Facebook Flame Wars, Legal Action, and “Death Threats”: Dancin’ on Air’s Family Feud Boils Over
Next week marks the 30th anniversary of the debut of the once nationally popular, Philly-set teen dance show Dance Party USA. The show was a […]
Doctor Says Viral Facebook Post About Hit-and-Run Accident Ruined His Life
Where would we be without Facebook? You’d have to remember your dad’s birthday on your own. You’d have to actually watch the Grammys if you […]
Art Museum Painting Removed from Facebook for “Suggestive Content”
The Philadelphia Museum of Art’s International Pop exhibition starts on February 24th. To promote it, an Art Museum staffer posted the image above — Belgian artist Evelyne […]
Mark Zuckerberg Creates Global Facebook Running Group
Yesterday, like many other normal humans out there trying to commit to a New Year’s resolution, Mark Zuckerberg posted one of his to Facebook. Unlike […]
Comcast Explains Epic Facebook Fail
Comcast tried to smack talk one of its competitors on social media, but it backfired in a big way. On its Xfinity Facebook page, Comcast took […]
STUDY: “LOL” is Becoming Extinct
We all express laughter in different ways online. I never caught on to the “LOL” bandwagon, because, well, it never really made sense to me. […]
Market Report: What Happens When You Buy Super-Cheap Jeans
Shelling out more money for a pair of jeans is actually worth it. Not only does ultra-cheap denim (I’m talking pairs in the $20 to $50 range) tear […]
Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Doctored Rainbow Picture Causes Big Confusion
Let’s get this out of the way: It’s fake. The picture of rainbow banners draped from the Philadelphia Museum of Art to celebrate the Supreme Court’s […]
BizFeed: Bank Plans Philly Layoffs; Google, Facebook Test Payment Systems
1. Big Bank Plans Philly Layoffs The News: Wells Fargo is laying off 89 people in Philadelphia in July. The layoffs affect the bank’s legal order […]
The Checkup: 6 Foods to Eat Now for a Flat Stomach Later
• There are a number of reasons you might’ve rolled out of bed feeling bloated: a sodium-heavy sushi dinner last night, PMS, or your gut bacteria being […]
Crayola Apologizes for “Offensive Posts” After Facebook Hack
Pennsylvania-based art supply company Crayola is likely reviewing its social media security policies on Monday after a weekend hack left its official Facebook page flooded […]
CB West Counselor Won’t Be Charged for Facebook Post
https://twitter.com/mg_thereporter/status/547793694825652225 While saying her posts to Facebook were inappropriate and ill advised,” Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman said today Marykate Blankenburg would not […]
Facebook and “Friends” in the Wake of Ferguson
As a 29-year-old woman, this is how my Facebook feed tends to look: baby picture, wedding picture, baby-at-a-wedding picture, Supernatural spoiler (that last one might be […]
Facebook Trying to Civilize Young People; Young People Resist
It’s no surprise to anyone who’s ever had one that kids are mean. Really mean. Unspeakably mean. They’re enormously invested in social status, and the […]
Rutgers Fans Wear “Ped State” T-Shirts to Penn State Football Game
Someone in the Rutgers University social media department is probably getting a good talking-to this morning. Over the weekend, on the occasion of the Penn […]