Social Networking

Facebook to Start Verifying Accounts– But no one will know….

(hubze) Facebook is going to start verifying the accounts of celebrities and public figures, but for some bizarre reason, there is going to be no icon to indicate this verification for users. Twitter and Google+ have been verifying accounts like its nobodies business. With Google, every account is essentially verified because of the real name polic...

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Apple’s Social Network: Mountain Lion Integrates Twitter, Not Facebook

(hubze) When Google came out with Google+ the tech world took notice of the social media epidemic. So, a the question was posed to big companies, like Google, who would have the power to virtually monopolize social media all together: Are Apple and Microsoft going to integrate social networks into their operating systems? Apple has never been socia...

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The Sexiest Social Network, Twitter or Facebook? [Infographic]

(hubze) Post-Valentines Day blogging, I hope "the mood" hasn't completely left everyone. But even if you didn't celebrate Valentines Day, and avoided the Whitmann's Samplers, and turned the other cheek to roses that will eat your wallet for breakfast, and skipped the heart-shaped fillet mignon, I do hope everyone got a piece of the sexy pie-- to pu...

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Twitter True or False: Assassination of North Korean Dictator

(hubze) Last Friday my friend and I were stunned by Reddit rumors stating that the newly appointed overlord of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, had been assassinated. The rumors originally spread from Weibo, China's government controlled micro-blogging service (equivalent to Twitter), stating that Kim Jong Un had been assassinated at the North Korean emba...

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Dad Shoots-Up Daughter’s Laptop Over Disrespectful Facebook Post [Video]

(hubze) Facebook hasn't made parenting any easier. It can be hard to keep up with Generation Y, seeing as they tend to operate under a totally different language. Another obstacle that comes with social networking, is that you can block whoever you want-- like parents, grandparents, stalkers, and ex's. Being blocked, however, wasn't an obstacle for...

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Should It Be Illegal to Tweet Speed-Trap Warnings?

(hubze) Nobody likes speed-traps. They are like lemonade stands for cops, and unfortunately a glass of lemonade will cost you upwards of a hundred dollars. In the old days, drivers would flash their headlights to warn one another of speed-traps. Now with Twitter, you can entirely bypass the fuzz and their stinkin' radar guns. Laws vary from state t...

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Move Over Zuckerberg, Lady Gaga Has A Social Network

(hubze.com)  I should have known something weird was cooking in the Gaga kitchen after news of GaGaville broke (Farmville with a fabulous glitter epidemic). Now hold onto that thought for a bit, let's talk celebrity involvement in social media. Justin Bieber is the prince of Twitter, he uses his account to find organ donors for his beliebers. Justi...

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Who Won the Superbowl? Twitter.

(hubze) This past Sunday, across the nation, a good portion of Americans found themselves immersed in their old time favorite, Football, and their new obsession, Twitter. The Super Bowl is the greatest annual sporting event in the United States and television is no longer the only way to enjoy it. Japan has always been ahead of the United States wh...

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