Articles tagged: Facebook
Washtenaw County led country in changing Facebook profile picture for marriage equality
Posted: Mar 29, 2013If you use Facebook and you've seen a lot of people switching their profile picture to the pink-on-red equal sign advocated by the Human Rights Campain to show support for marriage equality, you shouldn't be surprised-Facebook reported that people from Washtenaw County were more likely to change their profile picture than any other county in the country. Read more »
Facebook, Twitter and Reddit growing as outlets for depression, experts say
Posted: Feb 28, 2013Social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and Reddit are growing outlets for individuals in their late teens and early 20s to communicate signs of depression, experts say. Read more »
column: Scooby-Doo, I Facebook you
Posted: Feb 23, 2013Facebook is fantastic. It gives us an unprecedented opportunity to appear in public in our underwear. Unfortunately, for most of us this turns out to be brightly colored Scooby-Doo boxer shorts. I mean that metaphorically, ... Read more »
Q & A with Jordan Miller: University of Michigan's social media director talks about giving the school a voice
Posted: Nov 14, 2012University of Michigan hired a new social media director in February to help harness the university's hundreds of Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, YouTube and Instagram accounts and create a cohesive strategy for an ever-changing social media landscape. Read more »
COLUMN: 2008 vs. 2012: Do your Facebook friends 'like' Obama or Romney?
Posted: Oct 31, 2012Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing the past four years. More than a billion people around ... Read more »
Top 3 takeaways from Facebook Global Policy manager's talk at Washtenaw Economic Club
Posted: Oct 16, 2012The Washtenaw Economic Club welcomed Facebook's Global Policy manager and Michigan native Judson Hoffman to speak at its monthly luncheon Monday. Here are the top three takeaways from the event. Read more »
Experts unlike ruling in Facebook speech case
Posted: May 04, 2012This story has been removed from our site after 30 days as required by our digital use agreement with the Associated Press. Read more »
"Like" AnnArbor.com on Facebook and we'll donate $1 to Warm the Children
Posted: Dec 21, 2011Update: The challenge ended Dec. 31 at midnight, with a total of 439 new likes on Facebook. Rounding up, AnnArbor.com will donate an additional $500 to Warm the Children. Have you ever checked out AnnArbor.com ... Read more »
Facebook spam attack sends porn images to unsuspecting users
Posted: Nov 16, 2011Get a little more than you bargained for recently from a Facebook friend? If you're seeing images of porn or violence on the social media site, you're not alone: Spammers attacked Facebook, sending out waves ... Read more »
recipe: Celebrate your own pie party with Brownie Ice Cream Pie
Posted: Jul 05, 2011Some things in life are serendipitous, and others can be a bit of a challenge. I had thought that I was going to make some chocolate cookies on Sunday morning, then fill them with ice ... Read more »
Ann Arbor schools cut off wireless access for students using their own smart phones, other devices
Posted: May 21, 2011Ann Arbor schools will no longer offer open wireless access for privately owned devices like computers, iPods and smart phones, district officials announced Friday. District spokesperson Liz Margolis said public wireless access was eliminated because ... Read more »
Parenting links: Parents breaking the rules about cough and cold meds, Facebook, and technology use
Posted: Feb 16, 2011Here's a roundup of some of the most talked-about parenting stories on the web this week: Parents continue to give cough and cold meds to young kids despite FDA warningsWhile the FDA has warned that ... Read more »
Saline teenager bitten during fight over Facebook messages
Posted: Jan 24, 2011A "happy birthday" message on Facebook escalated into a fight between two Saline teenagers in which one teen was seriously bitten on the finger and the other alleged his eye was poked. Officers responded to ... Read more »
Parenting on Facebook: Which of these eight types are you?
Posted: Sep 30, 2010There's no use beating around the bush, so I'll just come right out and say it: I spend a lot of time on Facebook. This will not be shocking to most of you, who are my ... Read more »
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