| SOCIAL MEDIA TOP STORIES | | | | | | | ALL STORIES SOCIAL MEDIA | | |
| The Web Rallies for a Better World With Momentum1000 Campaign | | In September 2000, leaders from around the world convened at the United Nations headquarters in New York City to adopt the Millennium Declaration, through which they committed their countries to a partnership in solving key global issues by the end of 2015. The leaders agreed on eight goals — known as the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) — that range from ending extreme poverty and hunger to reducing child mortality.
|
| 'Game of Thrones' Social Media Fandom: Bigger Than Westeros? | | Thursday, April 04, 2013 11:39 PM | Chris Taylor |
| OK, Game of Thrones nerds, we know: there is no official population number for Westeros. The books, which thoroughly inhabit their medieval world, tell us that no census has been taken, though you can sort of figure it out from the sizes of cities. "The population of Westeros extends into many millions:" that's the best estimate over at the Game of Thrones wiki.
|
| The Story Behind the Hashtag: #BestLieEver | | Thursday, April 04, 2013 7:49 PM | Eric Larson |
| In this recurring series, 'Behind the Hashtag,' we'll take a look at what's being talked about most on Twitter. Today: Lying.
|
| Tweet Your Black Thumb Issues to Britain's Oldest Gardener | | Thursday, April 04, 2013 7:07 PM | Camille Bautista |
| You're never too old for Twitter. Britain's oldest gardener, 104-year-old Ralph Hoare, is using his green thumbs for more than pruning by answering horticultural questions on the social network. Furniture Village, a UK retailer, identified Hoare as the country's oldest active gardener to coincide with the launch of a new collection of garden equipment. His gardening answers will be posted on the company's Twitter account, @OfficialFV.
|
| Mark Zuckerberg Moonlights as a Middle School Teacher | | Thursday, April 04, 2013 4:59 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| In case this Facebook thing doesn't work out, Mark Zuckerberg can always fall back on his second job: middle school teacher. The Facebook CEO disclosed to Wired that he teaches a class every week to a middle school in East Menlo Park, Calif. Zuckerberg says he was influenced by his wife, Priscilla, who went into teaching after graduating from Harvard.
|
| Facebook Home: A Really Nice Screensaver | | Thursday, April 04, 2013 4:22 PM | Chris Taylor |
| We came in to Thursday's press event in Menlo Park expecting a "Facebook phone," and in the HTC First we got one. Kinda. But there was a reason Mark Zuckerberg devoted little more than five minutes at the end of the event to the First. He wants us to focus on Facebook Home. The $99 First is little more than a low-cost LTE Android phone with Home pre-installed.
|
| Facebook Home Will Not Actively Track Users' Location | | Thursday, April 04, 2013 4:17 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| Facebook Home, Facebook's just-announced feature that will essentially turn the homepages of users' Android devices into a Facebook landing page, will not actively track users' GPS location, Facebook has confirmed to Mashable. Facebook Home, which seems to constantly run on users' phones, instantly raised privacy concerns when it was unveiled Thursday.
|
| 5 Fascinating Facts We Learned From Reddit This Week | | Thursday, April 04, 2013 3:46 PM | Matt Silverman |
| Gather 'round the computer screen kids, and bask in the frothy glow of knowledge. It's time for another edition of Reddit Facts, our weekly dive into the fascinating tidbits we learn from the front page of the Internet. This time, we're all about Super Mario, weird gravitational fields, and murder. Yes, murder. Dig the video? Head on over to Mashable's YouTube channel and subscribe so you'll never miss an episode.
|
| Live From the 'Facebook Phone' Event | | Thursday, April 04, 2013 12:00 PM | Chris Taylor |
| Greetings from Facebook HQ in Menlo Park, Calif., where we're about to find out the meaning of the social network's "new home on Android." Follow along, below. There's been a barrage of speculation about a "Facebook phone" — and while a new and very basic HTC handset with Facebook apps does appear to be on the cards, the event is really about putting a fresh spin on Facebook's whole mobile strategy.
|
| 10 Innovative Uses of Pinterest | | Thursday, April 04, 2013 11:32 AM | Matt Petronzio |
| With more than 48 million users, Pinterest is one of the most popular social networks on the web. After its recent fundraising round of $200 million, it has an estimated value between $2 billion and $2.5 billion. Not too shabby for a virtual inspiration board founded only three years ago. But within that time, many users have found ultra-creative ways to use to use the visual platform.
|
| Zuckerberg's Old Angelfire Page Reveals His Social Networking Ambitions | | Thursday, April 04, 2013 11:11 AM | The Daily Dot |
| You're seeing this correctly. Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook and most famous web innovator since Al Gore, once had an Angelfire. Just like you and your sister and all of your little teenage friends. (Well, probably that Mark Zuckerberg.
|
| |  |  | | | TOP STORIES TODAY TOP TOPICS | |
ليست هناك تعليقات:
إرسال تعليق