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.
Should you self-promote on Pinterest?
As Pinterest grows and faces copyright issues, pinners are shifting their opinions on whether it’s alright to pin their own pictures.
On Mar 2, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Why Obama looks like a total bro on Pinterest
Pinterest user Mike Street inadvertently turned the president into Barack Brobama.
On Mar 1, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Going viral: a marriage proposal
A top user pops the question to his girlfriend on BuzzFeed.
On Feb 29, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Has President Obama joined Pinterest?
Obama may have just joined Pinterest, where Fake Obama is already pinning past Rick Santorum’s vest collection and Fake Mitt Romney.
Not everyone likes Tumblr’s iconic changes
As the saying goes, if you don’t like something, go out and make it yourself. That’s exactly what many Tumblr bloggers decided to do when they saw the company’s dashboard changes.
The Twitter bird is named “Larry”
Why are we just finding out about this now? We were waiting for the right person to tweet it.
On Feb 28, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Etsy sellers have second thoughts about Pinterest
Sellers were overjoyed when Etsy announced a “Pin It” button. But now some members of the handmade marketplace want it to be an opt-in feature.
PinClout says it measures your influence on Pinterest
The founder of PinClout says his site measures your influence on Pinterest—and that it has nothing to do with the similarly-named company, Klout.
On Feb 27, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Pinterest cofounders create secret new profiles
To better understand how new users feel, Pinterest cofounders Ben Silbermann and Evan Sharp deleted their old profiles and started fresh.
Flickr allows users to opt out of pinning
Flickr may not be the third largest traffic source to Pinterest much longer, as the Yahoo-owned photo community created an option for users to block pinning.
LiveJournal users dragged screaming into the 21st century
LiveJournal’s development team has unveiled Release 89, a bundle of updates that include a homepage feature for popular posts.
On Feb 24, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Fancy just might be the Pinterest for the 1%
Where Pinterest is for looking and dreaming, Fancy is for buying.
On Feb 23, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Conservative blogger impersonates Michelle Obama on Pinterest
The Cosmopolitan Conservative, Adrienne Rover, mocks the First Lady with snarky and unbecoming pins.
On Feb 22, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
How to hijack popular brands on Pinterest for free publicity
Through a kink in Pinterest’s collaboration option, it’s easy to make inactive celebrities and brands appear to endorse your pinboards.
Pinterest gets political with Mitt Romney pinboards
Forget the parodies: Pinterest users are now providing visual commentary on the GOP candidate’s campaign lifestyle.
On Feb 21, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
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