Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with facebook www.salem-news.com 2013 A Sweet Home, Oregon man has been arrested for killing his own brothers dog. 27-year-old Brandon Clark was arrested after the Linn County Sheriff's Office Animal Control received reports last week about a Facebook post that a dog had to be put down by it's owner after it received injuries from it being thrown to the ground. http://salem-news.com/articles/august122014/facebook-arrest-kh.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august122014/facebook-arrest-kh.php Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:35:00 PDT Girls and young women who post sexy or revealing photos on social media sites such as Facebook are viewed by their female peers as less physically and socially attractive and less competent to perform tasks, a new study from Oregon State University indicates. “This is a clear indictment of sexy social media photos,” said researcher Elizabeth Daniels, an assistant professor of psychology who studies the effect of media on girls’ body image. Daniels’ findings are based on an experiment she conducted using a fictitious Facebook profile. http://salem-news.com/articles/july152014/girls-socialmedia-kh.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july152014/girls-socialmedia-kh.php Tue, 15 Jul 2014 11:00:00 PDT Chatwing’s release of its chat widget over the internet has been a huge success. Now, with the release of its Android chat app, it has finally ventured into mobile phone usage. Chatwing’s Android app can be accessed on GooglePlay. Once installed in one’s mobile phone, the user can instantly use it. http://salem-news.com/articles/march042014/chatwing-app.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march042014/chatwing-app.php Tue, 04 Mar 2014 00:09:00 PST Anna Lamb-Creasey had no idea what happened to her son, Ricky Lamb, who had been missing since January 25th. She contacted hospitals and police departments, all to no avail, or at least that’s what she thought. The grieving mother says Clayton County police in Georgia used a feature which she wasn’t aware of to inform her of her son’s death. http://salem-news.com/articles/february212013/ricky-lamb.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february212013/ricky-lamb.php Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:12:00 PST A White House spokesman says President Obama is "disappointed by the verdict" in the case against Russian punk band Pussy-Riot. What a shame Mr. Obama is not "disappointed" by some other injustices! http://salem-news.com/articles/august232012/pussy-riot-rd.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august232012/pussy-riot-rd.php Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:22:00 PDT A Virginia judge has demanded that Brandon Raub be released from custody immediately. Raub was taken from his home by federal agents over a series of Facebook posts he had made on his public social networking profile. http://salem-news.com/articles/august232012/raub-release.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august232012/raub-release.php Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:22:00 PDT My name is Jesse Cash, I have known Brandon for nearly a decade. We served together in Iraq, and Afghanistan. I am a college student, majoring in history (possibly changing to military intelligence). I have spoken with Brandon at least on a weekly basis for the last year, many times daily. http://salem-news.com/articles/august232012/raub-reality-.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august232012/raub-reality-.php Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:17:00 PDT Americans were shocked over a Marine Combat Vet being arrested over Facebook posts and placed in a psych ward in Virginia. His posts were nothing that hasn't been written before, many times... http://salem-news.com/articles/august222012/brandon-raub-2.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august222012/brandon-raub-2.php Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:09:00 PDT Chris Frey is 30 years old, the father of two beautiful little girls that he adores and is the husband to his loving wife, Cherise. He was always ready and willing to help others with a smile. Several weeks ago on an icy road, miles from home, their lives changed forever. http://salem-news.com/articles/may052012/chris-frey.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may052012/chris-frey.php Sat, 05 May 2012 17:53:00 PDT Salem-News is contacting elected officials with the U.S. government, seeking their intervention to protect our Human Rights Ambassador and featured writer, William Gomes of Bangladesh. Salem-News is asking Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, who is due to visit Bangladesh on the 5th of May 2012, to please take time to discuss the security of William Gomes. http://salem-news.com/articles/april302012/gomes-sedition-charge-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april302012/gomes-sedition-charge-tk.php Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:15:00 PDT There is no doubt that the video 'Kony 2012' by the advocacy group Invisible Children has raised much awareness of the under-reported atrocities committed by the Ugandan rebel group the LRA. It is also true that the video, which boasts of over 80 million views on YouTube so far, has been subjected to much - I think fair – scrutiny. http://salem-news.com/articles/march202012/fanatical-kony-ma.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march202012/fanatical-kony-ma.php Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:05:00 PDT The election of Barack Obama ushered in the use of political networking that hadn't been seen before. Amazingly, the message failed to register in the minds of the Republican candidates now vying for votes as nominees. Instead of recognizing the potential that the Obama campaign exploited, Republican contenders have been raising huge capital contributions to support traditional speaking engagements and TV ads. http://salem-news.com/articles/march172012/kony-2012-pb.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march172012/kony-2012-pb.php Sat, 17 Mar 2012 03:57:00 PDT Privacy has become a major issue in the United States and Congress is paying attention. H.R. 1895, "H.R. 1895: Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011"", a bi-partisan bill sponsored by U.S. Representatives Ed Markey (D. MA) and Joe Barton (D. TX), is pending in Congress. H.R. 1895 would amend the "Children's Online Privacy Protection Act" (COPPA) by introducing additional provisions to govern the collection and use of teens' personal information. http://salem-news.com/articles/february172012/kids-online-privacy-rs.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february172012/kids-online-privacy-rs.php Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:41:00 PST 200,000 Teens Will Give Up Food to Fight Global Hunger World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine, February 24 - 25. According to a new World Vision 30 Hour Famine study, conducted online in January by Harris Interactive, more than half of teens (55 percent) say social media sites like Facebook and Twitter have made them more aware of the needs of others. http://salem-news.com/articles/february162012/30-hour-famine.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february162012/30-hour-famine.php Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:16:00 PST The Oregon Senate approved legislation this morning that quickly responds to concerns of some large data centers located in enterprise zones. SB 1532 clarifies that Facebook’s Central Oregon data center is not subject to central assessment. The group brought the billion dollar company and over 55 permanent jobs to central Oregon. http://salem-news.com/articles/february152012/facebook-ruling.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february152012/facebook-ruling.php Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:36:00 PST On August 21, 2010 I wrote an article for Salem-News.com entitled "Purdue Pharma Markets Deadly Drugs Through Facebook." http://salem-news.com/articles/august212011/social-oxycontin-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august212011/social-oxycontin-ms.php Sun, 21 Aug 2011 22:14:00 PDT Facebook is Big News all of a sudden over their new system for using facial recognition software to automate the process of “tagging” user uploaded photos. Every major news organization, every technology site, and apparently government regulators around the world, are all interested in this new technology. At least the media is entirely missing the point. http://salem-news.com/articles/june092011/facebook-facial-ew.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june092011/facebook-facial-ew.php Thu, 09 Jun 2011 23:53:00 PDT Earlier this month McMinnville Officers received a call from an out-of- state complainant. The caller was concerned about a fight video posted on Facebook. The caller thought the incident had occurred in McMinnville. The video showed two nine year old boys violently fighting while several adult voices encouraged them to continue attacking each other. http://salem-news.com/articles/october292010/facebook-fight-video.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october292010/facebook-fight-video.php Fri, 29 Oct 2010 18:38:00 PDT As the FDA finalizes their "Opioid Recommendations" by 2011, Purdue Pharma is "marketing directly to consumers" in Facebook - a social networking website Gary Ruskin, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Commercial Alert, was quoted in 2005 as saying "Direct-to-consumer marketing of prescription drugs should be prohibited... http://salem-news.com/articles/august212010/purdue-facebook-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august212010/purdue-facebook-ms.php Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:49:00 PDT