Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg changed his status to “married” Saturday and received over one million “likes” from his followers. But the site he founded isn’t always so marriage-friendly. In fact, lawyers say the social network contributes to an increasing number of marriage breakups. More than a third of divorce filings last year contained the word Read more
A professor at MIT who is also a psychologist, Sherry Turkle says that her students are almost able to keep eye contact with someone while texting to another person. In her opinion, such people are “alone together … a tribe of one”. Those who have 3,000 Facebook friends have no friends. In his opinion piece, Simon Jenkins Read more
Catholic girls who were originally barred from their school graduation for placing images of themselves in bikinis at a beach party on their facebook pages will be able to join the ceremony. A regional court in Cebu has cleared the way for the students saying the officials at St Teresa’s College had no right to Read more
New research shows the more Facebook friends you have the more unhappier you are likely to be. The researchers go as far as to establish a direct link between the number of friends you have on Facebook and the degree to which you are a “socially disruptive” narcissist. The study defines a narcissist as: a pervasive pattern Read more
Philippines youth day organiser, Fr Favie Faldas says the Internet and social networking is having a negative impact on youth and lessening the influence of the Catholic Church. Faldas, head of the NYD Steering Committee said, social networks provide a way for people to openly the challenge the Church, whereas in the past people would not Read more
A Connecticut judge recently ordered a divorcing couple to disclose their Facebook and online dating passwords. The soon-to-be-ex-husband and wife, Courtney and Stephen Gallion wont just be giving up their investments, cars, TV’s and children, but also their Facebook passwords. It is well known evidence from social networking sites is useful for divorces, and their Read more
Eve reputedly led Adam into temptation with an apple. Now an enterprising Irish Catholic priest has designed an Apple app designed at leading men into the priesthood. Fr Paddy Rushe’s new “Vocations” app is billed as the first of its kind in the world and is available to download free from the Apple iPhone app Read more