What People Are Talking About Online

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If you've complained about your boss or job on Twitter, watch out for a warning from a new app called FireMe! that alerts you to key words in your tweet that may send you to the unemployment line.

Vine, the 6-second video app, is launching many wannabe videomakers taking short shots of their walks, dinners and tourist attractions. But a new phenomenon has emerged. Making trailers of already-existing movies, presumably by pointing mobile phones at laptop, tablet or TV screens.

The case of two high school football stars drew wide attention for the way social media spurred the initial prosecution and later helped galvanize national outrage over the episode.

With 25,000 retweets in the first 10 minutes, the new pope, Francis, tweeting on the old @Pontifex account, has only 800,000 more tweets to go top @BarackObama's election night all-time winner. The tweet, "HABEMUS PAPAM FRANCISCUM", roughly translates as "We Have Pope Francis." Someone please, clue him in about using all caps.

Sick and tired of social media positivity? Tired of "liking" posts and favoriting tweets? Then the new Hater app is for you! Hate long lines, traffic jams, hangovers, your ex's new significant other, the Kardashians and more. 

The map, which breaks down, state-by-state, the most common hotspots for Missed Connections posted on Craigslist, has been making a stir on the web over the past couple of days. Denizens of states across country came away with their own interpretations, questions and repudiations. Is it the saddest map in America? Or not.

A friend of mine complained that someone he was following on Twitter filled up his entire feed. All he saw were tweets from this power user, and he had to constantly scroll to see anyone else.

From Justin Bieber to the Obamas and Madonna, the self-taken cameraphone photo – now a staple of Instagram and Twitter – has become one of the cultural markers of our time.

This week's marriage equality cases before the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) have been nothing short of historic. Social media has covered every breath taken inside and outside the courtroom. So, what's digital and print media to do to keep up? This morning, Time magazine took a gamble and issued the digital version of its print magazine (still four days away from newsstands) proclaiming "Gay Marriage Already Won."

A square box with thick pink horizontal lines (the mathematical equal symbol) was offered for sharing this week by the Human Rights Campaign as the U.S. Supreme Court took up arguments in key marriage rights cases.

The image, replacing profile pictures on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest and elsewhere, is a makeover of the advocacy group's logo, usually a blue background with bright yellow lines. The HRC made it available in red — for the color of love — on Monday and estimated tens of millions of shares by Wednesday.

Here's a quick parenting tip: It's not OK to offer to sell your children on Facebook, even if you really need the money. Misty VanHorn, a mother of two in Oklahoma, tried to sell her 10-month old daughter and 2-year-old son for the grand sum of $4,000. And, a woman in Arkansas was ready to buy before police stepped. The Feds may not be far behind, since the trafficking was about to cross state lines.

Can't get enough of those crazy, fun-loving Romneys and still smarting that they're not in the White House? Well, you could always follow son Tagg (@Tromney) on Instagram and wish Mitt a Happy 66th Birthday!

On average, 22 percent of Americans' Facebook friends are those we knew in high school. This is higher than any other group we have interacted with - work, college or family.

Here’s hoping that politeness never goes out of fashion, but that time-wasting forms of communication do.

Breaking up has always been excruciating, but at least in the old days lovers could split, move on and retain their dignity. Now, in the age of social media, extrication is nearly impossible. The pain of a breakup is nourished by an endless real-time stream of Facebook status updates, Instagram photos and tweets about one’s ex. But now there's an array of apps and websites to help you move on - emotionally and digitally.

We like a good publicity stunt almost as much as we like a hot Instagram to slap up on our blog. A breaking story on Yahoo!7 Music reports that teen heartthrob Justin Bieber collapsed at the end of his show in London tonight and had to be rushed to a hospital. But fans and social media mavens can get the inside scoop by checking Twitter and Instagram feeds.

AP’s David Guttenfelder and Jean Lee, have begun uploading the first ever Instagram photos from inside North Korea — giving us an intimate glimpse at daily life inside the very closed off country.