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Teen learns maybe not to tweet bomb threats at major airlines
Twitter user @QueenDemetriax_ has been having one exciting Sunday. She spent her morning tweeting a bomb threat at American Airlines, and then attempted to do the worst damage control ever after the...
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Twitter's new notifications are driving me insane
For the past week or so, every night, anytime between midnight and 2am, my phone lights up and vibrates against my nightstand. It’s not a text, a missed call, or an Amber Alert. It’s a social app...
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Taking selfies while driving is dumb, but it may not be illegal
Pop culture is selfie-obsessed. We’re almost nearing a point where we might have to make an amendment to Internet Rule 34: If it exists, there is porn of it ... and there’s probably a selfie version,...
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Teens threatening airlines on Twitter is now a thing
Fresh off the revelation that yes, anyone can tweet a bomb threat to an airline and yes, it will piss off authorities, copycat tweeters are now pranking them in droves. It all began Sunday, when...
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US Airways actually tweeted the most NSFW photo imaginable
Warning: NSFW. It’s a tale as old as life itself: A major airline disappoints one of its customers. Customer tweets about their dissatisfaction. Airline responds with platitudes. Customer tells them...
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How to stop the Internet from ruining 'Game of Thrones' for you
The Internet is dark and full of spoilers. You could have never seen an episode of Game of Thrones in your life, but you probably already know what happened Sunday night. You could probably even name...
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The Internet pays tribute to Boston Marathon victims and survivors with...
One year ago today, the city of Boston was forever altered after two bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Yesterday, The Boston Globe was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for their...
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Twitter reportedly caves, will ban user accounts in Turkey
Twitter has reportedly given in to some of the Turkish government's demands, and will ban some users' accounts. A senior Turkish official proclaimed Monday night that the service will, at the...
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What I learned from tweeting with a black woman's avatar
BY CHRISTOPHER CARBONE Two weeks ago, after writer and activist Suey Park sparked a wave of protest and dude-bro angst with her response to The Colbert Report’s racist tweet, I heeded Suey’s call and...
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Why is it OK for teens to use hookup apps?
Right off the bat, let’s get one thing straight: Teens should absolutely be making out, hooking up, whatever they prefer to call it. They should be messily frenching in public, to the revulsion of any...
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The IRS is scanning social media for tax evaders
Congratulations, American taxpayer. You've just filed another year's income tax return and you're feeling pretty good. And maybe, by taking a few "creative liberties" with your return, you were...
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Turkey takes 29 dissidents to trial for protest tweets
On Monday, 29 Turks will begin their trial for one of the country's newfound sins: upsetting the state with tweets. The trial is not, however, directly tied the Prime Minister Recep Erdoğan's recent,...
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The only way to describe this Twitter lawsuit is 'f**king crazy'
It is not against the law to insult someone by calling them "fucking crazy" on Twitter—something made clear by a strange defamation lawsuit that started with an unlucky horse. In 2010, a toxicology...
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Here's what movie posters might look like with 1-star Amazon reviews
Reviews on movie posters are their own strange poetry, wrought from impossibly positive reviews by possibly fake critics vomiting amber waves of praise on blockbuster films. The mission of...
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The US Airways employee who tweeted a NSFW photo won't be fired—and I'm glad
BY DERRICK CLIFTON After US Airways royally screwed-up while tweeting a disgruntled customer, some folks thought the airline's social media rep deserved to get their wings clipped. But according to a...
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A comprehensive guide to watching the Internet get high this 4/20
April 20, 2014, may be Easter Sunday, but for a significant portion of the U.S. population, it’s the date of a far more important holiday: 4/20, a cultish celebration of marijuana and related...
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These 6 research projects just got special access to our tweets
Researchers at six institutions just hit the data jackpot.Twitter selected these six research teams from a pool of more than 1,300 applicants around the globe that submitted proposals to the company’s...
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Who tweeted it: Mr. T or the Pope?
As we approach Easter, a time that many people will be spending with their family and thus in great need of distraction, we decided to create a quiz that sees you answering the age-old question: Who...
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This playground pooper is public enemy No. 2 in Ypsilanti
Over in India, there’s an effort underway to curtail the common practice of defecating in the open. But in Ypsilanti, Mich., there seems to be just one serial public pooper, and his days are numbered,...
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Here's the 'Scandal' blooper reel you've always wanted
Full disclosure: I stopped watching Scandal at the end of season 2, because Olivia and Fitz’s relationship was causing veins to pop out of my neck, and staring at Fitz’s expressionless face was like...
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