Social media clubs

LONDON: England women's manager Phil Neville believes football players should boycott social media in the wake of Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba becoming the latest high-profile figure to suffer racist abuse online. Pogba was targeted after his penalty was saved in United's 1-1 draw at Wolves on Monday just days after Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham suffered similar abuse. "I think we probably have to take drastic measures now as a football community - I've had it with my players on social media, the Premier League stars and the Championship have had it," said former Manchester United defender Neville on Tuesday (Aug 20). "I just wonder whether as a football community we come off social media. Because Twitter won't do anything about it, Instagram won't do anything about it - they send you an email reply saying they'll investigate but nothing happens. "I've lost total faith in whoever runs these social media departments, so let's send a powerful message: come off … [Read more...] about Football: Neville calls for social media boycott in wake of Pogba racist abuse

SINGAPORE: Eight hours on TikTok, seven hours on Instagram, and two hours on YouTube. This is a snapshot of a day in the life of 21-year-old full-time model Lukas Koshy, who has been losing sleep since he got sucked into the latest social media craze, TikTok, a video-sharing app filled with 15-second lip-syncing videos, memes, and all things amusing to a Generation Z’er like him. Five hours of sleep is all that he is mostly getting these days. “It’s unhealthy,” the Singaporean admits, but he doesn’t see a need to change his ways. READ: Tik Tok, the most valuable Chinese start-up you've never heard of, a commentary Mr Koshy feels gainfully occupied when thinking up the next viral post, and putting out at least one to two TikTok posts a day. He has over 13,600 followers and a “like” count of more than 95,000. “Superficial as it may seem, ‘likes’ are important to me,” he said. “It is validation for the content I put out.” Then, there is Primary 5 pupil Aina Sofia … [Read more...] about The Big Read: Dangers lurk in youth’s chase for social media ‘likes’

We reckon that you’re already an active participant in the sharing economy: You take a GrabShare to work, ride an ofo bike on the weekends and rent an Airbnb when you go on holiday. It seems like you can lease or share practically anything these days – even a Rolex watch. That’s right. Over the past 18 months, two subscription watch clubs – Acquired Time and TenTwo – have been offering watch rental services to horological enthusiasts, with a third, Specter One, set to launch this month. For as little as S$6 a day, you could be sporting a Rolex Submariner on your wrist, to the envy of your coworkers and chums. At least for an entire month, until it comes time to swap out your Sub for a Cartier Santos. READ: The James Bond watch turns 25 this year, with an exhibition at ION Orchard This week, TenTwo will also launch a special rental collection comprising four Singapore micro-brands: Arcturus, BOLDR, Reverie and Vilhelm. All are startups founded by Singaporeans who … [Read more...] about A Rolex Submariner for S$6 a day? The sharing economy hits the watch market

SINGAPORE: When Ms Vanessa Chea sat for an exam in Temasek Polytechnic where she studied till a year ago, a lecturer asked if she needed extra time to complete the paper. It was tempting for her to grab the advantage, but Ms Chea who is hard of hearing , declined. “I just see myself like anybody else," she told CNA. Her hearing difficulties do not affect her ability to think, something she feels not everyone knows. “I noticed that people tend to associate hearing loss with intellectual disability,” she said. People also tend to think they needed to shout if someone cannot hear well, but this just hampers her ability to lip-read, she said. While she has mastered lip-reading, she said: "When you shout, the lip shape is very different from what you are saying, and that makes reading very difficult." Even if they do not have such misconceptions, they may not empathise with her condition. Ms Chea recalled having a lecturer who refused to use a device that would help … [Read more...] about ‘I just see myself like anybody else’: 22-year-old Vanessa Chea says her hearing loss doesn’t make her different

Ontario’s chief coroner on Friday released the names of all 10 people killed in Monday’s van rampage in Willowdale. They are Renuka Amarasingha, Andrea Bradden, Geraldine Brady, Sohe Chung, Anne Marie D’Amico, Chul Min “Eddie” Kang, Ji Hun Kim, Betty Forsyth, Munir Najjar and Dorothy Sewell. Eight women and two men, ranging in age from 22 to 94 — all killed when the driver of a white rental van rammed pedestrians along a stretch of Yonge St. between Finch and Sheppard Aves. Fourteen others were injured. Here’s what we know about the victims. We will add to their stories in the days to come. Geraldine Brady, 83, of Toronto Feanny Xu told the Star she learned of her friend Gerry Brady’s death on Tuesday. “She was the most caring and honest person I’ve ever met. Just amazing,” said Xu of her friend. “It’s very upsetting.” Xu said she met Brady 14 years ago through the direct-marketing company Avon. “She was still driving and actively delivering Avon orders,” … [Read more...] about 10 people dead, 16 injured: Officials have identified the victims killed in the Yonge St. van rampage