Lauren Rae Orsini
Lauren Rae Orsini is a web culture reporter who specializes in anime and the business of fandom. Her work has been published by Forbes and Business Insider.
Spamming Pinterest for $$$
You may just see pretty pictures, but spammers see an easy mark.
On Mar 23, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
ACLU responds to Facebook password coercion
The American Civil Liberties Union is standing behind employees like Robert Collins, who have been forced to trade online privacy for employment.
On Mar 22, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Wikipedia struggles to close the gender gap
Ninety-one percent of the active editors on Wikipedia are male, which might explain why porn stars are sometimes more highly ranked than female scientists.
Amazon.com takes an interest in Pinterest
Photographers have gotten the online-retailing giant, which hosts Pinterest’s servers, involved in copyright disputes.
On Mar 20, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
LiveJournal reflects back on highlights of 14-year history
Did you know that LiveJournal has a theme song? Learn more fun facts in this detailed infographic.
Felicia Day launches Geek & Sundry, a new kind of broadcast channel
Actors used to aspire to the silver screen. Now YouTube fame can be just as desirable.
On Mar 19, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
TSA patdown of trembling toddler sparks outrage
To the dismay of father Matt Dubiel and the YouTube community, the Transportation Security Agency separated a wheelchair-bound three-year-old from his family for an extensive search.
Women turn to Texas’s top medical professional—Rick Perry
in light of the Texas Sonogram Law, some women are protesting by directing medical questions at the governor’s unofficial Facebook page.
Pinterest hacked! Why you may look like a spammer
Even a Pinterest engineer has fallen victim to this sly hack, which makes it look like users are willingly pinning spam.
People seem to like LiveJournal’s new features
Usually members protest new releases. But this time, they actually seem to like the changes—so far.
On Mar 16, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Pinterest changes its profiles
Some users are peeved Pinterest didn’t give them more of a heads-up.
Exclusive: Even Microsoft can’t get its brands on Pinterest
The online image-board is just too busy to respond when Fortune 500 companies come calling.
On Mar 15, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Pinning hope on grief
Pinterest helps everyone from the grieving mother to people dealing the cancer.
Missing E celebrates a year of making Tumblr better
Everybody but Tumblr itself loves Jeremy Cutler’s tools for improving the blogging site.
On Mar 14, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Pinterest addresses copyright concerns
In a statement to the Wall Street Journal, Pinterest attempted to quells users’ concerns about the legality of the image-sharing network.
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