So long, Roger Ebert, and thanks for all the tweets
Like his reviews, Ebert’s tweets were insightful, blunt, and funny.
On Apr 4, 2013 by Fidel Martinez
How U.S. copyright law is holding back tech researchers
The DMCA’s tight restrictions on circumventing copyright protection are keeping tech researchers from doing their jobs.
On Apr 2, 2013 by Aja Romano
All of Tumblr is now Misha Collins
Why is this man’s face the only thing on Tumblr today?
On Apr 1, 2013 by Aja Romano
Tumblr reveals where Nickelodeon’s “Guts” kids are now
With Stalking Guts, artist Kyle M.F. Williams uses Facebook to track down former contestants of Nickelodeon Guts, revealing in the process a sort of lost innocence.
On Mar 28, 2013 by Fidel Martinez
Celebrity death locations on Google Street View
Famous Death Locations uses Google Street View to create a mordid, virtual tour.
On Mar 28, 2013 by [email protected]
Inside 4chan’s plot to get Adria Richards fired
Mid-#donglegate, 4chan launched a DDoS attack on Adria Richards’s company, SendGrid, to try to get her fired. She lost her job. Here’s what happened.
On Mar 21, 2013 by Kris Holt
Tumblr’s creepy fascination with Ohio school shooter T.J. Lane
Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris. James Holmes. T.J. Lane. These killers may be infamous for their crimes, but to a large subset of the Internet, they’re heroes.
On Mar 20, 2013 by Aja Romano
Liking curly fries could indicate high intelligence, study finds
Cambridge report links Facebook likes with personal attributes including intelligence, happiness, age, ethnicity, and more.
On Mar 13, 2013 by Jennifer Abel
The “first tablet for women” is as awful as it sounds
Finding difficulty using that iPad or Kindle? Don’t worry, ladies. There’s finally an easy-to-use tablet just for us.
On Mar 13, 2013 by Michelle Jaworski
The 10 best tales of online drama from 10 years of Fandom_Wank
The Internet’s premier fandom gossip site has given us a decade of fun, laughs, and for some fans, moments of immortalized embarrassment. These are the top 10 tales of Fandom_Wank.
On Mar 11, 2013 by Aja Romano
Fandom_Wank, Web’s biggest repository of fan drama, turns 10
Fandom_Wank has been the Internet’s best source of fandom drama for 10 years.
On Mar 8, 2013 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
“Stop Girl” reveals her identity to ESPN, breaks Reddit’s heart
A girl who has a meme (and an entire subreddit) devoted to her has finally given her first interview.
On Mar 8, 2013 by Mike Fenn
Exploited McDonald’s workers take protest online
Jorge Rios’s summer in the U.S. working at McDonald’s didn’t turn out anything like he’d expected.
On Mar 7, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger
Meet Tommy Pom, Tumblr’s top dog
Fernando Alfonso III and Mr. Gif meet Tumblr’s unofficial mascot, Tommy Pom the Pomeranian
On Mar 2, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
That epic Wikipedia “Star Trek” edit is still screwing up Google
The negative effects of the crowd-sourced encyclopedia’s excessive, mistaken pedantry can linger for months. Just ask Google.
On Feb 21, 2013 by Kevin Morris
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