Jennifer Abel
Jennifer Abel was an early contributor to the Daily Dot's web culture coverage. Her work has appeared in Mashable, Salon, Playboy, the Guardian, and elsewhere.
CNN's coverage of the Steubenville rape trial has been compared to an Onion story, and an online petition seeks an apology from the networks.
On Mar 18, 2013 by Jennifer Abel
If you live in America, rejoice, for today is March 14—numerically spelled 3.14, which makes it Pi Day!
On Mar 14, 2013 by Jennifer Abel
Cambridge report links Facebook likes with personal attributes including intelligence, happiness, age, ethnicity, and more.
On Mar 13, 2013 by Jennifer Abel
Should you be able to serve legal papers to a defendant via Facebook?
On Mar 11, 2013 by Jennifer Abel
Numbers of likes and comments can be deceiving. Your friends are probably reading your Facebook posts, even if they're not responding.
On Mar 6, 2013 by Jennifer Abel
The Supreme Court is about to decide a case that could affect the future of reselling—and crush sites like eBay and Craigslist.
On Mar 5, 2013 by Jennifer Abel
A new company called HelloFlo is just the latest entry in the surprisingly crowded online tampon subscription market.
On Mar 4, 2013 by Jennifer Abel
Radio station fan pages are rampant proliferators of these so-called "intelligence tests."
On Feb 28, 2013 by Jennifer Abel
When reality sounds like an Onion parody, the news might end up on The Ononeon.
On Feb 26, 2013 by Jennifer Abel
Watch out, kids, because you just might grow up to be the next Hester Prynne—Stacie Halas did.
On Feb 25, 2013 by Jennifer Abel
Was a popular Russian blogging site blacklisted because of a pedophile account, or as part of a wider free-speech crackdown?
On Feb 14, 2013 by Jennifer Abel
The Internet provides drinking games for Mardi Gras, Lincoln's birthday, and the State of the Union.
On Feb 12, 2013 by Jennifer Abel
Former LAPD cop and current fugitive Christopher Dorner is being hailed (or vilified) as "Chocolate Rambo."
Edythe Kirchmaier, 105, set up her Facebook page as part of a birthday challenge to benefit Direct Relief.
On Feb 7, 2013 by Jennifer Abel
The Internet giveth and the Internet taketh away, especially where the United States Postal Service is concerned.
On Feb 6, 2013 by Jennifer Abel