http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged social media en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 18:48:28 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/science-technology/social-media-explained/ This pretty much sums it right up. ]]> Tue, 06 Mar 2012 06:20:17 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/science-technology/social-media-explained/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/social-media-led-to-mans-death-judge-says/ A SUPREME Court judge has warned of the perils of using Facebook, texting and other social media to taunt and make threats as she sentenced a man to 21 years jail for murder after he posted his intentions online and via phone messages. "Jack dies 2nite so does ne 1 in Dodd Street that walks outside,'' Samuel Michael Westbrook , 24, posted on his Facebook page just hours before gunning down his uncle Peter Westbrook. Samuel Westbrook had boasted he intended to ... ]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2011 03:19:09 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/social-media-led-to-mans-death-judge-says/ http://www.wtfnews.org/science-technology/social-media-behind-numerous-people-declaring-atheism/ There has been a spike in the number of people coming out of the woodwork to declare themselves atheists and the head of both the Arizona Coalition of Reason and The Phoenix Atheist Meetup Group said blogs, Facebook and Twitter are just part of the reason. ]]> Mon, 03 Oct 2011 04:26:08 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/science-technology/social-media-behind-numerous-people-declaring-atheism/ http://www.wtfnews.org/science-technology/video-latest-battlefield-in-mexicos-drug-war-social-media/ Twitter users report gun battles and fiery road blockades. A website lists victims' names and details of how they died. A blog posts gory photos of gruesome killings and videos of drug lords' confessions. As violence grows across Mexico, online posts dealing with it have also surged at an explosive rate. This week attackers left ominous threats mentioning two websites on signs beside mutilated bodies in northern Mexico. The message was clear: Post something we don%2... ]]> Fri, 16 Sep 2011 06:16:46 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/science-technology/video-latest-battlefield-in-mexicos-drug-war-social-media/ http://www.wtfnews.org/science-technology/social-media-fuels-college-megaparty-in-colorado/ An apartment complex near Colorado State University that used Facebook to advertise "the biggest pool party of the year"' got more than it bargained for -- at least 2,000 people, most of them college students, showed up. It wasn't long before the police followed. Four people, including two CSU football players, were arrested at the Fort Collins apartment complex on Saturday. Ten people were taken to the hospital, most of them for overconsumption of alcoh... ]]> Tue, 30 Aug 2011 05:31:52 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/science-technology/social-media-fuels-college-megaparty-in-colorado/ http://www.wtfnews.org/world-news/british-pm-proposes-social-media-ban-for-rioters/ British Prime Minister David Cameron thinks he's found some culprits to blame in the recent riots that have rocked London and other cities -- Facebook and Twitter. Saying the "free flow of information" can sometimes be a problem, Cameron's government has summoned those two social-networking sites, as well as Research In Motion, makers of the BlackBerry, for a meeting to discuss their roles during the violent outbreaks. ]]> Fri, 12 Aug 2011 07:06:09 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/world-news/british-pm-proposes-social-media-ban-for-rioters/ http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/social-media-helps-gaga-top-forbes-power-list/ Flamboyant pop singer Lady Gaga has ousted US media mogul Oprah Winfrey to top this year's Forbes celebrity power list. Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, moved up four positions from last year to claim the top spot in Forbes's annual The Celebrity 100 2011 list that measures power by entertainment-related earnings, media visibility and social media popularity. ]]> Wed, 29 Jun 2011 05:10:29 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/social-media-helps-gaga-top-forbes-power-list/