A Tumblr meme going around makes fun of the outlandish points one might associate with the website, finding users finish their grand discourse ideas with “haha just kidding, but can you imagine?”
Tumblr Users Poke Fun At Their Peers With Ridiculous Snowclone
Some Claim Cyberbullying Led to August Ames Death
Last week, following a series of controversial tweets, adult film actress August Ames took her own life. Now, some claim that the reaction to her tweets drove her to suicide.
The Final Battle of 2017
KYM Review: Sites and Apps of 2017
Here’s all the websites and mobile applications that hit it big over the last year.
New Yorker Short Story Goes Viral
“Cat Person” tells the story of a young woman who has a terrible date with an older man. It’s resonated with many women on Twitter, who found the story deeply relatable.
3251 Upvotes Takes Boring Threads to Task
A series of exploitables attacks boring comments on Reddit that are just trying to get those upvotes.
Battle for the Net Aims to Break the Internet for Net Neutrality
The final vote to repeal Title II and repeal net neutrality protections is on Thursday, so the Internet activist group has launched one final protest to preserve the open internet.
Oh, HiMark
Qanon’s “Calm Before the Storm”
A series of cryptic 4chan posts authored by a user known as “Q” has fanned the flames of various conspiracy theories on the imageboard, but some have accused the user of orchestrating an elaborate prank.
Keaton Jones Drama Continues To Swirl
Halted GoFundMe campaigns and an “ironic racism” defense have what once looked like a feel-good story looking sketchier by the minute.
Tired/Wired Is a Snowclone 24 Years in the Making
Since the first issue of Wired, delineating between things that are “Tired” and “Wired” has been on a collision course with Twitter, where it has become a popular phrasal template.
Today’s the Day
10 Worst Things EA’s Every Done
How do you narrow it down to just 10?
Twitter Wonders: What Is Rick and Morty?
It’s when your body goes stiff after you die, right?
CryptoKittes, the Cryptocurrency You Can Bredd
The world’s first game built on blockchain, CryptoKitties have digital scarcity, and users have made more than $6 million in transactions on them.
The New Yorker Story That Has Everyone Buzzing
The Seventh Anniversary of “Today You, Tomorrow Me”
Seven years ago today, Redditor Jason Horner shared this heartwarming story in a post submitted to /r/AskReddit, which continues to be referenced to this day in conversations about selfless acts of kindness towards strangers.
The Top Google Searches of 2017
Questions like how to join the military, how to run for office, how to make a protest sign, how to be a good parent and how to be a firefighter were some of the top search queries on Google this year.
“Whisper to Me” Is Old, Familiar Exploitable Template
It’s one of several exploitables wherein the subject relates an uncomfortable truth.
Twitter Makes “Threads” a Feature
Despite complaints about privacy being a top issue for Twitter, the company has announced a new feature: Threads.