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Is there any recourse for victims of online photo memes?

Published on March 18, 2015 in Apolitical/Top Headlines by Associated Press

Those pilfered, captioned and shared photos that make us either cringe, rage or laugh out loud are as old as the Internet itself, but in these wild online times, is there any recourse for their victims? Memes, by definition viral little beasties, are everywhere, sometimes building over several years. And they have many heads — shaming wrongdoers, bullying innocents and poking fun at an awkward facial expression, twerk attempt, family portrait or school photo. “When one of these mobs fixes…

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Millennials consume more news than you might think

Published on March 17, 2015 in Apolitical/Top Headlines by Janelle Irwin

When you think of Millennials on Facebook images of cute puppy videos, troves of click bait and personality quizzes aplenty come to mind. But it’s not just a place for viewing distant family’s babies or finding out which Star Wars character you are. According to a study by the American Press Institute, it’s also one of the most popular ways people age 18-34 consume their news. Of 24 news and information topics asked in a survey, Facebook was the number…

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Instagram photo side-swiping coming soon, but only to advertisers

Published on March 6, 2015 in Apolitical/Top Headlines by Janelle Irwin

The Facebook photo-sharing app Instagram is launching a new way to browse photos and it makes tons of sense. Instead of scrolling up and down to look for photos, the new feature allows users to swipe left to right in order to view multiple photos from a similar user. But there’s a catch. The feature is only available to advertisers. So when a sponsored post wants to tell a story through photos, it’s easy peasy for users to scroll through.…

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