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Queens girl, 12, commits suicide after alleged ASK.FM cyberbullying

A 12-year-old girl in Queens hung herself on Wednesday. She told her family she was a victim of cyberbullying.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged bullying, crime, cyberbullying, NYPD, Queens, ray kelly, schools, social media, suicide | Reply
A Boston student demonstrates planking in Fort Point. PHOTO: PHOTO BY NICOLAUS CZARNECKI/METRO

International Planking Day: Boston’s top spots for a faded fad

Saturday is the two-year anniversary of the first International Planking Day, a makeshift holiday honoring the internet meme that had its heyday in 2011.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged Boston, fad, Global Planking Day, International Planking Day, internet, meme, planking, social media | Reply
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PHOTOS: Ariel Castro’s recent Facebook activity

Recent Facebook activity by Ariel Castro, one of three brothers accused of kidnapping Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight in [...]

Posted in National, News
Tagged Ariel Castro, Cleveland, Facebook, news, social media | Reply
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VIDEO: J.C. Penney – it’s no secret we messed up. Please come back

J.C. Penney Co Inc, recognizing it made mistakes in its attempt to re-invent itself last year, launched a social media and television campaign on Wednesday that asked shoppers who left in droves to come back.

Posted in National, News
Tagged come back, Facebok, J.C. Penney, mistakes, national, shoppers, shopping, social media, sorry, Twitter
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev. Credit: FBI

UPDATE: Who are Boston bombing suspects Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev?

Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev posted links to Islamic websites and others calling for Chechen independence.

Posted in National, News
Tagged Boston Marathon Bombings, Chechnya, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, national, social media, suspects, tamerlan tsarnaev
Credit: NICOLAUS CZARNECKI/METRO

Twitter reaction to hunt for Marathon bombing suspects

Overnight Boston saw huge developments in the Boston Marathon bombings case.

Posted in National, News
Tagged Boston Marathon Bombings, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, social media, suspects, Twitter | Reply
NYPD Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. Credit: Photo by Michael Stewart/FilmMagic.

Police commissioner issues social media rules for cops

After two members of the FDNY were recently disciplined for posting racist slurs on Twitter, and a group of cops [...]

Posted in Local, News
Tagged commissioner, Facebook, fdny, NYPD, ray kelly, rules, social media, twitters | Reply
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PHOTOS: The best signs in support of gay marriage

People are using social media and witty signs to show their support for gay marriage.

Posted in National, News
Tagged doma, gay marriage, proposition 8, same-sex marriage, social media, supreme court | Reply
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Happy 7th birthday, Twitter: The company through the years

Twitter turned seven today. To celebrate, it released a video recapping the history of Twitter from its humble beginnings to present day.

Posted in News, Tech
Tagged social media, Twitter | Reply
Monsignor Paul Tighe.
Credit: Metro World News

Twitter Gospel: Metro visits pope’s social media office

As I walk into his office, Paul Tighe is on the phone with Apple regarding The Pope App. Yes, this is the Pope’s social media office.

Posted in International, Tech
Tagged Facebook, pope, pope benedict XVI, Pope Francis, social media, Twitter, Vatican | Reply
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