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The 10 most influential YouTube channels of 2013

In a year of pranks and fails, these are the channels and creators that left the biggest mark on YouTube this year—and not always for the better.

On Dec 31, 2013 by Austin Powell

Streaming

Pick-up artistry in the age of Google Glass

All the hard work of meeting women and having a genuine conversation is gone. Well, if you have enough money.

On Dec 19, 2013 by Audra Schroeder

Tech

Using Tinder to find a date would be a lot cuter in real life

Dave and Ethan just proved there’s a way to make a respectful pickup video on YouTube.

On Nov 15, 2013 by Gaby Dunn

IRL

Women of Reddit have some excellent advice for guys

How can men approach women without being a creep? Reddit managed to crowdsource some surprisingly useful advice.

On Nov 4, 2013 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

IRL

Controversial YouTube prankster transforms a homeless man’s life

YouTube prankster/pick-up artist Vitaly Zdorovetskiy is known for more unsavory things, like chasing people with a chainsaw.

On Nov 4, 2013 by Michelle Jaworski

IRL

Awful Georgia Tech fraternity email offers a guide to ‘rapebait’

Prepare to get excavated, ladies!

On Oct 8, 2013 by Audra Schroeder

IRL

How to buy a private island online

Careful research and a few willing friends could land you a small slice of heaven.

On Oct 2, 2013 by Miles Klee

Tech

The problem with the ‘sweeping girls off their feet’ prank

This it’s-just-a-joke mentality is dismissive.

On Sep 10, 2013 by Audra Schroeder

Internet Culture

I graduated from the University of Reddit

After a heavy courseload, the grades are in for Reddit's free, volunteer-driven educational classes.

On Jun 21, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

IRL

How pick-up artists learn to love

What happens when a pick-up artist settles into something long-term? There's a forum for that.

On Jun 13, 2013 by Miles Klee

IRL

This Reddit pick-up artist wrote a book—and you’ll actually want to read it

"I try to stay away from anything that’s objectifying or dehumanizing women. I’m about helping men build a connection."

On Jun 6, 2013 by Gaby Dunn

IRL

Weird Wednesday: The creepiest pickup-artist lines on the Web

There are few Internet subcultures ickier than pickup artistry (PUA), the science of targeting women for casual sex using a combination of manipulation, ridicule, and magic tricks.

On Feb 6, 2013 by Kris Holt

Internet Culture