Tag: Social Media

New Technology Aims to Debunk Lunar Landing Conspiracies Once and For All

Ever since Neil Armstrong first took one small step on the moon and one giant step for mankind, people have been yelling "faaaaake." As people will do with any incredible feat that seems unbelievable, conspiracy theories about the moon landing being a false achievement that never took place, have been abundant. The most prominent of these conspiracies is that the entire landing didn't even happen...

Amazing Aerial Photos of Italy’s Adriatric Vacation Beaches

For decades, the white sand beaches and sparkling green waters of Italy's Adriatric coast has attracted Italians looking for a beach vacation. That's changing though, and miles of white sand are slowly being reclaimed by the sea. It's estimated that before the end of the century the beaches could disappear entirely. German photographer Bernhard Lang, wanted document the beaches in their high-leisure heyday, and captured...
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MapD is About to Mine the Hell Out of Twitter

A new software may be on your next PC, allowing for the processing of data up to 70 times faster than ever possible. The...

Facebook Ditches the ‘Thumbs Up Like’ Button

Yes, it's shocking but true, Facebook is doing away with its trademark thumb's up like button. Don't fret though, "likes" aren't going away, they're...

Influencers Reveal the Truth Behind Perfect Instagram Posts – and It Feels Good

Everyone is guilty of that feeling when perusing social media; that strange mix of FOMO combined with jealousy and guilt when you view a stunning...

Muslim Activists are Destroying ISIS’ Presence on the Internet

For a long time, ISIS has had a disturbingly competent online presence. They have a glossy online magazine that teaches subscribers how to make...

As the #MeToo Hashtag Floods Social Media, Some Stay Awfully Quiet: Men

The number of tweets, Facebook statuses and Tumblr blogs posts using the #MeToo hashtag to give accounts of sexual harassment, violence and abuse is...

A Notorious Website Has Found the Way to Stop Hate Speech Online

The self-proclaimed 'front page of the internet', Reddit, has had a problem for a while with hate speech on its 'subreddits', the name given...

Anti-Immigration Group Mistakes Empty Bus Seats for Burqas

Internet trolling is just getting to be too easy these days. Case in point, the latest example of idiotic group mentality that occurred when...

These Stylish Gents Are Reshaping the Way the World Sees Iraq

For many westerners, the word “Kurdistan” brings to mind one thing — conflict. The region, located in northern Iraq, has been mired in civil...

This Fake News Provider Doesn’t Think he’s Doing Anything Wrong

"Is it okay to shout 'fire' in a crowded movie theater if afterwords you whisper 'just kidding'?" It's that line from a Full Frontal With...

Inspiring ‘I’ll Ride With You’ Anti-Terrorism Campaign Took Over Twitter This Week

The recent hostage crisis in Sydney in which gunmen took 17 people hostage in a cafe gripped the world last week. Heavily armed officers...