Jennifer Abel
Jennifer Abel was an early contributor to the Daily Dot’s web culture coverage. Her work has appeared in Mashable, Salon, Playboy, the Guardian, and elsewhere.
Self-loathing trends on Twitter with #IHateMyFace hashtag
See the world’s insecurities play out in real time.
On May 16, 2012 by Jennifer Abel
YouTuber wants to believe he has evidence of UFO
YouTuber rob19791 has received more than 90,000 views for footage of an alleged UFO captured by NASA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory.
On May 10, 2012 by Jennifer Abel
Obama supports gay marriage, Twitter reacts
Twitter users responded exuberantly to the president’s historic announcement.
On May 9, 2012 by Jennifer Abel
UCLA’s BioGame trains users to diagnose malaria
BioGame developers found that gamers’ diagnosed malaria-infected red-blood-cells with an accuracy comparable to trained professionals.
On May 4, 2012 by Jennifer Abel
President’s straightforward counter-attack gets big traction
An unusual approach to negative campaigning resonates.
On May 3, 2012 by Jennifer Abel
“People like us” not big fans of people
Twitter trending topics can bring out the worst in #PeopleLikeUs.
On May 2, 2012 by Jennifer Abel
Tools clarify abuse reporting process, but not for the accused
Support Dashboard shows status of the complaint, but only to the complainant.
On Apr 26, 2012 by Jennifer Abel
America’s oldest teenager Dick Clark dies
Those who knew who he was—and those who didn’t—tweeted and blogged their goodbyes.
On Apr 18, 2012 by Jennifer Abel
Louis C.K. might have made more than $1 million if he went through studios, Paramount exec says
A Paramount executive thinks Lous C.K. made a mistake by going directly to his fans and bypassing studios. Many disagree.
On Apr 16, 2012 by Jennifer Abel
Academic spring: Researchers boycotting journals find mainstream support
Expensive academic journals slow progress and misuse taxpayer money, say boycott’s leaders.
On Apr 10, 2012 by Jennifer Abel
Famous dead social networkers
Just because you’re dead, that doesn’t mean you can’t tweet.
A teen’s response to “I’m Christian, Unless You’re Gay” inspires and confuses
Many are debating the validity of teen’s blog post, but others are content with sharing his inspiring story—real or not.
On Apr 5, 2012 by Jennifer Abel
This blogger wants you to report when you face street harassment
Julian Norman, a British blogger, is running a Twitter campaign to encourage people—especially women—to report crimes and mistreatment they experienced.
On Mar 29, 2012 by Jennifer Abel
Friend your favorite bill
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor launches Citizen Cosponsor to help people stay in touch with their legislators via Facebook.
On Mar 22, 2012 by Jennifer Abel
Active tweeters leave Sky News
Two well-known Twitter personalities, Neal Mann and Ruth Barnett, quit the network on Friday, calling attention to Sky’s strict Twitter rules for staff.
On Mar 16, 2012 by Jennifer Abel
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