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.
5 Olympians to follow on Pinterest
The Olympic athletes are challenging Pinterest stereotypes, one pin at a time.
On Aug 3, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
The top 8 Olympic videos on Chill.com
Featuring fathers and sons, fireworks, and a whole lot of Olympic spirit.
On Aug 2, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Tara Strong spearheads brony campaign against Jerry Springer
Even bronies want their fifteen minutes of fame, but a voice actress from My Little Pony warns them not to get it from a trashy TV host.
On Aug 1, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Pinterest warns users about eating disorders
Searching for “thinspiration” on Pinterest now returns a message from the company about the dangers of eating disorders and ways to seek help.
On Jul 31, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
8 Olympic Pinterest boards to follow
From party planning to history lessons, these Olympic-themed Pinterest boards will help give you visual inspiration for the Summer Games.
Memes in meatspace: Costumes inspired by the Internet
Baltimore’s largest anime convention featured the best of Internet culture.
On Jul 30, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Exclusive: Pinterest to partially lift ban on commercial pinning
A spokesperson told the Daily Dot that style bloggers are welcome to use affiliate links from Rstyle in order to cash in on their pins.
On Jul 26, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
LiveJournal’s SixWordStories community does Hemingway proud
In six words: LiveJournal community likes its stories short.
Russia’s new censorship bill, 89417-6, temporarily takes out LiveJournal
LiveJournal Russia, Russia’s most popular blogging platform, was blocked by a major Russian Internet provider under the country’s new “Internet blacklist bill.” LiveJournal’s U.S. office wasn’t informed.
On Jul 25, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
How to get invited to Pinterest’s official summer party
Hint: It involves making a YouTube video.
Hackers silence Gamers Against Bigotry
Sam Killerman’s website allowed users to pledge not use “bigoted language while gaming.” Now those pledges have been replaced with NSFW images.
On Jul 23, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Etsy may help shape U.S. small business policy
Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson urged a Senate committee to consider Etsy sellers when they write legislation that affects small businesses.
“Decorating Takes (Wicker) Balls”: Molly Erdman captions Catalog Living
The former improv comedian has turned her hilarious webcomic into a new coffeetable book.
After tragedy, Facebook groups seek revenge, offer prayers
In the wake of the tragic shootings at an Aurora, Colo. theater, people are turning to Facebook to pray for the victims and seek the death penalty for the shooter.
On Jul 20, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Facebook witch hunt attacks wrong James Holmes
Holmes personally responded to the controversy on his Facebook page after it was linked to by Right Wing News.
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