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The selling point of Australian startup Padlokt is live, two-way conversation. It’s about “bringing fans closer to their idols than ever before,” says Trent Sydney, Padlokt managing director and co-founder. “It’s the little personal moments. Things that don’t come across in a tweet or on Facebook,” says Adam Hollioake, ex-cricketer, MMA fighter and now serving …

And the nominees are… Beyonce, Justin Bieber and Adele fans have reason to celebrate on social media today as the three artists are Grammy nominees in several major categories. Meanwhile, a hashtag parodying President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks is popping up across Twitter, and Facebook users are debating whether a Texas Republican’s decision to cast his electoral vote for Trump …

In a year where memes finally became bigger than Jesus Christ, there are a handful we hope don’t return in 2017. We laughed. We cried. We shared these memes. But now it’s time for them to go. In complete fairness, all memes are awful. None goes viral because it’s a well-crafted or original. “The things that go viral are very …

Now playing: Watch this: Change.org petition for Electoral College to pick Clinton… 1:16 Could the Electoral College elect Hillary Clinton? Millions of people have added their name to an online petition calling for a presidential bombshell. A petition urging electors of the Electoral College to make Clinton, not Presdient-elect Donald Trump, the next US commander in chief is the largest …

If you’re obsessed with “Westworld” or “Ex Machina,” you might be preparing for humankind’s impending doom. You know, the dawn of artificial intelligence. Facebook has this advice: Take a deep breath. The social network on Thursday launched a campaign aimed at demystifying AI by educating people on the basics of how it works. In a handful of short videos, Facebook …

All that fake news you saw during the election may have been part of a “sophisticated” Russian propaganda campaign. The abundance of fake news in the lead up to President-elect Donald Trump’s victory earlier this month has become a hot button issue, entangling tech giants like Facebook and Google. It turns out much of it was part of a Russian …

Now playing: Watch this: Coolest and rudest geeky toys for the holidays 3:00 I used to dream of going to a toy fair when I was a kid. Happily, that fantasy finally came true — even I had to wait until two weeks ago for it to happen. On November 9, just when I needed to chase away my post-US …

Twitter is eager to feast on Thursday’s holiday, while Facebook users are sharing a video of Justin Bieber punching a fan. Or should we say a former fan? Social Cues is our guide to what’s trending across social media. Here’s what people are talking about Wednesday morning: Happy Thanksgiving Eve: It’s less than 24 hours to go until the US …

Kanye West’s dark fantasy came true: Donald Trump is president-elect. The rapper was the top trending topic on Twitter on Friday after a rant revealing his support for the incoming president. Trump’s administration also announced its pick for the next attorney general — and Twitter isn’t happy about it. Social Cues is our guide on what’s trending across Facebook and …

Signal is getting a strong signal of its popularity. The encrypted messaging app, made by Open Whisper Systems, has seen a 400 percent increase in installations since last week’s presidential election, co-founder Moxie Marlinspike told American Public Radio’s Marketplace program. Marlinspike didn’t specify how many users the messaging app had, but said “millions of people” used it before the November …