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Girl's petition against Hasbro's gender stereotyping goes viral
Hey, Hasbro, 13-year-old McKenna Pope thinks your sexist stereotypes suck. Her little brother wants an Easy Bake Oven (and a dinosaur) for his birthday, but he feels embarrassed because “only girls...
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New Facebook photo proves Derek Jeter isn't really fat
Every day, the Daily Dot finds something that people on Facebook are sharing and, in turn, shares it with you—with a little explanation. Here's today's share. The true test of whether someone’s fat or...
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This complete hoax might be Facebook's most-shared photo
Don't believe everything you see on Facebook. A fake photo that went viral just might be the most-shared image on Facebook of all time, CNN reported. Nolan Daniels posted the image seen round the...
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Farmers in Austria are sour about "milking" trend
Not everybody likes the Internet trend of “milking” as much as the bros who are out doing it.According to Reuters, there's a group of Austrian farmers who have taken major offense to the online craze...
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Celebrate Repeal Day with Internet drinking games
Happy Prohibition Repeal Day! The 18th amendment to the constitution banned the sale and manufacture of alcohol, but the 21st amendment, ratified on Dec. 5, 1933, overturned it, which is why beer,...
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Strange subreddit of the week: Bears with beaks
While the media portrays them as predators and picnic basket thieves, bears are actually one of nature’s most beautiful creatures. The next time you are near a bear, stop for a moment to appreciate...
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OWS protester pleads guilty to keep his tweets private
The man at the center of a case in which prosecutors fought Twitter to hand over incriminating tweets intends to plead guilty Friday. Malcolm Harris was arrested in October 2011 as Occupy Wall Street...
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Osaka mayor fights Japan's "archaic" election laws on Twitter
In the 12 days before an election in Japan, candidates are very limited as to how they can campaign. A 1950 law intended to level the playing field and ensure fairness among candidates rules out...
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Who hacked the Dalai Lama's website?
A website associated with the Dalai Lama’s YouTube account has been hacked using malware, a member of the security firm F-Secure’s Threat Research team discovered on Monday. The Dalai Lama, a position...
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The college Wikipedia prank that left a top British judge red-faced
Meet Brett Straub. He’s a 25-year-old recent college graduate who describes himself as “a lazy bum like person who loves cars.” He doesn’t know very much at all about Britain, especially British...
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Couple announces breakup in a song on YouTube
They'd been together for five years and 1,435 songs, but the sad news out of Camp Jonathan and Ivory is that the couple is breaking up. Somewhat unsurprisingly, the two songwriters announced their...
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Study: Friending your family on Facebook not as bad as it seems
So, how do families interact on Facebook, anyway? Conventional wisdom suggests the answer is either “dysfunctionally” or “as little as possible.” But according to Moira Burke and Lara Adamic, two data...
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Village in northern India bans cell phone use by women
The elders of Sunderbari village in a Muslim-dominated state in northern India have banned the use of mobile phones by women. They just can’t be trusted not to run off with cads."It always gives us a...
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Graphic designer puts résumé on Instagram
It helps to stand out when applying for jobs, especially when applying for a creative gig. Rather than simply send a link to a portfolio on his website, graphic designer David Mas tried something a...
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Woman sued for $750,000 ordered to reword Yelp review
A Virginia woman who’s being sued for $750,000 for authoring a damning Yelp review has been ordered by a judge to reword her post, at least for now. It’s a case that illustrates just how liable users...
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Twitter rallies to send wheelchair-bound teen to BCS Championship
Remember Rudy? A similarly inspiring football story is playing out right now Twitter. Blake Dudley, 14, is a diehard University of Notre Dame football fan who really wants to see the Fighting Irish...
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Why your email can never truly be deleted
Think that clicking “delete” will actually delete your email? Think again. When a user “deletes” an email in the normal fashion, it becomes invisible to that user and is immediately a candidate to be...
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"KJUGASCHAMBERS": How hackers stole Person of the Year poll
Voting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as Time Magazine’s Person of the Year was just the beginning. Now a group of Internet Relay Chat (IRC) users have manipulated the public poll to spell a message...
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How Reddit saved Christmas for a father of 4
This holiday season, one redditor certainly has a lot to be thankful for. On Dec. 6, ProZacDose wrote a post on r/offmychest, a subreddit that encourages users to rant, vent, and commiserate over...
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Girl's house destroyed after hundreds crash "YOLO" birthday party
A British girl is finding out you only live once—until your house gets utterly trashed. Sarah Hine, 14, invited her friends on Facebook to a party that quickly turned into a boozy brouhaha after the...
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