The hashtag is one of the most iconic features of the micro-blogging site Twitter. Adding a ”#” in front of words or phrases enables users to easily search for them and join in a massive public conversation about these topics. This is often what creates trending topics on Twitter such as the selection of the new Pope (#PopeFrancis). The hashtag is widely known within modern culture and is helping to increase Twitter’s advertising revenue.  This is likely to be one [...]

Facebook has  announced that it will showcase a new look for its “newsfeed” next week on March 7th. This is the latest in a series of recent moves by the Web giant to revamp key elements of its one billion member strong social network. The revamped “newsfeed” will be showcased at a media event at its Menlo Park, California headquarters which reporters were invited to by email. Following the rollout of its social [...]

Facebook may have originated as a social networking site intended for college students in their late teens to early 20s, but the demographic has changed considerably. The site now has over a billion users and the age range of the site has widened to include individuals of almost every age, with many over 30. It has been revealed that at the upper end of the demographic spectrum users have to lie to use the site.  Every [...]

Just hours after being voted “best dressed” at the Grammy’s by users on Facebook, 24 year-old artist, Rihanna completely disrobes in her heartfelt new music video ‘Stay’ that debuted that Monday evening. The new video, featuring fellow artist Mikky Ekko, who accompanied Rihanna during her performance at the Grammy’s mainly shows Rihanna’s fully naked body submerged in a bathtub of water. “Stay” is the second music video to emerge from [...]

As most people who have a Facebook account know, it is difficult enough to stay logged off for even a week, let alone months. One dad in the US has decided to offer his 14-year old daughter $200, but only if she stays off Facebook for 5 months! Many parents are worried about their children’s addiction to the internet and in particular social media sites. Paul Baier from Boston was [...]

Twitter is a hot topic these days and is only set to get bigger and bigger in 2013, especially as it is now seen as a viable tool for other companies to make money. This may have also put it within the radar of companies looking for a possible acquisition. Is it possible that Apple may be considering a Twitter takeover in 2013? The value of Twitter has increased dramatically, so only a company with seriously [...]

Wikipedia is full of trending activity from around the web. Articles can be found on pretty much any subject, and if you find something missing you can even add it yourself and add to the incredibly large database of text, images and sources. This year some pages were viewed millions of times, and we have the top 10 right here. The list is in order from the tenth most popular [...]

Normally you wouldn’t associate Pizza Hut (the name says it all really) with perfume, so it may seem to many people as very odd news that the pizza chain has created a limited-edition bottled scent. What could it smell like and why has it been created you might wonder?     Some of the strangest stories these days seem to come from social media. This perfume has happened because enough [...]

Anyone who has used Facebook is probably aware of its addictive nature. There is a certain easy gratification that can be gained from receiving notifications, messages and friend requests (even better when you get all three). It’s always nice receiving a Like or a friendly comment on a picture or status update you’ve posted. Clearly though, people always have and probably always will enjoy sex so this revelation that sex is more [...]

If you know anyone who sees themselves as a bit of an artist every time they use one of the many filters available on the app Instagram when taking a photo, or maybe you are that person, you will probably love this video. Just as the internet community loves a good prank video, parody videos such as this one which hit very close to the source material are also extremely popular. This is especially true due to the [...]