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Mother and Baby Japan Earthquake Photo: Put Away the Tissues
A photo of rescue workers digging bodies out of rubble is continues to float around social media and email. The (rather long) caption of a touching story of a mother rescuing her baby accompanies, and reads: Please share it! After the Earthquake had subsided, when the rescuers reached the ruins of a young woman’s house, they saw her dead body through the cracks. But her pose was somehow strange that she knelt on her knees like … Read entire article »
Filed under: Hoaxes & Rumors
Trending Today on Facebook: Peter King Quote
Trending heavily this weekend is a photo of US Congressman Peter King, including a quote attributed to him in response to the Occupy Wall Street protests. The photo and accompanying text has been increasing in visibility since he made the comments on the Laura Ingraham show on Friday, 10/7/11 . The quote is real. You can read the Huffington Post report of it here. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Politics
Blocking a User on Google Plus: Impossible For Public Posts
Google Plus made its debut in the Social Media Top 10 recently, as more and more people are trying it out to see if it really is a valid alternative to Facebook. As Zuck has learned over on Facebook, privacy issues are always a nagging concern. And having been on Google Plus since July, I’ve found at least one issue that may need some attention at some point: blocking users. This is a rare instance … Read entire article »
Filed under: Social Media
Investigating the Hanging Puppy Photo
It’s a disturbing sight, regardless of its origin: two men holding a wire, wrapped around a puppy’s neck, while laughing and flipping us the bird. The photo has seen a resurgence on the internet recently, especially on Facebook. The captions vary, but they usually encourage people to share the photo in hopes that the culprits can be found. But is this photo real and is it recent? … Read entire article »
Filed under: Hoaxes & Rumors
Are Nails in Cheese a New Dog Park Trend?
A new Facebook message and photo being reposted ad infinitum the past few days shows a picture of a hand holding cheese with nails in it, and claims that this is a new trend at dog parks. Specifically, we read: New trend at dog parks, nails in pieces of cheese, if you take your dogs to dog parks, please be careful!! The picture with the cheese and nails was emailed to me by someone saying they … Read entire article »
Filed under: Hoaxes & Rumors
Finding Humor in Facebook’s Horrendous Ad Delivery
I use Google Chrome, usually with AdBlock turned on certain sites. Like Facebook. But today I was viewing the site with Internet Explorer for the first time in a long time, and the amount of advertising – to someone who has been away from IE – was humorous. What I loved most was when I’d see three of the same ads all in one screenshot. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Social Media
Facebook Public-Private Privacy Settings Post Debunked
I’ve seen a pretty common Facebook status being re-posted over and over again the past week, ever since the newest Facebook features were rolled out. The status reads: Please be aware that the new Facebook is sharing way more than you might imagine via those stupid feeds. Please do me a favor and move your mouse over my name here, wait for the box to load and then move your mouse over the “Subscribe” link. Then … Read entire article »
Filed under: Social Media
Facebook Messes With Newsfeed. Again.
Facebook rolled out their newest incarnation of the Newsfeed this week, and the response as been less than enthusiastic. In what some see as a move toward less customization and more control on Facebook’s end, the “Top Stories” and “Most Recent” options have been rolled into a single newsfeed which users now cannot change. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Social Media
New to Facebook – Circles, er uh.. Lists!
The new Facebook circles, er um, LISTS are now out this week. In what virtually the entire world perceives as a response to the coveted Google+ “circles” feature, Facebook users can now create lists of friends in the exact same manner. Facebook claims this is merely a coincidence, but is it? … Read entire article »
Filed under: Social Media
Tour the New Facebook Privacy Settings, August 2011
Facebook has begun rolling out their new privacy settings, perhaps aimed to fix some long-standing holes, or (more likely) to stave off criticism highlighted by some of the buzz created by Google+ and their “Circles” feature. Some users have access to these features tonight 8/27/2011, while others can’t see them yet. If you’re one of the lucky ones, you’ll be prompted to take a tour. If you’re still waiting, I’ve attached screen shots of the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Social Media
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