Social media

The evolution of online dating has seen it go from a desperate last resort, to an acceptable activity with some stigma attached, to just about the only option among Australian singles. But to Gen-Y, setting up an RSVP profile is no longer desperate or shameful, it’s just passe — Twitter is where it’s at. The […]

A 22-year-old mother has tried to sell her two kids on Facebook for $5000. Hilarious, right? That’s probably what she thought. Until she was arrested. Misty VanHorn allegedly tried to sell her two-year-old for $1,000, and asked for $4,000 for her four-year-old to get enough cash to bail her boyfriend out of jail. Hollywood Life […]

We’re all guilty of flicking through our friends’ holiday snaps on Facebook, but how much do we let it affect us? Have you felt little pangs of jealousy when you saw how much better a Facebook friend’s vacation looked than yours? How their clothes looked more expensive and their hair more glamorous? Their children seemed […]

Twittering and texting are taking over our social lives. So what are the rules – and pitfalls – of this new digital era? June Dally-Watkins has been the high priestess of Australian etiquette and deportment for 50 years and, quite frankly, she’s appalled by the state of things. Sick of being knocked in the street […]