The 10 Most Important Twitter News Stories of 2012
It’s really, really hard to sum up 2012 in 140 characters. Yet, it has been a very interesting year when it comes to Twitter. From its transformation as a social media destination to the infamous Twitter beefs, the microblogging site has never ceased to amaze its users. Here’s a look at some of the most [...]
‘Sesame Street’ Explains Death: Video Goes Viral In Wake Of Newton Shooting
In the wake of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary, our country has been grappling with ways to explain the tragedy to not only ourselves, but to our children as well. This “Sesame Street” clip, originally aired in 1983, has recently resurfaced to provide an example of how Big Bird goes about understanding Mr. Hooper’s [...]
Brace Yourselves: The Top 10 Memes of 2012
2012 has been quite the year for the social media world. 2013 is only weeks away, and I’ve been feeling particularly nostalgic looking through all of this year’s most popular memes. In the past months, I have spent many days at NMR unsuccessfully stifling my giggles over ermahgerd girl’s latest gibberish, the profanity of Big [...]
What Kim Kardashian & Other Top Yahoo Searches of 2012 Say About Us
Good news, people! It’s finally almost here! No, not Hanukkah, dumbass, it’s the annual releasing of the top search engine searches of the year! Yahoo was first out of the gate, displaying its tabulations on the top searches earlier this week. Now we’re waiting to see what Google, Dogpile, Lycos, Ask and (chuckle) Bing have [...]
Watch This: ‘Ermahgerd Gersberms!’ Meme Is Now A Nerdist Love Song
Ermahgerd! Gersberms! The fourth funniest meme of all time is now the second funniest meme song of all time. From the comedy mavens at Nerdist, “Gersberms (Yer Gervin Mah)” is a romantic ode to imperssiberr lerve. Chris Hardwick and his comedy partner Michael Phirman, who together are “Hard N’ Phirm,” drop the tight vocals in [...]
4chan Founder’s Pic Ends Up On Rick Santorum Website: Prank or Coincidence?
25 years ago, “Where’s Waldo” asked sharp-eyed viewers to find the odd man out in a collective of normal people. Today, Redditors have found a new Waldo, and his name is “moot.” Always written in lower-case, “moot” is the online handle of Christopher Poole, founder of 4chan, a famously anarchistic forum of aggressively anything-goes thought and [...]
As The Election Winds Down, Obama Turns To His Greatest Ally — The Lolcat
Let it never be said that Obama’s campaign wasn’t in touch with America’s youth. As Election Day rockets to an end, the fine folks over at the Obama camp have deployed their last-ditch effort at locking in young voters. Is it a reformed health care plan? How about something to help college grads deal with [...]
Must Watch: Little Girl Cries Because She’s Fed Up With ‘Bronco Bamma’ & Romney
Tired of the presidential election? You aren’t the only one! Frustrated by the hostile antics of Mitt Romney and the President of the United States, Bronco Bamma, this little lady just can’t take it anymore. Forced to tears by her inability to vote and Mitt’s attacks on Big Bird, this pint-size American sobs out the [...]
Conservative Firebrand Ann Coulter Tweets that Obama is a ‘Retard’ — Is She?
Ann Coulter called President Obama a “retard” on Twitter? I love when stories like this come down the pipeline because it gives me a chance to shoehorn in my own some-might-say “naturally contrarian” opinion.Being an alleged contrarian, of course, I would naturally disagree with that assessment. Basically, what happened was this: On Monday night, after [...]
UPDATED: Donald Trump’s Obama Bombshell Is a Dud; Funny Twitter Reactions Are Not [GALLERY]
File Donald Trump’s latest attempt to discredit President Obama this morning as yet another “October surprise” that’s really a dud. For the past few days, America’s favorite blowhard has told everyone and their mother about a “secret” that could possibly change the outcome of the Presidential election. He even talked to Fox News’ “Fox & [...]
