Social Media
Bug reveals how popular you are on Facebook
The bug only affects the Facebook mobile site, not the app or the desktop site; Facebook plans to remove the view-counts from user post...
New algorithm reveals when you can get maximum retweets
The algorithm that the authors wrote, which took each individual's behaviour into account, was the most successful at generating retwee...
Victim of online trolling? Fight back with offline laws
Contrary to what many believe, it is possible to punish trolls using existing provisions of the law. Web users need to stop suffering i...
Centre to ask social media companies to block sensitive posts
The government plans to meet senior representatives of social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and Google here soon to nudge them...
Facebook unveils 'dislike' button, but there's a catch
Facebook is now rolling out its "dislike" button in the form of emojis that represent “Love,” “Haha,” “Yay,” “Wow,” “Sad” and “Angry.”
Social anxiety behind too much Facebook use?
The link between social anxiety and excessive use of Facebook was only significant for users who had medium to high levels of need for ...
Police departments yet to get Facebook, Twitter strategy right
A study of the Twitter handles and Facebook pages of Indian state police and traffic departments shows that almost all are unverified, ...
Two people fired in US over racist post on Facebook
At least two people were fired from their jobs in the US after racist comments they made on Facebook went viral, the media reported.
Free the Nipple: What types of nipples are allowed on Instagram?
Instagram has come under fire in the past for its approach to pictures of nipples, and the thorny issue has appeared on the agenda once...
Twitter brings super-sized emojis to direct messages
When emojis are posted adjacent to text, they still appear as regular tiny icons. The larger size only shows up when sending them indep...
Guess who Instagram blames for ban on female nipples
The #FreeTheNipple movement points out the double standard of censoring female nipples while allowing the male counterpart in photos.
Crazy internet challenge 'extreme phone pinching' goes viral
A peculiar internet challenge called "extreme phone pinching" has people dangling their iPhones over balconies or gaps in drains.
Facebook lets anyone see all photos you ever liked
By just heading to the search bar at the top and searching for “Photos liked by” a certain person, you can see all of the pictures that...
YouTube better platform for brands' videos: Study
YouTube seems to provide a better platform to the brands in the online video realm than rival sites in terms of enhancing "recall value...
Tweets can suggest how much money you make: Study
Most people tend to use the same or similar words, so the algorithm's job was to "understand" which were most predictive for each class...
John Oliver puts an end to Facebook copyright hoax
John Oliver has put an end to a viral Facebook copyright hoax with a Facebook post of his own, and even managed to get Mark Zuckerberg'...
Soon, you can shop on YouTube
YouTube is rolling out a new ad product that will allow any video to become "shoppable."
Paedophiles are stealing images from Instagram and Facebook
Half of the material found on certain paedophilia websites has been sourced or stolen from parents innocently posting images of their f...
Your tweets can reveal how much you earn: Research
Your tweets can reveal more than you intend to as researchers have found that it is possible to know a Twitter user's income level simp...
Social Humour: OMG! #ModiFindsCamera and moves Mark Zuckerberg
Titled 'No one should come in between Modi and camera, not even Mark Zuckerberg', the video was filmed moments before the start of the ...
Why activists are sending Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg hand sanitizer
A little-known US activists group has sent over 250 bottles of hand sanitizer to “help remove bloodstains left behind from shaking hand...