As word spread of the blasts, social media seemed shaped by every aspect of the response, from runners giving their accounts of the nightmare on Facebook, to authorities using Twitter to give instant updates.
By the time the staff at New Zealand’s National Aquarium noticed that Inky the octopus was missing, telltale suction cup prints were the main clue to how he had broken free.
Indian officials are blaming the blackouts, which have left a tenth of the world's population without power, on "energy-hungry states guzzling more than their allotted power" and crashing the grid.
Three teenagers persevered 50 days adrift in the Pacific ocean. The boys survived on a couple of coconuts, water they trapped on a tarpaulin, and a seabird they managed to catch.
Facebook admitted that they manipulated the number of positive and negative posts in the news feeds of over half a million users. Understandably, many people were upset.
Facebook has revealed that it manipulated the news feeds of over half a million users to change the number of positive and negative posts they saw. Many people think this sort of psychological testing crosses the line.
Facebook has revealed that it manipulated the news feeds of over half a million users to change the number of positive and negative posts they saw. Many people think this sort of psychological testing crosses the line.
Facebook has revealed that it manipulated the news feeds of over half a million users to change the number of positive and negative posts they saw. Many people think this sort of psychological testing crosses the line.
A recent flash mob of carolers needed to be scaled back after information was leaked to local news outlets regarding when and where the sudden congregation would take place.
Similar to reading a newspaper, dime novels and penny dreadfuls were meant to be read quickly and discarded, unlike the hardbound high literature that was written in volumes and published for the elite.
Though Johann Gutenberg's printing press was designed in the fifteenth century, it was not until after the first newspapers began circulating in the eighteenth century that it became a profitable invention.
The news media usually depicts the police as “wolf dogs” protecting “the sheep.” But, what happens when those police turn on and abuse a public they are supposed to serve and protect?
The news media usually depicts the police as “wolf dogs” protecting “the sheep.” But, what happens when those police turn on and abuse a public they are supposed to serve and protect?
The paper version of Newsweek is the latest casualty of a changing world where readers get more of their information from the Internet. The tempo of the news and the Web is just too fast to keep up with.
Fatbergs, the giant collections of grease, oil, and fat that clog the sewer system under London's streets, can get out of hand. The good news is that the congealed substance can be directly converted into clean energy.