The Huffington Post reports that Yelp is now making it easier to find hipster zones in major cities, mapping out major hipster territories. Under the Williamsburg Bridge in NYC, who knew? Yelp can also help you find key words like… Read More ›
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Time To Rename The “Tony” Awards the “Anthony Weiner” Awards!
The Boston Herald reports that former New York governor Eliot Spitzer is considering running for New York City comptroller and former Congressman Anthony Weiner is considering running for NYC mayor. Hey, someone has to keep count of retweets of photos… Read More ›
If You Want To Destroy Your Sweater, Why Didn’t You Just Ask Weezer For Help?
Yesterday, we wrote about how a Tweet by famous-for-being-famous model Kendall Jenner reportedly upset famous-for-being-famous rock offspring Frances Bean Cobain. Cobain was upset that Kendall was Tweeting that life can be hard and Tweeting that was self-absorbed. Around the time… Read More ›
Famous Rich Kid Serves Famous Rich Kid For Whining On Twitter (And Then Proceeds To Whine On Twitter)
Gawker reports that Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, “slammed” Kendall Jenner, half-sister of Kim Kardashian on Twitter. What did Kendall tweet to inspire 1990s-grunge-era cynicism? From the article: “Just wish things could be easier sometimes… Read More ›
Budweiser Unveils High-Tech Cup That Makes Facebook Friends Just By Clinking Other Cups In A Bar, In Case You’re Wondering Where Those Clydesdale Facebook Friends Came From.
Fox News reports that Budweiser has unveiled a beer glass that connects to Facebook. All you have to do is get a special cup with a chip in it, called the “Buddy Cup” and then whenever you clink cups with anyone… Read More ›
Facebook Reportedly To Introduce a Facebook Phone This Week, And It’s Not An April Fool’s Joke!
Quartz reports that Facebook is going to release a smart phone this Thursday running a version of the Android operating system. The report also reminds us that MySpace once introduced a phone, which didn’t lead to the greatness some expected… Read More ›
Taiwanese Actor Credibility In Question After Social Network Post Slamming Apple. Post This At 1:30 P.M. Eastern Time On St. Patrick’s Day. Do Not Post The Part About Posting This Or This Sentence.
Fortune reports that CCTV, China’s state television, allegedly encouraged prominent social media celebrities to post expressions of outrage against Apple on the Chinese equivalent of Twitter. A post in question came from a Taiwanese Samsung spokesperson and according to the article,… Read More ›
#AsGoogleStockHitsRecordHighsTheyWantYouToPayToTestTheirFashionProducts
Computerworld reports that Google is seeking out “explorers” via social media to pay $1,500 plus tax to test Google eyeglasses. 3 Worse Things To Pay To Test Than Computerized Glasses 1. Computerized bank chip cards. For $1500 you can see… Read More ›
Facebook May Pay You Ten Dollars If You Fill Out A Form… Or May Not… Making Deciding Whether To Fill Out The Form As Fun As Trying To Predict The Future Value Of Facebook Stock
Buzzfeed reports that Facebook has settled a class-action lawsuit alleging that Facebook illegally put American users’ images in sponsored stories without their consent. Under the settlement, users may get $10 if they fill in a claim form, but if claims exceed… Read More ›
Donald Trump Tweets Something About Something
During last night’s election coverage, Donald Trump tweeted some angry stuff, some of which was reportedly subsequently deleted. One tweet stated: “our nation is a once great nation divided.” Three More Pointless Rhetorical Comments A Blowhard Could Tweet 1. “Our… Read More ›
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