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The Walking Dead and Social Networking Changing the Way We Watch TV

The Walking Dead and Social Networking Changing the Way We Watch TV

About two years ago it became apparent that the way we watch TV has changed with the increased presence of the Internet, but waiting for the season four finale of The Walking Dead, in sheer agony wondering who will die and who will survive to the next season, it is clear that social networking has specifically changed how we react to popular and unpopular television. Shows like American Idol and X Factor already rely on social networks to spread the word of who has made into the next round and who’s been voted out.

Twitter Closes Down Naughty Underage Teen Account

Twitter Closes Down Naughty Underage Teen Account

While the world reacted in outrage at the Turkish government shutting Twitter down, the website closed down a naughty underage teen account in the U.S. The account, @LIPartyStories, infuriated and shocked parents as the youth of Long Island posted pictures of themselves partying down. The underage kids were seen drinking, drunk, “touching each other intimately” and seminaked.

 

Ellen Page Comes out Anne Rice Gets Hostility

Ellen Page Comes out Anne Rice Gets Hostility

When Ellen Page came out on Valentines Day at the HRC hosted Time to Thrive first annual conference for young people of the LGBT community many rushed to lend their support to the 26 year-old Canadian actress; one such supporter was author Anne Rice who got hostility for her words of approval. The 72 year-old American author, who gave new life to vampire fiction and created the character Lestat, posted a message of support on her Facebook page. Rice said that she applauded Page’s courage and that each time a “prominent person” came out, another blow against bullying, bigotry, stereotyping and ignorance occurred.

 

Justin Bieber Selena Gomez and the STD?

Justin Bieber Selena Gomez and the STD?

While the most current news about Justin Bieber claims the pop star killed a 7 year-old child, there is a very interesting tale about Bieber, Selena Gomez and a sexually transmitted disease (STD). The matter of Bieber versus a young child, who lost in the encounter, has turned out to be a hoax started after the 19 year-old singer was arrested for DUI in Miami, Florida at the beginning of 2014. The case of the deceased child popped up on Facebook as yet another FB scam which states that Bieber has “done it again” and that this time “its over” for the performer. In this case the scam appears to be set up as a possible phishing operation enables another company to get personal information from those who share the story to their friends on the social network. The Selena Gomez story appears to be less of a sharing hoax and seems to be about sharing of an altogether different sort.

 

Xbox One Futuristic Console Puts Big Brother in Your Home

Xbox One Futuristic Console Puts Big Brother in Your Home

Xbox One hype is reaching fever pitch as the day approaches when the console is launched on November 22. The “futuristic” console is being touted as the new all-in-one entertainment system. It seems that consumers have forgotten, or do not care, that the Xbox One puts Big Brother in your home.