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· Riley Schatzle
Why Facebook Strong-Armed an App Developer and Crushed His Viral App
A popular application that let Facebook users know which of their friends had unfriended them was shut down on Wednesday in a controversial move by the social networking company. Who Deleted Me was created by Anthony Kuske to be a “useful tool to enhance users’ Facebook…
· Riley Schatzle
Viral Photo of Two Dogs Hugging Saves Them From Imminent Death
Kala and Keira are best friends who were spending what was assumed to be their last Tuesday together when a pet rescue company called Angels Among Us captured a photo of the two dogs hugging. Both of the shelter dogs were hours away from euthanization, but the picture that was…
· Laura Dang
Homeless Man’s Piano Performance Goes Viral Online, Raises $40,000 to Turn His Life Around
A homeless man in Florida became an Internet sensation after a video of him playing the piano on a sidewalk went viral. Donald Gould, 51, has now been given a second chance to turn his life around thanks to fans who created a GoFundMe page for the Sarasota man. His crowdfunding…
· Laura Dang
Why This Amazing Restaurant Owner Doesn’t Let People Eat Alone on Thanksgiving
A touching note posted on the window of a restaurant has gained the attention of passer byers and the internet. With Thanksgiving peeking around the corner, the restaurant’s owner is aware that some people might be alone on the special holiday. His restaurant, Senate Coney…
· Editorial Staff
Why Parents Should Never Look at Their Phones in Front of Children
A woman’s decision to simply watch her children play led her to an important realization about the harm caused to her family by excessive cell phone use. In a Nov. 2 post on Facebook that has since gone viral, San Diego mom Brandie Wood shared her observations on an experiment…
· Editorial Staff
This is What a $160 Billion Selfie Looks Like
Consider it the selfie sequel to September’s $200 billion photo. A selfie of French President Francois Hollande taken with some of China’s richest business leaders has gone viral on Chinese social media platform Weibo, garnering tens of thousands of comments, according to China…
· Editorial Staff
These Meme Costumes Are Going to Make a Lingerie Company $15 Million
Viral meme costumes are taking over party stores and online shops this Halloween. Leading lingerie site Yandy.com is expected to generate $15 million from their line of Halloween costumes, including internet-inspired outfits, this October, according to Time.
· Laura Dang
How One Mom Responded to the Boy Who Taught Her Daughter to Skate When Others Laughed
A sincere letter written by an Ontario mother to an anonymous teenaged boy thanking him for assisting her 6-year-old daughter at the skate park has gone viral. The grateful mom, Jeanean Thomas explained that the boy’s gesture made a world of difference to her daughter, Peyton,…
· Max Chang
The Camerawoman Who Tripped Refugees Plans to Sue Facebook and the Man She Tripped
Petra László, the infamous Hungarian camerawoman who was fired after videos of her tripping refugees went viral, is now planning to sue Facebook and one of the refugees she tripped. László was fired from her job at news company N1TV after videos showed her kicking children and…
· Editorial Staff
An Isreali Cafe is Offering 50 Percent Off to Jews and Arabs Who Eat Hummus Together
An Israeli cafe owner has come up with his own positive way to promote peace between Israelis and Arabs — sit down together and share their love of hummus for a 50% discount. Kobi Tzafrir is the owner of the Hummus Bar at the M Mall in Kfar Vitkin, located in central Israel.…
· Editorial Staff
Meet the Man Who Tempted Death for 45 Minutes at the Top of the World Trade Center
Frenchman Philippe Petit is arguably the world’s best high-wire performer. He inspired and dazzled the world with his acts before the age of internet virality. In 1971 at the age of 21, he performed his first walk between the towers of the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris,…
· Editorial Staff
Man Jumpstarts his Real Estate Career by Posting a Video of Himself Eating Chocolate
For one Michigan man, the big boost his career needed came in the form of a video of himself seductively eating a chocolate bar. Real estate agent and part-time fashion model Donnell Blaylock Jr. has been inundated with messages and job opportunities since posting the 17-second…
· Riley Schatzle
This Fake Plastic Surgery Photo Ruined a Model’s Life, Now She’s Suing for $155,000
Successful Taiwanese actress and model Heidi Yeh is suing a talent agency and cosmetic clinic over an advertising picture she says ruined her career. The widely circulated advertisement for cosmetic clinic Simple Beauty features a family portrait-style photograph with the…
· Editorial Staff
This 25-Year-Old Woman Has a Brilliant Service For Dealing With Old Photos With Your Ex
One ingenious 25-year-old has come up with a hilarious solution to the dilemma of photos depicting happier times with your ex — and it could involve Zac Efron or Megan Fox if you want it to. L.A.-based photographer Kaitlin Kelly offers a service that will have her Photoshop…
· Editorial Staff
A Chinese Middle School is Forcing Students to Write Letters Exactly Like a Computer
The handwriting work of young students from one school in China is gaining attention this week for its computer-like precision and neatness. Photographs of the handwriting work of students from Hengshui Middle School in the Heibei province of China went viral on Chinese social…
· Editorial Staff
Boy is Caught Taking Selfies in the Trunk of a Moving Car on a Chinese Highway
Kids nowadays are willing to do just about anything to get the perfect selfie. It’s no wonder some kids have died “doing it for the ‘gram.” On Monday, a boy was spotted taking selfies while in the trunk of a moving car that was traveling down a highway in Chengdu, China.
· Editorial Staff
Programmer Builds Sweet Video Game to Propose to His Girlfriend
With the amount of viral video proposals in this day and age, it’s difficult to find a one that’s truly unique. Luckily, redditor LA Pike stepped up to the plate today to give us something we haven’t seen before. In the video above, the man, who calls himself a programmer…
· Editorial Staff
Founder of App That Lets Users Rate Co-Workers and Exes Compares Herself to Columbus
A new app called Peeple, which allows users to rate other people as they would a restaurant or business — essentially a “Yelp for people” — has gone viral over the last 48 hours. The unlaunched app is valued at $7.6 million as of Monday, according to the Washington Post.
· Laura Dang
Don’t Fall For the Latest Facebook Privacy Scam
Facebook users are falling for a chain status update hoax that claims to protect their personal information under copyright laws.
· Editorial Staff
One Photo of a McDonald’s Worker’s Extraordinary Act Proves Compassion Isn’t Dead
Fast food workers aren’t usually thought of as the types to go above and beyond their immediate job duties, but a photo of one Chicago-area McDonald’s employee’s kind act while on the job has netizens praising his extraordinary compassion. On September 16, a woman named Destiny…