As far as I can tell, the Twitter hashtag #wordsthatleadtotrouble got started at about 11 a.m. Pacific Time on Sunday morning, when a user named Kookeyy posted this short message: “#wordsthatleadtotrouble ‘Don’t Worry I gotchu.” A couple minutes later, Kookeyy posted another take on the same theme: “#wordsthatleadtotrouble – I Love Yuh *kiss teeth*.” On […]
On August 9, it was announced that a long-rumored deal between Google and Verizon will happen. Under the agreement Google’s content will have priority on some parts of Verizon’s networks. So what does this mean for African American and Latino web users?
So Google and Verizon went public today with their “policy framework” — better known as the pact to end the Internet as we know it.
Research In Motion today launched the BlackBerry Torch 9800, which features a capacitive touch screen, slide-out QWERTY keyboard and the new BlackBerry (News – Alert) 6 operating system.
Movie Trailer: From Wikipedia The Social Network is an upcoming 2010 drama film directed by David Fincher about the founding of the social networking website Facebook. The film features an ensemble cast which consists of Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Brenda Song, Rashida Jones, Max Minghella, Rooney Mara, Malese Jow, and Joseph Mazzello.
From Gawker.com: Everyone knows that white people love Facebook and hate MySpace. But why? In a sure-to-be-controversial new essay, a famous internet sociologist says it’s a lot like white flight.
The study found that African-Americans and Latinos continue to be more likely to own cellphones than whites and more likely to use their phones for a greater range of activities.
From Mashable.com: Yesterday LeBron James was a sponsored trending topic on Twitter –- today, the King himself has joined the microblogging service, setting up shop at @KingJames.
From PrisonPlanet.com: President Obama will be handed the power to shut down the Internet for at least four months without Congressional oversight if the Senate votes for the infamous Internet ‘kill switch’ bill, which was approved by a key Senate committee yesterday and now moves to the floor.
What ran across your mind when you watched Angel L. Rosenthal get allegedly assaulted in "The Seattle Police Officer Punches Girl" video, or Kat Stacks allegedly getting assaulted in the "Kat Stacks Gets Beat Up" video? Violent videos of this type not only create a spectacle, they force viewers to become the judge and the jury; determining their personal sentiment on the amount of guilt of the assault victim.
Formspring.me is a fairly new social networking site used by teenagers, mainly designed to allow users to anonymously post questions and comments on other users pages; however, it is growing a reputation as a place to gossip and insult people by posting profane, sexual and intentionally hurtful things.
