As our readers learned this week, there are some online habits people really should break. Take solace in the knowledge that reading our top stories isn’t listed as one of them.
Multiple accounts have been seized by spammers posting pictures of shrinking butts and thinning thighs. Pinterest has yet to address the hacking.
Incumbent Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell’s campaign ad included footage of the wrong team, while PR News unwittingly insulted Wichita State with a ‘cheap shot.’
Huge brands including Microsoft, Netflix, Apple, and even the federal government have fallen on their proverbial faces. Learn from their mistakes.
Batter up, interns! The Cubs need someone on deck. Meanwhile, Business Insider reports that it’s hiring a content strategist. That, and more, in this week’s roundup.
The No. 1 item on Reddit Tuesday afternoon involved a concerted effort to overtake the hashtag, which is a promotion for the new movie ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2.’
Oculus VR asked for help in 2012 and got it to the tune of more than $2.4 million. Now, Facebook has bought the company for $2 billion, and many people feel that they threw their money away.
The chain Pizza Patron has broadcasters up in arms over a pizza’s salacious name and the owner of pizzeria Cane Rosso in Dallas is charging $1,000 for a side of ranch.
Calgary’s 90.3 AMP Radio made a video of two DJs setting the cash aflame in a pet crematorium incinerator. The station’s Facebook page exploded with complaints.
The image was part of a satirical section of the newspaper De Morgen, and was presented as having been submitted by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Critics who commented on an article about the pendants on National Review Online called them ‘disgusting and irresponsible.’
A train went off the tracks at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, injuring more than 30 people. On social media and in the press, the agency was hesitant to offer much explanation.
When a viral marketing expert called TeamWork Online out for its email newsletter, its Twitter account insisted it ‘meant no disrespect.’ (UPDATE)
From avoidable language errors to tips on writing a press release, find out what stories “killed” it this week.
According to a court filing, the software giant was able to legally search the blogger’s email because of a provision in its privacy policy.
