“Internet hate machine” Anonymous buys socks for the homeless
Remember the cop who bought the homeless guy a pair of boots? This is like that, but cheaper.
On May 9, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
For $300, Snapchat sexts can be yours forever
Richard Hickman says he can get back the supposedly deleted photos back in just six hours.
On May 9, 2013 by Gaby Dunn
Manchester United spoils its new manager’s identity on Facebook
The team accidentally welcomed David Moyes on Facebook, spoiling the official announcement.
On May 9, 2013 by Kris Holt
Porn site will pay to remove its name from man’s face
Hostgator Dotcom sold ad space on his face. Now, one of his clients is paying to have the tattoos removed.
On May 8, 2013 by Fidel Martinez
You can buy this guy’s personal data for $2
To protest data mining, Federico Zannier has violated his own privacy and is offering the results on Kickstarter.
On May 8, 2013 by Tim Sampson
17-year-old girl saves the world from Twitter TV spoilers
Developer Jenny Lamere won a hackathon with Twivo, her app for blocking tweets about TV episodes you haven’t seen yet.
On May 8, 2013 by Kris Holt
UCLA applicant Twitter-spams his way to an acceptance letter
A high school student impatient to hear whether he’d been accepted to University of California, Los Angeles, started bugging the school on Twitter.
Twitter goes bananas as Sir Alex Ferguson announces retirement from soccer
One of the most successful managers in soccer history, Sir Alex Ferguson, announced Wednesday that he is to retire this summer. Predictably, Twitter exploded.
Anonymous wants to know how this Ohio man really died
If you ask officials in Sandusky County, Ohio, how Jacob Limberios died, they’ll claim that it was a suicide. Anonymous doesn’t think so.
On May 7, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Redditors perform Photoshop magic for 87-year-old WWII vet
A crumpled photo from this granddad’s navy years found new life on Reddit.
On May 7, 2013 by Mike Fenn
There’s only one place to hide a smartphone in prison—and it ain’t pretty
Don’t stick that phone up there, buddy. It’s not worth it. Think about your future.
On May 7, 2013 by Kevin Morris
A guide to fandom’s complicated relationship with Orson Scott Card
When Ender’s Game hits theaters later this year, a new generation of fans will discover that its author is openly anti-gay.
On May 7, 2013 by Aja Romano
Wikipedia tags Jason Collins with homophobic slur
The Wikipedia community caught the vandalism and erased the offensive edit within six hours.
On May 6, 2013 by Fidel Martinez
Meet Regina Reynolds, the girl who took her calculator to prom
Is Regina a junior or senior? Can she take more intangible badassery to next year’s prom? If not, well, at least we know she’s in good hands.
On May 6, 2013 by Aja Romano
Testing the limits of Chinese Internet censorship
Just how censored is the Internet in China, anyway? A new study out of Harvard University yields a possibly surprising answer.
On May 6, 2013 by Jennifer Abel
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