No Spotify. No Twitter. No Netflix. Last Friday, millions of US residents woke up to that reality, the result of a major distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. Although not being able to stream “Stranger Things” on a weekday is merely an inconvenience — a serious one, I grant you — the attack crippled any …
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Halley’s Comet is still a few decades away from returning, but it’s left a gift in the meantime. Meanwhile, back on Earth, don’t expect much greatness to come out of Twitter on Friday morning because the social network is experiencing an outage. Social Cues is your go-to guide on what’s buzzing across Facebook and Twitter. Here’s what is trending on …
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Do these cartoon breasts offend you? Apparently, they offended Facebook. Swedish cancer awareness site Cancerfonden published an open letter (translated) to the social media company, asking that Facebook reinstate its awareness video, “Breast School” after the company took it down. Instead of the offending circles, above, which the site used to explain how women should check for worrisome lumps and …
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The third and final debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Wednesday night quickly engulfed social media, and the heated showdown left a long trail of simmering memes and recaps. Facebook and Twitter latched onto several phrases from the Republican candidate, even creating games out of his performance. Social Cues is your go-to guide for what your friends and …
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It’s the final debate before Election Day, and Twitter is already revving up. The previous face-off between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton became the most tweeted debate in Twitter’s history. Wednesday night’s showdown is poised to break the record again. Social Cues is a daily feature on what’s buzzing across Facebook and Twitter. Here is what’s trending across social media …
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FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler wants consumers to know he has their backs as he makes a final push to get new rules in place to protect online privacy and open competition in the cable set-top box market. In a commentary published Wednesday on CNET, Wheeler ticked off several consumer-friendly policies and rules his agency has adopted since he took office …
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Donald Trump may have used Wednesday night’s debate with Hillary Clinton to test the waters for a new, much-rumored TV network. As the candidates prepared to square off for the third and final presidential debate at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the Republican nominee for president posted a live feed to the debate with a comment that said: “If …
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Facebook, the world’s largest social network, wants to help you be more, well, social. In an IRL kind of way. On Wednesday, the company added several new features that let you buy tickets to movies and events like concerts or festivals, get a price quote from a plumber, or let friends make restaurant suggestions — complete with a map — …
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It might be hard to remember, but Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is still running a business. Over the past few weeks, the internet pioneer has been in the headlines for just about anything except its products. Instead, Mayer and her team have drawn scrutiny after suffering what could be the biggest hack and theft of personal account info in history, …
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The 1 billion listings for clothes, cars and cameras on eBay can often feel like one big mess. As part of the online bazaar’s effort to make it easier to find the stuff you want, eBay on Tuesday unveiled a beta version of an artificial-intelligence-powered shopping assistant on Facebook Messenger. People will be able to text, talk or take a …
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