Category Archives: Virtual Reality Living

The Walker Jihad And The Stranahan Clan

Share the post “The Walker Jihad And The Stranahan Clan”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Aaron Walker is not a very good lawyer. In fact, he’s a pretty terrible one. His lawsuit against Brett Kimberlin was ordered out of federal court months ago. Dan Backer, … Continue reading

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Catfishing The Future

Share the post “Catfishing The Future”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail I watched the movie Catfish the other night. Creators Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost have drawn public attention to the ways social media enables the liars among us to construct and enact elaborate falsehoods. The … Continue reading

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Cancer Truthers Demand Long-Form Diagnosis Certificate

Share the post “Cancer Truthers Demand Long-Form Diagnosis Certificate”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailUPDATE: After more thorough research (made difficult by the fact that many of the principals have blocked me), I have removed a few tweets from the Chirpstory. (Frankly, I find it ironic … Continue reading

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Former Associate of James O’Keefe Tried To Win Time With Sandra Fluke

Share the post “Former Associate of James O’Keefe Tried To Win Time With Sandra Fluke”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailRush Limbaugh spent three days smearing Sandra Fluke for the crime of telling Congress about her perspective on birth control access in health care plans; that … Continue reading

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The Streisand Effect: Synopsis of a Twitter Drama

Share the post “The Streisand Effect: Synopsis of a Twitter Drama”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail The Streisand Effect (WikiPedia) is “the phenomenon whereby an attempt to hide or remove a piece of information has the unintended consequence of publicizing the information more widely, usually … Continue reading

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How TeamUterati Founders Fell for a Right Wing Con Artist

Share the post “How TeamUterati Founders Fell for a Right Wing Con Artist”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThe following update has been added to The @Shoq Twitter Brigade Burn Notice. Contrary to popular misconception, this story is not about defending a “Twitter cat.” Many people … Continue reading

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The @Shoq Twitter Brigade Burn Notice

Share the post “The @Shoq Twitter Brigade Burn Notice”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailSKIP TO UPDATE 1 - UPDATE 2 - UPDATE 3 The cast of characters (will update): Jessica @vdaze Darshann Padilla @HoneyBadgerLA Imani Gandy @AngryBlackLady Heather Chase @HeatherEChase Introduction I have said for years that … Continue reading

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BREAKING: Romney’s Social Media Director Involved With Collapsing National Bloggers Club

Share the post “BREAKING: Romney’s Social Media Director Involved With Collapsing National Bloggers Club”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailLast Friday, Alex Brant-Zawadzki blogged that Bill Murphy (right), the Social Media Director for the Romney campaign, is an associate of Ali Akbar, disgraced President of the … Continue reading

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The Truth About Neal Rauhauser

Share the post “The Truth About Neal Rauhauser”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail They made Neal Rauhauser into a left-wing supervillain because they wanted and needed one so badly. And for a moment, right wing bloggers seemed to finally be picking on someone their own … Continue reading

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Jason Taylor is the Butthurt of Breitblogger Brooks Bayne (UPDATE)

Share the post “Jason Taylor is the Butthurt of Breitblogger Brooks Bayne (UPDATE)”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Jump to the Update I have tweeted the picture above at least twice before, but today it has special resonance. That’s because Brooks Bayne, pseudonymous right wing … Continue reading

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Morning Awful: Romney Twitter Inflation

Share the post “Morning Awful: Romney Twitter Inflation”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Governor’s Romney’s Twitter follower count suddenly inflated over the weekend. The website 140elect.com noticed a unexplained spike on Saturday. I doubt that anyone is trying to “plant a story to embarrass him,” … Continue reading

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