At 3:00 on Monday morning, students at the University of Pittsburgh evacuated to the streets after bomb threats were made against the school—the 57th time students have evacuated campus buildings since mid-February. Later in …
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Thinterest? When Social Networks and Body Image Collide
Are websites like Pinterest, Tumblr and Facebook enabling eating disorders? And can they really do anything to stop it?
Social Media: The Muscle Behind the Trayvon Martin Movement
Knowledge of the Trayvon Martin case spread slowly at first. But online petitions, plus millions of tweets and Facebook “likes,” made the country take notice.
Reddit Users Help Girl Take Action Against Her Bully
The social news site Reddit has a penchant for do-gooding. This time, a group of users took up arms, responding to a girl’s plea for help dealing with cyberbullying.
“The cyber bullying has gotten to the point where the …
Has Spring Break Been ‘Facebooked Into Respectability’?
Thanks to social media, college kids’ vacation plans might be just a little tamer from now on.
Watch: Northern Ugandans ‘Puzzled,’ Angry With Kony 2012 Campaign
Invisible Children’s Kony 2012 video is garnering support through social networking sites while also generating substantial backlash online. It even became the most viral video in history. But now, people are finally getting …
Invisible Children Releases New Video in Response to ‘Kony 2012’ Criticism
Invisible Children, the nonprofit behind the viral “Kony 2012” documentary, released another video Monday. But this one doesn’t portray the atrocities committed by a brutal Ugandan warlord — it responds to mounting criticism …
‘Kony 2012’ Documentary Becomes Most Viral Video in History
“Kony 2012,” a 30-minute documentary about Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony, was viewed more than 100 million times in just under a week, making it the most viral video in history, Mashable reports.
According to Visible …
Woman Discovers Her Husband’s Other Wife on Facebook
A Washington woman got quite a surprise when Facebook’s “People You May Know” feature reportedly recommended a potential contact. The two women certainly had something in common: a husband.
The woman’s identity has remained …
Judge: Apologize to Estranged Wife on Facebook, or Go to Jail
Nephew Sues Uncle Over Awkward Facebook Photos
Can you take legal action after an embarrassing photo tag?
Puzzling Pins: Blogs Chronicle Pinterest’s Oddest Posts
Arguably the fastest-growing website in recent memory, Pinterest has lifted itself out of Internet obscurity and into the throes of the social-media jungle in what seems like mere minutes. Indeed, TechCrunch reports that the …