More than a hundred children between the ages of seven and twelve reportedly died in a recent incident in Iran. The details are devastating. The images are worse. And yet, for many of us watching from afar, the reaction lasts only seconds. A pause. A sigh. Maybe a repost. Then we scroll. How does that […]
In a surprise turn for social media nostalgists, the video platform Vine is making a comeback, this time as diVine. Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey backed the app’s return through his non nonprofit ‘and Other Stuff,’ with former Twitter engineer Evan Henshaw-Plath leading the project. Launched in June 2012, Vine went viral for its looping six-second […]
Fenix360, the revolutionary social media platform designed to empower artists and transform the entertainment industry, was officially launched in the Philippines last February 26, 2024 at the Balcony Music House in Makati. Hosted by the charismatic VJ Ai dela Cruz, the event featured a captivating serenade by rising pop star Ica Frias, as well as […]
Recent research has shed new light on the relationship between social media use and the mental well-being of teenagers, which now contradicts some claims made by high profile tech executives. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, Facebook’s parent company, had asserted in a congressional hearing that there was no proven causal link between social media use […]
Long before Reddit, Quora, social media platforms, and speedy internet connections, there was PinoyExchange (PEx), an online forum where wired Filipinos in the 90s used to “connect and converse”—its original tagline—about the latest local and international news, showbiz, sports (particularly basketball), travel, gadgets, sub-culture, and other hot and interesting topics where internet users could either […]
2022 has been a really rocky one for social media companies, and it seems 2023 isn’t letting them off easily. Case in point: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg saw the historic stock plunge of Facebook for the first time, as well as the loss of daily active users. In November, the company announced that it had […]
You’ve probably been seeing weird but compelling pieces of artwork that either look wildly surreal or waaaaay frightening on your social media feeds. It’s understandable to think that these were made by incredibly talented artists, because it’s so easy to post artworks right now on social networks. But hate to break it to you–those are […]
Popular social media figure and self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate is in big trouble. He has been recently banned from several major social platforms, like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok. If you’ve never heard of the man known as Andrew Tate, let’s give a quick background. Tate was a kickboxer back in Europe in the […]
Co-founder and CEO of ‘All Turtles’ and ‘mmhmm’ Phil Libin criticized Mark Zukerberg’s concept of the metaverse, calling it “uncreative,” “stupid,” and an “old idea” that “never worked.” In an interview with Insider, the tech CEO shared that he and several of his company mmhmm’s employees recently tried out Meta’s Horizon Workrooms product. This product […]