9 Social Media Hoaxes You Fell for in 2013 and 10 More

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9 Social Media Hoaxes You Fell for in 2013 Some of the most viral stories of the year have turned out to be fakes. Which ones did you fall for? See Apple's Heartwarming Holiday Ad for the iPhone 5S Apple has launched a new video ad, featuring the iPhone 5S and AirPlay. The Top 10 Things People Wanted to Learn in 2013 From Google's search data, here are the top 10 things people wanted to learn how to do in 2013, including tying a tie and setting up a filing system. The Top 10 Things People Didn't Understand in 2013 Here are Google's top searches of the year starting with "What is," including topics such as sequestration, lupus and twerking. Facebook Rolls Out 'Dislike' to Messenger — Sort Of Facebook still doesn't have a "dislike" button, but its Messenger app just received a host of new stickers, including an image of a thumbs down. Facebook Launches Auto-Play Video Ads Facebook's auto-play video ads are here. Yahoo Tweet Inspires Ridiculously Steamy Celebrity Responses A tweet from Yahoo's "Omg!" account set off an hilariously epic thread of tweets from Josh Groban, Anna Kendrick, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Zach Braff. The Universal Translator Is Real and Its Name Is Sigmo The Sigmo is a small pillbox-size device that promises to translate -- and speak -- languages in seconds. Lego Rivendell Is 'LOTR' Fantasy Land Made From 200K Bricks Lego enthusiasts Alice Finch and David Frank created a massive brick replica of Rivendell, the Elven outpost from 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy. Everything You've Always Wanted to Say to Your Facebook Friends If only you could tell your Facebook friends what you really think about them. Parody Photoshop Ads Expose Unattainable Beauty Standards When it comes down to it, there's only one product on the market that will get us to advertisement-level "perfection": Photoshop. Read more at Mashable.com ▶ You received this email because you are registered on mashable.com. We respect your privacy. If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please safely unsubscribe. Mashable, Inc. is a California Corporation. P.O. Box 64 New York, NY, 10159-0064