Minding your p’s and q’s when texting: Depends on age
Millennials are more tolerant of cellphone use in social settings, a survey finds. More and more people pull out their smartphones or cellphones at meals, in meetings or in the classroom. But which habits with those mobile devices get a thumbs down? A new survey finds that many Americans feel using the mobile devices in those settings […]
Half of Facebook parents joined to spy on kids?
You think half those adults on Facebook are there because they love Facebook? No, no. These are merely parents engaged in covert operations. I had always imagined that adults entered the world of Facebook because they wanted to re-enact their teenage years, find a new lover, or “connect” with long-lost relatives whom they never really […]
Women more prone to jealousy on Facebook
Women are more prone to romantic jealousy spurred by Facebook posts on their boyfriend’s wall than men, a new study has found. Their jealousy increases particularly if they think other people can see that their relationship may be in trouble, researchers from the University of Alabama said. As many as 226 heterosexual college-age men […]
Oscar Pistorius website undergoes PR makeover
Oscar Pistorius’s official website, oscarpistorius.com, has had a massive revamp in recent days. This is thanks to a PR drive his team launched after he was accused of killing Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius’s family have decided to devote his official website to the latest news about developments as well as messages of support they are constantly […]
A Valentine’s Day video game love story
(Photo: Sara DeSpain) Millions who love music have flocked to the music trivia game SongPop after seeing it in the music gear reviews. But two random competitors are taking their game to a whole new level: marriage. Sara DeSpain and Nathan Purdom were playing SongPop on Facebook last summer and struck up an online conversation. After each game session […]