MUMBAI: The Maharashtra police have arrested a five-year-old child for allegedly making disparaging remarks about Spider-Man on Facebook. Apparently, the child posted a question on his wall: "There is no zipper in Spider-Man's suit. Where does he pee from?" Another child who liked the comment was … [Read more...]
Mumbai: Starbucks has just opened its first store in India, in central Mumbai. Days after the opening, Mumbaikars, mostly the young, were still queuing for up to an hour to grab their frappucinos, while madly updating their Facebook statuses. Social commentators are bemused by the lemming-like … [Read more...]
London: The 2016 Olympics will feature a new category of sports, "Online Gaming". The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has officially recognized "Words with Friends" and "Farmville" as official sporting events in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro. The decision to include the … [Read more...]
Khatmandu: Until last week Teh Tarik was just another chaiwala operating a small tea shop in Khatmandu. His fortunes took a turn when an Starbucks exec saw the amazing Barrista in action and made him an offer to train the Starbucks Barrista team. … [Read more...]
Palo Alto: Massive rescue missions are underway to rescue 7 users who are still stranded in Orkut. No one quite knows how or why these 7 users were left behind when millions of users migrated to Facebook leaving their profiles, photos and updates behind. For those who need a refresher, Orkut was … [Read more...]
Facebook, Foursquare and Google are teaming up with WhereDidYouWeatIt.com to use the new RPM bar-code technology to track where you have had sex. The new high-tech condoms were recently approved by the congressional committee on Planned Parenthood and the FDA. The special condoms are designed to … [Read more...]
Facebook, for better or worse, is like being at a big party with all your friends, family, acquaintances and co-workers. There are lots of fun, interesting people you're happy to talk to when they stroll up. Then there are the other people, the ones who make you cringe when you see them coming. This … [Read more...]
Investors throw tantrum after Texas Court dismissed petition to grill CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the bankers involved in the Facebook IPO. Police had to launch tear gas on investors who were already wailing outside the courtroom. Their complaint being that all tech IPOs were supposed to sky rocket … [Read more...]
San Jose: Google+, Google's biggest challenge to Facebook, hit a major milestone this week. The company announced that Google Plus has more than 200 million registrations. This is a major landmark for the company which is challenging Facebook with 800 million users. Most of the registrations come … [Read more...]
Menlo Park CA: Rumor mills in the Californian Silicon valley are abuzz with news that Facebook is all set to acquire the new Flame Virus for $1Billion. The Flame virus is the most powerful virus in the history of the digital age. Unlike the Stuxnet virus that previously disrupted the Iranian … [Read more...]
Mysore: In a major discovery that could potentially raise concerns of copyright violations, the Indian archeological department has unearthed early remnants of Facebook wall prototypes. The discovery has created a buzz in media and law firms as they look to capitalize on this opportunity and the … [Read more...]
