Facebook have announced the gradual rollout of a new optional feature (initially in the USA) which uses your Smartphone's GPS system to let you know when Facebook friends are nearby. The feature is only available to over 18's but we know there are many users on Facebook who have joined with a false date of birth (particularly the under 13's). Although the app does not give exact … [Read more...]
Phubbing goes viral but naming and shaming?
You cannot avoid all the fuss about "Phubbing" lately. Phubbing is a term coined by 23-year-old Melbourne University student Alex Haigh, to describe the action of "snubbing" people in real life by using your mobile phone in front of them, rather than engaging with them. What a great word he has coined, it even sounds fun to say. A viral campaign is madly spreading showing just how annoying … [Read more...]
