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The Morning GIF: Olympic gold

Pusheen cat GIFs medal in Tumblring.

On Aug 1, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

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Dotted Lines: Improv Everywhere’s 9th annual “Mp3 Experiment”

Improv Everywhere does it again, this time starting a water fight among hundreds of people who were all listening to the same mp3 file simultaneously. 

On Jul 31, 2012 by Jay Hathaway

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YouTube Guide: “Tie a Bowtie with Bill Nye”

The legendary Science Guy shows Nerdist's Chris Hardwick how to properly equip his neckwear. Plus: YouTube sensation Keenan Cahill debuts the first music video from his upcoming album.

On Jul 31, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger

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IOC embraces “social media Olympics” despite negative incidents

Tweet whatever you like during the Olympics—it's not like the IOC can stop you anyway. 

On Jul 31, 2012 by Kris Holt

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Ricki Lake builds online community around her return to TV

Ricki Lake is embracing social media as she launches her new show, but her daytime chat competitors already have strong online followings of their own.

On Jul 31, 2012 by Jordan Valinsky

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Censored journalist Guy Adams back on Twitter after NBC controversy

Twitter suspended Adams' account after the journalist criticized the company's Olympics coverage partner, NBC.

On Jul 31, 2012 by Kris Holt

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YouTube right now! Park Jae Sang’s “Gangnam Style”

Just how awesome is MC Park Jae Sang's "Gangnam Style”? We've counted the ways.

On Jul 31, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger

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Riding Shotgun with Zach Anner

The Daily Dot catches up with everyone’s favorite YouTube funnyman before the launch of his Reddit-enabled travel series. 

On Jul 31, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger

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50 Shades Generator skewers more than bad writing

By focusing solely on bad writing, this site designed to mock Fifty Shades of Grey has lost the plot entirely.

On Jul 31, 2012 by Aja Romano

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“Ren & Stimpy” creator answers your questions on Reddit

Also in today's digest: a critical look back at last week's so-called "ask a rapist" thread, the greatest classic hits of medieval Europe, and a Photoshop battle over the Olympics.

On Jul 31, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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8 Olympic Pinterest boards to follow

From party planning to history lessons, these Olympic-themed Pinterest boards will help give you visual inspiration for the Summer Games. 

On Jul 31, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini

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The Morning GIF: Then and now

Which came first, the science or the madness?

On Jul 31, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

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A day of controversy at the Olympics

From fencing to Twitter, more than one platform saw huge upsets yesterday.

On Jul 31, 2012 by David Holmes

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Reddit fills empty Olympic seats with memes

Sad Keanu and friends fill out the vacancies left at Olympic events.

On Jul 31, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Dotted Lines: The 8-bit Olympic Games

Flikli's retro video game-style Olympic animation is bleep-blooping its way around the web.

On Jul 30, 2012 by Jay Hathaway