Over 35,000 runners and nearly half a million spectators attended the 118th annual Boston Marathon. The event was momentous for many reasons, not the least of which the fact that it was the first Boston marathon since the 2013 bombings. The 2014 Boston Marathon saw its first American winner in 31 years, Meb Keflezighi, with… Continue reading Unstoppable: the 118th Boston Marathon, in Pictures
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Joe Biden Takes His First Instagram Selfie And It’s With The President
Joe Biden opened his Instagram account April 16 and he’s already a pro. Not only has he managed to take his first selfie, but he got the president in on it. As his caption, Biden writes: “Found a friend to join my first selfie on Instagram. Thanks for following and stay tuned. –VP.” In less… Continue reading Joe Biden Takes His First Instagram Selfie And It’s With The President
The First Instagram From Space Is An Astronaut Selfie Wearing a “Firefly” T-Shirt
Instagram is truly out of this world now that photos are literally being captured and uploaded extraterrestrially. On April 7, NASA astronaut Steve Swanson uploaded the first Instagram photo from space. The photo, taken aboard the International Space Station, was a selfie featuring the astronaut wearing a T-shirt from the space television show Firefly. Behind… Continue reading The First Instagram From Space Is An Astronaut Selfie Wearing a “Firefly” T-Shirt
Vice President Joe Biden Joins Instagram and Posts First Photos
Everyone’s jumping on the Instagram train, even second-in-command Vice President Joe Biden. He joined the photo-sharing social network Wednesday, April 16, and has already uploaded a series of photos. His first photo was a picture of his Ray-Ban aviator sunglasses laid out on his desk with a blurry Joe Biden in the background. Biden was… Continue reading Vice President Joe Biden Joins Instagram and Posts First Photos
Pittsburgh-Area Stab Victim Garners Support and Criticism with Hospital Selfie
Today, Wednesday, April 9, a student at a Pittsburgh-area high school went on a stabbing spree, injuring 20 children and sending three into surgery. Stab victim Nate Scimio, sophomore at Franklin Regional Senior High School, alerted the school to the stabber by pulling the fire alarm. He later posted a selfie to Instagram from the… Continue reading Pittsburgh-Area Stab Victim Garners Support and Criticism with Hospital Selfie
Mark Zuckerberg’s Social Media Valuations [COMIC]
Do you think Facebook paid a bit too much for the likes of Instagram ($1 billion), WhatsApp ($19 billion) and Oculus VR ($2 billion)? Comic by The Joy of Tech
Instagram Surpasses Twitter in Mobile Users in the US
Not long ago, when people wanted to share something from their phone to a social network, they turned to Twitter. Now it seems the tables have turned and a new social media site is being favored by mobile users: Instagram. Instagram has eclipsed Twitter in mobile users with 35 million people using the Facebook-owned photo… Continue reading Instagram Surpasses Twitter in Mobile Users in the US
1 Billion People Now Use Facebook Mobile
Among news of Facebook’s Oculus acquisition, here’s an interesting bit that might’ve gotten lost: Facebook’s mobile platform now serves over 1 billion users. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared the news in a press call yesterday and also commented on Instagram’s growth. Facebook mobile has been growing at a healthy pace; around this time last year… Continue reading 1 Billion People Now Use Facebook Mobile
