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Janet Kornblum


Janet Kornblum was the Daily Dot's first features editor. She works as a journalist and licensed private investigator in the Bay Area, and she has contributed reporting and photography to USA Today and CNET.

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Reaching for the green light at the end of the Internet’s dock

The Internet is one huge fabulous party. And everyone wants in. 

On May 29, 2013 by Janet Kornblum

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Did you mean to send that email to me?

A case of mistaken identity. Well, several.

On May 15, 2013 by Janet Kornblum

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A stroll through the coupon hall of shame

We've all been there. And probably are there still. 

On May 8, 2013 by Janet Kornblum

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The ambivalence of digital detox

Why do we want to be so connected? And what do we gain from disconnecting?

On May 1, 2013 by Janet Kornblum

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Who killed Audrie Pott?

Is Audrie Pott's suicide the result of a new kind of public shaming and persecution that's here to stay? 

On Apr 18, 2013 by Janet Kornblum

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Will you be my fake friend?

Janet Kornblum, on buying your way to popularity. 

On Apr 10, 2013 by Janet Kornblum

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Seeing red on Facebook

Last week, HRC's red equality logo was all over Facebook (in a variety of forms). Does it actually make a difference?

On Apr 4, 2013 by Janet Kornblum

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Curating life (or not) from a hospital bed

When do we want to tell our Facebook friends we're sick? And when do we not?

On Mar 28, 2013 by Janet Kornblum

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Just married. Not!

Janet Kornblum announced a wedding on Facebook. It just wasn't her own. 

On Mar 7, 2013 by Janet Kornblum

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Facebook is ransoming your messages

You've probably got Facebook messages you aren't even receiving. Here's why. 

On Feb 21, 2013 by Janet Kornblum

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Dear Instagram, I’m sorry—will you be my Valentine?

The time Janet Kornblum tried to break up with Instagram. 

On Feb 14, 2013 by Janet Kornblum

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Coming in last at the Twitter Bowl

The Super Bowl was a perfect case study of how Twitter today is all about who's the fastest, funniest, wittiest. It's an exhausting competition, but who wants to just be a retweeter? 

On Feb 6, 2013 by Janet Kornblum

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When voice recognition goes very, very bad

Have you ever had a voice recognition fail like this epic error?

On Jan 31, 2013 by Janet Kornblum

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Happy Facebook Birthday to You

Once a year, it comes around: the Facebook Birthday. Just admit it, you love it too.

On Jan 23, 2013 by Janet Kornblum

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Protecting girls online, or alternatively, jail the bastards

Do the girls who flash strangers online seem beyond your comprehension? Why would they do such a thing? Janet Korblum points out that you might want to remember your own teenage years and think again. 

On Dec 19, 2012 by Janet Kornblum