It seems anything you do or anywhere you visit is worthy of a selfie, whether that’s standing on the edge of a cliff or going for a coffee. But a new study has revealed our need to capture the perfect selfie comes with a price — the price being 250 deaths. The study published by the Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care investigates how many of us social … [Read more...] about People keep dying taking selfies, this study reveals how
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Viral video of woman pouring bleach onto manspreaders is staged Kremlin propaganda
On September 25, a viral video filmed by Anna Dovgalyuk showed a Russian “feminist” pouring bleach on men’s crotches in a protest against manspreading. Except it wasn’t bleach, it was water, and also Kremlin propaganda. Have you visited TNW's hype-free blockchain and cryptocurrency news site yet? It's called Hard Fork. TAKE ME THERE … [Read more...] about Viral video of woman pouring bleach onto manspreaders is staged Kremlin propaganda
WhatsApp’s Brian Acton left $850m on the table in his rush to exit after Facebook takeover
Brian Acton, the co-founder of cross-platform messaging app WhatsApp, has largely been out of the public eye since he left Facebook more than a year ago. In a wide-ranging interview with Forbes, Acton spoke candidly about his time with Facebook after Mark Zuckerberg's social network bought WhatsApp, going as far as to admit he was a "sellout" for agreeing to the acquisition of … [Read more...] about WhatsApp’s Brian Acton left $850m on the table in his rush to exit after Facebook takeover
New report shows the positive ways young people are using social media
Remember the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge of 2014? It was when people across the world poured a bucket of ice water over their heads and posted it on social media, before encouraging other people to do the same and donate to the ALS Association. This is one of the biggest instances of online social activism, and it led to a major breakthrough in research regarding ALS, also known … [Read more...] about New report shows the positive ways young people are using social media
This startup wants to become the Facebook of death
Social media has changed how we live, and surprisingly, how we die. Mortality used to be an intimate affair shared between families and close groups of friends, but that’s no longer the case. People now broadcast the passing of their loved ones across the internet to an audience of potentially billions. This raises an interesting question: are social media platforms, … [Read more...] about This startup wants to become the Facebook of death