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Harry Potter Alliance battles income inequality with #MyHungerGames
The Harry Potter Alliance is using the release of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 to bring attention to a very relevant issue—income inequality. The Hunger Games books and movies are all about the...
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'Dungeons & Dragons' geeks are shaming their 20-sided dice
Dungeons & Dragons players can have all the stealth, armor, and charisma points in the world, but at the end of the day, they’re only as good as their 20-sided die, which infuses the game with the...
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Frank Ocean drops new track on Tumblr
Tumblr has turned out to be an ideal place for musicians to engage with and excite their fans—as Taylor Swift has proven. But early this morning it was R&B singer-songwriter Frank Ocean who caught...
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One important way Tumblr is beating Instagram
Tumblr has ranked above Instagram to become the fastest growing social network.This week the Global Web Index released a report showing showing Tumblr’s growth in active users has increased 120...
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This extremely NSFW revenge photo is also extremely fake
This story contains sexually explicit material and may be NSFW.There are many ways one can terminate a relationship with a suitor in the digital age. One can send an email or text-based transmission...
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Tumblr did not wipe the #Ferguson tag, but it is deleting KKK doxing posts
For better or worse, Tumblr is known as the platform of choice for social justice campaigners. But this weekend, the site was roiling with posts accusing Tumblr's staff of being racist, censoring...
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Man attempts to get ex-girlfriend fired by creating fake racist screenshot
In the time of the gladiators, what you did in life echoed throughout eternity. But in the 21st century, what you tweet or post on Facebook can get you fired. At least that’s the thinking behind the...
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'Supernatural' pairing takes the crown as Tumblr's most popular ship
Congratulations, Supernatural fans: Your favorite ship may never be canon, but you've taken the Internet's top prize for enthusiasm. For the first time, Tumblr has published statistics on shipping as...
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How the smartest brands dominate social media
For as long as brands have existed, they have tried to communicate with customers in interesting and endearing ways. The entire purpose of a marketing department is to entice potential customers into...
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The Internet's obsession with the Winter Soldier's robot arm
Ten movies into the Avengers franchise, it still looks like Marvel Studios can do no wrong at the box office. Fan reactions, on the other hand, are a little harder to predict.The Marvel Cinematic...
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'Attack on Titan' fan finds terrifying colossal Santa at Target
OK, we've seen our share of seasonal Attack on Titan references, but this local Target display has us stumped. Is it hilarious or terrifying? Or a grim mix of both?Andrewplayspiano had a weird...
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This new webseries is for the depressed neurotic in all of us
Even the best of us sometimes find ourselves lost for words. Usually it’s because of our own shrinking vocabularies, but sometimes it’s because there just isn’t a word for what we’re trying to...
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Wikipedia wants you to believe that John Green is the Zodiac Killer
Despite what the Internet may tell you, John Green, the bestselling author of The Fault In Our Stars, is not the Zodiac Killer.Of course, depending on when you refresh the Wikipedia page for the...
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It's finally official: Benedict Cumberbatch to play Doctor Strange
A full six months after Marvel penned its Doctor Strangewishlist, the rumors have been exchanged for reality: Benedict Cumberbatch is officially on board for the lead role in the project.The...
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Tumblr introduces Explore tab to show the world what's trending
Tumblr released a promising new dashboard feature on Monday that adds long-awaited discovery functionality and and highlights trending blogs and posts. The new Explore tab is part of Tumblr's attempt...
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Amateur mythbuster tries to debunk a common belief about toasters
A century ago, we had old wives’ tales, but today our misinformation is shared on and legitimized by social media. You may have recently noticed this viral factoid making the rounds:There's nothing too...
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How Javert from 'Les Mis' conquered the Internet overnight
As a narrative, Les Misérables has enjoyed a long and winding journey from 19th-century novel to Broadway phenomenon to several blockbuster Hollywood adaptations. The most recent of these, a 2012...
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'Seinfeld'-phobic teens freak out over Tumblr's Festivus mode
If you log in to Tumblr today, you’ll notice two small tweaks to the dashboard: the bassline from Seinfeld’s theme song plays while you scroll, and the word “Tumblr” in the upper left-hand corner now...
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One Seth Cohen's journey to meet every other Seth Cohen
What’s in a name? An adventure. That’s the philosophy behind the Seth Cohen Project, according to New York-based creator Seth Adam Cohen, who has so far met 10 other Seth Cohens and aims to befriend...
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A spambot named Erica is haunting Tumblr
Erica seems like a nice enough girl, albeit kind of demanding for someone you've never met. In her first Tumblr message, she calls you "darling" and asks you to test her new video game, barely pausing...
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