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Leonardo DiCaprio is like a walking, human meme.

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Pay attention while walking… and, STOP being a stupid walker with a smart phone!

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This GIF of Quvenzhane Wallis at the MTV Movie Awards makes up for the MTV Movie Awards. [MTV]

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Twitter’s online ‘tribes’ revealed: Users are forming distinct communities which even have their own languages

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Facebook Unveils a Radically Redesigned News Feed »

Facebook is ready with its first major core change since the introduction of the Facebook Timeline at the end of 2011 and this time they have put their focus on revamping their news feed. “The news feed is one of the most important things we’ve built,” Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said during a press event.

…the stories around you deserve to be displayed with more than just text. […] How we’re all sharing is changing and the news feed needs to evolve with those changes.

The newly introduced news feed will cater to users with bigger images, multiple feeds and mobile consistency. Facebook with this change has focused on developing a better mobile-friendly experience given the changing dynamics of using social media sites. Since the concept of storytelling through images has received more attention and became the last word in social-sharing experiences, Facebook has been concentrating on creating an imagecentric news feed for itself.

Along with these comes the option for users to control over how the feeds are displayed and to customize the wall as per their personal desire. The new news feed being released from today will add a newer dimension to the experience of logging on to Facebook though (for Facebook) it won’t over till the fat lady sings!

Horse Head Mask

No one is quite sure who had an Eureka moment recently, where it came from or what it means, but, made from soft vinyl and latex, the weird Horse Head Mask has popped up all over the Internet in recent years and undoubtedly, has become a symbol for anonymity.

Just click on the Horse Head Mask to buy one Horse Head Mask for yourself!

The Impact of Twitter on Journalism »

The world of journalism has changed in the internet era. Newsrooms are significantly smaller now than they were 10 years ago, and news is no longer a once-a-day product, but instead a constant flow of information. The rise of Twitter brought concerns within the industry - would this overwhelming source of direct raw information put professional reporters out of business? Journalists are now faced with the challenge of adapting their roles in this digital era, finding new ways to add value to content, and helping to ensure that the internet is changing our worldview for the better.

Relevant » Journalism vs. E-Journalism: A March towards Relevance and Appreciation

Rebecca Marino Quits Tennis Following Attacks on Social Media »

Canadian tennis professional Rebecca Marino announced she is quitting the sport, following a bout with depression that has been exacerbated by cyberbullying on social media sites. […] Although Marino said she has “thick skin,” the “really hurtful” words were compounded by the fact she has suffered from depression for the past six years. […] “My depression had come way before the so-called cyberbullying,” said Marino. “Social media has also taken its toll on me.”

She has also chosen to delete her Twitter and Facebook accounts with no immediate possibilities of returning.

Cyber bullying, though not as common as regular bullying, has shifted the attention to emotional changes an individual goes through while on social media sites and brings the focus on this mode of communication and its reach.

The impact of social media on our personal lives has not yet been quantified and now, the retirement of Canadian tennis player Rebecca Marino due to cyber bullying comes as a huge setback to the popularity of social media and the culture of sharing contents and opinions on the Internet.

How Social Media Is Making Over the Fashion Industry And How Fashion Labels Are Influencing the General Public via Social Media »

Technology made its mark at New York Fashion Week this year with the rise of social media on the runway. […] People are using social media for wardrobe advice, inspiration and the latest trends. Top fashion accounts live tweeted from the shows and two brands, Badgley Mischka and Bergdorf Goodman, co-previewed their collections exclusively on Pinterest. Fashion-related tweets doubled from last year’s events and professional photographers made use of Instagram. […] As the New York shows comes to a close, social media will be a major factor at London Fashion Week starting Friday. Fashionistas can keep track of events and viral moments through a live feed that curates tweets and pictures from attendees.

Everyone in the world wants to look different from the crowd and be unique in their own way. The fashion industry has made a fantastic gesture by making themselves available on social media to mingle with the general public. This will go a long way in increasing their brand value and creating a vast fan-base for their latest fashion accessories. Don’t forget to check out the infographic on Mashable and Tumblr’s own customized tag specially for New York Fashion Week! 

Prahlad Kakkar, famous Indian ad guru, while explaining the modern rules of dating on social media.

Yes, according to the most current trend: “Hook-up is the new dating and marriage is no longer the goal.”

You would never believe this was on an eBay auction »

On January 11, 2008, an auction for 4 golf balls that were surgically removed from a python’s gut ended. The balls were removed in an emergency room at Gold Coast’s Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. The golf balls were initially used to coax a hen to lay an egg. The python then raided the hen house but mistook the golf balls as real eggs. The veterinarians that removed the golf balls soon put them into auction to raise money for a new wildlife hospital. The sanctuary didn’t receive any government funding and as demands rose, more space was needed to cope. After an intense bidding that went down to the last second, the golf balls, together with x-rays and photographs of the surgery, were sold for $1401 to an Australian man.

Journalism, in this age of social media updates, has definitely become a slower means of imbibing knowledge regarding the current affairs of the country and yet it has not lost its relevance. On the other hand, information available on social networking sites are less authentic and may even be a rumor. It is far easier to make a ruthless assumption of facts and post it on a social networking site than to make an evidence-based inference of a situation.

Yes, Twitter has raised the bar for all journalists and news outlets. Social networking sites provide people real-time coverage of news events, meaning that journalists have to be quicker and more accurate than ever in order to catch their reader’s attention. However, they must be cautious while tweeting (and, also, using hashtags) about debates and/or political events as it does not take much time for a tweet to turn into a controversial statement and I’m sure the media may love to cover a controversy but it would like to stay away from getting into one!