People Search Reunites Brothers After 49 Years

A lengthy people search has finally reunited three brothers after 49 years apart. James Buckley and Michael Buckley searched for their long-lost, younger brother, John, for years and found him just in time to say their final goodbyes to him. After finding and reuniting with John, James and Michael learned that John was terminally ill. […]

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Proposal To Make Fake Social Media Profiles Illegal

Last month, the United Kingdom released guidelines that would criminalize fake social media accounts that are used by internet trolls to impersonate others and harass people online. People who use fake social media accounts to harass and libel people online could face criminal charges under the new social media policy that is being proposed by […]

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Police Use Commercial DNA Records To ID Crime Suspects

The popularity of commercial DNA testing companies like AncestryDNA and 23andMe have grown along with their databases of people’s DNA records and now police and law enforcement agencies want access to this genetic data to help solve active criminal cases as well as cold cases. However, genetic records found in commercial genealogy databases are likely […]

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Too Much Social Media Use May Cause Depression

Are people who use social media frequently more likely to feel depressed? A new study says this is possible. According to research from the University of Pittsburgh’s Centre for Research on Media, Technology and Health, young people who spend too much time on social media may risk becoming chronically depressed individuals. The study involved 1,787 people […]

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Rep’N Up “Cleans Up” Your Social Media Profiles

It is estimated that at least 93 percent of employers and job recruiters look at applicants’ social media profiles before scheduling an interview; more than 30 percent of job applicants are weeded out due to questionable posts on their social media profiles and 41 perscent of social media users have 10 or more detrimental postings […]

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