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Carly Rae Jepsen crowdsourcing lyrics for next single
AFP Relax News, Published on 27/03/2013
» Singer Carly Rae Jepsen is crowdsourcing lyrics for her song "Take A Picture," in a promotion that will see the single performed for the first time at the "American Idol" final in May.
Sex-filled SXSW now gets app for hooking up with strangers
AFP Relax News, Published on 12/03/2013
» Austin's annual music, film and interactive fest South by Southwest (SXSW) -- dubbed spring break for geeks -- now has a whole new way for attendees to hook up with each other, a sex app called Bang with SXSW, a spinoff of the recently launched Bang with Friends.
Australia teens fuel 'Harlem Shake' dance craze
AFP Relax News, Published on 20/02/2013
» A group of Australian teenagers have sparked a Gangnam Style-like viral dance craze called the "Harlem Shake", with their pelvis-thrusting moves inspiring tens of thousands of Internet copycat clips.
Top ten most popular Instagram tags
AFP Relax News, Published on 29/01/2013
» Hashtags can give Instagram users a glut of followers if used correctly, as well as helping other users find and discover content they are interested in. According to a report in tech blog Read Write, "#PhotoOfTheDay" is still going strong, despite having been around for a while, and Instagram users are a romantic lot, with "#Love" being the most popular hashtag.
How to make a photo popular on Facebook
AFP Relax News, Published on 28/01/2013
» A study undertaken by researchers at the University of California at Berkeley and Nikon seems to have found the magic formula to make photographs posted on Facebook more attractive. Researchers found that a lot of people will probably like a funny photograph of an animal set against a beautiful landscape.
New Myspace is revealed with Justin Timberlake's help
AFP Relax News, Published on 16/01/2013
» The new music-focused version of the social network Myspace has just opened to the public after having only been accessible to a few thousand invited guests. Under the guidance of its new co-owner Justin Timberlake, the site has been revamped and is offering new content.
Savage review of Guy Fieri's NY restaurant sparks online storm
AFP Relax News, Published on 16/11/2012
» A brutally scathing review of US food TV personality Guy Fieri’s newly opened restaurant in New York’s Times Square has ignited an online media storm with everyone from talk show host Dave Letterman to major news networks and food critics weighing in on the controversy.
Facebook users have consumed 210,000 years worth of music
AFP Relax News, Published on 08/11/2012
» In little more than a year since Facebook launched timeline apps in September 2011 to help its users discover and share music via their social media accounts, the company has announced that 62.6 million songs have been played 22 billion times.