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Bethenny Frankel Weight Loss: Fans Slam Frankel Over Skinny Frame

On Tuesday, Bethenny Frankel posted a Facebook photo of herself reading and promoting her newest book, “Skinny Girl Cocktails.”However, her fans took less notice of the book and paid more attention to the reality-TV star’s alarmingly small frame.

8 Free Apple iPad Air and Mini Apps You Can Use Everyday

The iPad is one of the best tablets out there for social media and communcation enthusiasts. With so many apps available, users can do almost anything with the touch of a finger, and a lot of it for free.

Stephen Hawking Gets Over 100K Likes With First Facebook Post, Jokes About His 'Robot Voice'

Stephen Hawking, the renowned 72-year-old English theoretical physicist and cosmologist whose "A Brief History of Time" stayed on the British Sunday Times best-sellers list for a record-breaking 237 weeks, has joined Facebook.

Social Media Saturday: Facebook's Rooms, Twitter's No-Password Plan, Skype's Qik, and Ello Promises No Ads (Ever)

This week in social media, Facebook launched a new app as CEO Mark Zuckerberg impressed everyone with his Chinese language skills. Meanwhile, Twitter is planning to kill the password for good, Skype launched its own Snapchat clone, Snapchat launched its first ads, Tumblr embraced video in a big way, and upstart Ello got attention by legally promising to never advertise on its social network.

Facebook Launches New Rooms Mobile App

The new app touches on chat room feel of the early Internet and hopes to allow people to connect without the need of social media but based on their interests.

Mark Zuckerberg, Mandarin & China: Facebook CEO speaks Chinese, Wows Audience

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg wowed the crowd at a Chinese university Wednesday when he conducted a 30-minute Q&A session entirely in Mandarin.

Social Media Saturday: Facebook's Dark Web Dragnet, Twitter's Audio Cards, Tumblr & Vine Launch New Apps

This week in social media, Facebook explained how it wants to help keep you and your data safe, Twitter added an audio feature (not their failed music app) while officially confirming that it's tweaking your timeline. Meanwhile while Vine launched an Xbox One app, Tumblr launched its first OS X desktop app with Yosemite.

DEA Agent Sued for Impersonating Woman on Facebook

A Drug Enforcement Agency agent in New York is being sued by a woman for using her personal information to set up a fake Facebook account in order to nab drug associates and learn incriminating secrets.

Baby North West Pics: Kim Kardashian Sports Nori Bling on Instagram

Despite reports of Kim Kardashian’s alleged negligence as a mother, the 33-year-old reality star took to Instagram to show love for her daughter, North West.In addition to working on expanding her family, Kim is also working on expanding her wildly successful Kim Kardashian Game.

Why Facebook Apologized to the LGBT Community

The social media company apologized for deleting the profiles of various drag performers and other LGBT people and promised changes to its name policy. However, the policy will stand.

Twilight Short Films to Be Shared Exclusively on Facebook

Although the film adaptations of the young adult vampire-fiction series "Twilight" finished rolling out two years ago, Lions Gate studios has announced a new batch of franchise-related short films on Facebook.

Gay Beating in Philadelphia Leads to Social Media Campaign in Effort to Find Suspects

Twitter and Facebook users are helping Philadelphia police in an ongoing investigation find a group of suspects accused of beating up a gay couple on Sept. 11.

Social Media Saturday: Facebook Pushes into Video, Twitter Starts Buy Button, and WhatsApp Quietly Adds a Bunch of New Features

This week in Social Media, Facebook began pushing into YouTube territory, while also testing Snapchat-style ephemeral posts on its flagship network. Meanwhile, Twitter began rolling out the long-rumored "buy" button, WhatsApp added a bunch of new features, and Snapchat settled with one of its co-founders, conveniently while everyone was paying attention to Apple.

Social Media Saturday: Facebook Rolls Out Privacy Checkup, The 'Facebookification' of Twitter, and Tumblr Joins Reddit in Net Neutrality Protest

This week in social media, Facebook's took its Blue Dinosaur privacy bot mainstream while giving up on Slingshot's lamest feature. Meanwhile, there were more worries over the "Facebookification" of Twitter feeds, after comments from Twitter's CFO, and both Tumblr and Reddit will take part in next week's Net Neutrality protest.

20-Year-Old Driver Kills Elderly Woman While Looking at Facebook Photos

A 20-year-old North Dakota woman is facing up to five years in prison after she rear-ended another car while driving at 85 mph and looking at Facebook photos, which led to the death of an 89-year-old great-grandmother.

Facebook Server Down & Outage: Social Media Network Temporarily Goes Down; Service Restored

Social media network Facebook crashed Wednesday, causing an outpour of posts discussing the disruption on other social media sites.

Social Media Saturday: WhatsApp Hits 600 Million, Twitter Opens Analytics to Everyone, and Facebook's Expanding Graph Search

This week in social media, we learned that messaging giant WhatsApp has hit a new milestone in active monthly users. Meanwhile, Twitter opened its analytics to everyone, Snapchat might officially be worth $10 billion, Facebook is expanding Graph Search, and Instagram unleashed an amazing app.

4-Year-Old Boy Expelled From Florida Pre-School Over Mother's Facebook Post

A 4-year-old preschooler in Florida was expelled from pre-K after his mother posted an insulting message about his private school on Facebook.

Social Media Saturday: Facebook Lawsuit Proceeds in Europe, Twitter Struggles with Content Issues, and Vine Opens Up

This week in social media, Twitter continued to wrestle with disturbing user content, the European privacy lawsuit against Facebook takes its first big step, and Vine finally opened up its video service in a big way.

Snapchat Reportedly Working with Brands on "Discovery" News, Media, and Ad Platform

Snapchat may not just be for sending your friends quick quirky messages that disappear after a few seconds. The skyrocketing social media site could soon ad advertisements, along with TV and movie clips and news.

Gene Simmons: Singer Apologizes for ‘Kill Yourself’ Comment

On Friday, Gene Simmons posted a Facebook message apologizing for his “kill yourself” comment regarding depressed people and substance abusers.
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