Facebook use entraps students in a vicious cycle of jealousy

October 5th, 2009 LONDON - 'Harry Potter' star Rupert Grint's fans' Facebook campaign has given hope to his new film 'Cherrybomb', after it initially failed to attract distributors. The film was earlier screened at the Berlin Film Festival, but nobody seemed interested in distributing it.

October 1st, 2009 LONDON - Amy Winehouse has fuelled rumours of a reunion with ex-hubby Blake Fielder-Civil after both went public with love messages on Facebook. The Sun quoted Winehouse as writing on the social-networking site: "I found a picture of you three boys in our old bathroom - I fink you'll remember it.

September 29th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - An organisation of Muslim students has urged authorities to ban the soon-to-be held Beyonce concert, because they doubt the songbird would follow the countries dress code. The appealed has been made by the National Union of Malaysian Islamic Students (PKPIM).

September 16th, 2009 MELBOURNE - American actor George Clooney has revealed that he would rather have a rectal examination on live TV than join Facebook or MySpace. Clooney, 48, who is not a fan of the social networking sites, says that he prefers the medical intrusion to creating his own page.

August 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - While keeping in touch with family is reassuring to college students away from home, constant contact may hinder a student's development in the new environment, according to an expert. Karen Levin Coburn, senior consultant in residence at Washington University in St.

August 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Almost 20 percent of polytechnic students in the Chinese city of Guangzhou are sexually active, according to a recent survey. Conducted by Guangzhou Youth League School, the poll found that about 17 percent of the polytechnic students in Guangzhou, aged 15 to 18, have had a sexual experience, and 8 percent of those females have been pregnant at least once.

July 29th, 2009 MELBOURNE - They are responsible money-wise, have a strong work ethic and grown up on the staple diet of Facebook, Twitter - please make way for Generation Z. Born between 1995 and 2009, Gen Z makes up for 18 per cent of the Australian population, reports The Courier Mail.

July 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Michael Jackson features at the top when it comes to having most number of fans on the popular social networking site Facebook. According to figures released by AllFacebook.com, the late King of Pop reigns the upper echelons of Facebook's superstar culture, with more than 7 million devotees.

July 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Brit singer Kelly Osbourne has launched a vicious attack on American singer Stefani Germanotta, a.k.a. Lady Gaga, saying that the pop sensation "has everything" but a pretty face.

July 2nd, 2009 MELBOURNE - A social analyst in the US has come up with evidence of class divisions between the users of networking websites like Facebook and MySpace. Danah Boyd, who works with Microsoft Research New England, reckons that most Facebook users are white and wealthy, while MySpace users are uneducated and obnoxious.

June 29th, 2009 LONDON - Peter Andre has declared war on his estranged wife Katie Price a.k.a Jordan. The 'Mysterious Girl' singer is said to be furious with the 'vicious slurs' the glamour model has been making against him and has called an urgent meeting with advisers and friends to decide his next move in his bitter split with Jordan.

June 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Paris Hilton has ranted against the media on her Twitter page over stories linking her to soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, insisting that such reports are nothing but pure fiction. The hotel heiress recently ended her six-month romance with baseball player Doug Reinhardt and was soon after photographed getting close to Ronaldo in a Los Angeles nightclub.

June 10th, 2009 LONDON - In a bid to save State money, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has stretched a new plan to replace textbooks with Internet lessons. The actor-turned-politician is facing a budget shortfall of 24.3 billion dollars, and has said that a shift to online study would also keep pupils more up to date.

June 6th, 2009 Actor James Franco pulls out of UCLA grad speechLOS ANGELES — Actor James Franco says he has dropped a plan to give a commencement speech at the University of California, Los Angeles, a move that may have been prompted by pressure from students. Franco issued a statement saying he canceled his June 12 appearance because of conflicts with preproduction demands for his next film.

May 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study may allay fears that Facebook use is related to lower college academic grades. Last month, an unpublished study suggested that using the popular social networking site could lead to diminished grades.