Archive for the ‘Social Media’ Category
Facebook ‘Poke’ Eventually Leads To Marriage Proposal
If you want to get someone’s attention in Facebook, then poke is simply the best option. And the very interesting news is, lately this Facebook poke feature has eventually led a man to fall in love with a total stranger and finally it ended up to marriage proposal before Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Facebook Messenger Is Now Available For iPad Too!
Facebook Messenger, the standalone native chatting tool by Facebook is now available for iPad. Facebook pushing their Messenger application very hard for a while, now with the native iPad app, it becomes more strong. Details with screenshot and quick feature set inside.
Google Hangouts No Longer Require A Plugin For Chrome Users
If you are a regular user of Google’s video Hangouts service, you’ll be glad to know that the experience on desktop for this service is about to get a little more stable. Google has announced that Google Hangouts will no longer require a plugin for Chrome users.
Twitter Is Experimenting With A New Way To Retweet
Twitter is different from every other social network because it lets people tweet within 140-characters and not more than that. This brevity is undoubtedly a salient feature of Twitter. But lately it’s been reported that Twitter is experimenting with a new way to retweet.
Little Girl Writes Google A Cute Letter Requesting To Give Her Dad A Day Off!
Those people who work at Google are very much industrious and passionate to their work. And for their hard work, sometimes they get detached from their family members and mostly children suffer. A little girl was a sufferer of this and so she wrote Google a letter asking to give her daddy a single day off. Interestingly Google gave that father a vacation of one week!
It Will Take 7 Years To Tweet The Entire Lexicon Of English Language
Twitter is used for many purposes, from sharing breaking news to indulging in discussions about the buzzing topics. A new account has put the site to a new use, aiming to tweet all the words in English language. The task will take an expected 7 years to complete.
Google Will Now Add Relevant Tweets To Public Alert Events
Twitter has come to be one of the primary sources of information in the wake of natural disasters. Google is now putting aside its market rivalry with the social network, deciding to use relevant tweets to update its Public Alert events.
Turkey Finally Lifts The Country-Wide YouTube Ban
Turkish government has been increasingly proactive in banning online services in the last year or so. In a rare reversal of this trend, the government has now unbanned YouTube after a two-month blackout of the video service.
Bangladeshi Student Commits Suicide After Posting A Status On Facebook
Earlier we reported that a man had posted on Facebook ‘I’m about to get shot’ and gets shot immediately. However lately, we have come to know that a university student of Bangladesh, before committing suicide under a train, posted a status on Facebook and for the time being, such suicide note has turned into talked of the topics of Bangladesh.
New Hack Offers ‘Quiet Facebook’ By Hiding The News Feed
Many of us are perpetually overwhelmed and annoyed at the endless flood of information and data that our Facebook News Feed is. A new hack allows you to hide the News Feed altogether, letting you enjoy a quieter Facebook experience.
Facebook Changes Default Privacy Settings For User Posts From ‘Public’ To ‘Friends’
Despite all the ruckus that has been raised over Facebook’s privacy issues to day, Facebook stuck to one of its most ominous features. That has finally changed now as Facebook defaults the privacy of user posts from ‘Public’ to ‘Friends.’
Twitter Looks Into Buying Soundcloud
Twitter has made several attempts in the past to be at the center of the digital music scene. Having failed at those attempts, reports now have it that the company is considering the option of buying Soundcloud.
Foursquare’s New Check-In App ‘Swarm’ Is Available Now
Foursquare has released its new check-in app ‘Swarm’, as declared. The brand new app has been launched on iOS App Store and Google Play to let you check into places and let you know what your friends are doing.
![[Infographic] Lets See The Life Style Of Mark Zuckerberg And An Average 30-year-old Man](https://thetechjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/images-250/1405/176248-1400506824-mark-zuckerberg-1-250.jpg)
[Infographic] Lets See The Life Style Of Mark Zuckerberg And An Average 30-year-old Man
Different people have different life styles. And the way of living this life depends on many things – education, job, salary etc. However, here’s an interesting infographic highlighting the life style of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and an average 30-year-old man.
Facebook Plans To Launch Snapchat Competitor App Called ‘Slingshot’
It would seem that after Facebook’s attempt to acquire Snapchat for a hefty $3 billion didn’t go through, the company has decided to create a Snapchat competitor. Called ‘Slingshot’ the video message app from Facebook may debut soon.
