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In April of 2021, Lori Stephens saw some pictures from her family’s past vacations on a Florida Charter boat company’s Facebook page. As it turns out, she had lost a waterproof camera while paddle boarding in Florida. Seven years later, Dustin Molina, a Manatee Tour guide spotted the camera in the sound…

In Leaders Eat Last, Simon Sinek writes, “Studies have shown that people who spend excessive time on social media experience higher rates of depression and anxiety. A 2013 study by social scientists at the University of Michigan, for instance, tracked the use of Facebook by eighty-two young adults over…

In his book, Bezonomics: How Amazon Is Changing Our Lives and What the World's Best Companies Are Learning from It, Brian Dumaine writes, “For some time now, scientists have known that using social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram can be addictive. Every time someone’s phone pings…

According Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook, “Having two identities for yourself is an example of a lack of integrity.” Obviously, the question of our identity remains an important one. And even if one doesn’t create a fake profile, the issue of how we ultimate define ourselves remains an important…

For over a year the driver got away with driving in the HOV lane without a passenger. Perhaps it was because he had a lifelike mannequin, complete with a face mask seat belted in the passenger seat. When he was ticketed, it was because the CHP officer S. Sullinger couldn’t see if there was a passenger…

The Voyager-1 spacecraft, which left our solar system in 2012 continues to send information from interstellar space. The latest data has uncovered a “hum” generated by interstellar gas, known as plasma. Instruments on Voyager recorded a drone produced by plasma, the fourth state of matter that makes…

In Thailand, government officials have set in motion an unusual plan to curb littering in the nations’ Khao Yai National Park. The country’s Environment minister posted an announcement on Facebook saying he intends to send the trash to the homes of tourists who litter in the park. “Your trash—we’ll send…

Caelie Wilkes admits she was proud of one of her plants, calling it “a beautiful succulent,” and the “perfect plant.” The 24-year-old California woman watered it according to a meticulous schedule for two years. She was so proud of it that when she found a really cute vase she decided it would be the…

During the coronavirus lockdown, many Russians were not able to go to local museums, so a group of people created a Facebook group to post homemade versions of famous artwork. The rules required that the creators could only use items they had on hand and that they could not manipulate the pictures digitally.…

A Bride in the UK ended up shaming a wedding guest on the Facebook Group, “That’s It, I’m Wedding Shaming.” Apparently, the guest ignored the unwritten etiquette that only the Bride wears white, on this very special day. The unimpressed Bride got her sweet, but brutal revenge by posting the following…

In June 2018, the Barna Group released results from a study that included Evangelistic practices on Social Media. They found that “three in 10 (28%) share their faith via social media, and almost six in 10 (58%) non-Christians say someone has shared their faith with them through Facebook.” —Jim L. Wilson…

Dan Levine was heartbroken when he lost the wedding ring his wife had custom designed for him. He was swimming Cornwall England when the ring fell of his finger. He feared he would never see it again, but put a post on Facebook asking for people to get in touch if they happened to find it while snorkeling…

Some criticize young children today as growing up rather selfish and inconsiderate of others. Not so for Jackson Champagne, an 8-year-old boy from Gambrills, Maryland. While out trick or treating on Halloween in 2019, the young boy came across an empty candy bowl at one of his stops. The doorbell camera…

We lose track of the significant when we obsess in the unimportant stuff. Police in Bothell, Washington have had to request that residents stop dialing 911 to report that they cannot log on to Facebook. “We will move mountains to help those in our community,” said a police spokesman. “However, we can’t…

In 1974, 11-year-old Tina Green slipped a note into an old bottle and threw it into Lake Michigan from the lighthouse at Old Mission. She was spending the summer with her grandparents and wondered who might find the treasure she put in the lake. 45 years later, Tina Green-Allera had forgotten about the…

An anonymous woman decided having her wedding guests eat from a vegan menu, her preferred lifestyle, was not enough. She demanded every guest vow to adopt a vegan lifestyle, even after the wedding was over. She disinvited all the guests from her wedding who refused to give up meat for the rest of their…

The social media network, Facebook has announced that they have developed new tools to help charities raise money, help mark people safe during a crisis, and seek or send help during a crisis. The company made the announcement during a forum designed to show off the tools they are creating to enable…

In the wake of the 2016 harsh political season, Mark Zuckerberg made a public statement that the Facebook social media site would be seeking to stop the spread of fake news stories. He wrote: “Of all the content on Facebook, more than 99% of what people see is authentic…” The reality is that the problem…

Cairo's International Garden Municipal Park’s zoo disputes that their two “zebras” are actually donkeys with painted stripes, even though Mahmoud Sarhan, posted images of animals on Facebook that resemble donkeys, not zebras. According to a news report, in 2009, a zoo in Gaza did paint stripes on a donkey,…

The amount of freedom current technology allows with phones is astounding. In fact, some statistics show that people only use our smartphones to talk with others by voice 22% of the total time they spend on the devices. The same research shows that users spend almost 5 hours per day on their Smartphone,…

Speaking to world leaders, the CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg advocated for improving Internet access around the world. At the same time, Zuckerberg took the opportunity to address a common concern with social media, false news stories. Zuckerberg said his company is taking measures to curb what he…

On November 11, 2016, many users logged onto Facebook only to find out they were dead. A message at the top of their Facebook page read, “We hope people who love [insert name here] will find comfort in things others share to remember and celebrate [his/her] life.” Some users went to twitter to show that…

Discernment During the general election in 2016, Facebook had false news stories trending on their site. Shares and likes of outrageous stories from both sides of the political isle skyrocketed. After the election, Facebook announced they sought to get rid of false stories on their website to keep people…

In July of 2018, the Lakers Nation Facebook feed read “For the Lakers to receive a commitment from the NBA’s best player in James was a testament to the excellent work by president of basketball operations Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka in the front office. In less than two years at their…

The Iowa Department of Transportation issued an important clarification for drivers who were confused by deer crossing signs. When someone posted a question on the department’s Facebook site asking why they didn’t put deer crossing signs in places where it was safe for the deer to cross the highway,…