Siobhan Chapman
I'm Siobhan and spend my time studying a bachelor of professional writing and publishing, and a diploma of journalism. I’m a happy little writer with an addiction to crochet and chai tea. I’m an avid people watcher, movie watcher, online shop browser and within ten minutes of a burst of inspiration I find my self itching for a reflective, celebratory break during which I’ll day dream about all the amazing things that I’ll one day get around to doing.
Psy’s New Single ‘Gentleman’ Reaches 100 Million Views In 4 Days
Psy’s new single ‘Gentleman’ has reached 50 million views in 4 days. As promised in December last year, Korean Pop icon Psy has released his latest soon-to-be hit single, Gentleman which has already accumulated over 50 million Youtube views in 2 days. The song debuted live on Youtube on April 13th, hitting the 10 million [...]
Read MorePalestinian Blogger Jailed For Liking Facebook Post
Salfit man, Anas Ismail was charged with libel and slander and sentenced to six months imprisonment after liking three Facebook posts criticising Palestinian authorities. Ismail said that he was detained for 17 days before his absentia sentencing, later writing on his Facebook page: “For a ‘tag’, you get one year. For a ‘like’, you get [...]
Read MoreSuccess Story: Man Finds Birth Mother Through Facebook Plea
I don’t know about you, but recently my Facebook feed has been filled with people sharing images of strangers holding hand written signs, looking for help in finding long lost loved ones or people from their past. It’s been a wonder to me if anyone had actually had any success in this research method, until [...]
Read MoreHashtags on Facebook
Facebook is rumoured to be currently working on a hashtag feature. Although the dominant feature of Twitter, hashtags are becoming a part of the Facebook culture with users tagging images and updates, both in connection to other social networking sites such as Instagram, and also ironically since hash tgas don’t work on Facebook (yet). Reported [...]
Read MoreEnough Is Enough – UK Boxer Tracks Down Twitter Troll
A cocky twitter troll has had a surprise visit from UK footballer turned boxer, Curtis Woodhouse, after the user, @Jimmyob88 reportedly verbally abused him over the loss of his English light welterweight crown. After being publically called a “complete disgrace” and “laughable joke”, Woodhouse decided to make the consequences of the trolls actions hit hard, [...]
Read MoreYouth Use Social Media In Campaign To End Poverty
Around 1000 young ambassadors are using social media to create hype and participation in contributing towards the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger. Using Twitter and Facebook, the ambassadors are gaining celebrity and political attention, including comedians Wil Anderson, Arj Barker as well as Greens senator, Sarah Hanson-Young, former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. They are [...]
Read MoreIpswich Doctor Spurs Facebook Action Against Woolworth’s “Fresh Food People” Donut Billboard
The advert, pitched along the Warrego Highway, displays a large image of a donut next to the words “Proudly supplying Ipswich with fresh food for over 43 years”. “Appalled” with billboard choice, Ipswich Doctor, Jason Maloo snapped a pic and publically shared his disapproval on the Facebook page of UK celebrity chef, Jamie Oliver. “Obesity [...]
Read MoreFijian Activist Harassed at 4am over Facebook Post
In the early hours of New Years Eve morning, Fijian Activist Pita Waqavonovono was woken by police strongly advising him to delete a post he made on Facebook. “Living in a military dictatorship sucks”, was what he wrote. Though his status update that he had posted on his personal facebook page, he says that “we [...]
Read MoreTwitter Campaign Saves Celebrity Bear, Meatball
In pursuit of a full tummy of his new found favourite food, Costco’s frozen Meatballs; a black bear that was spotted in Glendale, California captivated the public becoming quite the local celebrity. Aptly referred to as “Meatball”, the bear found his way back to the township after being returned home to the Angeles National Forrest [...]
Read MoreGangnam Style Becomes First Video to Reach One Billion Views on Youtube
Rolling Stone’s “Seoul Brother Number 1″, South Korean Pop artist, Psy and his official Gangnam Style video have reached over 1 billion views on Youtube, becoming the first clip to break into a recorded ten digit viewing. The film clip became almost an immediate worldwide phenomenon, rocketing Psy into his international career since its release [...]
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