Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr

Yahoo’s CEO is making a $1.1 billion bet on the online blogging forum Tumblr as Marissa Mayer tries to make a former Internet icon cool again.

Posted: May 24th, 2013 in Latest Technology Stories,Social Media | Read More »

Poll: More US teens turn to Twitter; Facebook old

A view of an iPhone in Washington Tuesday showing the Twitter and Facebook apps among others. A new poll finds that teens are sharing more about themselves on social media. They’re also moving increasingly to Twitter to avoid their parents and the "oversharing" that they see on Facebook. AP

Twitter is booming as a social media destination for US teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study about online behavior. It said teens are sharing more personal information about themselves even as they try to protect their online reputations.

Posted: May 24th, 2013 in Latest Technology Stories,Social Media | Read More »

Media watchdog criticizes UAE over tweeter’s jail term

An international media watchdog has criticized a UAE court decision to uphold a 10-month jail sentence for a user of microblogging website Twitter who posted about the trial of 94 Islamists.

Posted: May 23rd, 2013 in Latest Technology Stories,Social Media | Read More »

Office bullying video sparks outcry in Singapore

A Singapore company supervisor caught on video slapping a male intern is in trouble after the clip went viral on the web and sparked a public outcry.

Posted: May 22nd, 2013 in Latest Technology Stories,Social Media | Read More »

Poll: Teens migrating to Twitter

A view of an iPhone in Washington Tuesday, May 21, 2013, showing the Twitter and Facebook apps among others. A new poll finds that teens are sharing more about themselves on social media. They’re also moving increasingly to Twitter to avoid their parents and the "oversharing" that they see on Facebook. AP/EVAN VUCCI

Twitter is booming as a social media destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study published Tuesday about online behavior. It said teens are sharing more personal information about themselves even as they try to protect their online reputations.

Posted: May 22nd, 2013 in Latest Technology Stories,Social Media | Read More »

Pet lovers take blogging to next level

When Dexter the cocker spaniel tore a ligament in his hind leg a few weeks ago, he didn’t suffer in silence. Instead, his owner blogged about.

Posted: May 17th, 2013 in Latest Technology Stories,Social Media | Read More »

Gordon’s nickname ‘Dick’ sparks jokes on Twitter

Off-color jokes involving the possible entry into the Magic 12 of former senator Richard Gordon, whose nickname is “Dick,” trended worldwide on Twitter on Election Day.

Posted: May 15th, 2013 in Headlines,Latest Technology Stories,Social Media | Read More »

Losing candidates use social media to express thanks

Bro. Eddie Villanueva: We did our part. Photo by Ryan Leagogo/INQUIRER.net

Social media served as the platform for expressing thanks to supporters as independent and minor political party candidates practically conceded defeat in the senatorial race.

Posted: May 15th, 2013 in Headlines,Latest Technology Stories,Social Media | Read More »

China social media hailed after official toppled

Chinese state media hailed the power of the Internet Monday after a probe was launched into a top state planner following an online exposé, making him the most senior official toppled by social media.

Posted: May 13th, 2013 in Headlines,Latest Technology Stories,Social Media | Read More »

Independent bets wrap up campaign in social media

Senatorial candidate Ricardo Penson. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

Independent senatorial candidates and those from the minor political parties wound up their campaigns on Saturday by using free social media networks, exhorting their supporters and undecided voters to keep up the fight.

Posted: May 11th, 2013 in Latest Technology Stories,Social Media | Read More »

Fugitive mayor uses YouTube

The Abra mayor who is being hunted by the police for a 2007 murder charge surfaced online on Tuesday over the video sharing site YouTube and told his supporters that he planned to surrender.

Posted: May 10th, 2013 in Latest Technology Stories,Social Media | Read More »

E-book on Inquirer Senate Forums out

Still making up your mind on who to vote for on May 13? Review what senatorial candidates have said about political dynasties and the dynamics of the Senate in a newly released series of e-book transcripts from Inquirer Books.

Posted: May 10th, 2013 in Apps and Softwares,Internet,Latest Technology Stories,Social Media | Read More »

Casiño taps social media support

Makabayan senatorial candidate Teddy Casiño was elated on Friday when the hashtag #TeddyDay made it to the Top 10 Twitter trends for the Philippines, just two notches below tweets about popular TV host and comedian Vice Ganda.

Posted: May 6th, 2013 in Headlines,Latest Technology Stories,Social Media | Read More »

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