Social Media Roundup: Instagram Close Friends, YouTube Stories, Facebook Giving Tuesday Hits $125M

A man holding a smartphone showing the icons for several social media apps (Photo by S3studio/Getty Images) “Social Media Roundup” is a weekly roundup of news pertaining to all of your favorite websites and applications used for social networking. Published on Sundays, “Social Media Roundup” will help you stay up-to-date on all the important social media news you need to know. Facebook Expansion Of Local Section Facebook’s Today In featureFacebook This past week, Facebook announced the expansion of a new local section on Facebook called “Today In.” Facebook is also starting a…

End of year parties made easy

As the end of year races ever closer it is time to think about your companies end of year function. For most businesses this is a standard feature on the calendar but for the person who is forced to do the organizing it can often be stressful to organize. There are so many considerations that need to be factored in with the overall success or failure of the event ultimately determined by the amount of fun had by those who attended. How do you ensure that you reach the levels…

How To Get Rid of a Hangover After New Year Party

It’s a familiar feeling… waves of nausea, a heavy head, sickness, raging thirst, over sensitivity to light and noise? Yes, it’s the dreaded hangover! You may or may not remember what you did last night, but you will remember how horrid you felt the next morning. That’s the thing about hangovers, they’re equally painful each time and only get worse with age. Drinking a glass of wine, a pint of beer and then ending the night with a few shots of tequila might’ve sounded like a good idea at the…

Catch up lost sleep after New Year’s Eve

The run up to the new year with all that partying must have been hectic, leaving you tired and sleep-deprived. If you’re struggling to catch up on rest today, don’t just opt for the usual hot milk and warm bath. Try these other ways that can bring on the Zzzzs… The 4-8-7 trick Sleep therapists advocate this yoga trick. You simply breathe deeply through the left nostril on a count of four, hold that for seven counts and breathe out the air with a sound in eight counts. Experts call…

FBI chief Defends buy of iPhone Hacking tool

FBI Director James B. Comey said Wednesday that the bureau did not purposely keep away from a central authority manner for determining whether or not it should percentage with Apple the way it cracked a terrorist’s iPhone. In March, the FBI purchased a tool that exploited an Apple software flaw to hack into the smartphone of a shooter from the attack last 12 months in San Bernardino, California. Many observers expected the bureau to publish the method to a exceedingly new government technique for figuring out whilst to percentage software…

Lyft Is Gaining on Uber in the US as It Spends Big for Growth

Visit many of America’s top landmarks, and amid the crowds of tourists, you’ll find hip, young people in pink, mustache T-shirts. This small army, spread across 20 of the largest US cities, has been out in full force since late last year, handing out $50 Lyft ride vouchers to anyone passing by. For those who happen to miss the street teams, Lyft Inc. has been running giant billboards in Times Square and on bus stops around the country. Once a customer signs up, the company keeps them coming back by…