Wow, that title sounds like a song, doesn't it? I guess this is the sign of the times that we live in. I suppose that a lot of us use Facebook as an unofficial method for tracking what our friends from childhood, high school, college, and other bygone times are up to. Heck, I saw a friend of mine today IRL and wished them a happy birthday, so how would I have done that if … [Read more...] about I Had to “Unfriend” Someone for the First Time Today
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Facebook could switch to Reaction Emojis
As many of you are aware, Mark Zuckerberg has been thinking about adding a "Dislike" button, but it isn't made for things that you don't like. It is actually made for situations where someone posts that their aunt dies or something, and you don't look like a sadist for clicking "Like" on that. There is a possibility that Facebook could have options that you see in the … [Read more...] about Facebook could switch to Reaction Emojis
Facebook is getting a “Dislike” button! Thank you?
I suppose that it has been coming for a while, but I think we all thought that stupid "Like" button on Facebook should be given a friend. I'm not talking about the "Comment" or "Share" button, I'm talking about that "DisLike" button. Yeah, just think of all the Internet trolls out there who will be able to express their basic angst on everything that is on Facebook! And … [Read more...] about Facebook is getting a “Dislike” button! Thank you?
Rainbow Facebook Profile Tool an Experiement?
Well, I think you know about the marriage equality thing, and you might have been on Facebook and seen many of your friends' profiles being all Rainbow Dashed (that isn't a My Little Pony reference). I suppose that since this is technically a Christian blog, and that was kind of a pun there. This could be the point where I talk about the seriousness of the Supreme Court's … [Read more...] about Rainbow Facebook Profile Tool an Experiement?
Press “Buy” to purchase on Twitter?
I realize that Amazon has that one-click purchase, but I don't think some users think it is fast enough. Generally, there is a confirmation click after that. Okay, so you saw the headline, and you can see that the microblogging company is interested in making a "Buy" button. They want to do this with a company known as Stripe, a payments startup. This means that if you … [Read more...] about Press “Buy” to purchase on Twitter?
Facebook and Oculus Rift could create a new form of film
In case you don't know about the Oculus Rift, but it is a VR headset that definitely has more potential than...Virtual Boy. We reported that Facebook bought the headset company a while ago, but what do they intend to do with it? Well, the answer could lie with last year's Comic-Con. Actually, it was this year, but apparently the Oculus Rift was a part of a lot of exhibits. … [Read more...] about Facebook and Oculus Rift could create a new form of film
Why is Twitter affecting the Airline industry?
I've two interesting stories in this one article here, and they are both related to Twitter and the airline industry. Namely, one this one social networking site built on 140 characters can change everything. I'll start with this particular tweet that was from a 14-year-old Dutch girl. She sent a message to American Airlines that she is from Al Qaida and that something … [Read more...] about Why is Twitter affecting the Airline industry?