Today in the News:
– Friendships cut short on social media as people get ruder
– Dubai gets Lamborghini as its news squad car
Rudeness and throwing insults are cutting online friendships short with a survey on Wednesday showing people are getting ruder on social media and two in five users have ended contact after a virtual altercation. According to the survey, as social media usage has surged, so has incivility with 78 percent of 2,698 people reporting an increase in rudeness online with people finding it easier to be less polite virtually than in person. One in five people have reduced their face-to-face contact with someone they know in real life after an online run-in. I guess it’s easier to be brave when hiding behind the computer, but still folks let’s be nice!
In a city of boundless bling, Dubai police also are in hot pursuit after adding a nearly $550,000 Lamborghini to its fleet. The sports car, painted in green-and-white colors of the Dubai force, will probably not be chasing after law breakers. Instead, it will be mostly dispatched to tourist areas, to show — in the words of deputy police director, Gen. Khamis Matter al-Muzaina — “how classy Dubai is.” and maybe a bit tacky. The Italian-made Lamborghini Aventador is the crown jewel of a wider upgrade in Dubai police wheels. The force also is adding some American muscle car Camaros. Dubai seeks to show it is over its debt crisis with exciting new plans, that include the world’s largest Ferris wheel and a satellite city named after the city-state’s ruler.
Today in the News:
– Friendships cut short on social media as people get ruder
– Dubai gets Lamborghini as its news squad car
Rudeness and throwing insults are cutting online friendships short with a survey on Wednesday showing people are getting ruder on social media and two in five users have ended contact after a virtual altercation. According to the survey, as social media usage has surged, so has incivility with 78 percent of 2,698 people reporting an increase in rudeness online with people finding it easier to be less polite virtually than in person. One in five people have reduced their face-to-face contact with someone they know in real life after an online run-in. I guess it’s easier to be brave when hiding behind the computer, but still folks let’s be nice!
In a city of boundless bling, Dubai police also are in hot pursuit after adding a nearly $550,000 Lamborghini to its fleet. The sports car, painted in green-and-white colors of the Dubai force, will probably not be chasing after law breakers. Instead, it will be mostly dispatched to tourist areas, to show — in the words of deputy police director, Gen. Khamis Matter al-Muzaina — “how classy Dubai is.” and maybe a bit tacky. The Italian-made Lamborghini Aventador is the crown jewel of a wider upgrade in Dubai police wheels. The force also is adding some American muscle car Camaros. Dubai seeks to show it is over its debt crisis with exciting new plans, that include the world’s largest Ferris wheel and a satellite city named after the city-state’s ruler.