Kris Holt
Based in Montreal, Kris Holt has been writing about technology and web culture since 2010. He writes for Engadget and Tech News World, and his byline has also appeared in Paste, Salon, International Business Times, Mashable, and elsewhere.
Aaron Paul offers to hang out with lonely guy at Radiohead show
The Breaking Bad star came to the aid of a guy who was going to attend Tuesday night’s show alone after being cheated on by his girlfriend.
On Oct 9, 2012 by Kris Holt
The Tweekender: The lifespan of a Twitter parody account
All the Twitter news that’s fit to tweet and then some.
On Oct 5, 2012 by Kris Holt
Twitter breaks its own new rules with TweetDeck
Starting today, Twitter apps aren’t allowed to include posts from other social networks. But what about TweetDeck’s Facebook integration?
Instagram—from app feature to Facebook fortune
In honor of Instagram’s second anniversary Saturday, the Daily Dot zooms out to look at some of the key dates in the community’s history.
The most absurd recap of the presidential debate
Did you see Mitt Romney kick the president off the stage last night?
On Oct 4, 2012 by Kris Holt
Facebook reaches a billion active users, more than 1 trillion likes
According to founder Mark Zuckerberg, only Coca Cola and McDonalds have as many customers.
FBI hunts terror suspect on Facebook and Twitter
Tips from social sites might be the FBI’s best hope of finding suspected terrorist Ahmad Abousamra.
On Oct 3, 2012 by Kris Holt
Angry politician visits restaurant to demand tweet takedown
The restaurant owner removed the tweet from the establishment’s official account, but said she felt intimidated into doing so.
An ear implant surgery in tweets and Instagram photos
Eleanor Day had a cochlear implant at Seattle’s Swedish Medical Center, as Twitter and Instagram users looked on.
On Oct 2, 2012 by Kris Holt
Filmmaker explains how to “not suck so bad at Instagram”
Make your Instagram feed more like Rick Ross and less like Justin Bieber.
How @blanket handled a Twitter hijacking
First, he panicked. Then, he started tracking down the hacker who stole his Twitter handle.
On Oct 1, 2012 by Kris Holt
The Tweekender: “Downton Abbey” star Hugh Bonneville delights a superfan
All the from Twitter for the week in under 140 characters.
On Sep 28, 2012 by Kris Holt
Toyota lets drivers tweet from the dashboard
The new Corolla can send out a selection of pre-programmed tweets, but doesn’t offer voice-controlled tweeting (yet).
NoHomophobes site tracks 2.5 million Twitter mentions of “faggot” in 3 months
One website wants users to think before they tweet derogatory terms.
On Sep 27, 2012 by Kris Holt
Reddit bans libertarian magazine “Reason”
Links to Reason‘s website, which is very popular with redditors, have been temporarily barred due to allegations of “spamming/vote cheating.”
On Sep 26, 2012 by Kris Holt
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