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Vassar Whiplash: College Blames ‘Computing Error’ for Admissions Mistake (UPDATE)
UPDATED: 1/31, 11:30 a.m.
Gone are the days of a college admissions decision revealed with either a tellingly thick packet or slim envelope sitting in one’s mailbox. In today’s Internet-savvy world, the crucial yea or nay …
Can’t Buy Me Love: Occupy Valentine’s Day Takes to the Internet
Whether they’re morally against getting chocolates on Feb. 14 or simply bitter about an ex-boyfriend, anti-Valentine crusaders now have a home on Tumblr.
Whatever Happened to Ted Williams, the ‘Golden-Voiced’ Homeless Man?
One year after he became a viral star, Williams’ life has completely turned around.
Santorum’s Sweater Vests: The Unsung Heroes of His Campaign
The Internet has an explanation for the GOP candidate’s amazing performance in Iowa, and it looks a whole lot like Doug Funnie.
‘Kim Jong Il Looking at Things’ Has a Tumblr Successor
Following Kim Jong Il’s death, the world faces uncertainty over North Korea’s leadership transition. But it seems that the blogosphere’s meme transition has gone swiftly and smoothly.
Twitter Reacts To The Death of Kim Jong Il
As news of the death of North Korea’s tyrannical leader swept the internet, Twitter reacted the way only Twitter does. From jokes a-plenty to pearls of wisdom, here are some of the most notable tweets on the death of the “Supreme Leader”.
‘S— Girls Say’: Hilarious Twitter Feed Becomes a Hilarious YouTube Video
The phrase “it’s funny because it’s true” hits home when watching this clip, which is being forwarded faster than you can say “it’s cold in here.”
What Were the Memes of the Year? Depends on How You Define ‘Meme’
A meme is like that inside joke with your childhood best friend: you can bring it up at any waking moment and it’s guaranteed to get a laugh. But the best memes are those with universal appeal, with a hit of humor that anyone …
#Overused: The Most Popular Twitter Hashtags of 2011
Which hashtags were #winning in 2011?
Arab Spring, NBA Lockout Top Twitter’s 2011 Standout Stories
If a news event happened in 2011, but nobody tweeted about it, did it actually happen?
Report: Most of Us Go Online for No Apparent Reason
We nominate this for Obvious Study of the Week.