internet

How the Internet Beat Up an 11-Year-Old Girl

Adrian Chen · 07/16/10 02:02PM

Sometimes the Internet saves people from being sex trafficked. Good! But sometimes the Internet beats up on an 11-year-old girl, posting her address, phone number and making her cry. Bad. This is what happened to Jessi Slaughter.

"A Movie for Anyone on Facebook" by Casey Neistat

Chris Wyman · 07/15/10 11:11AM

Casey Neistat sorts through all of the recent hullaballoo and presents a short film about what Facebook is and isn't. You could even call it a "Facebook status update."

The 14th Annual Webby Awards in 94 Seconds

nightintern · 06/15/10 05:00PM

This short clip from The Webbys is chock full of the best moments, from Buzz Aldrin to Animal to Roger Ebert declaring, "Veni, Vidi, Vici." It was a good night for the Internet.

F*cking Magnets, How Do They Work?

Angelito Yambao Jr. · 06/15/10 01:43PM

While the Insane Clown Posse are probably best known for their brand of horrorcore style rap lyrics and minuscule stints in the pro-wrestling circuit, they've recently shown off their softer, more spiritual side with their video for their single "Miracles."

Why is Twitter Down, Again?

Max Read · 06/15/10 12:00AM

Oh no! Twitter has been down intermittently for an hour or so, leaving the world totally unaware of the current level of Justin Bieber fandom. Why is the incredibly popular social networking site still experiencing outages like this?

What is Ponying?

Eleni Crush · 06/11/10 02:23PM

Ponying may be the new "icing." Ginuwine's "Pony" was a bump-n-grind staple of late 90's bar mitzvahs and middle school dances, but has found new life as the latest cruel horror you can inflict upon your fellow bro-kind. More inside!

Jihadi Networking Site 'Infiltrated,' Webmaster Flustered

Jeff Neumann · 06/11/10 04:32AM

Popular jihadi website al Samoud has been hacked—at least that's what the web forum's administrator, Abu al-Aina'a al-Khorasani, says. On al Fallujah message board he warns that his online journal has "been the subject of an ‘infiltration operation.'"