Jordan Valinsky

A former editorial operations specialist and staff writer for the Daily Dot, Jordan Valinsky is a tech reporter and web culture commentator. His work has been published by the Week, Digiday, CNNMoney, Popular Mechanics, Vice, Mic, and Betabeat.

This self-done tattoo is not what you think it is

Jordan Valinsky— March 15

There's a post on Reddit titled "Guy posts a picture a tattoo he gave himself that looks like a turd." But it's not a turd.

How the Internet helps young gay teens come out

Jordan Valinsky— March 15

It's not possible to create a utopian, 100 percent safe environment for young gay teens on the Internet. But safe spaces like Tumblr's Everyone Is Gay can cut down the suicide rate. Here's how.

Add “breast milk” to the list of things you can share on Facebook

Jordan Valinsky— March 15

Despite health department warnings, women are freezing their breast milk and sharing it with Facebook friends who can't breastfeed.

Here’s a surefire way for an airport to lose Facebook followers

Jordan Valinsky— March 14

An airport outside of London is learning that posting a photo of a plane accident on its Facebook page was probably the stupidest thing ever.

Bullied teen says school forced access to her Facebook page

Jordan Valinsky— March 14

Did a Washington middle school overstep its boundaries by demanding access to one of its students' Facebook profiles as part of a cyberbullying investigation?

A survival guide for #Directioners and #Beliebers

Jordan Valinsky— March 14

Here's what you need to know about the fandoms for the biggest male pop superstars.

Olivia Wilde faces the wrath of angry Beliebers, laughs it off

Jordan Valinsky— March 13

Established hot person/actress Olivia Wilde is learning never to piss off Beliebers on Twitter after the tween terrorist organization bombarded her with somewhere between 17,000 and 35 million angry tweets.

Mom poses as 11-year-old to protect daughter from sex predator

Jordan Valinsky— March 13

A British mother posed as a schoolgirl online to protect her daughter from a sex predator, collecting evidence that eventually landed the man on the sex offender registry.

“Daddy love,” “MILF,” “just Bieber”: How the world searches for porn

Jordan Valinsky— March 12

International affairs publication PornMD (I know, right?) released the most important infographic of our time: a geographic breakdown of the 10 most-searched porn terms.

Want to be the next Pope? Apply on LinkedIn

Jordan Valinsky— March 12

It's obviously a competitive position, but please don't submit a Vine resume. That's a sin not even God would forbid.

28 students suspended for liking Facebook post

Jordan Valinsky— March 12

The students, who all attend Coláiste Chíaráin in Limerick, were suspended within the last week after the school principal decided that the mob mentality of swarming the post and liking it created a "very unpleasant" situation for the school.

Teacher fired after using school email for Craigslist hookups

Jordan Valinsky— March 11

A sexy special education teacher in New York City is learning how not to coordinate an online hook-up after he used a school email account to peruse Craigslist's hookup section.