David Holmes

David Holmes is a technology and politics reporter. His work has appeared in Fast Company, the Guardian, the Daily Beast, and Stereogum. In 2011, he wrote the acclaimed "The Fracking Song (My Water's on Fire Tonight) based on ProPublica's investigation on hydraulic fractured gas drilling.

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Does your Facebook friend have an STD?

Dr. Peter Leone thinks that monitoring relationships across social networks can help stop the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.

On Apr 2, 2012 by David Holmes

IRL

The 5 best military homecoming surprise videos

From a soldier Santa to a photobomb, these classic videos will brighten your day.

On Mar 30, 2012 by David Holmes

Internet Culture

Ex-CIA trainee goes rogue on Twitter

A former CIA trainee who claims to have been wrongly discharged has taken to Twitter and Blogspot to tell her side of the story and expose what she views as the CIA's "corruption."

On Mar 29, 2012 by David Holmes

IRL

Health care, ObamaCare—whatever you call it the Supremes debate it

Here's three days worth of Supreme Court debate, laid out in Storify format.

On Mar 28, 2012 by David Holmes

Tech

Featured Storify: What it’s like to be retweeted by Obama

Getting retweeted by the president kind of "sucked."

On Mar 27, 2012 by David Holmes

Tech

A hack makes a political point

Those wanting to go to socialists.com or communists.com were redirected to the President's campaign site instead.

On Mar 26, 2012 by David Holmes

Tech

“The Hunger Games” reveals racist assumptions in the audience

Tweets decry the casting of characters described in the book as having "dark brown skin" with black actors. No, really.

On Mar 26, 2012 by David Holmes

Streaming

Twitter “channels the rage” at Geraldo Rivera

Open mouth, insert foot.

On Mar 23, 2012 by David Holmes

IRL

Facebook is as powerful as a nation, says prominent thinker

Rebecca MacKinnon examines Facebook and how it wields its power, sometimes affecting real people in life-endangering situations.

On Mar 21, 2012 by David Holmes

IRL

London’s mayor still in a Twitter mess

Boris Johnson has three Twitter accounts to his name, yet no one seems happy about any of them.

On Mar 21, 2012 by David Holmes

Tech

London mayor is accused of appropriating Twitter followers

London Mayor Boris Johnson is taking political heat for changing @MayorofLondon to his own name. He also happens to be up for reelection.

On Mar 20, 2012 by David Holmes

Tech

Earthquake in Mexico

The state of Guerrero in Mexico suffered a major earthquake today.

On Mar 20, 2012 by David Holmes

IRL

Occupy Wall Street’s six-month anniversary, via Twitter and YouTube

The ongoing cycle of protests and police crackdowns unfolded in real time online.

On Mar 19, 2012 by David Holmes

Internet Culture

Ugandan PM takes to Twitter to spread message about Joseph Kony

Kony is on everyone's minds, thanks to an unforgettable viral video. But he isn't in Uganda, the country's leader reminds us.

On Mar 16, 2012 by David Holmes

Streaming

ISPs plan to pursue illegal downloaders

If you're downloading copyrighted materials, your Internet service provider may be coming after you.

On Mar 15, 2012 by David Holmes

IRL