Facebook targets posts that beg for likes, shares with algorithm update

Enlarge (credit: Facebook) Facebook news feeds can get pretty cluttered, especially with clickbait posts fishing for as many likes, shares, and comments as possible. But it appears that enough users have complained to Facebook about these posts that the social media platform will start cracking down on what it is calling “engagement bait.” In a […]

Joss Whedon Likes Tweet Dissing ‘Justice League’ Villain, But the Tweet is Right

Justice League isn’t a perfect movie. If you’ve already flown into a fit of rage after reading that sentence, maybe you should do your blood pressure a favor and click away from this piece now. For the rest of you, I want to talk a little about Justice League‘s villain, Steppenwolf, and some DC fans’ reactions to Joss Whedon liking […]

Mining for Likes: The Latest Social Media Trend Takes You Underground

Somewhere in western Australia, a man records his trek as he passes rotting wood and moves deeper into a dark tunnel of an abandoned gold mine. An eerie sound spooks some viewers: Is that wind — or whispering voices? While the Blair Witch–like handiwork runs only about a minute long, the video has been shared […]

Michael Fux sure likes fuchsia — now there's a 'Fuxia' Rolls-Royce

Over the weekend, we told you about a McLaren 720S done up in a bespoke color at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, an eye-popping fuchsia that McLaren dubbed “Fux Fuchsia.” And now it’s showing up on a Rolls-Royce as well, unveiled at The Qual in a color RR calls simply “Fuxia.” There’s a lot more […]

Obama sets ‘likes’ record on Twitter over Charlottesville violence

Former US President Barack Obama’s anti-racism tweet has gained a record number of likes and an enormous amount of shares. What has become the most ‘liked’ tweet in history was posted in the wake of violent protests and a car-ramming incident in Charlottesville, Virginia, which left one person dead and dozens injured. “No one is […]

Morata explains why he left Real Madrid for Chelsea and what he likes about Conte

Morata penned a five-year contract with the Blues on Friday after completing a club-record transfer from Real Madrid. The Spaniard had been Antonio Conte’s long-term target and the Chelsea boss knows him well having signed him for Juventus during his time in Serie A. Morata never got the chance to work with him properly though, […]

Phillip Schofield likes being ‘nicely naughty’ to Holly Willoughby on This Morning

Speaking in a recent interview the 56-year-old host said: “We’ve got a similar sense of humour, and that can catch us out because either one of us is not always strong enough to stop it.” He went on to explain: “But I do enjoy trying to set Holly off. I like being nicely naughty.” Holly, […]

Quench your thirst with Instagram likes from a vending machine

Ever since the dawn of the internet, people have found a way to artificially make themselves look more popular online. In exchange for a small sum, various dodgy-looking websites have long promised to boost your ego by selling you fake followers. Now, one Russian company is taking that concept offline, allowing you to improve your […]