Sen. Rand Paul airing grievances on Twitter for Festivus
On Monday, December 23, Kate Knibbs of Digital Trends reported that controversial politician and pundit Sen. Rand Paul took to Twitter to celebrate Festivus by complaining about various things he...
View ArticleSources claim Justin Bieber retirement a hoax
On Wednesday, December 25, Stan Schroeder of Mashable was one of many journalists who reported that singing sensation Justin Bieber announced he would be retiring on his Twitter feed. However, Bieber...
View ArticleGoogle Plus made it easier to get email from strangers
On Thursday, January 9, Kurt Wagner of Mashable reported that Google is making it easier for people in the greater Spokane area who use Gmail and Google+ to receive messages from other Google+ users...
View ArticleFacebook and other companies may now share more about government data requests
On Monday, January 27, Josh Constine of TechCrunch reported that Internet companies such as Facebook, Google and LinkedIn will now be able to reveal more to the public about requests the U.S. federal...
View ArticleApple gotofail bug affects Facebook and Twitter
On Sunday, February 23, Andy Greenberg of Forbes reported that a security bug that affects many Apple computers and mobile devices could leave people vulnerable to hackers when they use Twitter, Mail...
View ArticleComedy legend Harold Ramis honored by friends on Twitter
On Monday, February 24 Aly Weisman of Business Insider reported that celebrities have been taking to Twitter to honor the influential writer/director/actor Harold Ramis in the hours since he passed...
View ArticleNew design for Facebook Pages coming soon
On Monday, March 10, Kurt Wagner of Mashable reported that Facebook is gradually rolling out changes to the desktop versions of Pages, giving them what the company describes as "a streamlined...
View ArticleTwitter unveils new photo tagging features
Twitter users in the greater Spokane area can now use their smart phones to tag up to 10 people in a photo, or add up to four photos to a tweet according to a report posted by Chris Taylor of...
View ArticleNearly half of all Twitter accounts have never been used
On Sunday, April 13, David Murphy of PC Magazine reported that about 44 percent of all 982.4 million people who have Twitter accounts have never posted anything on the popular microblogging platform....
View ArticleFacebook Nearby Friends benefits may not outweigh privacy concerns
On Sunday, April 20, Kurt Wagner of Mashable explained how to use a new Facebook feature called Nearby Friends that is guaranteed to make people in the greater Spokane area who are concerned about...
View ArticleYouTube Mix allows Android users to automatically create music playlists
On Monday, April 28, Armand Valdes of Mashable reported that Google has made YouTube Mix available to all Android users. The feature, which is already available in the desktop version of YouTube,...
View ArticleFacebook Context Cards give iPhone users new ways to interact with friends
On Wednesday, May 14 Karissa Bell of Mashable reported that Facebook is introducing a new feature called Context Cards that gives mobile users new ways to interact with people they know. At least for...
View ArticleFacebook tones down automatic sharing
On Wednesday, May 28 Kristin Burnham of Information Week reported that Facebook is changing how its Open Graph sharing works to include less automatic sharing and concentrate more on content people...
View ArticleFollow World Cup on Facebook and Twitter
On Thursday, June 12, Todd Spangler of Variety reported that the 2014 FIFA World Cup "is expected to be the most-social sporting event ever globally", generating record setting levels of coverage and...
View ArticleFacebook Save may improve News Feed experience
On Monday, July 21, Kurt Wagner of Mashable reported that Facebook is introducing a new feature called Save that will help people in the greater Spokane area manage the content they see in their News...
View ArticleHillary Clinton answers questions on Facebook and Twitter
On Monday, July 21, Kurt Wagner of Mashable was one of many people who reported that Hillary Clinton would be conducting live question and answer sessions on Facebook and Twitter that afternoon as...
View Article'Sharknado' sequel unleashes tornado of tweets
On Thursday, July 31, Sydney Bucksbaum of E Online reported that the SyFy Channel original movie "Sharknado 2: The Second One" broke Twitter records previously held by Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and...
View ArticleFacebook Messenger permissions raising privacy concerns
On Monday, August 11, Christina Warren of Mashable tried to ease the minds of Facebook users who are concerned about their privacy after seeing the requirements for using Facebook Messenger on their...
View ArticleApple suggesting that iCloud was hacked by guessing passwords
On Tuesday, September 2, Tony Bradley of PC World reported that security experts have been suggesting that hackers were able to steal photos of celebrities by simply using detective work to figure out...
View ArticleKeepSafe could help people avoid being hacked like celebrities
As celebrities such as Amazing Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield and Chloë Grace Moretz continue to speak out against the recent thefts of photos and videos of more than 100 individuals, including...
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