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I love catching up with people’s summer activities through Facebook and Instagram to see what everyone chooses to do with their spare time.

Baltimore Police spokesman Matt Jablow said the tactic the officer is using targets a pressure point located behind the ear.

Cal Marshall a.k.a @calcaliente's life trajectory has been anything but ordinary. After graduating high school, he spent four years in the Coast Guard stationed in Washington, DC. From there, he moved to San Francisco and started his first company at age 21: Slomocup. The product was a plastic cup molded to look like the double-stacked cup that many hip-hop artists have used to drink "lean." It went viral in the hip-hop community and ended up being resold by major names like Lil Wayne, Young Thug, and Juicy J. After Slomo's success, he took a year to ...

Kardone has taken social media by storm once again. His increasingly popular music video "911" is on the verge of breaking the internet, having received stellar reviews and a warm reception from fans and critics alike. From night clubs to house parties, San Antonio based artist's music is everywhere. Having garnered thousands of views and a surge in subscriptions on Youtube, 911 is receiving "likes" and "loves" on Facebook and Instagram with no signs of waning any time soon.. The video is directed by Ethan Maniquis (co-director of the movie "Machete") and has been appreciated by artists of other genres ...

The NBA player had four posts about Brown on his story and said he “still can’t believe it.”

As I was Scrolling through Instagram I came across a video explaining that sweat is not fat but water and 80% of fat leaves your body through your lungs. Surely this can't be true? Fat leaving through the lungs? I was always led to believe that you must sweat to burn fat and we have all heard the saying "fat is sweat crying" I was fascinated by this video so I reached out to the creator Peter O Halloran (@ppt_fitness ) who is the owner of PPT Fitness and Nutrition, a multi award winning nutritionist and ...

Chad Arrington was granted release Friday to the custody of his mother. Arrington faces federal charges related to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

By Lillian Reed

Jun 10, 2019

So how can people reap the benefits of social media without letting it harm their mental health?

Old Bay Seasoning is holding a contest to see who is the biggest fan of the seasoning.

By Phil Davis

Jun 4, 2019

Author and artist Amy Latta of Hampstead released her third book on hand-lettering last month. The first has surpassed 60,000 copies sold.

Adrienne Carver, the founder of Studio A, said that her independent dance academy got significant attention after being featured on the musician's Instagram.

By Sameer Rao

May 23, 2019

Travis Hawley is an Instagram marketing expert who has built a career in social media behind his merits particularly in the influencer marketing industry. Working with Viral Nation, an award-winning influencer marketing agency based in Toronto, Hawley has managed accounts and campaigns for some of the biggest brands and celebrities in the world. From commercials with Conor McGregor to on-court appearances at Los Angeles Lakers games, his work with brands like Wish, Twitch, and Bud Light has garnered the attention of a diverse group; from LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner, to former MMA and current WWE superstar Ronda Rousey. ...

Choreographer Brianna Coleman said that the Vibe Dance Team is "on cloud nine" after Queen Bey highlighted the dancers' version of the viral challenge.

By Sameer Rao

May 9, 2019

Westminster High School graduate Miles Taylor gained widespread recognition back in February across multiple social media platforms when a video of him deadlifting 200 pounds was posted to his Instagram account.

I'm uncertain as to when the trend begun or who started it, but all of a sudden, it seems as though the number 1 destination for travel and photography content is now Costa Rica. It used to be Bali, but it seems the vibes are switching. In order to understand this trend, I had to research it. The first thing I did was look up #travel to find the most occurring locations. Next, I looked up #costarica to see what locations were common denominators between both hashtags. This led me to Los Sueños Resort. Los Sueños is the most successful ...

The ways in which social media can be used has evolved over the years, and so has its users. Entertainment, monetization, awareness, and even politics, are just a few ways to use social apps. They can be used to not only promote businesses but also promote personal brands. This is evident in the noticeable rise of influencers across multiple account categories and we can see a trend of improved content being created by influencers directly tied to an increase in influencer ad-spend by brands. In addition, influencers are beginning to spend money and time creating professional content in order to ...

With so many new faces on the roster, one way to get to know the Orioles players better is to follow them on social media.

Some 300 plants star in the lush, green posts of Hilton Carter’s Instagram feed, which, with 160,000 followers, made him a social-media green interior design star, gained him residential plant styling clients and led to a book deal.

Prosecutors say Terrel Edward Elliott Jr., 24, used the photo-sharing platform to post pictures of himself with guns and to communicate with prospective buyers — including minors.  

By Christina Tkacik

Mar 18, 2019

Too bad Facebook wasn’t down Friday. That’s when the world saw the decidedly darker side of the internet and social media working perfectly in sync with the most vile side of humanity. 

A calendar of recreation and outdoors events in Central Maryland.

You may be selling the best burgers in the city and yet your restaurant might not get the kind of exposure it needs. You need the world to know about you and what you do. That is where marketing steps into the picture. With the right marketing your business can go places. In order to do then right marketing one must be aware of the situations at hand and must act accordingly. We live in a digital age today, nobody has any time for the world, they are happy being confined in a 5 inch screen for the rest of ...

Former Steelers tar Le'Veon Bell had been atop the wish list for many in Baltimore.

By Jonas Shaffer

Mar 13, 2019

Even after her stepmother, Jacquelyn Smith, was brutally murdered in December, Valeria Smith never mentioned the killing to a potential investor she was courting to support her various business ventures. The 28-year-old woman even lied on social media about the investor becoming her partner.

First daughter Ivanka Trump posted a photo on Instagram and Facebook suggesting she visited Baltimore's National Aquarium on Sunday.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Mar 4, 2019

Over the last several years, we have witnessed the stratospheric growth of social media. platforms like Facebook, Instagram, You Tube and Snapchat. They have taken the advertising world by a storm. Companies are scrambling to understand the dynamics of promoting their businesses through social media and have turned to newly-minted specialist agencies to guide them through the maze of choices, platforms and solutions. Also new in the mix are the social media so-called "influencers" and stars that have popped up out of nowhere. These home-grown talents have made it through their own efforts and clever collaborations, shooting their own videos ...

Marquel Carter has attracted hundreds of thousands of followers on his "Plainpotatoess" Twitter, Instagram and Facebook over the past year.

By Lillian Reed

Feb 12, 2019

Miles Taylor trains at NEVERsate Athletics, a Westminster-based strength and conditioning facility, and a recent video on his Instagram account showed Taylor deadlifting 200 pounds. Taylor, a 2013 Westminster High School graduate, has cerebral palsy, and weighs 99 pounds.

As a media critic, the 2020 political story that speaks loudest to me in these early days of the campaign is the way that all of the Democratic candidates are after a magic mix of media that will help separate them from the pack as Donald Trump did with cable TV and Twitter in 2016.

By David Zurawik

Feb 6, 2019

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is shutting down Maryland state park-specific social media accounts and merging them with the Maryland State Park accounts, according to a DNR official. Followers of those Twitter accounts aren't happy about it.

She’s no longer the mayor of Baltimore. She’s actually in Mexico right now. But Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is still showing her pride in Charm City.

By Christina Tkacik

Dec 30, 2018

As social media platforms like YouTube and Instagram continue to draw millions of eyeballs away from cable television, many Marylanders have carved out space for their brands in a crowded digital landscape. Some have gained over one million subscribers, or followers, on their platforms.

Bookstores were dying and now they’re back. Well, sort of. 

By Erin B. Logan

Nov 29, 2018

As the daughter of a jewelry maker, Hampden resident Maria Wolfe grew up around art, but it wasn’t until she studied abroad in London in 2013 that she felt the spark of street art.

By Brittany Britto

Nov 8, 2018

Baltimore resident Izzie Arrizza uses her IPhone to captures colorful and artistic doors along the streets of Baltimore.

By Lloyd Fox

Oct 12, 2018

Kudos to Taylor Swift for getting political and urging young people to vote, a move that’s credited with prompting thousands between the ages of 18 and 24 to register this week. While the rest of us don’t have the same kind of sway as Ms. Swift, we should follow suit and hound our own young folk.

Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks — following Adam Jones on either Instagram or Twitter was an adventure in dining.

Leonard Pitts Jr.: Social media platforms empower us to shame the shameful — and victimize the vulnerable.

A Baltimore teacher received school supplies for her students as part of the #10featuredteachers Instagram campaign.

By Sarah Meehan

Sep 27, 2018

What was life like for young people before cell phones, before Facebook and blogs, before Instagram and Snapchat, Twitter and Tumbler and Match? Before kids spent hours exercising their thumbs, sitting on a chair or lying on a bed or sofa, playing video games and texting?

As we gear up toward midterms in November, Americans have resumed a perennial conversation about political division and parties. A casual scroll through Facebook or Instagram will highlight the level of animosity and cruelty between some who are politically inclined.

The Instagram-worthy sunflower fields in Maryland are blooming. Here are some tips for photographing at some local spots.

Manny Machado’s camp might’ve tipped its hand on where he’d most like to go as trade talk intensifies approaching the July 31 nonwaiver trade deadline.

A Crofton man has been charged with sending threatening messages to social media accounts of U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris on the day of the March for our Lives rally in D.C., according to an indictment unsealed this week.

By Jessica Anderson

Jun 14, 2018

The Aberdeen Police Department recently began taking enforcement action against motor vehicle operators who violate the state's crosswalk laws. The department also has put together a short public service video announcement reminding pedestrians and vehicle operators of crosswalk rules.

Nicole Phelps, wife of Olympian Michael Phelps, took up the cause of breastfeeding mothers with an Instagram post about pumping at a foundation gala.

By Meredith Cohn

May 25, 2018

Twitter on Friday appeared to remove gruesome video and images of a man being fatally injured by a light rail car in Baltimore, after an inquiry from The Baltimore Sun.

By Brittany Britto

May 11, 2018

I have had it with social media; done with Twitter, Instagram and especially with that hocus pocus fidibus thing called "Facebook!" I pushed the dislike button

“Ric and I have been peacefully separated for the past year,” Paulina Porizkova wrote. “The photos of our happy family are, in fact, happy family photos; we are just no longer a couple.”

DHS denied a request for documents related to an investigation into the flier.