Facebook’s new suicide prevention feature can help you save lives
Facebook announced in February that they were going to roll out a suicide prevention feature, which debuted today on the site.
Citing threats, F.B.I. tells cops to be careful on social media
After the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody, the F.B.I. issues a warning to police of possible cyber attacks by "hacktivists."
Finally we can embed classic MS-DOS games within tweets
If you're always running out of interesting things to tweet, try embedding a classic MS-DOS game from the Internet Archive.
Instagram launches @Music, a community for musicians and music fans
Social media and music come together in Instagram's new community, @Music, which connects fans with musicians and those associated with the music industry.
Twitter reaches 300 million active users, investor expectations not met
Microblogging website Twitter has reached 300 million active users since its launch in March 2006.
Instagram adds 3 new filters, emojis in hashtags
Instagram has recently introduced three new filters that draw inspiration from nature: Lark, Reyes and Juno.
Fancred signs the Carolina Panthers and Washington Redskins as partners
Sports-themed social site Fancred just scored three big partners, teaming up with the Carolina Panthers, Washington Redskins, and University of Maryland.
Drowning in a deluge of tweets? Twitter’s new Highlights feature cuts down on clutter
Twitter's rolling out a new feature to its Android client called Highlights. It aims to make your timeline more manageable through curation.
Droppie social photo app lets you leave images for others to discover
Droppie is a new social networking app that lets users share pictures with new people, simply by "dropping" their pictures in any location.
Facebook’s caller ID app Hello just made ignoring phone calls a whole lot easier
Facebook is launching a caller ID tool for Android called "Hello."
Brands be gone! Facebook pushes your friends’ posts to the top of your News Feed
Facebook is rolling out some updates to their News Feed that will hopefully result in more relevant content being displayed for users.
Vengeful girlfriend sends cheating ex’s Apple devices to a watery grave
An unnamed Japanese woman found out that her boyfriend was cheating on her. Her specified method of revenge? Throw all of his Apple products into a bath.
New app Clear helps you look like a good person, whether you are or not
Clear is a new app that scours your social media accounts for potentially offensive content, which is something its creator knows more than a little about.
Move over Viber, WhatsApp can make calls now, too
The popular messaging app WhatsApp has just released a voice calling feature for iOS.
Twitter isn’t afraid of stranger danger anymore, so you can direct message anyone
Twitter has announced that user accounts can now be direct messaged from any account regardless of a mutual follow.
Pro hacker Chris Roberts banned by United Airlines over tweet
Computer researcher Chris Roberts could not make his flight to San Francisco due to his tweet that referenced the airline's onboard systems.
Instagram gets strict on nudity and harassment policy, clarifies what is and isn’t
Instagram has revised its community guidelines with stricter language regarding nudity and harassment.
Fiverr Faces app uses pro artists to illustrate your selfies
Are photo selfies too boring for your social networking reputation? Turn your selfies into illustrations, with the new Faces app from Fiverr.
Artists demand that the NYPD return Edward Snowden bust in a letter from their lawyer
A group of unknown artists placed a bronze bust of NSA leaker Edward Snowden in a Brooklyn park. It was later removed and the police are investigating.
Rambo the octopus loves taking pictures of visitors with a Sony camera
An octopus named Rambo is taking pictures of aquarium visitors with a Sony Cybershot camera.
VueVoyage uses photography to pick world’s best travel destinations
VueVoyage is a travel-focused social network that curates the world's best destinations based on photos.