama, is besties with Kanye, holidays with Beyonce and Jay-Z and twerks onstage with Miley. Meet the world’s most awesome photobomber.
Watch an exorcist suck demons out of client
BOB Larson claims to have performed more than 20,000 exorcisms, and now he has branched into cyberspace. Watch as he expels a spirit from a client in Norway. Digitally.
Is social media the reason why you’re single?
BEING on Facebook might be great for keeping up with friends but your social media presence could be your downfall when it comes to finding a relationship.
Which countries are racist, rich and boring?
WHY is China so polluted? Why is Italy so racist? These are just some of the questions people Google about Europe and Asia.
This is how much time you’ve wasted on Facebook
EVER wonder how much time you’ve wasted liking other people’s baby photos and stalking your crush on Facebook? This handy calculator reveals the truth.
Prince sues Facebook fans for $22 million
LEGENDARY musician, Prince, is suing 22 Facebook fans for $1 million each after they posted links to videos and recordings of the artist playing live.
The grubby internet craze sweeping South Korea
COME dine with me. There’s an online food fad tickling the digital tastebuds of Koreans. Why are people logging on to watch someone eat?
Facebook backtracks on racist page
FACEBOOK has been forced to shut down a page containing vile jokes about Indigenous Australians, despite earlier insisting it didn’t constitute ‘hate speech’.
BP caught in reply all email chaos
THIS is why you should always check before replying all. Oil giant BP caught up in an email chain snowstorm that sent the company into mail meltdown.
OMG! I wish I hadn’t posted that
THE first generation of digital natives regret their social media past and want to warn others. What posts do you wish you’d never sent?
Is it the end for Facebook?
TIME to jump ship? Find out why researchers are forecasting Facebook is doomed – and will die out within the next few years.
Insta-Gran: The best account ever
THE first time Janet Knee took a selfie it was an accident. Now the 78-year-old retirement village resident is a seasoned pro. Her account is the best.
Genius hacks dating site to find wife
AN AMERICAN math genius hacked dating site OkCupid after being fed up with its suggestions and eventually found his wife.
Facebook facing a killer challenge
WE know it’s addictive. But is Facebook a disease? A new study says yes – and that’s not good news for the leading social media site. It’s killing off its customers.
Twitter world records could be smashed
THE Superbowl and Sochi Olympics are tipped to be behind record breaking days of Twitter use.
Footballer slams Twitter for trolls
FORMER England footballer Stan Collymore says Twitter was failing to do enough to clamp down on internet trolls.
Why the online music war is set to explode
MOBILE music is making serious noise this year with the launch of streaming services all gunning for a slice of the action.
Criminal falls for oldest trick in the Facebook
ANTHONY Lescowitch shared a wanted photo of himself on Facebook taunting police for not being able to find him. Then he fell into an obvious trap.
Inside China’s secret internet addiction camps
THEY’RE kept like prisoners. Shut off from computers and the online world that has become their reality. This is the extreme way China is tackling a very deadly addiction.
Top cops earn 2m YouTube hits
POLICE are not always praised for using force in arrests, but these officers won global support from as far as Australia as this video went viral.
Was it death by Twitter for glamorous wife?
DEATH, infidelity, corruption and suspicion. How an Indian politician’s wife took Twitter’s 140 characters and created a tragic social media storm.
The selfie police are coming for you
STUDENTS from Hawaii are out to turn your vanity into charity by using the “Selfie Police” to get you to donate for each selfie you take.
What we can learn from a dying woman’s final days
THIS woman, known only as ‘Amanda’, documented her last three months of life before she died. What she learned can be a lesson for all of us.
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