social media

Nasa debunks asteroid hit scare

The US space agency has dismissed the much talked about rumour on social media and various posts stating that a giant space rock impacting the Blue Marble sometime between September 15-28 this year, reports the Times of India.
20 August 2015

China explosions: Tianjin puppy becomes blast symbol

From the horror of the warehouse blasts in China's port city of Tianjin comes a tale of survival that has bewitched Chinese social media users and become a symbol of hope amid the relentless flow of dark news and images.
18 August 2015

How 'Indian worker slapped' shocked an Arab nation

A video of a wealthy-looking Bahraini apparently slapping a man who appears to be a migrant worker has shocked social media users across the country, and now led to several arrests.
6 August 2015

AFL racism row: Goodes backed by #IstandwithAdam campaign

Social media users are rallying around Aussie Rules footballer Adam Goodes, after he became embroiled in a racism row with fans.
1 August 2015

China escalator mishap: New video footage shows mall employees had close shave minutes before tragedy

New video footage shows mall employees experience a close shave just minutes before Xiang Liujuan was killed in the escalator mishap.
1 August 2015

Facebook now used by half of world's online users

Half of the world's estimated online population now check in to the social networking giant Facebook at least once a month.
30 July 2015

China's '300': When Spartans met the Beijing police

Half-naked models, dressed as Spartan warriors similar to the action-fantasy film "300" are subdued by Beijing police while taking part in a marketing stunt,
24 July 2015

Ranveer Singh's parody of Pakistani song goes viral (video)

It's not been long when Ranveer Singh has danced on a busy Mumbai road to please Hrithik Roshan, and he has done it again. This time, he has made a Dubsmash video on the viral Pakistani song Eye to Eye on Hrithik's request.
14 July 2015

#JusticeforRajon

Thousands of posts have flooded different social media platforms in a protest against the brutal killing of 13-year-old Rajon in Sylhet.
13 July 2015

Take a selfie with Kim Kardashian!

Madame Tussauds London reveals the newest addition to their waxwork line up, which takes the form of none other than a selfie-taking Kim Kardashian, reports Mashable.
11 July 2015

'Never threaten an Iranian!': How one diplomat's outburst blew up

The weather is sultry and tempers are fraying during tense negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme - one particularly testy exchange sparked a rash of social media messages and memes.
11 July 2015

Facebook's new floating video feature lets you scroll while you watch

Facebook now lets you detach a video from the News Feed and move it anywhere within the browser window, so you can scroll Facebook while watching.
7 July 2015

Taylor Swift's Blank Space video touches 1 billion mark (video)

Singer Taylor Swift's Blank Space becomes the fastest video to touch 1 billion mark on YouTube. The video has been released online via Vevo in November 2014.
7 July 2015

When a selfie is not enough: India abuzz over 'velfie' craze

Move over selfie, India is embracing the "velfie" with Bollywood stars, sporting heroes and even politicians taking and posting videos of themselves online using a range of new mobile apps.
6 July 2015

Little girl, pregnant mom dance-off goes viral (video)

The video of a eight month pregnant mother and her little daughter Drop That Nae Nae is the coolest dance-home-video, steadily going viral, ever, reports NDTV
1 July 2015

Dead, again: Why celebrities die over and over online

News of death of celebrities appear in social media again and again a long time after the death actually happened, reports CNN Online.
1 July 2015

How one country came together after a terror attack

Following a suicide attack on a mosque, many Kuwaitis react by publicly rejecting sectarianism and calling for unity on their social media accounts.
1 July 2015

Future of Facebook is telepathy: Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg's ambition on the future of facebook is far beyond what it is today reports the news sky.
1 July 2015

Gay pride: How the world turned into a rainbow this weekend

In solidarity with the gay pride, social media users especially of Facebook have been found updating their profile photos with a bright splash of colours over the last few days.
29 June 2015

Fans unite for Nasir

Cricket fans extend their support to Bangladesh allrounder Nasir Hossain over bullying on popular social media platform Facebook.
28 June 2015