Nov 24 Watch 8:54 Why 20,000 Israelis are suing Facebook over Palestinian attacks By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 23 Belgians on lockdown tweet kitten photos: see our 9 picks of the litter By Larisa Epatko When authorities asked the residents not to tweet details about the #BrusselsLockdown in case it would tip off the enemy, people began tweeting cat photos instead. Continue reading
Nov 13 Parisians use #PorteOuverte to offer each other shelter after attacks By Corinne Segal After a series in attacks in Paris left more than 100 people dead Friday, residents rallied around the hashtag #PorteOuverte on Twitter to offer people safe places to stay. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch Most teens think they can multitask while getting screen time. They can’t. By PBS News Hour Today's teens and tweens are constantly connecting -- to TV, computers, smartphones and tablets. Kids between 8 and 12 report spending an average of 4.5 hours a day in front of a screen, while teenagers spend more than 6.5 hours… Continue watching
Nov 03 Twitter swaps ‘favorites’ for ‘likes,’ users do not heart decision By Colleen Shalby Twitter has removed their star icon -- meant to allow users to “favorite” a tweet -- and replaced with a heart, or what Twitter is calling a “like.”… Continue reading
Oct 13 While the Democrats debated, the Republicans offered their own responses on Twitter By Jasmine Wright While the Democratic presidential candidates were busy debating, the GOP presidential hopefuls were busy tweeting their reactions and not so subtle disses. Continue reading
Oct 13 Is #NoBraDay actually raising breast cancer awareness? By Colleen Shalby Of the more than 150,000 tweets mentioning #NoBraDay that have surfaced over the past day, roughly 10 percent make any mention of “breast cancer,” the reason for the hashtag altogether. Continue reading
Oct 08 Instead of a ‘dislike’ button, Facebook tests new set of reaction emojis By Joshua Barajas Facebook announced Thursday that it will test six new reaction emojis that express a range of emotions beyond the social network's iconic "like" button. Continue reading
Sep 21 Donald Trump held a live Twitter chat. What could possibly go wrong? By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump decided to do a live Twitter chat from the outlet’s New York City office to reach voters through social media. Continue reading
Sep 15 Like this post: Facebook’s working on a ‘dislike’ button By Joshua Barajas Recognizing that the “like” button isn’t appropriate for all occasions from deaths to various tragic stories, Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday that the company is building a “dislike” button for the site. Continue reading