One thing all avid users of social networking websites will be very well aware of, are seeing posts with crudely drawn images that, in spite of being borderline-ugly, perfectly resemble the facial expression of a perfect awkward or absolutely delightful situation.

Dubai, at present, is playing host to the UN’s International Telecommunications Union, a 11-day conference at which governments of 193 nations will discuss and possibly shape the future of the Internet and hope to revise the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs), one that has not been updated since 1988!

Few would disagree with the claim that a wedding is the ultimate social event — a day many have spent their whole lives dreaming of, one that involves love, commitment and most important of all, lots and lots of planning. While the first two still remain the same, the planning part, thankfully, has become easier now.

John Grotzinger of Caltech, Nasa Curiousity’s principal investigator, sparked off a worldwide guessing game when he announced Curiousity has “found something for the history books”.

At normal times, he is she is the aam aadmi, a normal person who goes to college or works in an office, has fun with his family and friends on weekends and leads a pretty much sedentary life. But come weather crisis, and immediately, the person puts on the hat of a weatherman, constantly updating near and dear ones about the situation outdoors — all thanks to the power of social media!

Dear parent. Next time when you are about to admonish your child for spending too much of his or her time on YouTube videos or on Facebook, Twitter and other online social media, maybe you should stop for a second and consider if such websites are actually having a positive effect on your child.

Last week, when ‘Fearless Felix’ Baumgartner completed an astonishing dive from 24.5 miles above the Earth’s surface, he earned the respect of one and all, for even a minor miscalculation could’ve ended in the freefalling daredevil spinning madly out of control or even making his blood boil and his brain exploding due to the intense pressure.

Swashbuckling cricketer Suresh Raina is now in trouble for a “not so nice” good-bye message to the Pakistan cricket team.

Swashbuckling cricketer Suresh Raina is now in trouble for a “not so nice” good-bye message to the Pakistan cricket team.

On Thursday night, after Pakistan was defeated by Sri Lanka in the first sem

Recently, United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office sent out word to all schools in the country that teachers will be provided with resources on the potential risks of posting information online, especially on social networking websites such as Facebook, Orkut and Twitter, and explaining to the pupils the rights they have to demand websites delete their data.