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Is This Disrespectful?

Greg Tillotson — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:38:44 +0000

On the K-Bear Morning show I talked about this video taken in a High School classroom in Ducanville, Texas. I have several friends that I grew up with that are teachers. A few of my Facebook friends are former teachers that I had in Junior High and High School. I am really curious how they [...]

Why Liking Something on Facebook Isn't As Helpful As You Think

Emerald Catron — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:35:35 +0000

If you think you’re saving the world by liking a page on Facebook, UNICEF Sweden has got some news for you — you’re not. Liking a page is a great way to keep informed about a charity or cause, but unless it’s part of a specific campaign, it doesn’t actually do much good. This starving [...]

12 Parents Embarrassing Their Kids on Facebook

Cameron Simcik — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:16:24 +0000

There’s a funny thing about parents and technology. That being a majority of moms and dads are pretty tech unsavvy without the help of us internet-obsessed younger folk. And while parental struggles can be frustrating at times, their attempts to get in the techy loop are mostly just hilarious. This is particularly true with Facebook. Many [...]

Facebook Changes You Need To Know About

Greg Tillotson — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:26:06 +0000

I was doing some reading over the weekend and discovered a few new changes in the way Facebook is operating these days…It’s not a secret that Facebook has failed to monetize itself. They are constantly working on ways to force businesses to pay to get their messages seen by fans. The new wrinkle they’ve thrown [...]

The World Is Very Small

Greg Tillotson — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:25:27 +0000

With the events that happened yesterday in Boston, once again I was reminded how small the world has become. Texting, Facebook, Twitter and the 24 hour news services bring a tragedy likes the one yesterday at the Boston marathon center stage almost the moment it occurs. I happened to be at Bones yesterday when I [...]

Facebook's New 'Home' Ad Proving Controversial

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:30:35 +0000

Usually when Facebook draws the ire of the collective internet it’s because it’s made a change to its format. But this time it’s one of the social network giant’s TV commercials that has the Web firing off a barrage of negative comments. The spot is for Facebook’s new Home phone feature. In the ad, a [...]

The Best Ways to Show Your Support for Marriage Equality on Facebook

TheFW Staff — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:19:24 +0000

This week the Supreme Court is hearing arguments for Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California. They are also weighing the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman.

To show their support for the LGBT community, people have been changing their profile pictures on Facebook. It started as big blocks of solid red. Then changed to a red block with a pink equal sign, which is symbol of the Human Rights Campaign. Now things have gotten a little out of control and some more creative options have popped up. Here are our favorites.

Red Equal Sign – Why is it All Over My Facebook and Twitter?

JP — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:36:03 +0000

There’s a really good chance that if you have been on Facebook or Twitter today than you’ve probably seen this picture or some variation all over your News Feed. But the question is what the heck is it? Well we’ve got the answer for you! This picture was released onto Social Media today from Human [...]

Facebook Helps Reunite Man With Dog He Lost After Wrecking Car Months Ago

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:30:38 +0000

In December, Dave Vitali was going to see his daughter when he got into a serious accident.He flipped his pickup truck, and hung upside down and bleeding with his only comfort being that his trusty dog Max was by his side and okay. Unfortunately, when the ambulances came the sirens scared the golden retriever, and Max ran away

Dad Offers Teen $200 If He Quits Facebook For Five Months

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:12:43 +0000

Yesterday we learned that more and more people are taking long breaks from Facebook. If they’re not getting paid for these social network hiatuses they may be doing it wrong. Rachel Baier is getting the princely sum of $200 for handing her Facebook password over to her father and allowing him to deactivate her account for five months. The terms [...]

Have You Taken a Break From Facebook? Many Have

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:57:11 +0000

If Facebook was anything like Friendster and MySpace it would be only available in Malaysia or reduced to a Justin Timberlake vanity product.

Yes, the Harvard-born social network has beat the odds and looks like it will be around for the long-haul. In fact, the latest debate surrounding Facebook is what happens to a member's page when they die.

It's Gone Viral

Greg Tillotson — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:55:57 +0000

Last Tuesday I posted a harmless picture on the K-Bear Facebook page. It was of four window washers dressed as Super heroes outside of a Children’s Hospital. First look at the picture you’ll probably think “How sweet” or “Great for the kids”. Then you’ll notice the bright colors – little did I know that in [...]

That Facebook Legal Settlement Email You Got Is For Real

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:01:56 +0000

Over the last week, about 125 million Facebook users in America received an email concerning a legal settlement of a class action suit against the social networking site. While you were probably tempted to put the email in your spam folder alongside the offers for free iPads and solicitations from African “royalty,” it’s actually completely legit, and [...]

'Actual Facebook Graph Searches' Exposes Weird Facebook Habits

Emerald Catron — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:03:41 +0000

Well, this certainly didn’t take long. Only a few days after Facebook unveiled their new search engine Facebook Graph Search, a Tumblr mocking it has been made, and it’s a hit. Aptly named Actual Facebook Graph Searches, the site’s creator, Tom Scott, searches for contradictory sets of data and highlights the fact that such results [...]

"Big Announcement" on Facebook First

Greg Tillotson — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:11:28 +0000

We are just a few days away from making what we think is an announcement about our 20th Anniversary celebration. But none of us really know. We’ll all find out together Friday morning at 7:20on the K-Bear Morning Show. That is when I have been instructed it is okay to open the hermetically sealed envelope [...]

Facebook Friends From Everywhere!

Greg Tillotson — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:22:45 +0000

Yesterday I was looking at the K-Bear Facebook page. I don’t know if you’ve ever looked at the statistics page of where the people who like you come from, but you should sometime, it’s fascinating. When I looked at K-Bear’s yesterday there were a few things that stood out to me. The first one is [...]

Dad to Buy Daughters Puppy After They Get One Million Facebook Likes In A Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:51:56 +0000

It's a scenario which has played out in countless homes over the years. The kids want a puppy, but the dad isn't so sure it's a good idea.

But when the Cordell girls, Cadence, 12, and Emerson, 9, went to their father Ryan with their canine request, he added a social media clause -- he would get his daughters a dog if they could get one million likes on Facebook.

What Is It?

Greg Tillotson — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:51:18 +0000

Pinterest – What it is it? I don’t get it….I love technology. I am a self admitted Facebook addict. I sleep with my Smartphone by my bed. But I don’t get Pinterest. Someone help me here. Call me, email me, text me – fill me in this morning on the K-Bear Morning Show? What am [...]

The Flu Comes to Facebook

Greg Tillotson — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 12:41:44 +0000

Is this taking Facebook to far? This morning I read about a new free app that supposedly can help you figure out which one of your friends gave you the FLU! Apparently the way it works is It analyzes your friends' profiles for words in their status updates, indicating who's sick and who may have infected you

Facebook Reunites Sisters After 72 Years

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:10:41 +0000

Back when Facebook was just about college students and the recently graduated it was great for getting back in touch with high school friends that you had lost contact with for a few years. But now that everybody and their grandmother is on the social network, the reunions Facebook enables have started to become really impressive.