Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:40:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A reveller talks on his mobile after attending a samba parade during pre-carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro February 12, 2012. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes(BRAZIL - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Facebook 'defriending' led to double murder in Tennessee
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:00:15 +0100 As reported by Reuters this week, 36-year-old Billy Payne Jr. and his 23-year-old girlfriend, Billie Jean Hayworth, were both murdered after removing and blocking a woman previously on their Facebook friend’s list named Jenelle Potter. The parents of an 8-month-old baby boy named Tyler where allegedly shot and killed within their own home by Marvin Enoch “Buddy” Potter Jr., the 60-year-old father of the blocked woman, as well as 38-year-old Jamie Lynn Curd who has a romantic interest in Jenelle Potter. ... (Source: Digital Trends)
Kate, Duchess of Cambridge leaves after attending the opening ...
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:30:09 +0100 (AP) - Kate, Duchess of Cambridge leaves after attending the opening evening of the Lucian Freud Portraits exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. The gallery is showing more than 100 paintings completed over 70 years, many of them nude studies of the late British artist's friends and family. Freud worked with the gallery on the exhibition for several years before his death in July 2011 aged 88. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Proposals, raised spending to mark Valentine's Day
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:10:08 +0100 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumers will be digging deeper into their pockets to buy flowers, gift cards and chocolates on Valentine's Day with average spending expected to rise eight percent over last year to nearly $200 (126.65 pounds). And along with their expanding wallets 4 million Americans are expected to pop the question or receive a proposal on Feb 14. "We've seen a consistent trend of consumers saying they will spend more, from holiday shopping to 2012 travel plans, and spending plans for Feb 14 are no exception," said Sonali Chakravorti, vice president at American Express. ... (Source: Reuters)
When Twitter bites back: Hashtag hijacking trending among disgruntled tweeters
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:10:09 +0100 Twitter is well-known for its role in granting a voice to all, from the disenfranchised to the lunch tweeter. But what happens when the Twitter hive doesn’t like what’s being said? Well, they change the subject. Recently, hoards of tweeters have hijacked some hashtag campaigns out of disgust; co-opting and rebranding the hashtag to create a new discussion.The #McFail (Source: Digital Trends)
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