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The Morning GIF: Snow big deal

Clears short buildings in a single flip!

On Mar 8, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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The best and worst of Facebook Graph Search

Wondering what use Facebook's new search tool could have for you? These searches at least keep things interesting.

On Jan 16, 2013 by Kris Holt

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The myth of the meritocratic Web

We think of the Internet as one of the great manifestations of a meritocracy, where the good/interesting/fascinating content rises to the top. Cole Styker takes a hard look at this myth and argues there are less pure motives at work influencing the content that becomes powerful online. 

On Nov 14, 2012 by [email protected]

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This Month in Charts: October

I Love Charts tackles Hurricane Sandy, the presidential debates, and more.

On Oct 31, 2012 by [email protected]

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Reddit’s most notorious troll loses job after Gawker profile

"Violentacrez,"  whose real identity was revealed in a Gawker piece Friday, says he's been fired from his real-life job in financial services.

On Oct 15, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Unmasking Reddit’s Violentacrez, the biggest troll on the Web

Gawker's Adrian Chen reveals the identity of one of Reddit's most powerful (and most controversial) moderators.

On Oct 12, 2012 by [email protected]

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Prominent user banned as fallout continues in Reddit’s creepshots scandal

Infamous redditor POTATO_IN_MY_ANUS has been banned from the social news site for, among other offences, "creating a subreddit that disregarded the rules of reddit regarding sexualizing teens/minors.”

On Oct 12, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Clearing up rumors and hearsay as the Internet eagerly awaits the Gawker Reddit story

We clear up four major misconceptions about the "inter-website war" between Reddit and Gawker.

On Oct 12, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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Reddit fact-checks the vice presidential debate

Plus BoingBoing's Cory Doctorow, the latest on the violentacrez controversy, spaceships, and fruit ripening.

On Oct 12, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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Redditors declare war on Gawker Media

A popular and controversial Reddit moderator went offline after learning Gawker planned to reveal his identity.

On Oct 11, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

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“Romance at the Cool Kids’ Table”: The Daily Dot does fanfiction

To celebrate the Daily Dot's first anniversary, fandom reporter Aja Romano cast the website—and some other Internet news sites you may recognize—in a work of original fiction.

On Aug 24, 2012 by Aja Romano

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Gawker tears down Reddit Island

Also in today's Reddit digest: the science of fly smacking, the lost peoples of history, and all the Reddit angst you can handle.

On Aug 10, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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An annotated guide to @Horse_ebooks

Writer Jack Stuef is tracking down the source material for the beloved Twitter spam bot, one tweet at a time. 

On Jul 27, 2012 by Lindsey Weber

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Woman laments being saved by Ryan Gosling

British journalist Laurie Penny has sworn off Twitter, claiming "it would have been less trouble to get run over."

On Apr 6, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger

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Nick Denton comments on comments

Too often, the drama-filled discussion sections of website fall from tragedy to farce. The founder of Gawker Media thinks he has the fix.

On Mar 11, 2012 by Owen Thomas