Facebook makes changes to its site about every five minutes and with some of the latest changes, you might be missing some of the news and updates from your favorite Pages (like us!). We have more than 100,000 fans on Facebook but because of Facebook's recent changes less than 10% of you actually see our status updates when we post to our page now. That's a major problem … [Read more...]
5 Reasons To Stop Bashing Your Ex On Facebook
The other night, former NFL player Deion Sanders had estranged wife Pilar arrested after she allegedly attacked him in front of their children. As Prime Time filed a police report he tweeted about the incident along with an accompanying pic of the couples' two boys filing a police report against their mom for the attack. The two have been very vocal via social media about … [Read more...]
Money Monday: Is Facebook Keeping You From Getting A Job?
Looking for a job? Hoping to keep your current one? You might want to check your Facebook timeline first. It seems in the age of social media, your Facebook postings and Twitter activity could be your undoing. Now I totally understand how berating your boss on Facebook might get you a one way ticket to the unemployment line. Take, for instance, the worker who complained that … [Read more...]
Marriage and Facebook: Do You Feel The Pressure To Broadcast Your Business?
I recently celebrated my fourth wedding anniversary. Well, not exactly. The day was on a school night, and unfortunately my wife and I had plans that would keep us apart that evening. She was attending an evening event for an MBA conference. I had a fundraiser to attend for an organization where I volunteer. Although I thought it would have been a great date night "doing it up … [Read more...]
Come Get Your Kids – Foolishness on Facebook
Yes, I'm putting my little cousins and other family members on blast today. I begrudingly accepted their friend requests but didn't pay them any attention at first. Then I saw the status update about my niece's new boyfriend. Um, what? Then my cousin changed his profile picture to a shirtless photo. Come again? Then my other little cousin is commenting on girls photos, … [Read more...]
CNN.com: Is Sexting Really Cheating?
In a recent CNN.com article Ian Kerner talks about the angle that some take in regards to cheating via technology: With its easy accessibility and novelty, the Internet enables us to easily tune out and turn off to our partners, when we should be making an effort to tune in and turn on. The instant gratification of these technologies stimulates reward centers in the … [Read more...]
The Truth About Facebook And Divorce: Myths Unraveled
From the Social Media Couple, Jason and Kelly Krafsky: Did you hear the one about the research studies that cited that Facebook is causing 20% of today's divorces? Press releases headlined it. The news media ran stories about it. "Experts" validated it. People repeated it around the water cooler and their social networks. And everyone talked about it like it was a … [Read more...]
Would You Let Your Child Get A Facebook Page?
By Ayanna Black After watching this week's episode of "The Game" I started thinking about kids and the Internet. In this week's episode, Kelly loses her reality show because her ex-husband has a court order to stop the use of his name. Since she can no longer use his name or likeness on her show she attempts to film other football stars to no avail. Finally out of … [Read more...]
How to Host a Virtual Family Reunion on Facebook
by Ronnie Tyler I was tickled pink, when my Great Aunt asked me to be her friend on Facebook. I was like what is my grandmother's sister doing on Facebook. A few of my cousins and me had a good laugh about it. And she is relatively active too, she has even posted some comments and uploaded pictures. But I am wondering if it is really her or one of my cousins making … [Read more...]
When Is It Time To Clean Up Your Facebook Friends List?
From YourTango.com: Change Relationship Status? Some of Your Friends Need to Go! In this new age of social media, appropriate protocol and online etiquette is sometimes as elusive as picking the next YouTube video that goes viral. But here's a new piece of advice built on millions of heartbreaking stories: for the sake of the relationship you are changing your Relationship … [Read more...]
Keep Marriage Visible Campaign Tells Facebook, “My Spouse Exists!”
The following article comes courtesy of our friends at LoveBetterCamp.com. In a society where infidelity and a moral disregard for marriage is running rampant and the media has jumped the gun on reporting that marriage is obsolete the Keep Marriage Visible Campaign is saying, "MY SPOUSE MATTERS!" Facebook's new profile structure currently does not allow a spouse who … [Read more...]
Black Marriage In Pop Culture: A Look Back At 2010
What does black marriage look like for 2011? Like the saying goes, you don't know where you're going until you know where you've been. Let's take a look at the top stories of 2010: "You Saved Me" Becomes Second Documentary Hit For The Tylers Lamar and Ronnie Tyler keep the positive images of black marriage flowing, this time with "the greatest love stories ever … [Read more...]
FREE Giveaway: I <3 BKFST iPod Touch Gift Pack
We're happy to announce that we've teamed up with General Mills to giveaway 4 FREE iPod Touch "I <3 BKFST" gift packs as a part of their wonderful I <3 BKFST campaign that will raise awareness that kids and teens need to eat breakfast each day, especially in the African American community. (Check out our interview with Keke Palmer announcing the campaign.) We'll be giving … [Read more...]
Singles POV: A Lady Never Facebooks on the First Date
(Yesterday we ran a married man's point of view on Facebook and it was a very hot topic. Well... we have a lot of single readers and we didn't want to leave them out so today we're running a single woman's point of view. Check it out and let us know what you think.) by Cherise Adkins It's hard enough navigating the single world as a woman living in 2009. With all this new … [Read more...]
My Wife Is NOT My Friend (On Facebook)
by Eric Payne On Facebook, my wife is NOT my friend. I un-friended her about two months ago. Not only did I not tell her what I did, but once she discovered we were no longer connected, I ignored her request to become my friend once more. Like her, I sure many of you are SMH, or rather shaking your heads, thinking, How trifling is he? My wife's chief complaint was that she was … [Read more...]