First Iggy, now MTV in cyber firing line
AFTER threatening to release stills from a so-called Iggy Azalea sex tape, hacktivists have turned their attention to MTV over its reporting of the stoush.
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Pollie ‘red faced’ over porn star
OOPS. 19-year-old Duke University student and porn actress Belle Knox has caused a bit of embarrassment for one politician.
Did Facebook users show up cops?
DID Facebook users embarrass police officers after they solved the mystery of a lost memory card posted online by police within 15 minutes?
The year in just five words
THIS is 2014 in five words — and it doesn’t look pretty. After Ebola, beheadings, police violence, and the Malaysia Airlines disasters, we just want it to be over.
This is the grossest thing of 2014
THIS is the horrendous moment a man squeezes a 30-year-old pus-filled zit all over his unsuspecting wife. WARNING: Disturbing footage.
Haters are missing the point of #illridewithyou
SOME people have slammed the #illridewithyou hashtag for being ‘pathetic’ and ‘left wing’. But they’re completely missing the point.
Wait, is that an ad?
CULT cosmetics company Benefit is the first beauty brand in Australia to promote paid posts on Instagram selected Australia as the third market in the world to try this bold new move.
The cutest clips of 2014
NEED a laugh? From ickle-wickle hamsters to a girl’s ingenious way of telling her friends she was pregnant, here are eight videos that melted hearts harder than yours this year.
#illridewithyou: Twitter condemns Islamophobia
ANTI-ISLAMIC sentiment has flooded social media in the wake of the Sydney siege, but there is a campaign gathering steam that will restore your faith in humanity.
Uber covers fares after backlash
UBER has dropped its fares after a backlash over $100 minimum charges for fares near Martin Place as a hostage situation in the CBD affects public transport.
Have you been #blockedbybishop?
WHILE you were sleeping, Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop most likely blocked you on Twitter. Has she gone rogue?
Is Facebook ready for a dislike button?
EVER wanted to ‘dislike’ an annoying Facebook post? Mark Zuckerberg says he’s on it — but it’s more complicated than you’d think.
Fake stories we fell for this year
A LOT of us seem all too willing to take what we read online as fact, especially when presented with something that looks vaguely like a news headline.
US senator busted altering Wikipedia
A US senate staffer has been busted trying to delete the word “torture” from Wikipedia entries. Clearly they didn’t know they were being watched …
Retailer’s shocking murder tweet
WELL this is a new low for misguided corporate tweets. A retail giant in the US has apologised after a grossly tone-deaf tweet about a grisly 1999 murder.
Women tricked by internet dating scam
AT LEAST five women have been tricked into receiving and sending goods purchased with stolen credit cards in the latest criminal internet dating scam.
’Instagram king’ arrested at airport
POPULAR on Instagram, unpopular with police. Social media star and self-confessed playboy Dan Bilzerian is in trouble again only days after he was busted allegedly assaulting a woman at a nightclub.
‘A woman has never done this’
THIS woman literally stopped traffic when she walked down the street. Everyone stopped to stare. One man even took photos, which the world has now shared.
The top things we shared in 2014
FROM tragedy to sporting success and humblebrags — these are the biggest things Aussies talked about on Facebook this year.
What Facebook wants to do with your drunk pics
IT’S already involved in every aspect of your life, now Facebook has a plan to stop you uploading those ridiculous selfies.
What was the most talked about event in 2014?
THIS year has been full of moments that have stopped us in our tracks. But which was the most talked about?
Einstein’s letter smacking down haters
THE best advice ever given about dealing with haters online comes from someone who never read a single internet comments section: Albert Einstein.
Bar’s twitter revenge over homophobic email
THERE’S a lesson to be learned from social media, if you’re going to ask a homophobic question over email, expect it to end up all over Twitter.
Australia’s most liked photos of 2014
THE list of the top Australian Instagrammers has been revealed — and you might be surprised to learn which non-celebrities bumped out some household names.
Man eats a live spider and snake
A RATHER strange video has emerged on social media of a man putting a live snake and spider in his mouth at the same time. What was he thinking?
Have we reached ‘peak prank’?
SHOCKING footage of a father throwing his son over a balcony went viral this week. Does the ‘killing my own kid’ clip prove prank videos have gone too far?
$17k fine for hosting a troll
EXCLUSIVE: Social media giants could be slapped with huge daily fines if they refuse to take down offensive and harassing material directed at Australian children.
Ferguson photo we almost missed
TILL now, the Ferguson saga has been defined by pictures of brutality, tear gas and blood. This new image is completely different.
The very best free stuff on the internet
STOP looking at cat videos and photos of people you barely even know on Facebook. This is what you should be doing on the internet in your free time.
Shower selfies are the new viral sensation
IF you find your social media feeds filling up with photos of wet, naked people, you’re not alone. And it’s all for a good cause.
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