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R.I.P. Society: Teenage Girl Says She Will Have Sex With Teenage Boy If He Gets 1 Million Facebook Likes

Julie GersteinJanuary 18, 2013 //

So this is majorly depressing: Petter Kverneng, a teenage boy in Norway, really wanted to have sex with his crush Cathrine, though she wasn’t particularly into it. So she — allegedly — told him she’d have sex with him if he could get one million likes on Facebook. Because there’s nothing the world cares more about than the deflowering of a desperate young be-pimpled child, the Internet has helpfully chimed in with a barrage of support. The board 4chan (don’t go there, seriously), got wind of the offer and ponied up the necessary likes, so now, we suppose, Cathrine is going to have sex with Petter. The tally is currently at 1.2 million and rising. Keep reading »

Virginity Auctions
Women Who Auctioned Off Their Virginity
These women auctioned off their V-cards to the highest bidder. 8 Photos »
Dating Don'ts: Facebook
You should never post these things on his Facebook page. NEVER. Read More »
Rape Jokes On Facebook
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Joking about raping women is cool with Facebook. Read More »

All The Amazing Things I Discovered In My Facebook “Other” Folder

Ami AngelowiczJanuary 17, 2013 //
Facebook Stalker?
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FB Friend Dealbreakers
These Facebook infractions will get you unfriended. Read More »
Dating Don'ts: Facebook
You should never post these things on his Facebook page. NEVER. Read More »
FB Friends To Keep
Because they're so fun to stalk! Read More »

Consider me awed and humbled by the discovery of my Facebook “Other” folder. How did I not know about this!? This morning, Julie informed me that in your Facebook messages inbox there exists an “Other” folder. It’s like the Bermuda Triangle of Facebook messages. Invites, messages from non-friends and other virtual detritus all get sucked in there and disappear. Winona refers to it as “a second chance at life.” I concur. Well, obviously I had to scroll through all 99 unread messages RIGHT AWAY and see what I’d missed in the last three years. Holy shit! Consider my ego sufficiently stroked and my faith in life renewed. After the jump, the treasures I found in my “Other” folder. Keep reading »

RIP Love: Kelly Hildebrandt Is Divorcing Kelly Hildebrandt

Ami AngelowiczJanuary 15, 2013 //
Internet Love Stories
The best stories of love on the internet. 7 Photos »
Facebook Love Fail
A writer shares how Facebook ruined her first love. Read More »
Divorce Over Cats
She had 550 of them. Read More »
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I already kind of suspected love was dead, but now, I know it to be true. I’m sorry, allow me to be more specific about the cause of my angst. Remember that couple with the same name who met on Facebook and ended up getting married back in 2009? Yes, Kelly Hildebrandt(s)! Well they’ve just announced that they are divorcing, citing “irreconcilable differences.” NOOOOOOOOO! Keep reading »

Sisters Separated By WWII And 70 Years, Reunited By Facebook

The Mary SueJanuary 9, 2013 //

Facebook giveth and Facebook taketh away. For every story about it doing slightly creepy things or haphazardly enforced content restrictions, there’s a story like this. Tanija Delic and Hedija Talic are 88- and 82-year-old sisters who haven’t seen each other since 1941, when their family was separated while fleeing their home in Bosnia at the outbreak of war. Seventy-two years later, the internet has brought them back together again.

After losing her family, Talic was raised in an orphanage. The girls’ parents died during the war, and a brother emigrated to the United States, and despite her best efforts, Talic couldn’t find any hard information on her family once she was old enough to ask. Read more…

High Schooler Shares Heartbreaking Online Slutshaming Problem With NPR

Jessica WakemanJanuary 8, 2013 //
On Slutshaming
It's about controlling women through guilt and shame. Read More »
Facebook Suicide
Teen kills herself over Facebook cyberbullying. Read More »
Bullies Of Tumblr
Against shaming guys from OK Cupid on Tumblr over their profiles. Read More »
slutshaming

Adults blame victims of sexual crimes and indiscretions, asking “Why was she dressed like that?” or “Why did she drink so much?”

Adults also use the Internet for humiliation, like stocks in the town square.

And lest you forget, children are watching us and mimicking what we do. Don’t believe me? Just read this piece by 16-year-old high school student Temitayo Fagbenle, who explains how slutshaming on Facebook is an “every day” occurrence amongst her peers. Keep reading »

10 New Ways To Be That Obnoxious Facebook Friend

The StirJanuary 5, 2013 //

Let me ask you something. When was the last time you took a bubble bath? How many minutes did you work out at the gym today? What exactly went into making your breakfast smoothie this morning? Do you find it weird that I’m asking? Well, I find it weird that you tell me. Every single day. On Facebook.

Look, I’m not really your friend. That term is used very loosely on Facebook. Odds are we met in elementary school and I only really talked to you once or twice during recess. That said, I don’t need a play-by-play of your oh-so-fascinating life.

That obnoxious Facebook friend. We’ve all got them — we hate them, but we don’t defriend them. They’re like a car crash: you just can’t look away. Read more…

The 10 Most Instagrammed Things Of Every Year Ever

Winona Dimeo-EdigerJanuary 2, 2013 //
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So, the list of the most Instagrammed places in the world for 2012 has been released. The Bangkok Airport came in at #1, and the rest of the spots–Disneyland, the Eiffel Tower, Times Square–are pretty predictable, but focusing on the most popular places leaves out some really iconic Instagram photo subjects. I mean, where are the freshly manicured hands, adorable cat faces, and triumphant stacks of pancakes? Obviously we needed to compile a companion list of the 10 Most Instagrammed Things Of The Year (and every year for all eternity, most likely) — and nearly every single one is accompanied by pictures from our Amelia’s own Instagram account. Here we go…

Instagram Parody
An Instagram parody, Nickelbacked for your pleasure. Read More »
10 Photo Poses To Retire
These popular poses deserve a break. Read More »
Instagram Scandal
They can sell your photos now. Without telling you. Or paying you. Read More »

The Post-Breakup Social Media Survival Guide

YourTango.comDecember 27, 2012 //

Who can resist the urge to look at their ex’s Facebook page? Admit it. It calls your name and whispers, “Check me out!” No harm, right?

An astute researcher in England begs to differ. A recent study concluded that the more time you spend on your ex’s Facebook page, the more psychological distress you experience, the greater your desire for your ex and the more difficulty you have moving on.

Admit it. You are not really surprised. That’s because most of us realize that the toxic connections we have with our exes are stoked by talking about, thinking about and looking at stuff about them. While lurking on their Facebook page may not morph itself into stalking, it’s just not healthy. Read more…

Facebook Is Testing A New Service That Lets Complete Strangers Message Your For A Dollar

The Mary SueDecember 25, 2012 //

Facebook Messages are a seemingly simple offering by the social media giant that the company still manages to make somehow complicated. Messages, mobile messages, Facebook email, the Other folder… You mean, you don’t know there’s an Other folder? I don’t blame you, it’s practically invisible.

So, the headline for this post that is way too long to actually use might look like this Facebook Is Still Overhauling Its Messaging System Like Every Six Months, Might Change it So Strangers Can Pay $1 to Send You a Noticeable Message. Read more…

Instagram Can Now Sell Your Grainy Manicure Photos

Winona Dimeo-EdigerDecember 18, 2012 //
Pet Piggies on Instagram
pigs on Instagram
So cute you can't help but squeal! Read More »
Instagram Parody
Instagram, Nickelbacked for your pleasure. Read More »
How To Have The Perfect Life
On Facebook, anyway! 11 Photos »

Yesterday, Instagram released an updated privacy policy and terms of service statement that has caused something of an uproar in the land of lo-fi pancake photos. The gist of it? Instagram now reserves the right to sell your photos, it doesn’t have to tell you about it, and the only way to opt out is deleting your account. Facebook, which completed its acquisition of Instagram three months ago, has similar policies regarding the photos you share on your profile, but since Instagram deals only in pictures, CNet reporter Declan Mccullagh points out that these changes “effectively transform the website into the world’s largest stock photo agency.” Keep reading »

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