Facebook: It’s a ‘Social Burden’

The Facebook generation is fed up with Facebook. That’s according to a report released by the Pew Research Center, which surveyed 802 teens between the ages of 12 and 17 last September to produce a 107-page report on their online habits. Pew’s findings suggest teens’ enthusiasm for Facebook is waning, lending credence to concerns, raised … [Read the full story]

Dear Lily – Help me save my reputation

Dear Lily, One of my so-called ‘friends’ has apparently been slagging me off on Facebook and Twitter and I’m not willing to let her get away with it. The person in question is always nice as pie when we’re face-to-face but as soon as she’s online she’s tweeting about how I don’t know what day … [Read the full story]

Pete Doherty sings French with unknowns, Dandies

French band called Dandies have recorded an obscure duet with Pete Doherty. Doherty sings in French, apparently for the first time on record, on the band’s new single ‘L Comme Liaison’. Doherty doesn’t appear in the video. Dandies posted a photo of themselves with Doherty on their Facebook page on March 17 as a “souvenir” … [Read the full story]

Mum’s emotional Facebook post goes viral

An Adelaide mother’s emotional Facebook post about a kind-hearted supermarket worker has gone viral. She says the worker is the first stranger who has treated her disabled daughter as a normal child, and it has restored her faith in humanity. Five-year-old Ella Jakas is a living miracle. A stroke left her permanently brain damaged, and … [Read the full story]

The tears of a rock ‘n’ roller

Last year, Led Zeppelin were honoured by Barack Obama at a ceremony at the White House. Here’s something I missed at the time, but have just discovered via a friend on Facebook. Following the ceremony there was a concert at the nearby Kennedy Center, which…in addition to Foo Fighters’ cover of ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll’…featured a … [Read the full story]

College girls get their Twits out

College girls in America have sparked a new Twitter craze of posting cleavage shots while wearing their college sports teams’ strips. Busty babes from the University Of Kansas sparked the ‘KUBoobs’ trend – which is also known by the hashtag #boobment. And now there are hundreds of examples across the web of supporters showing their … [Read the full story]

A square in Spain to be named after Joe Strummer

Joe Strummer of The Clash is to be honoured with a square in the Spanish city of Granada named after him. Though the iconic punk figure passed away over 10 years ago his legacy lives on and a petition on Facebook to name a square in the city after Strummer was approved by officials this … [Read the full story]

Your skirt length could reveal how slutty you are

The lengths of women’s skirts has always been up for a good debate, but an artist has given a possible inkling to what sort of a person the skirt wearer is.  Rosea Lake, 18, who is studying graphic design and illustration at Capilano University in Vancouver, posted a photograph titled Judgements. The image shows a … [Read the full story]

Lady Gaga versus Sharon Osbourne

Sharon Osbourne has stepped into the feud that is now going on between Lady Gaga and her daughter, by calling Gaga, ‘a bully’. Ozzy’s missus hit out after Gaga attacked Kelly Osbourne commented on her US fashion TV show. The Poker Face star penned a blog post on her official site urging Kelly to “take … [Read the full story]

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