Fads and trends

Facebook has begun testing a new system for identifying users. It replaces the usual passwords with ... selfies, Wired reports.

Test info began spreading first on Twitter. In front of Wired, Facebook confirms that it is actually trying such a method of identification. The goal is to reduce abuse by automated bots that create fake profiles and then build up "friendships."

Cypriot police is searching for two underage girls from Bulgaria, the CyprusMail site reported, quoted by bTV.

Sisters Pamela Antolieva Plamenova (17) and Reni Anatolieva Plamenova (14) were last seen on November 14.

Then they left their home in Limassol.

Wednesday saw the number of Greek startups to be sold off this year rise to five, as app developer Quizdom was bought out by Germany's Friend4Media Group.

Just three years since it was founded, Quizdom claims its app of the same name has been downloaded onto over half the smartphones used in Greece - i.e. by more than 2 million people.

In a recent report, Russia-24, a state-owned news channel, suggests that fidget spinners are being used by Russian opposition parties in order to recruit young people. As reported by The New York Times, the reporters in Russia-24's initial story say, "It is a mystery why it has become so popular in Russia right now. Who is promoting this to the masses so actively?"

The fidget spinner is one of those cheap past times that will come and go. But when you pair the gadget with a cute animal the result is always funny. Like this dog resting on the bed and “pawing” two spinning fidgets at the same time.

Last summer, the “Ice Bucket Challenge” became a sensation in social media and raised awareness for ALS. Anonymous and celebrities uploaded their clips where they got showered with a bucket of ice water, thus duplicating the feeling that an ALS patient feels in order to raise awareness.