Gougou, China’s biggest pirate search engine, is gone
Gougou has shut down less than a month after the United States’ trade regulator labeled its parent company a “notorious” copyright violator.
On Jan 2, 2013 by Kevin Morris
After a half-decade, massive Wikipedia hoax finally exposed
Wikipedia editors finally remove an article about a battle that never actually happened.
On Jan 1, 2013 by Kevin Morris
New York Post duped by obvious Ryan Lanza impostor
The interview with Ryan Lanza, brother of Newtown, Conn., killer Adam Lanza, seemed like a blockbuster exclusive for The New York Post. Unfortunately it was all a hoax.
On Dec 24, 2012 by Kevin Morris
YouTube strips Universal and Sony of 2 billion fake views
Two major record labels were the biggest losers in YouTube’s site-wide crackdown on artificial video views Tuesday.
On Dec 21, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
How scammers get free stuff from Amazon, no questions asked
The friendly customer service that makes it easy to get replacement packages from Amazon also makes it easy for international scammers to score free stuff.
On Dec 18, 2012 by Tim Sampson
4chan ruins NBA All-Star Game with racist voting
Operation White Men Can Jump is 4chan’s attempt to elect a “cream team” of all-white starters to this year’s NBA all-star rosters.
On Dec 11, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
How a terrible music video cheated its way to 8.5 million views
The man behind Yasha Swag’s viral hit “Pickles” is a genius. Not at music video production—at using “black hat” promotional techniques to manufacture a fake YouTube sensation.
On Dec 7, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Casey Anthony’s search history: “fool-proof” suffocation methods
Someone Googled “fool-proof suffication” the afternoon her 2-year-old daughter disappeared.
On Nov 27, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Woman fired over “disrespectful” Facebook photo
Lindsay Stone was forced to resign from a nonprofit organization after a photo of her at the Arlington National Cemetery went viral.
On Nov 23, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
UAE bans Guy Fawkes mask
Police claim the mask symbolizes resistance to state authority.
On Nov 19, 2012 by Kris Holt
How Anonymous helped prevent a teen’s suicide
Anonymous came to the rescue of a 15-year-old girl who was being pushed to the brink on Twitter.
On Nov 14, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy
Reddit designs a 51-star American flag for Puerto Rico
As Puerto Rico starts the process of becoming a state, redditors start designing flags to accommodate a new star.
On Nov 8, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
IMAlive provides online counseling—but at what cost?
A closer look at this Internet counseling service raises many more troubling questions than it answers.
On Nov 6, 2012 by Aja Romano
Acid-tripping man prints fake license plate from Wikipedia
After being pulled over for reckless driving, the man claimed he had been exposed to LSD through sweat on the steering wheel of a rental car.
On Nov 6, 2012 by Kevin Morris
On Twitter, a parody of “New York Times” headlines takes root
The hilarious story behind @NYTPrepositions.
On Nov 1, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
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