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.
Why Pinterest is addicting for everyone
Critics may have pegged Pinterest as “Facebook for Women,” but the photo-sharing network truly takes all kinds.
On Feb 21, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Tumblr blogger gets front row seat at Fashion Week—at least for a time
Alex Maier had the time of his life covering Fashion Week for Tumblr. And he wasn’t picked for his fashion sense.
Pinterest caps captions at 500 characters
The change, per one popular petition, will prevent users from posting entire tutorials or recipes.
On Feb 20, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Are you breaking the law on Pinterest?
While Pinterest encourages users to link and attribute pins, that may not be enough to avoid copyright issues.
Pinterest fesses up about affiliate links
Ben Silbermann, Pinterest’s hard-to-find CEO, called a blogger who discovered the site was adding sneaky links to make money—and said the site had stopped the practice.
On Feb 17, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
How to make show-stopping pinboards with an image-slicing hack
Jonathan Levy used a simple image-slicing hack to creatively announce his engagement on Pinterest. Here’s how he did it.
The magic behind The Composites—how one man brought your favorite literary figures onto the screen
Brian Joseph Davis, the Brooklynite behind The Composites Tumblr explains how he decided to transform literary characters into composite sketches.
On Feb 16, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Why Pinterest is growing so fast
New users stick with the online image board.
LiveJournal announces LJ Media
Does your LiveJournal community need a makeover? LJ Media is now here to help.
On Feb 15, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Even Pinterest isn’t free of pointless flame wars
On a site devoted to pretty pictures, an animal-rights argument stirs the pot.
On Feb 14, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Romney takes down Pinterest parody account
What’s more alarming: That a presidential candidate requested Pinterest to “fix” a parody account with only 47 followers or that Pinterest complied?
On Feb 13, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Fateful encounters: French student takes anime cut-out on vacation
Fabrice Requin is currently touring Asia—and blogging the results—with his ideal companion: Holo, the anime character from Spice and Wolf.
On Feb 10, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Cat Fancy isn’t purring over namesake parody account
Cat Fancy Editor Susan Logan wants to take the Twitter parody account @Cat_Fancy out with the kitty litter.
Talk about Pinterest on pinchat
Kelly Lieberman offers a way for avid pinners—and others—to discuss their new favorte obsession via Twitter.
Tumblr aims for scandal-free Fashion Week
Meet Alex, Bryant, Chloe, Lucie and Miguel, Tumblr’s latest designated fashionistas.
On Feb 8, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
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