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Social media activism hits a home run: 21,000 likes in 2 days

June 15, 2013 - 1:00am

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Abigail Goh
David Sun
Andre Joseph Theng

Two days ago, food distribution group A Packet Of Rice launched a campaign on their Facebook page, with a post that stated that for every "like" it got, food caterer Jessie Catering would contribute 50 cents to their purchase of packed lunch for distribution to needy families.

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Beware of fake Joseph Princes out to con you

May 18, 2013 - 1:24am

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Naqiyah Shapudin

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Pastor Joseph Prince (above) of New Creation Church recently issued a warning on his official Facebook page about people impersonating him on Facebook.

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Woman tries to sell her children on Facebook

March 13, 2013 - 4:08pm

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The New Paper
Woman tries to sell her children on Facebook

PHOTO: Reuters

A woman in Oklahoma in the US was arrested for attempting to sell her two young children on the internet.

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‘Confessions’ of a SAF soldier

February 14, 2013 - 1:13am

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Kerri Heng

A Singapore Armed Forces Confessions Facebook page has appeared last week, following the popular university Confessions pages which have sprouted earlier this month.

As of Wednesday night, the SAF Confessions page has seen more than 9,700 likes.

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Slammed over fun post

January 24, 2013 - 12:34am

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Audrey Tan
Chai Hung Yin

PHOTO: Lianhe Wanbao

It was a tongue-in-cheek attempt to encourage his friends to have more children.

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Kids get puppy after reaching a million likes on Facebook

January 22, 2013 - 3:41pm

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The New Paper

PHOTO: Ryan Cordell

Dad Ryan Cordell thought he had a good plan when his kids told him they wanted a puppy.

Reach a million likes on Facebook, and he'd get them what they wanted.

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Fake Facebook girlfriend for sale

January 20, 2013 - 11:59am

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The New Paper
Fake Facebook girlfriend for sale

PHOTO: NamoroFake.com.br

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Sexting apps?

January 3, 2013 - 6:54pm

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The New Paper
A Facebook logo on a computer screen is seen through a magnifying glass held by a woman

Stanford University student Evan Spiegel was told by classmates his idea for his final year project was "terrible".

Today, he is founder of Snapchat, a mobile phone app that allows users to send photos and videos that supposedly vanish from the recipient's phone after a few seconds.

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Randi Zuckerberg's private Facebook picture goes public

December 27, 2012 - 4:12pm

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The New Paper
Randi Zuckerberg, former marketing director of Facebook and founder of RtoZ Media, speaks at the Executive Marketing Summit in New York.

PHOTO: AP

Even Randi Zuckerberg, sister of Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, is not spared from the loopholes of Facebook's privacy settings.

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Student vents on Facebook after MOE denies 'simple' film request

December 21, 2012 - 12:55am

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Esther Ng

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All he wanted was permission to get a few “general shots” on his video camera at a few primary schools.

It would be for his documentary on education in Singapore, and the film was for his Final Year Project.

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