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How social media addiction is becoming a growing problem
Social networking has emerged as a typical part of our everyday lives. However, for some people, the ability to consistently update and check statuses has led to the development of a new and dangerous psychological problem. While some members of the community continue to use social media platforms to build their online reputation, create worldwide…
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Finally, you can ‘Dislike’ stuff on Facebook too!
Good news for Facebook fans – After very many requests, the social media darling has finally come up with a ‘Dislike’ button. The only hitch is that it is on the Messenger App and not on the news feed. Social media aficionados hoped that instead of a single sphere, Facebook would launch this new feature…
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Twitter-activated Paintbot gun uses hashtags for ammo
Social media and interactivity have always formed an undeniable alliance. Paintbot from iStrategyLabs is a cool Twitter-controlled paintball gun that detects and fires based on the right hashtag being used. So how does it work? It’s quite simple really. All you need to do is use the hashtag #islpaint and watch the messy firing take…
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Apollon introduces social-photography camera
Band managers, and at times members, have been known to chase down photographers to get their hands on pictures taken of them. Dutch product designer Gordon Tiemstra, recognizing the difficulties of concert photography and the like, has come up with an interesting social-photography camera that hooks on to others of its type via a wireless…
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Karotz Robo-Rabbit gets Facebook and Twitter integration
An all-time favorite glowing robo-rabbit arrived at this year’s CES with a new veil of updates. The makers, Violet Karotz, have revealed their U.S-only version of the rabbit with a social-networking focus which allows users to connect this cute little robot to their Facebook and Twitter accounts. Besides its penchant for the social media, the…
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More FB friends, smarter you are
I will be printing out this news and storing copies of it in my side sling and when I meet the severe-cynical anti-social networking critics the next time, I will plaster this on their face. Researchers, yes, pay attention, researchers (close to terms like scientists and Einstein) have drawn a conclusion that the more number…
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Facebook Timeline launch delayed over trademark lawsuit
While Facebook is still in the middle of a legal spat with Timelines Inc., it has announced that they have pushed the official launch of their Timeline product to a TBA date. Timelines Inc. bought a suit against the social networking giant for trademark infringement and also argued that its new Timeline product would put…
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Facebook engineer denies allegations of cookie tracking
Nik Cubrilovic, an Australian technologist had recently reported that Facebook continues to track the webpages you visit, even when you are logged out of Facebook. He also says that when the user is logged out of Facebook, the site, rather than deleting its tracking cookies, it merely modifies them, maintaining account information and other unique…
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Social networking websites meet London officials, action plan against rioters expected
After the recent riots in London, the world realized just how much of a catalyst social networking sites can be when it comes to a bunch of angry teenagers waiting to pour out into city streets and loot every nook and cranny of a place they once lovingly called home. Officials have set up a…
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BBM used as planning grounds for London rioters
It’s been said before, and proved yet again! Social networking, if left unmonitored, can turn into communication grounds for peace-haters. The recent outbreak of riots in London and a handful more English cities, had BlackBerry Messenger to blame! With BBM turning commonplace amongst U.K. teens, the platform seemed to have provided a free planning ground…
