Social Media

Dollar General employee’s act of kindness wins fans

A random act of kindness from a Dollar General employee in Illinois has gone viral following a video posted to social media by one of the retailer's customers, professional bass angler Gerald Swindle.

Flash-mob thieves used social media to plan crimes

A recent rash of thefts by fast-moving mobs at stores were organized on social media and committed by people who often didn’t know one another, according to law-enforcement officials.