Social Media
Greece
Tennis Phenom Stefanos Tsitsipas Takes Break from Social Media
Greek professional tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas, currently ranked seventh in the world, has decided to take a time out from the distracting world of social media and is shutting down all his accounts to declutter his life.
The 21-year-old, who has...
Hollywood
Ariel Winter Quits Twitter Over Bullying
Ariel Winter, the Greek-American star of the hit sitcom "Modern Family", has quit Twitter over the constant bullying and negativity she receives.
Her representative told media outlets that "Ariel has taken a break from Twitter and engaging with commenters on...
Hollywood
Zoe Kazan Criticizes Controversial Child Border Separations
Zoe Kazan, who frequently speaks out on social and political issues, took to Twitter to strongly criticize President Trump's administration's policy of separating children from parents trying to cross the border.
She told a story from her 2010 shoot of...
Greece
Greek Parents More Addicted to Social Media than their Children
Greek parents spend more time on social media than their children, a new study by the Greek Internet Security Center says.
The study results were publicized on the occasion of the World Safer Internet Day, February 6.
"We must necessarily be...
Diaspora
Greek Computer Whiz Creates "Facebook" for the Disabled
Greek computer programmer, Petros Kaloupis, has created the first social media network for people with disabilities such as blindness, deafness or people who have problems with mobility. The first "Facebook" for people suffering from disabilities - known as Disabledbook -...
Education
Panhellenic Exams: University Entrance Exams Begin
The Panhellenic exams, the Greek university entrance exams began on Monday May 17th, with more than 100,000 senior high school students sitting down for their last and most crucial exams.
A total of 103,366 students will be taking the exams...
Greece
Self'it: New App For Snapping and Sharing Designed by Greek Students
Have you ever wanted a social media app to help you stand out from the crowd? A new application developed by two Greek students, called Self'it, may be just what you've been waiting for.
22-year old Themis and Sotiris, the...
Greece
Online Networks Rule Social Life of Greeks
Half the Greek population has an account on at least one social media platform, according to a recent publication in the Greek newspaper Kathimerini. Greeks spend more than 80 minutes per day on social networks.
Facebook is the favorite platform...
Hollywood
Nia Vardalos Supports ‘Hard-Working, Loving People’ of Greece
The star of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" Nia Vardalos has voiced her support on social media of the "hard-working, loving people" of Greece who she says should not be blamed for the economic crisis.
Plenty of media outlets have...
Hollywood
The Greek-American Taking Vine by Storm
Nicholas Megalis has over 4 million Vine followers and counting. The Greek-American singer-songwriter, artist and director's musical posts on the social media app make him one of the most-followed people on Vine.
Megalis posts many other self-made videos in addition to...