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Fake Oxegen Twitter account asks fans to cut themselves
Mark Roche of The Daily Shift shares a disturbing snapshot of a request made through a false Oxegen Twitter account… About these ads
AP Twitter suspended over false White House explosion tweet
The Associated Press’ (AP) twitter account has been suspended after it reported that there had been two explosions outside the White House and that President Obama had been seriously injured. Tiffany Moran of The Daily Shift has more…
Fake Twitter and Facebook pages created to capitalise on Boston bombings
A number of falsified Facebook and Twitter charity accounts have been created following the Boston marathon bombings as a way to cash in on the tragedy. Catriona Hughes of The Daily Shift has more…
Opinion: The problem with today’s pop stars is… the fans
Hate One Direction and Justin Bieber? No, you don’t, says The Daily Shift’s Ben Finnegan. You just hate their fans…
Seven years for @Twitter! #celebrategoodtimes
Today marks seven years since the first tweet was sent. Zofia Domaracka of The Daily Shift tells us the story of the site…
Is Big Brother watching?
The Daily Shift’s Shane Burke looks into the announcement that Raytheon software has taken information from social media sites…
“I got 150 likes on that photo – I’m deadly”
As the world of social media begins to dramatically change the way we view one another, The Daily Shift’s Catriona Hughes gives her opinion on this new generation…
Trending on Twitter: #Secondary School Memories
The Daily Shift’s Aoife Bennett reports on what’s been trending on twitter…
Trending on Twitter: #Primary School Memories
The Daily Shift have been keeping an eye on what’s trending on Twitter. The latest is #PrimarySchoolMemories. Aoife Bennett investigates…
HMV enters administration with over 4000 jobs at risk
HMV have entered administration and face the risk of closure. The Daily Shift’s Shannon McNamee has more…
Hashtagging for Bieber: Gone too far?
Have Justin Bieber’s army of Bieblers gone too far? The Daily Shift’s Aoife Bennett reports…
Kanye West announces girlfriend, Kim Kardashian is pregnant
The Daily Shift’s Aoife Bennett is ecstatic to inform those who don’t know that Kim Kardashian is pregnant. Well maybe not ecstatic but read on to hear the latest in the story…
Farm-ageddon: an Irish apocalypse
The end of the world is a popular topic today, as the Mayan Calendar predicted we’d all die. But to the Irish, there are a number of things that could bring about the end of the world, and The Daily Shift’s Aoife Bennett has picked out the top four…
Trending on Twitter: #EndOfTheWorldConfessions
It’s Doomsday and Twitter is alive with things people simply had to confess should the world end today. The Daily Shift’s Jessica Thompson has compiled some of her favourite tweets…
From Facebook to funerals; what role do social media sites play in suicides?
The Daily Shift’s Michael Cogley talks about the role of Facebook and other social media sites in the recent spate of suicides…
