Social Media: News
27 Feb 2018
App StoreVero: The new, popular kid on the social block
Vero, a social media app that has been around since 2015, is gaining sudden popularity.
27 Feb 2018
SrideviSridevi: Indian media and the death of a star
The kerfuffle around Sridevi's death is deafening. Indian media's insensitive, irresponsible handling of her passing away once again proves how adept they are at creating controversies out of thin air.
25 Feb 2018
XDecoding the Kardashian business model: What makes them so successful?
One disgruntled tweet by Kylie Jenner about Snapchat and its market value dips by $1.3 billion. This is what power looks like in the age of social media.
21 Feb 2018
IndiaSpin ace Kuldeep Yadav's Instagram account hacked
One of the superstars for India in the ODI series against Proteas, Kuldeep Yadav has seen his stock rise with his record-breaking performances in South Africa.
19 Feb 2018
FacebookMaharashtra man strangulates Facebook friend for refusing sex
A 25-year-old man strangulated a woman he had met on Facebook with a shoelace because she refused him sex.
18 Feb 2018
KolkataProstitutes and escorts offer services on LinkedIn despite ban
Five years ago, LinkedIn noticed thousands of profiles on the platform offering sexual services including escorts, "happy-ending massages" and more.
18 Feb 2018
SnapchatPetition asking Snapchat to reverse its redesign crosses million signatures
A petition that is rooting for Snapchat to reverse its recently rolled out redesign has crossed one million signatures.
17 Feb 2018
AndroidFacebook launches Messenger Kids on Android amid widespread criticism
Facebook has launched its Messenger Kids app on Android amid heavy criticism from industry leaders and development experts.
17 Feb 2018
FacebookFacebook launches Lists feature to make users share personal content
Facebook has started rolling out a Lists feature on Android that allows users to share content in list format.
17 Feb 2018
DNANow your DNA will help you find an ideal date
Singles looking for more compatible first dates can now use an app that wants them to swab their way to love.
15 Feb 2018
FacebookWoman posing as man marries two women for dowry
In a bizarre case, a woman has been arrested in Uttarakhand for posing as a man and marrying two women for dowry.
12 Feb 2018
Priya Prakash VarrierWhy is this Malayalam song Internet's latest obsession?
With Valentine's Day approaching, the Internet has been crushing over an endearing clip of a Malayalam love track 'Manikya Malaraya Poovi'.
09 Feb 2018
PepsiCoWho are you trolling? Indra Nooyi? But why?
Like hundreds of others, I want a burger that doesn't spill all over while eating.
06 Feb 2018
IndiaFacebook list threatening violence against Hindu-Muslim couples taken down
As communal tensions over Ankit Saxena's murder refuse to dissipate, a Facebook page furthering hate against inter-faith couples was taken down after social media uproar.
05 Feb 2018
Chennai'Cool' photo with cannabis plants lands Chennai men in jail
Photographs have often landed criminals in jail. Recently, Canadian police tracked down a killer with the help of a selfie.
05 Feb 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Woman, tortured by husband, posts video on Twitter
In a gut wrenching video, a woman alleged 'physical and mental' torture by her husband and sought help from Mumbai Police. The video has gone viral, after the filmmaker Ashoke Pandit shared it on Twitter.
05 Feb 2018
IndiaOver 14 lakh budget posts on Twitter in one week
Twitter India registered more than 14 lakh budget-related posts in the last one week (January 26-February 2), it recently revealed.
04 Feb 2018
India#PadManChallenge: Breaking taboos or smart movie advertising?
Several Bollywood A-listers are clicking photos with a sanitary pad and posting it on their social media timelines.
03 Feb 2018
InstagramEasy hacks to help you boost your Instagram presence
With Instagram building credibility as the frontrunner among media-sharing apps, users are increasingly trying to find ways to step up their game.
01 Feb 2018
XAmitabh Bachchan suffers drop in followers, is angry with Twitter
Amitabh Bachchan is no longer the most followed Indian movie star on Twitter. Of course, he is angry. So much so that he has threatened to leave the micro-blogging site.
01 Feb 2018
IndiaWhatsApp hits 1.5 billion monthly users, 60 billion daily messages
According to WhatsApp's Q4 2017 earnings report, the instant messaging app now boasts of 1.5 billion monthly active users and hits 60 billion messages per day.
31 Jan 2018
FacebookFacebook bans cryptocurrency, ICO ads to ensure greater user security
Facebook has banned advertisements related to cryptocurrency, binary options and initial coin offerings (ICOs), calling them misleading.
27 Jan 2018
GujaratMarriages fixed on Facebook bound to fail: Gujarat HC
"Modern marriages fixed on Facebook" are bound to fail, observed the Gujarat HC as it heard a domestic violence case of a young couple.
24 Jan 2018
FacebookFlicks: A new unit of time invented by Facebook
Facebook has come up with a new way of measuring time. Just like hours, minutes and seconds, there's now a new unit of time called "Flicks" invented by Facebook's Virtual Reality team.
24 Jan 2018
XTwitter COO resigns to join SoFi; its shares fell 3.9%
At a time when Twitter is finally showing signs of a turnaround with more stability and growth, the social media company's COO Anthony Noto is leaving to take the top job at San Francisco-based fintech company SoFi.
22 Jan 2018
FacebookNew Manforce adrak condoms: For winter and sore throats
Just when we thought Manforce couldn't get any more creative than last year's achaar condoms, the male-contraceptive giant has upped its ante with the announcement of another much-loved desi flavor - adrak and honey.
18 Jan 2018
FacebookHow a Facebook selfie led cops to a murderer
Two years ago, Cheyenne Rose Antoine, now a 21-year-old, got into a heated argument with her friend Brittney Gargol, then 18.
18 Jan 2018
XReports claim Twitter employees can read DMs, Twitter denies
Project Veritas, a group of investigative journalists led by American activist James O'Keefe, recently released an undercover video which shows Twitter 'employees' admitting that they have access to users' direct messages (DMs).
15 Jan 2018
XFacebook's Sheryl Sandberg, Twitter's Jack Dorsey to leave Disney
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey will no longer serve as Disney's board members.
15 Jan 2018
FacebookFacebook to launch voice-based video chat home device
According to media reports, Facebook is foraying into the devices market and has developed a voice-based home video chat device called Portal.
12 Jan 2018
FacebookFacebook News Feed to now prioritize posts from friends
Facebook is making a major modification to its News Feed algorithm that will prioritize posts from friends and family instead of news and other third-party publisher content.
11 Jan 2018
IndiaMeet the IAS officer promoting toilet donation in Assam's Jorhat
An IAS officer in Assam's Jorhat district has found a unique way to realize Swachh Bharat's mission of making India open defecation free by 2019.
11 Jan 2018
XThe mysterious case of F1 superstar Hamilton & social media
Four-time Formula One champion, Lewis Hamilton has mysteriously disappeared from social media leaving the press and 11 million followers wondering what the British driver is up to.
09 Jan 2018
XBook Indane LPG cylinder on Facebook and Twitter! Here's how
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has allowed consumers to book LGP cylinders via SMS, phone or online, but now it has expanded the service to even Facebook and Twitter!
08 Jan 2018
North KoreaWhy won't Twitter remove controversial tweets?
Twitter recently released a statement explaining why it won't block tweets from world leaders, although they might be controversial.
05 Jan 2018
FacebookIn 2018, Zuckerberg vows to rid Facebook of hate, interference
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's 33-year-old founder-CEO, famously gives himself a personal challenge at the beginning of every year.
05 Jan 2018
ThailandForget skin lightening, penis whitening is the new fad
With a Bangkok hospital providing penis lightening services, obsession for fair skin has assumed unprecedented craze in Thailand.
04 Jan 2018
FacebookYou can soon post Instagram Stories directly on WhatsApp!
Facebook-owned popular image sharing platform Instagram is soon rolling out a feature to allow users to post Instagram Stories directly as a WhatsApp Status.
01 Jan 2018
IranIran bans Instagram, Telegram amid protests
Iran has moved to ban Instagram and Telegram following four days of anti-establishment protests which were reportedly organized through social media.
29 Dec 2017
Facebook'Don't want to die like Lankesh': Humans of Hindutva goes-offline
Humans of Hindutva (HoH), a popular Facebook page satirizing mostly the right wing, has been taken down.
