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Social networks are running trials in several countries to see what effect “hiding likes” will have on users. Some users opening their Instagram apps will notice a difference in the popular social media site. The number of likes, typically displayed under users’ posts will no longer be visible. … A 2017 study by the Royal… Read more.
I published a tribute on Tuesday to mark my Bibi’s death. A few of you responded by contacting me directly (via phone, email, or the “Contact” atop this page) to offer condolences. I found this truly comforting and responded in kind. But I gather many more of you responded by publishing condolences on social media.… Read more.
Delays caused by overcrowding contributed to several of the 11 deaths on the mountain this year — roughly double last year’s figure — as oxygen tanks, and strength, ran out among people waiting to stand atop the summit or get back down from it. The loss of life, and the chaos evident in the photos,… Read more.
Kylie Jenner has almost $1 billion in the bank and over 150 million fans ogling every image of her so-called life, which she posts on social media. According to a new report released by social media analytics firm, D’Marie Analytics, Jenner’s posts are now worth more than $1 million (£737,800) each. … This figure makes… Read more.
It’s what they do. Yet everyone is making much ado about an “explosive” report The New York Times published yesterday under the headline: “Facebook Offered Users Privacy Wall, Then Let Tech Giants Around It.” Here’s the takeaway: ____________________ For years, Facebook gave some of the world’s largest technology companies more intrusive access to users’ personal… Read more.
Emily Ratajkowski thinks Hollywood is blackballing her because she’s too sexy. But that’s like Donald Trump thinking Washington is blackballing him because he’s too smart. Both of them are as clueless as they are narcissistic. Ratajkowski is ‘too sexy’ for acting Ratajkowski personifies confused millennials. One day, they’re clamoring for safe spaces in public places. The next day, they’re exposing themselves on social media, too… Read more.
Female teachers having sex with students is rampant. At least, that’s what media reports would have us believe. Female teachers having sex with students The prevailing view is that female teachers have nothing on their male counterparts in this regard. A report in the Washington Post (on January 20, 2015) affirmed that view. It showed that male teachers accounted for two-thirds of… Read more.
It’s plain for all to see that a ‘President Trump’ would lead America down an Orwellian rabbit hole, into a post-fact world where leaders in every facet of life propagate lies as truth and engage in dystopian doublespeak. (“‘October Surprise’: New York Times Publishes (one year of) Trump’s Tax Returns,’” The iPINIONS Journal, October 3, 2016)… Read more.
A selfie is not just about adoring one’s own reflection like Narcissus; it’s also about taking a picture of that reflection to publish for all the world to see. But am I the only one who rues the cognitive dissonance that has turned self-obsessed showoffs from laughingstocks into standard-bearers of what is now not only… Read more.
I’ve been ranting for years about the way postings on social media offend all notions of decency, talent, intimacy, and intelligence. Such commentaries as “Why I Hate Twitter,” February 1, 2013, “Keep Your Selfies to Yourself … Puhleeease!” April 7, 2014, and “Facebook Friends? Try Facebook’s Guinea Pigs,” July 8, 2014, attest to this. I didn’t… Read more.
