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What Does the Red Equal Sign Mean on Facebook?

Kendra — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:30:46 +0000

Have you seen this on a lot of your Facebook friend’s profile pics lately? I have! I had an idea what it meant, but Googled it anyway just to make sure. Here is what I found: The Human Right Campaign has kick-started a movement to get people to show support for marriage equality as the [...]

Do You Instagram? What Social Networks Do You Use?[POLL]

Jeff Easterling — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:05:01 +0000

I first started using instagram as an app just to make my crappy phone pics look better, but never really understood the lingo, or how it works… good thing I have a teenage daughter for IT work. According to my youngest, it’s about getting likes and using hashtags. Instagram has really blown up lately, and [...]

East Texas Man Claims Censorship by Facebook for Obama Comment [VIDEO/POLL]

Jeff Easterling — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 07:19:31 +0000

Dustin Ford of Longview Texas recently had a discussion with a friend on Facebook regarding President Obama, and the next day his account had been frozen. Dustin Ford made a post tagging a friend, the post was “Seizing the day with baby obama”, likening his friend to a liberal. The comment was not threatening in [...]

New Facebook Search Engine — Introducing Graph Search [PHOTOS/VIDEOS]

Mimi — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:48:52 +0000

You have probably seen the Graph Search option on your Facebook homepage. It is a new option that is being tested that will allow you to do searches for many different things. You will be able to search for people with similar hobbies and likes, or find restaurants that your friends liked. There are many search avenues available with this new option.

Facebook's Radical New Changes to the News Feed [POLL]

Jeff Easterling — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:34:40 +0000

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerburg has introduced some radical new changes to the “news feed”. This is the biggest change to Facebook since the introduction of the “timeline” in 2011. The new “news feed” is designed for stronger consistency with all devices, laptop, pads, phones, etc… There is a bigger emphasis on photos, and images making the [...]

What Happened to My Facebook Pages… Again?

Jeff Easterling — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:31:09 +0000

Maybe you have noticed fewer posts by your favorite Facebook pages lately, it’s because of more of those changes they keep making… I know how to fix it now! We all have our interests, and “liked” the Facebook pages we thought we would like to keep up with. I had noticed that I was not [...]

Dad To Pay Teenager $200 To Stay Off Facebook [POLL]

Mario Garcia — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:19:27 +0000

Is your teenager spending too much time on social networks? Maybe you should do what one father is doing to his 14-year-old daughter to break the habit. Paul Baier said he will pay his teenage daughter $200 if she stays off Facebook for five months.Rachel Baier is a high school student from Wellesley, Mass. This [...]

Mother Fired for Facebook Post About Sick Child [POLL][VIDEO]

Jeff Easterling — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:19:41 +0000

Misty Roberson, like many of us do, uses Facebook to keep in touch with friends and family, and that’s what she was doing when she posted about her sick child. Misty Roberson told CBS Atlanta that she was just updating family and friends about her 14-year-old daughter’s health issues. She never thought it would cost [...]

Facebook is Gonna Mess With Us Again?

Lisa Lindsey — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 14:25:43 +0000

Hey Facebook, I got two words for ya, STOP IT! Facebook just can’t leave it alone. Our Timelines will change a bit soon, with a return to tabs, no more thumbnail pictures for “Friends,” “Photos” or “Map.” Yeah, just when you got used to them! Last month they were testing putting all our posts on [...]

Facebook Campaign to Get Blake Shelton to Host 'Saturday Night Live'

Lisa Lindsey — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:46:34 +0000

If you would love to see Blake Shelton host ‘Saturday Night Live’ then you’ve gotta get on the Facebook band wagon! This page is also campaigning for Miranda Lambert to be the musical guest! Hey, it worked for Betty White, so why not? Lots of country artists have performed on SNL but very few have [...]

Local Meteorologist Fired for Facebook Comments [POLL]

Jeff Easterling — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:38:03 +0000

Rhonda Lee, an African-American meteorologist at KTBS-TV in Shreveport has been fired for her response to a comment from a viewer. Was her comment racist? Was it sexual? …Nope. According to a write up at MSN.COM, a viewer offered criticism regarding her hairstyle asking if “she was a cancer patient”. Rhonda posted this response on [...]

Planning to Tweet or Instagram Your Ballot? You May Be Committing a Felony

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:53:35 +0000

Voting in a presidential election is pretty exciting. And, these days, when we do something exciting we want to tell the world about it through social network sites like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

But while there may be a temptation to take a photo of your completed ballot and post it on the internet with pride, it's not a very good idea. In fact in states like Wisconsin it's a felony to let anybody else see your ballot or a photo of your ballot.

New Service Lets Parents Monitor Kid's Facebook Activity [POLL]

Lisa Lindsey — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:21:02 +0000

It’s a different world out there! Now, with social networks, parents have to worry about their kids’ activity on Facebook. With all the cyber bullying going on, not to mention those scary sexual predators online, what’s a parent to do? Enter SociallyActive. This service gives parents detailed reports of their kid’s Facebook activity. Alright, you [...]

Beware! New Sneaky Virus Targets Facebook Photos

Lisa Lindsey — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:29:29 +0000

There is a new virus going around and it preys on our curiosity of photos of ourselves on Facebook. The virus, first spotted by the security firm Sophos, will come to you by an email Facebook notification. At least that’s what it will look like, but it’s not officially from Facebook. The email will inform [...]

Not on Facebook? Obviously, You're Some Kind of Psychopath [POLL]

Scott Mills — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 11:58:13 +0000

Some psychologists are claiming that if you don’t have a Facebook account, that’s a big red flag that you’re not very sociable, you’re abnormal and could be dangerous. The tech site Slashdot has brought to light a German news story where an expert states that not having a Facebook account is a sign you could [...]

Facebook Users Answer 'What Is Your Favorite Thing About Living in Hooks, Texas?'

Jathan Fink — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:00:03 +0000

I’ll be honest. Sometimes it is difficult to know what to feature about a community while tackling new places on our Small Town Tour. That’s why I love our listeners and the members of our online community! When in doubt, they take the reins and give us the scoop! When I first visited Hooks, Texas, [...]

Women Going to Extremes For Their Profile Picture on Facebook [VIDEO] [POLL]

Lisa Lindsey — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:51:24 +0000

Let’s face it, when we get our picture taken, we want to look good, But how far is too far? With Facebook now a huge part of our lives, there is even more frequent primping for those profile pictures. A CBS TV station in Miami is reporting about a growing trend in women going to [...]

Facebook has Changed Your Default Email.

Scott Mills — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:25:45 +0000

Pull up your Facebook profile and look in the “About” section at your contact info. See your email address? Is that the email address you originally entered into your profile? No, it isn’t. Is it? Apparently, Facebook is trying to force people into using their email system. To change your email address back to whatever [...]

Website Takes Public Facebook Statuses And Republishes For All to See! [POLL]

Lisa Lindsey — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:05:45 +0000

Ah, the things people say on Facebook! I really am shocked sometimes at what people will write on their status updates. They hate their boss or they “played” to much the night before. Not to mention the cuss words! Well, get ready because there is a new website out there that takes some of those [...]

Miranda Checks Blakes Tweets [POLL]

Lisa Lindsey — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:02:22 +0000

Blake Shelton is no stranger to Twitter. In fact, I follow him and he is always tweeting!

Blake Shelton has a reputation of tweeting after he’s had a few (if ya know what I mean.) No doubt he gets a lot of tweets from girls. So, what does his wife Miranda Lambert do?