The bra that tweets when undone
THEY discovered democracy, medicine and philosophy and now the Greeks have invented a tweeting bra. That’s right, a tweeting bra!
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Class gets naked selfies for homework
YET another reason why you shouldn’t share sexy digital pictures of yourself with anyone — accidents happen.
Celebrities tweet wishes over fires
ELLEN DeGeneres has joined a chorus of celebrities tweeting prayers to victims of the NSW bushfires and thanks to the firefighters involved in the brave fight.
Obama staffer fired for nasty tweets
A WHITE House national security official has been dismissed after tweeting insults about the administration using a fake name.
Drug dealer turncoat toppled Silk Road
THE alleged criminal mastermind behind online marketplace Silk Road was brought down by a high-level drug dealer who ‘flipped’ to become a top secret police informant.
Relatively speaking he looks like Einstein
A PHOTO of a man snapped on the Shanghai metro has people joking about his resemblance to Albert Einstein.
Gun sales blazing on Instagram
THE gun market is booming on Instagram. The popular photo-posting app has become the place for those looking to buy and sell guns on the internet.
Teacher-pupil Facebook contact banned
A GERMAN state has banned Facebook between students and teachers, citing the social media network’s storage of personal data for commercial purposes.
Facebook allows beheading videos
FACEBOOK is allowing horrific beheading videos on its site again. The company, rather than ban them, wants you to condemn them.
Facebook hit with outage
A RARE glitch on Facebook meant users weren’t able to access the site, which prompted a tirade of angry and ironic comments on rival Twitter.
Facebook’s status suffers in outage
FACEBOOK has suffered an outage which restricted people from posting status updates or “Liking” posts on the website.
Sloth sings along to Whitney Houston ballad
IF IT’S been a hard week for you, we have a little something to cheer you up. Why? Because it’s Friday, of course.
Baby-free Facebook? An app for that
FACEBOOK friends oversharing their baby photos? Wish you could replace them with, say, cats? Believe it or not, there’s an app for that.
Lazy parkers get Facebooked
SICK of seeing lazy motorists parking in disabled spaces? Social media is giving people the power to name and shame.
Fake Banksy account fools Twitterverse
A FAKE Banksy Twitter account with tweets like “The only good human being is a dead one #YOLO” has fooled thousands including Olivia Wilde, Moby, and Twitter’s own Jack Dorsey.
Junk food giants target kids online
FAST-food companies are jumping on to Facebook and social media to exploit advertising standards loopholes, experts say.
Soon anyone can DM you on Twitter
IT USED to be that you couldn’t receive private messages from people you don’t follow on Twitter. That’s all about to change.
Dr Who exterminates Twitter
NEWS that Peter Capaldi would be the new Dr Who sparked a record-breaking social media storm worldwide, according to Twitter.
Twitter GM apologises to ‘abused’ women
THE GENERAL manager of Twitter UK has issued a personal apology to three female journalists as the micro-blogging site issues new rules to crack down on unacceptable behaviour.
Tweets fly as Instagram, Vine crash
INSTAGRAM and Vine crashed at the same time this morning, leaving the world with nothing to do but complain on Twitter.
Labor in Twitter racial abuse shame
INDIGENOUS leader and former ALP president Warren Mundine has copped racial abuse from Labor members and supporters angry he voted Liberal.
Stoner pranked by cops on Twitter
ON the internet you can get almost anything for a price. But be careful, the local police may be watching, as one pothead discovered.
Al Qaeda takes terror to Twitter
AL QAEDA has opened its first official Twitter account, inspired by the “live” coverage from terrorists who attacked a Kenyan shopping mall this week.
Twitter ’embarrassingly behind’ on rape threats
EXCLUSIVE: Twitter finally held a meeting with a Sydney woman who was subjected to rape threats from fans of US rapper, Tyler the Creator but she says it did not apologise for months of silence.
These are Australia’s 15 best Twits
WE’VE scoured the Twitter feeds of Australia to unearth the country’s most enthralling handles. Are you following them too?
Govs wanted 38k Facebook profiles
GOVERNMENT agents in 74 countries demanded information on about 38,000 Facebook users in the first half of this year.
Al Gore tried to buy Twitter
A NEW book about Twitter has revealed that both Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and former US vice president Al Gore tried to buy the microblogging site.
Bug exposes Facebook users’ details
FACEBOOK says a bug in its system caused six million users’ contact information to be inadvertently exposed.
If toddlers had Facebook profiles
EVER wondered what a toddler’s Facebook status update might be? One blogger has pulled together a toddler’s newsfeed, with hilarious results.
Facebook to introduce hashtags #finally
FACEBOOK is introducing hashtags, the signs used on Twitter and Instagram to identify topics being discussed and allow users to search for them.
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