Tag: Controversy

Sarah Silverman Tweets Abortion Joke, Stirs The Twitter Pot
Sarah Silverman making edgy jokes is like Tim Tebow praying on the field at an NFL game. You might not agree with it, you might think that it's an over the top display, but you ca...
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Pinterest Users Combat Thinspo With Anti-Thinspo Pins
To be completely honest and upfront about my feeling on "thinspo" (Thin+ inspirational), I actually have mixed feelings. On one hand, I feel like social media users should be able...
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Facebook Faces Pressure To Diversify Its Board of Directors
If recent reports prove accurate, the biggest internet IPO in history is coming in May. We're ta...
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Despite Ban, Pinterest Still Full Of “Self-Harming” Thinspo Content [UPDATED]
There's a lot of stuff on the internet. This might sound obvious, and it is - but just think about how many different ideas are expressed throughout all the little nooks and crann...
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“Bully” Asks Twitter Users To Tweet To Stop Bullying
Yesterday, we received some big news from The Weinstein Company regarding the upcoming documentary Bully. Today, TWC has declared today "Twitter Tuesday" for the film, an...
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Will BioWare Change The Mass Effect 3 Ending?
Mass Effect 3 developer BioWare has been taking a lot of flak over the last couple of weeks, and it all focuses on the highly controversial ending to the much-anticipated game. Wi...
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SXSW’s Homeless Hotspots Draw Jon Stewart’s Ire
You might have heard about a recent "experiment" that took place at this year's SXSW festival, as it sparked quite the controversy earlier this week. A marketing company calle...
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Mark Cuban Asks Twitter: Am I A Homophobe?
At last weekend's MIT Sloan Sports Analytic Conference, Dallas Mavericks owner and entrepreneur Mark Cuban sat down with sports...
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Bill Maher Has Rush Limbaugh’s Back
Controversies make for strange bedfellows, and the biggest controversy gripping the nation for the past week seems to be...
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Jeffrey Dahmer Tours On Groupon Don’t Go Over Too Well
This week, Groupon ran a deal for its Milwaukee customers for a tour of notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer's crime scenes. This reportedly resulted in protests from local resid...
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Interview: Skimlinks CEO on Pinterest Relationship and Affiliate Marketing
Just in case you haven't heard, Pinterest is currently one of the hottest star...
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Facebook Continues To Yank Breastfeeding Photos
Another day, another set of breastfeeding images removed from Facebook. This time, the affected group of breastfeeding activists hail from the...
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Whitney Houston Funeral: Westboro Baptist Church Threatens Picketing, Tweets God’s Hate [Updated]
Update: It sounds like this didn't actually happen, and that WBC is using Twitter to manipulate the media. NJ.com...
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Want To Cancel Your Cable In Favor Of The Web? How Cable Companies Aim To Stop You
The FCC has a fight on its hands between cable companies and Internet streaming set-top box companies such as Boxee. The cable companies are push...
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Valentine’s Day Google Doodle Is Heartwarming, Controversial
Today's animated Google Doodle is simple, heartwarming, and slightly controversial? Let's start with the un-controversial part, which is basically 99% of the Doodle. A young...
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