Twitter gaffe lands holidaying Murdoch in warm water
Rupert Murdoch’s foray into the world of social media has provided its first car crash, with the global media mogul stating the British have too many holidays for what he termed a ”broke country”. Mr Murdoch, who joined Twitter on December 31, quickly deleted the message, but not before it was read by many of his 40,000 followers, who helped spread it around the website.
”Maybe Brits have too many holidays for broke country!” Mr Murdoch, who is holidaying on the Caribbean island of Saint Barthelemy, wrote early yesterday.
It was first thought that his wife, Wendi Deng, replied straight away with: ”RUPERT!! delete tweet!!”, after which the tweet vanished within a minute. Her account has since been revealed as a spoof.
The decision of the octogenarian billionaire to embrace Twitter has been greeted with surprise by many, given his previous view of the internet as the home of ”porn, thievery and hackers”.
Charities report increase in junk dumped
Every festive season the St Vincent De Paul society i s swamped with useless household items and unwanted gifts as people clear out their garages and cupboards. Instead of helping the charities, the annual dump costs the society $1.5 million a year as up to 50 to 60 per cent has to be taken to the tip.
Figures show 500,000kg of non-resaleable items in NSW are dumped on charities each month. Some of it is recycled but much of it “unfortunately ends up as landfill”. Donations to the Vinnies store in Surry Hills have included sex toys, dirty underwear, bottles of alcohol and knives. Staff members yesterday filled five rubbish bags with junk.
Tech-savvy Aussies are anything but close friends
Facebook habits have exposed us as unsocial with about a third seeing fewer than five of our online friends in the past year, research reveals.
The research also found just more than a third of us do not consider our Facebook friends’ list a “true friends” list. More than a quarter admit they do not know all their friends on Facebook.
How many of your Facebook friends do you consider to be ‘real’ friends?
Drag queen tampon ad ‘transphobic’ claim
Tampon maker Libra has apologised after its new ad was branded “outrageously transphobic” and caused a storm of controversy on social media websites. In a statement issued tonight, Libra said it regrets any offence taken to the New Zealand television commercial, which implied transgender people are not real women because they don’t menstruate.
The ad, which wrapped with the catch phrase “Libra gets girls”, faced strong criticism, with dozens posting harsh comments on the company’s Facebook page.
Watch the ad below: do you find it offensive?
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