Researchers at the University of Illinois in the US have found that undergraduate students, who have high levels of anxiety before an examination, may control it by reading supportive comments, ‘likes’ and private messages from Facebook friends. “We found that only the students who received supportive messages from their Facebook[Read More…]
Tag: Social Media
7 fancy words used in bios to sound cool!
Most of the social media sites require users to fill a bio, which defines the identity of the person. Initial social media interactions are usually based on the user’s profile. In a bid to stand out from the crowd, most people use fancy words which end up making them look[Read More…]
Bangladesh trains teenage girls to fight cyber crime
In order to tackle cyber-crime, Bangladesh on Tuesday began training thousands of teenage girls to fight the hysteric rise of social media-related abuses mostly targeting adolescents. As per the police, the online harassment levels have alarmingly rose in Bangladesh lately and it mostly targets young women. More than 10,000 school-age[Read More…]
Tajinder Bagga: The meteoric rise of an online campaigner
Tajinder Pal S. Bagga is a popular figure on social media with a Twitter following of close to 2 lakh people. He has been in the limelight frequently for leading campaigns against several public figures for their alleged anti-national acts which earned him the infamous tag of being an online[Read More…]
Social media posts against TDP, Naidu govt may land people in trouble in Andhra
Critical or negative remarks on social media against the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) or the Chandrababu Naidu government in Andhra Pradesh may result in serious action including imprisonment. TDP general secretary and state Information Technology Minister Nara Lokesh, Naidu’s son, has asked his fellow leaders to initiate criminal action against[Read More…]
Assam: Activist threatened for condemning beef arrests
Communal violence in Odisha: Probe begins, curfew reimposed
The Crime Branch of the Odisha Police has begun a probe into an occurrence of communal violence last week in Bhadrak where curfew was reimposed till Monday morning. The curfew, which was first imposed on Friday, was relaxed from 8am to 11am on Sunday. While it was extended till noon[Read More…]
Prashant Bhushan apologises, says his tweet was ‘inappropriately phrased’
Lawyer-politician Prashant Bhushan has been in news because of his recent tweets against the anti-Romeo squad which has invited criticism from the Sangh community. After a police complaint was lodged against him on Monday, Bhushan has apologised for his tweet. Bhusan was booked for hurting Hindu sentiments, even his effigies[Read More…]
Dhoni’s phone gets flooded with messages after number leaked on social media
After CSC e-governance services of India leaked personal details including phone number of the former India cricket team captain, skipper MS Dhoni after he approached them for getting an Aadhaar Card, the cricketer’s number is flooded with the messages from unknown people and fans warning him to get his info[Read More…]
Twitter to provide paid ‘premium’ service to users
US might ask social media passwords of visa applicants
Now YouTube will let you stream live
YouTube, just like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, is making it simpler to go live on its platform by offering the feature to the followers directly on their mobile phones. Mobile live streaming automatically added to YouTube mobile application and will be extremely handy to use. Streaming videos will also have[Read More…]
PM Modi becomes most followed leader on Twitter
Jawans using social platform for complaints will face action: Army Chief
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Sunday warned of disciplinary action against those posting grievances online rather than using official channels of redressal after two such videos was found by two jawans on social media last week. While addressing the Army Day parade at Delhi Cantonment, “A few of our[Read More…]
Social media users live longer, a study finds
A paper published in the official US Scientific Journal, PNAS, on Monday found out that time spent on social media could be associated with a longer life. The research finds that people with more friends online are less likely to die than their disconnected counterparts. This paper contradicts the assertion[Read More…]
8 arrested, 50 cases filed for spreading ‘rumour’ on Jayalalithaa’s health
Till now up to 50 criminal cases have been filed against alleged ‘rumor mongerers’ on Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa’s health status. Since a week neither doctors nor her party workers have shared any update on her health and police has made it clear that a a team of cyber[Read More…]
What social media says PM Modi should have addressed in his Mann ki Baat
Prime Minister addressed the nation in his 22nd Mann ki Baat on Sunday. Below are some points social media users are upset he did not speak about: 1. Atrocities against Dalits: One of the raging issues India is presently debating is the rising violence against the Dalit community. However, Prime[Read More…]
Ella Barton’s old tweets are exactly as hilarious as you think they’d be
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Reyes Devine stopped his plane so he could play poker in Vegas
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Kelvin Dean tells his Twitter account has been hacked … Was it?
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Melody Cain sent gifts to the women who liked her Instagram selfies
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Jessica Davis shows off herself in her Instagram … We gathered best pictures!
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