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.
Medical marijuana opponents retaliate against pranksters
Activist group Vote No On Question 3 is citing the low-brow humor of two spoof websites as a reason to oppose legalizing medical marijuana in Massachusetts.
On Sep 17, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Homophobic Facebook rant backfires
A mother has allegedly been run off of Twitter after threatening to spank her son for walking home with an openly gay friend.
NYPD gets green light to go undercover on Facebook
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly has just issued a memo that allows officers involved in probes to register aliases online.
On Sep 14, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Etsy launches bug bounty program
The marketplace site joins Google and Facebook in offering rewards to hackers who point out security weaknesses.
On Sep 13, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Researcher exposes Wikipedia’s gendered editing
Santiago Ortiz says 2,999 of the 3,000 articles analyzed were predominantly male-edited. The exception? Cloth menstrual pad.
Pinterest spam attack impacts Facebook and Twitter
Scammers are stealing Pinterest accounts and using them to post spam messages to users’ linked Facebook and Twitter accounts.
On Sep 12, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
10 must-follow pinboards for every Pinterest user
From how-to tutorials to meta-humor, these collections offer a comprehensive look at the world of Pinterest.
YouTube right now! “A Mess of Memes”
This informative and entertaining supercut reveals the original context of many memetic phrases.
On Sep 11, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
9/11 conspiracy theorists gather on Facebook
On the 11th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center, “truthers” ar bemoaning the tragedy on the Facebook page, World for 9/11 Truth.
Pinterest remembers the fallen
Check out these pin boards collecting moving images from Sep. 11, 2011.
Game on: Fans have pledged $50 million on Kickstarter’s gaming projects in 2012
Funding in Kickstarter’s Games category has skyrocketed this year, up $47 million from 2011.
On Sep 7, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Don’t Tweet the Bride
Groom’s website will help pay for surprise wedding.
On Sep 5, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Oh, the Pinstrosity! 5 Pinterest fails
Not even the DIY experts at Pinstrosity can save these disasterous pins.
Reblorg to Reddit, Tumblr’s Christopher Price answers (almost) everything
Here are five key takeaways from the Reddit AMAA hosted by Tumblr’s editorial director.
On Sep 4, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Craftsy offers online crafting lessons for the DIY set
Hundreds of thousands of DIYers—most of them women over 40—are flocking to Craftsy’s videos.
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