Paolo gets political

Actor Paolo Paraiso gets socially relevant in social media. On Friday, he commended the Commission on Elections on Twitter. “Good job @Comelec for showing the do’s and don’ts of proper campaigning. Ang tanong… nasunod ba?

Actor Paolo Paraiso gets socially relevant in social media. On Friday, he commended the Commission on Elections on Twitter. “Good job @Comelec for showing the do’s and don’ts of proper campaigning. Ang tanong… nasunod ba?

Singer/TV host Martin Nievera turned to social networking site Twitter last week to express his “sadness” over ABS-CBN’s alleged lack of support for his Friday talk show, “Martin Late @ Night.” Slated for 13 episodes, the show, which started airing on March 1, had reportedly not been extended.
Elena Aliban, social scientist: “I’ve been scanning the tweets of celebrities and find KC Concepcion’s posts particularly informative and educational. She’s taken her followers to different places around the world, with beautiful, vividly captioned photos.

New Zealand-based social media sensation Kimpoy Feliciano’s online fame is a curious case, one for the books.

YOUTUBE diva Zendee Rose Tenerefe posted on Twitter twice: “I love Philippine Daily Inquirer.” She also wrote on Facebook: “I consider it a big achievement to come out on the front page of the Inquirer two days in a row. Thank you for the carabao stuffed toy and the framed front page. I felt how proud you were of me.”

Canadian actress Genevieve Sabourin said she has been unable to obtain records of her Facebook conversations with American actor Alec Baldwin that would help clear her of stalking charges.

A music video by pop singer Beyoncé helped inspire one billion messages for World Humanitarian Day on Sunday, which the United Nations said was a social media record.

Simon Cowell doesn’t use Twitter but he wants “X Factor” fans to use the site to vote for their favorite contestants.

Inspired by a successful Danish TV show, the American murder mystery series “The Killing” dramatically follows the investigation of a horrific and puzzling crime. Like “Twin Peaks” and “Veronica Mars,” the show has a female victim whose demise brings attention to the various suspicious characters in her community. The body of high school student Rosie [...]

Sociologists will have a field day someday on the Andi Eigenmann pregnancy case. Seems modern technology—specifically new media, like social networking sites—have turned the youth into voyeurs and exhibitionists all at once. Andi’s tumultuous two-year relationship with “first boyfriend” Albie Casiño was chronicled (by both parties) not only in tabloids and on TV, but also [...]