Barely a week into its Internet debut, Human Rights Campaign's pink-and-red equal sign has become viral in the cyber world, indicating how the same-sex marriage debate, now being tackled by the U.S. Supreme Court, has become a very hot topic.
Tech Crunch just released an article on Sunday night that claims YouTube, the most popular video sharing site in the world, will close on Monday, April 1. The Web site explained that YouTube started as a competition and the portal is now deciding the winner of that alleged contest as part of the closing down.
Popular blogsite, Tumblr, closed for three hours on Good Friday, March 29, due to networking problems. Tumblr reached a landmark when it reached 100 million blogs hosted and 44.6 billion posts on March 26, 2013, from only 50 million blogs hosted in April 2012.
With more than 18 million hits for performing a daredevil stunt like that shown in the YouTube video above, anyone in search of fame and perhaps fortune would be more than willing to risk his life by engaging in rope swinging.
Twitter is not just about sharing to the world in 140 characters about your thoughts. It's also about money, and not just for the founder but also members who have been cashing in on their Twitter accounts through humour or just because they are celebrities.
Laugh if you want, but in many cultures, 7 is the magical number. And today, on the 21st of March, Twitter turns 7 years old and these years were indeed magical. Without a doubt, microblogging social platform Twitter has remodeled ways of contemporary communication. After the birth of Twitter, nothing was the same!
A European Commission study made by its Joint Research Centre released recently found that pirates have minimal effect on the music industry.
There are now more than 1 billion unique users monthly for the video sharing site YouTube. That means 50 per cent of people who are on the Internet visits YouTube.
Kayleigh Lawrie, 14, of Willoughby, predicted on Aug 4, 2012 her own death in Facebook minutes before the car she was riding was hit by another vehicle.
Her post - "I think I'm going to die. Xx. luv you all." - was referring to the very fast and drunken way that Steven Hayter, 42, of Seymour Terrace, was driving the car.
A week after his election as leader of the 1.2-billion strong Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis's popularity continues to soar as his online followers doubled that of his predecessor and he receives invitations from governments for an apostolic visit.
The two most popular social networking sites, Facebook and Twitter, are adding features to their Web sites in a bid to improve user experience and entrench their hold on the market.
When newly elected Pope Francis, previously known as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, holds his installation Mass on March 19, Tuesday, he will follow tradition and wear the papal vestments that his predecessors did. That includes the skull cap and the world famous red shoes.
A U.S.-based porn search engine, PornMD, has identified Aussie (Gay) as the most searched porn term used in the land down under. The word is part of the portal's study on global Internet porn habits.
While the 115 cardinal electors who just elected a new pope were bound by a vow of silence and hence could not tweet during the conclave, Australian MPs are not. However, at one point, House Speaker Anna Burke was asked to consider banning the use of social media while the sessions are ongoing.
On the 7th of March, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced a major overhaul of its popular news feed that would enhance visual content by centrally focusing on pictures and videos of close friends. In addition, the facelift is expected to receive the interest of various advertisers luring users to spend more time on the website.
Korean YouTube sensation Psy announced over the video sharing site the worldwide release of his new album on April 13 through a concert at the Seoul World Cup Stadium. Fans could watch the concert's live streaming via YouTube.
Using Android phones means you are on the popular zone as the Google mobile platforms remains the king of smartphone. But there is a downside and a huge one at that – the threat of suffering security attacks.
A few years ago, pre-teens had to lie about their real age just to open an account at the very popular social networking site Facebook. After a couple of years, these same young people have reached 13 and are legally allowed to open an FB account, however, some of them find the portal now uncool.
The Pirate Bay party has ended in Sweden but the popular file-sharing site remains online, thanks to affiliates in Norway and Spain, a new report said.
See viral videos in a new light and now how to take part in this marketing trend with this simple how-to-guide.
A consumer and voter advocacy group has launched an online petition drive seeking support for a pair of bills in the Texas Legislature that would prevent employers from asking employees to provide their passwords to social media sites.
With the increasing volume of data placed online, the need for better security protection for email or social networking accounts becomes stronger. Tech security experts said that the earlier use of biometric features had leveled up from the traditional fingerprint or facial recognition.
Vatican Radio confirmed on Friday that Pope Benedict XVI will close the @Pontifex Twitter account when he retires on Feb 28. His last tweet is expected to be on that day when he also says his last address and makes a final benediction.
While many women lie about their age when they reach 40, this 104-year-old granny from Michigan had to because of a Facebook technical glitch.
A Google executive does not believe that working at home or doing “telework” is a best environment for ideas to flourish.
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YouTube Harlem Shake videos continue to go viral as the all-male Aussie hip-hop group Justice Crew went trending on Twitter for their own abs-revealing “Harlem style.” Could this dance craze beat the phenomenon of Korean Psy’s Gangnam Style?
Photo-sharing site Instagram has finally arrived! The popular site with more than 100 million members as of January 2013 was where the photo of a Palestinian boy with his head in the crosshairs of a sniper rifle was shared. The photo spared international outrage.
Giovanna Plowman aka Tampon Girl shocked social media users when she sucked on her own used tampon following a dare. Now a duo of Japanese girls is on the same trail of "internet fame" over a raunchy video involving condom ice cream.
They are not really so much fans of the world's most popular social networking site but almost half of American parents admitted that the main reason they signed up for an account with Facebook is to spy on their children's online activities.
The Harlem Shake is an old dance move sparking new interest among YouTube video makers and viewers today. A week ago, a Harlem Shake compilation video of the best dance clips was posted to the video sharing site, and it has so far drawn over 6 million views. Is it the new Gangnam Style?
