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The Plight of the Instagram Celebrity

Rich Juzwiak · 12/09/13 12:06PM

"A lot of people follow me because they like my attitude, and a lot of girls think I'm cute," says 16-year-old Brady, who was profiled on an episode of MTV's True Life this weekend called "I'm Famous Online." Brady, you see, is suffering from the affliction of thousands of Instagram followers (at the time of taping, he had about 54,000 — now he's up to over 183,000). His tale of woe includes superficial associates, fame leeches, and a near-constant state of uncertainty regarding his true friends. He doesn't even know if his follower-turned-girlfriend is legit!

Nitasha Tiku · 06/20/13 05:39PM

Instagram's new video feature has already reached its logical conclusion: Twerkforthegram, which promises six twerk out videos "every couple hours." Does this count as ratchet? We're still not sure.

High Schooler Suspended for Posting Principal's Mug Shot to Instagram

Taylor Berman · 05/09/13 08:26PM

If you work at a high school as a teacher or principal and have a mug shot floating around somewhere online, it's probably safe to assume it will surface at some point. In keeping with basic rules of the internet, the proper reaction would then be to ignore its surfacing, instead of over-reacting and trying to squash it. Unfortunately for all involved, the principal at Riverdale High School in Clayton County Georgia did the exact opposite earlier this week and suspended a student who posted her mug shot to Instagram.