the social network on Thursday added a third “custom” gender option for people’s profiles. In addition to Male or Female, Facebook now lets U.S. users choose among some 50 additional options ...

when perhaps you'd rather send something to a select group of people. Twitter Circles addresses that by letting you create a "circle" of contacts and tweet directly to that closed set of users.

Gender variations for people have also been expanded, allowing users to choose a male or female wearing a tuxedo, as well as a male or female bride. Emojipedia explained: “Prior releases ...