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A Restaurant "Kitchen Nightmares" Couldn't Help, Has Internet Meltdown

T-Rav — Fri, 17 May 2013 02:48:35 +0000

If there are college classes about the uses of Social Media for businesses, this is sure to go down as a major DON’T. Amy’s Baking Company is an Arizona based restuarant that recently appeared on an episode of the Gordon Ramsey hosted show, Kitchen Nightmares. It soon became the first restaurant in such bad shape, that Ramsey walked [...]

Teen Arrested After Making Facebook Threats

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:35:15 +0000

Eric Rizley of Portage, Indiana was having a bad day. So the 19-year-old got on Facebook and started issuing threats. Unfortunately for him, that was actually a very, very bad idea. Now he faces criminal charges “Watch out portage people might be dying soon,” Rizley wrote on his account at about 4 AM Thursday morning. As if [...]

Man Hijacks Girlfriend's Facebook Page To Propose

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 19:00:23 +0000

If there’s anything the internet loves, it’s a creative marriage proposal. Now that the best ones end up on YouTube for all to see, it has become harder and harder to come up with a truly unique proposal. But that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. Israeli entrepreneur Guy Malachi accepted that challenge and passed with flying colors when he asked [...]

How To Clean Up Your Facebook Newsfeed

T-Rav — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 01:56:48 +0000

It started with pictures of their meals, then it moved on to “Super Giddy Fun Time” game invites. Today they started an hourly countdown to Christmas. Lets face it, these people populate our Facebook news feed, and its time for them to go. Completely unknown to me (but apparently a lot of people already knew), [...]

Your Facebook Copyright Notice Status Update Is Bogus

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:58:14 +0000

If you've been on Facebook over the last few days, you've probably seen that some of your friends have posted a copyright notice as their status update.

The message suggests that the poster has copyrighted all the material on their Facebook page thanks to the authority of something called the Berner Convention. Here is the full text of the update:

Hate Those Facebook Games? You Can Block Facebook Apps in 2 Easy Steps

Annie Jenkins — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 01:00:45 +0000

Had enough of those annoying invitations to play Farmville 2, Cityville, Lucky Slots – all those crazy Facebook games? Well – we found a very easy way to block Facebook apps and games from ever bugging you again. I found this little trick entirely by chance one day. I noticed that my notifications icon had [...]

Fall Festival Fundraiser for Lane Goodwin This Saturday in Henderson Kentucky

Kat Mykals — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:48:40 +0000

If you're not familiar, Lane Goodwin is the the 13 year old Henderson boy who has captured the hearts of not only the Tri-state but the world with his uplifting spirit as he continues his fight against cancer. This Saturday there is a huge fundraiser to benefit Lane, and it's all happening at the Henderson County Fairgrounds.

Facebook Now Offering To Promote Status Updates, For A Fee

T-Rav — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:42:02 +0000

Now that one in seven people on the planet have a Facebook profile, its hard to makes you status stand out among the posts about cats, food, or visits to the gym. Or is it? Facebook is now rolling out a service that will allow your status update move to the top of the list. [...]

Facebook Creates Anti-Stalk Technology, Takes All the Fun Out of Facebook

Marla Rosenthal — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:47:21 +0000

These days, everyone and their grandmother and pet hamster have Facebook. And most people would agree that the best use for the social networking site is passive stalkage of exes, frenemies and coworker crushes. So naturally, those fun killers at Facebook have decided to shut that business down.

My New Favorite Facebook Page – Super Hot Women!

Sandman — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:12:19 +0000

Browsing Facebook is a fun pastime. You see the cool, the weird, the ugly and the ridiculous of the human race. Personally, I prefer to spend a little time each day gazing at sexy chicks. Thus, I stumbled a great Facebook page full of just that. It’s called “Super Hot Women”, and it’s a collection [...]

Woman Jailed For Failing To Delete Facebook Account

Carl Pettit — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 07:54:02 +0000

You know it’s a bad day when a judge decides you need to spend some time behind bars because you didn’t delete your Facebook account. Is having a Facebook page now a crime? It seems that if you irk the wrong judge in the state of Kentucky, it just might be. And just how do [...]

Facebook and Twitter – Are Your Friends With Your Ex? [Poll]

Chelsea — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 19:04:29 +0000

I have to know - do people keep their exes on their friends list? I have exes on my friends list, but I’m actually still friends with them. (it’s not because I want to face-stalk them) The exes that I don’t get along with are not on there, they were deleted at the time of [...]

Teen Posts Picture Of Cash On Facebook; Then Family Gets Robbed

T-Rav — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:16:57 +0000

There is one rule I always follow when I deal with social media, don’t post anything you wouldn’t want on a billboard in the middle of town. One teenager in Australia could probably have used that advice. One 17-year-old was helping her grandmother count some cash she had stashed away. Apparently it was a large [...]

Facebooking is Number 1 When Going Number 2, According To Survey

T-Rav — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 03:45:02 +0000

Hitting up the boy’s room can be a pretty lonely experience, so up until recently books and magazines would have to keep you company on a visit. Now it seems you can bring all your friends along for the adventure. According to a Yellow Pages Social Media report, a recent survey showed that an increasing [...]

Things That Have Facebook Pages, But Don't Really Need Them

T-Rav — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:34:56 +0000

In the time I have had a Facebook page, the site went from college student exclusive to a free-for-all. And now the monster that Zuckerberg created is being used by many entities all in the name of marketing. However, there are a few places that I think shouldn't have a social media presence. Facebook Snack [...]

Fugitive On The Run Updates His Facebook Status

T-Rav — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 03:10:19 +0000

People can update their Facebook status for a number of ridiculous reasons. The statuses I loathe the most is pictures of food they are about to consume. The statuses that entertain me the most, relationship drama. Status I don’t expect, someone updating their run from the law. One Washington state resident felt like updating his status, while [...]

Uncle Sued Over Embarassing Facebook Photos

T-Rav — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:32:29 +0000

According to a recent ruling, you are more than welcome to embarrass your family members on Facebook. Aaron Olson of Minnesota sued his uncle, after he posted embarrassing childhood photos on the social networking site. The photos were of Olson, posed in front of a Christmas tree with captions making fun of him. The uncle agreed to un-tag Olson, [...]

Sh*t EVERYONE Says…. [video]

Chelsea — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:17:48 +0000

It’s a new explosion in the YouTube.com world, “sh*t (blank) say.” This new craze has gotten everyone making new videos and posting them on YouTube.com. I personally think they are hilarious. The first time I saw “Sh*t Girls say” I completely laughed my ass off!!!! Enjoy some fun videos on Sunday Funday!!!!

Thou Shall Not Commit Adultery…And Facebook It.

Chelsea — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:32:18 +0000

Don’t worry about your spouse hacking your Facebook, worry about their lawyers. In Connecticut, Stephen Gallion told his lawyer that his wives life is on the Internet and it can be used as ammunition in the divorce proceedings. According to Dailynews.com, “Judge Kenneth Shluger told Stephen and Courtney Gallion to give up their login details [...]

Porn Filled Weekend on Facebook

T-Rav — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:05:15 +0000

If you checked in on your Facebook news feed in the last week, you probably noticed your friends were posting a lot of porn. However they weren’t putting their adult entertainment preferences on display, they were actually hacked. The slightly advanced Facebook user (those who have been around long before news feeds and messenger) would [...]