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Miss Bermuda: Vote For People’s Choice Winner
This year’s Miss Bermuda Pageant will take place on July 6, with the judges set to select the 2014 Miss Bermuda. In addition to the top title, there will be other titles awarded, including Miss Photogenic, Miss Congeniality and the People’s Choice winner, which will be selected by the public. Online voting is just getting underway, and... Read more of this article
Facebook Goes Down For More Than 2 Hours
Facebook users around the world were unable to access the popular social media service for more than two hours this morning [June 19], instead seeing a message that said, “Sorry, something went wrong,” as the world’s second most-visited website in the world, ranking behind only Google, experienced serious technical difficulties. Facebook... Read more of this article
Michael Douglas’ Post Sets Facebook Buzzing
Actor and producer Michael Douglas recently paid a visit to Bermuda, with a Facebook post showing him on a beach garnering a tremendous amount of attention. The post, made on Mr. Douglas’ official fan page, said, “Just returned from Bermuda, the home of my mothers family for the last 400 years! The family has had a cottage colony called... Read more of this article
Bermuda Triangle Plane Hoax Hits Facebook
A viral Facebook post is claiming there is video footage of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight in the Bermuda Triangle and that passengers are alive, but the cruel hoax spreading worldwide on the social network is a clickjacking scam. “Video of Malaysia MH370 Plane found in Bermuda Triangle! Passengers alive,” the post reads, claiming there’s... Read more of this article
Police Advisory: “The Internet And Your Child”
The “borderless access” of the internet has many advantages, but also allows those who would sexually exploit children to communicate with like-minded individuals and locate their next victim, Inspector Mark Clarke said. Inspector Clarke — the Officer in Charge of the Vulnerable Persons Unit – issued an advisory about the... Read more of this article
Facebook Predator Convicted/Jailed 18 Months
Christopher Corday, now 22, was convicted in Magistrates Court today [Feb 25] of using Facebook and intruding on the privacy of three young girls and attempting to lure them into sexual activity with himself. The five offences on which he was convicted occurred between May 2012 and August 2013. The three girls were aged between 12 and 14. Corday used... Read more of this article
Facebook Acquires WhatsApp Messaging App
Facebook has officially acquired popular messaging platform WhatsApp, spending a reported $19 billion to claim ownership of the service. According to a report in Forbes, “Certainly the news of the week and a huge acquisition [of WhatsApp by Facebook is] one which is important for Facebook to both continue its growth, but also continue to gather... Read more of this article
Debate Ensues After Restaurant Posts Request
Tribe Road Kitchen restaurant set off a social media debate after posting a request on their Facebook page that customers who bring their children ensure that they remain seated with them at all times. The request drew hundreds of comments across the social network, as locals debated the posting, with some feeling it was heavy handed, while others... Read more of this article
Man Admits Luring Young Girls On Facebook
Marking the second Court case heard today [Nov 22] involving the popular social network, a 22 year old man was today remanded in custody after admitting to trying to lure young girls on Facebook. Christopher Corday pleaded guilty to multiple charges of using Facebook accounts to intrude on the privacy of young girls and attempting to lure them into... Read more of this article
Man Charged With Sending Threats On Facebook
A 24 year old man appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Nov 22], where he faced charges alleging he sent threatening messages over Facebook. Andre Nisbett was charged with using electronic communications to send messages that threatened to kill a woman, namely the mother of his two month old child. The charges are indictable and must be heard... Read more of this article
Dunkley Sues Bean Over Facebook Comments
Deputy Premier and Minister of Public Safety Michael Dunkley has launched legal action against Opposition Leader Marc Bean over comments made on the social network Facebook. The comments are understood to have been posted in late September 2013 on a political Facebook page, with the conversation initially started with a post discussing comments made... Read more of this article
Man Charged With Luring Girls Over Facebook
A 22-year-old man appeared in Magistrates Court this afternoon [Oct 18] where he was remanded in custody after being charged with using Facebook to try to get young girls to have sex with him. The Court heard the defendant — who cannot be named at this stage for legal reasons – allegedly set up fake Facebook accounts and used it to message... Read more of this article
BDOT: Emphasis On Digital Is Gaining Traction
The Bermuda Department of Tourism’s [BDOT] said their increased emphasis on engaging consumers in the digital realm is gaining traction. The BDOT said more than 80,000 consumers are tweeting, liking, pinning and talking about the island through Twitter chats, real-time responses on Facebook and blog posts that provide an inside look at visiting the... Read more of this article
Team Validus Wins Summer Intern Challenge
Last month over 100 summer interns from nine companies took part in The Centre on Philanthropy’s Community Day Facebook Photo Challenge, with the team from Validus emerging as the Challenge’s winner following a heated competition to garner votes for the most team ‘likes’. The Community Day paired teams of interns from XL Group, Validus, KPMG,... Read more of this article
Lawyer Says MP’s Facebook Was Hacked
[Updated] A lawyer representing One Bermuda Alliance MP Nandi Outerbridge has stated that screenshots of messages — presently being widely circulated via email — were not sent by her client. The messages, which Bernews is unable to repeat, would be considered by many to be highly offensive. Katie Tornari of Marshall, Diel & Myers told... Read more of this article
Social Media Scroll: #BermudaDay Festivities
Decades old traditions blended with modern technology, as large numbers of Bermudians took to the internet to celebrate Bermuda Day. Facebook status updates were dominated by the holiday, and the #BermudaDay hashtag was filled with photos, observations and humour on both the micro-blogging network Twitter and photo sharing application Instagram. Some... Read more of this article
