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.
Alec Baldwin returns to Twitter
A month after his American Airlines fiasco, the 30 Rock star shares more words with friends on the microblogging site.
On Jan 9, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Michael Bloomberg joins Instagram
The New York City mayor is the second high-profile politician in as many days to join the image sharing service.
On Jan 6, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Parks and Recreation meets Watch the Throne
Aziz Ansari approves of Park-z and Kanye-ation, a new Tumblr that pairs lyrics from Kayne West’s and Jay-Z’s collaborative album with scenes from the hit NBC sitcom.
Tumblr to users: You’ve got Fan Mail
Users’ response to Tumblr’s new feature: Return to sender.
On Jan 5, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
A failed marriage proposal lives on at Reddit
Matt asked Stacy to marry him. She said no. Or maybe it didn’t happen at all.
On Jan 4, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Daily Dot reporter braves a Reddit Q&A—and lives to tell the tale
The Daily Dot’s own Lauren Orsini took a plunge yesterday in /r/casualiama. She survived with grace, charm, and panache.
Pulling the plug on PayPal
Redditors reviewed four popular alternatives for online transactions. Here’s how they stacked up.
PayPal instructs buyer to destroy valuable violin
How a potential flaw in PayPal’s claims process led to the destuction of a WWII-vintage $2,500 violin, among other valuable commodities.
Tumblr’s wrath for Missing E actually helps promote it
Tumblr is trying to dissuade people from using Missing E. But it’s actually having the opposite effect.
On Jan 3, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Disgraced N-Control rep making the most of Internet fame
Paul Christoforo sets the record straight on Charlie Sheen, the mayor of Boston, Mike Krahulik, and more.
Bronies stoic in face of My Little Pony site’s takedown
No more streams of My Little Pony shows from a Swedish site. What’s a brony to do?
On Jan 2, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Ron Paul’s newsletters, now on Twitter
@RP_Newsletter is putting the newsletter’s everyone’s talking about back into circulation.
On Dec 30, 2011 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Congress members stumped over SOPA
Some prominent members of Congress recently professed technological ignorance when discussing the Stop Online Piracy Act.
Based on attitude—if not numbers—GoDaddy boycott still a success
In under a week, the Web domain company has completely changed its stance on the Stop Online Piracy Act, thanks to strong opposition from Reddit and others.
Why Reddit makes Rebecca Watson hate atheists
The Skepchick writer’s tirade against a subreddit’s apparent sexist behavior prompted, for once, a serious debate about intolerance on the social news site.
On Dec 29, 2011 by Lauren Rae Orsini
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