Ok, this sounds kinda weird, a dad names his first-born daughter “Facebook” but he did it for all the right reasons. A twenty-something Egyptian man named his baby girl “Facebook” in tribute to the role the social media site played in organizing the historical protests in Tahrir Square. Egyptian peeps used Facebook to help organize […]

Via:Necolebitchie.com Last week, rumors circulated online that Ciara was dropped from Jive Records after experiencing disappointing album sales for her last two albums. Although, she’s been quiet about the rumors up until now, she finally took to her facebook page today to address her frustration with her label: This week the net has been a […]

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Via: blackvoices.com We don’t know whether we should applaud, SMH or LOL over this video of a man giving his nephew a whoopin’ on video for the Internet to see for being a fake thug on Facebook. The Internet is a place where you can be anyone you want to be, except if you’re this […]

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is a shining star – one that’s still rising. Not only has become the talk of the town as the genius behind everyone’s favorite social media networking site, but now he’s officially received the nation’s stamp of approval as TIME magazine’s 2010 “Person of the Year.” The 26-year-old is reportedly the youngest […]

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WizNation Fan Page Cedric the Entertainer Contest Winners Announced This week, we decided to add some fun and flavor to your holiday plans with our exclusive 101.1 The Wiz giveaway – your chance to win a pair of tickets to see Cedric the Entertainer & Friends live on Friday, December 17th at the Taft Theatre. […]

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[Dime Time TV] Family Affair: Man With 100 Wives Now Has Facebook Page [VIDEO] Renoun polygamist Acentus Akuku discovered a more simplified way of keeping up with this many wives. No not by spending time, but a Facebook page.

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Via:Ballerstatus.com While the new Facebook movie, “The Social Network,” wasn’t exactly a blockbuster, it did well enough to win the box office weekend, beating out new horror flicks “Let Me In” and “Case 39”. “The Social Network” earned $23 million to take the #1 spot on this weekend’s box office. The David Fincher-directed film is […]

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Via:yahoo.com You can certainly enjoy networking and sharing photos, but you should know that sharing some information puts you at risk. What should you never say on Facebook, Twitter or any other social networking site? Your Birth Date and Place Sure, you can say what day you were born, but if you provide the year […]

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 According to a 2009 study by Internet security firm Proofpoint, 8 percent of companies with more than 1,000 employees have fired someone for social media actions — a figure that is double what was reported in 2008. Yet it probably comes as no surprise that Facebook firings are on the rise. Cases of employers firing […]

We recently took a poll via our new “Random Rant” series on our Twitter and Facebook pages and asked our followers, friends and family to randomly put together a list of their top three favorite female artists in R&B. After a few initial responses, we started thinking of what to do with the results. Here’s […]

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For the ones who are concerned with identity theft while visiting social media outlets online now may have their fears validated with the latest news presented by Facebook. The personal accounts of 100 million Facebook patrons have been collected, and published online in a downloadable file, dismissing the opportunity of making public information private. Spokespeople […]

She’s only 23-years-old and to some she has one of the coolest jobs in the world. Gabi Gregg recently won a first of its kind type of job this past Sunday when she was announced as MTV’s new “Twitter Jockey.” The new job will entail popular culture reporting using Twitter, Facebook, blogs and MTV’s own […]