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Olena Zaskochenko/123rfA long message landed on Claire's phone, before quickly disappearing. Ben wanted out, but she wasn't sure why.This story was first published on capsulenz.com. Claire* couldn’t quite believe it when her husband broke up with her… and then the message disappeared. “Do you want to take a walk on the beach?” asked Ben*. He and Claire had just had a romantic dinner, right by the sea on their first night away in Rarotonga. Two weeks earlier she’d turned 30, so the holiday was a birthday celebration/long overdue break. And something about the way Ben was acting, immediately made Claire feel suspicious, so when he stopped, and dropped to one knee she wasn’t overly surprised, but was thrilled. READ MORE: * The Divorce Diaries: 'I literally got ghosted by my own husband' * Five beautiful things I learned about resilience from my Nana * Jennifer Aniston shares shirtless photo of ex Justin Theroux in birthday tribute * The Divorce Diaries: He left me, then went on our honeymoon... with my friend They’d been talking about marriage for the last few months and 30 seemed like the time to get serious, they’d been dating since they were 21 and living together…

This week in social media news, TikTok tests stories and inks a partnership with Publicis Groupe, Instagram highlights top creative in a new section under its Professional Dashboard, Facebook advertisers shift to Amazon after Apple updates and more. TikTok Pilots Stories As Twitter Terminates Fleets TikTok has launched a pilot of TikTok Stories, as spotted by social media expert Matt Navarra and reported by TechCrunch. During the pilot, TikTok plans to gather insight before deciding whether it will expand it to all users. Why it matters: The new feature allows TikTok users who don’t post regularly a more streamlined approach to begin engaging with the platform, an approach they’re likely familiar with if they’ve used a similar feature on Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, Pinterest or Twitter’s newly axed Fleets. The option also allows regular users to engage with the community in a more laid-back fashion without having to be on LIVE. For brands, Stories allows for expanded opportunities to advertise. The details: TikTok Stories resembles its counterparts on platforms like Instagram and Snapchat, for example in duration, the ability to record or upload and more; though it differs in one key respect – users’ ability to comment publicly. Users can view…

Maeve Ginzberg remembers when she first downloaded Snapchat. She was in high school, and did it at the request of her best friend; their long streak would eventually break when Maeve went to study abroad in college and had less-reliable cell service. Now a 27-year old copywriter living in New York, Maeve only uses Snapchat rarely — to stay in touch with one particular friend and also to keep up with a group Snap. The app has a sentimental appeal, says Maeve, who reflects on Snapchat’s unique way of reminding her of “stuff that just feels like a relic in a way.” But it wasn’t always this way. When Snapchat launched in 2012, back when we used Vine and Musical.ly instead of TikTok, it wasn’t intended to be a vehicle for nostalgia. Like any social media platform, people joined Snapchat because their friends joined — because it was cool. We all want to go where the people are, and in the mid-2010s, Snapchat had an iron grip on the under-25 population. Unlike with Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook, where posts would live indefinitely, you had to actively be on Snapchat to know what was going on. The urgency of a one-second…

New ArticlesJordan Jon Coombe, 19, is also charged burglary and sexual assault. Written By: Maria Lockwood | 2:00 pm, Aug. 9, 2021 × Douglas County Circuit Court, Superior, Wisconsin. Jed Carlson / Superior Telegram A town of Superior man accused of having child pornography on his phone and sharing it with a minor made an initial appearance in Douglas County Circuit Court on Aug. 3. Jordan Jon Coombe, 19, is charged with felony possession of child pornography; sexual exploitation of a child; causing a child 13 or older to view or listen to sexual activity; and post or publish a depiction of person without consent—victim under age 18. Jordan Jon Coombe Coombe’s phone was seized through a Douglas County search warrant in January while he was being investigated for his connection to a series of burglaries. Warrants were also served for data from his Google and Snapchat accounts. Detective Matt Izzard with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office found numerous photos, videos and messages that appeared to be between Coombe and underage females on the cellphone, according to the criminal complaint. Several were images of what appeared to be minor girls in varying states of nudity. One girl who had sent…

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Oct. 11, 1937 —July 22, 2021 (age 83) STRUTHERS — JoAnn Rotz, 83, died July 22 at her daughter's home in Brecksville. JoAnn was born Oct. 11, 1937 in Youngstown, daughter of Joseph and Bertha (Thomas) Jarko. JoAnn treasured spending time with her daughters, grandchildren and neighbors. She worked at General Electric for 30 years, retiring in 1998. She looked forward to monthly lunches with lady friends from General Electric. She took pride in her yard, garden and flowers. She enjoyed feeding squirrels and birds and cherished watching them from her picture window.  JoAnn enjoyed craft shows and festivals, the Oktoberfest, Christmas in the Woods, Canfield Fair and Kraynaks. She loved Facebook and Snapchat and enjoyed sharing that with her grandchildren. JoAnn hosted a Christmas Eve celebration at home for 40 years,  serving traditional Italian and Slovak dishes. She thoroughly enjoyed sitting on her front porch and playing games on the computer.   She is survived by daughters Roxann (Jon) Carroll of Lake City, Pa., Rose (Dr. Kenneth) Jenkins of Brecksville and Terry Rotz of Struthers; a brother, Gary (Socorro) West of Niles; and grandchildren Chadd Stephenson, William Stephenson, Rachael Jenkins, Sarah Jenkins, Kenny Jenkins, Jessica Jenkins, Marsha Drabenstadt and William Drabenstadt.    In addition to her parents and husband (Frank…

TikTok's latest feature is similar to something you've seen before, but with a twist. By Taylor Kamnetz Culver City, California – TikTok is trying out a new "stories" feature in efforts to become the best and most-encompassing version of itself. TikTok is testing out a new "stories" feature similar to that of Snapchat and Instagram.  © IMAGO / ANP Though many other social media platforms have either tried or successfully added a "stories" feature to their app, TikTok appears to be making up for time lost.The new feature, simply called "TikTok Stories," was first spotted by Twitter user and social media commentator Matt Navarra on August 4. The app's latest update appears to work similarly to Snapchat's story feature that Instagram later copied. TikTok Stories lives in its own slide-over sidebar within the app, where users will be able to view stories posted by accounts they follow for 24 hours, when they will be automatically deleted. Those who share stories have the option to delete them from their account prior to auto-deletion.Just like on Snapchat and Instagram, TikTok users will be able to reply or react to stories they view, and can easily watch anyone's stories by simply tapping on their profile…

The number of children treated for cannabis poisoning has almost tripled as the craze for drug-laced sweets grips schools. Dealers sell them on social media sites popular with kids like TikTok. Hundreds of youngsters are being rushed to A&E every year with heart palpitations, anxiety attacks, paranoia and hallucinations. Eating drugged sweets, dubbed "edibles", means the effects are slower than with smoking but last for hours. One 12-year-old tried a Nerds sweet she knew was drugged but had no idea how powerful it would be until the "high" kicked in hours later. She said: "I was completely freaking out, my stomach flipped, my head was spinning. I couldn’t stop crying. I was convinced I was going to die and it’s not something I ever want to go through again." Eating drugged sweets, dubbed "edibles", means the effects are slower than with smoking Her mum added: "Her little heart was racing at a million miles an hour and she kept telling us she couldn’t breathe and had pains in her chest. "She started vomiting and it was only when we got her to A&E that she started to come back to reality. "These edibles are designed to appeal to children and…

  Published On 07 August,2021 02:56 pm Snap does not share any birth information with other parties on an individual level: spokesperson (Reuters) - Thousands of social media users have shared a misinformed claim that Snapchat knows the date and time of birth of its users. However, this appears to be a misunderstanding: the company told Reuters that this data has been keyed in by users themselves. One post on Facebook has been shared nearly 10,000 times since Aug. 2 and asks whether their friends and followers are aware that Snapchat “somehow knows what time you were born”. It includes a screenshot of the Snapchat platform which appears to list the person’s date, time and location of birth under a heading that reads: “My Astrological Birthday”. Multiple other people have since posted similar remarks on Facebook and Twitter, with one writing: “I’m totally freaked out by this how would they get that information and what else are they looking at on your phone”. Snapchat’s astrological feature was launched in Nov. 2020 and claims to give users a profile that’s “far beyond what you see in a daily horoscope”. The company says it uses birth information to reveal personality traits and the…

CHILDREN should be kept off Snapchat as it is the "app of choice" for sexual predators, a leading cyber safety expert has warned. Susan McLean, a former police force member, says sickos think they can get away with sexualized exchanges with youngsters via Snapchat as pictures and messages disappear after a few seconds. 2Snapchat is the 'app of choice' for sexual predators, an expert has warnedCredit: Getty - Contributor 2Parents have been implored to keep their kids off of the appCredit: Getty - Contributor She has warned parents there is no safe way for kids to use the app as predators target children at random. "I had a primary school reach out with girls on Snapchat who had left Snap Map on and random men sending them a screenshot of their address," Susan told The Examiner. "It can be a particularly dangerous app. It is an app of choice of predators which we have seen time and time again. "Every parent I have dealt with who has had an issue on Snapchat with predators firmly wishes they can turn the clock back and wishes they said no. "Don't put your child in a known place of risk. There is no…