ComPost Archive: Only on the Internet
Evan Emory's YouTube debacle: real vs. online community
This is not how the YouTube story usually goes. The steps are usually simple: Boy makes inappropriate video, video goes viral, boy becomes able to sell merchandise with his face on it without people thinking he's some sort of weirdo....
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Alexandra Petri
| March 11, 2011; 3:27 PM ET |
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Only on the Internet, Petri, Worst Things Ever
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YouTube, kids these days, oops
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Happy Fat Tuesday! What I'm giving up for Lent
Today's Fat Tuesday. That means tomorrow is the start of Lent, the season of self-denial immortalized in the Josh Hartnett film 40 Days and 40 Nights, and possibly also in the Bible somewhere. Time to think about making improving changes!...
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Alexandra Petri
| March 8, 2011; 4:06 PM ET |
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Bad Advice, Only on the Internet, Petri
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Charlie Sheen and the anatomy of winning
(Charlie Sheen, Rick Wilking/Reuters) "I don't know, winning, anyone? Rhymes with winning? Yeah, that would be us." - Charlie Sheen Winning is what it's about these days. It's been Sheen's byword in a series of rants on our television screens...
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Alexandra Petri
| March 4, 2011; 6:47 PM ET |
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Epic Failures, Only on the Internet, Petri
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America, Charlie Sheen, winning
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Facebook oversharing vs. privacy -- addresses and phone numbers?
Earlier this week, everyone became terrified. Facebook is going to be sharing our user information, addresses and phone numbers with external Web sites? No, Facebook hastened to reassure us. "People will always be in control of what Facebook information...
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Alexandra Petri
| March 3, 2011; 11:50 AM ET |
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Facebook, online comments, oops, privacy
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Gov. Rick Perry blocks journalists on Twitter -- really?
Texas Gov. Rick Perry is blocking journalists on Twitter. But not all journalists? Does Gov. Perry not grasp that anyone can still read his account? @GovernorPerry is not locked! It's visible to everyone! So this seems like a particularly inane...
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Alexandra Petri
| March 1, 2011; 12:24 PM ET |
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Epic Failures, Only on the Internet, Petri
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America, oops, technology, twitter
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Justin Bieber's haircut and the dark side of Google Trends
Want a picture of Justin Bieber's haircut? I have one. But, please, before you scroll down to look, take a moment to reconsider your life. If you got to this article from Google, I hope you're ashamed. You are making...
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Alexandra Petri
| February 22, 2011; 5:44 PM ET |
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Epic Failures, Only on the Internet, Petri
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America, Google, argh, justin bieber
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