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February 2, 2010
When Ordered, Twitter Monitors Tweet-Bangers For Authorities -- Report
Representatives of Twitter and Facebook said they cooperate with authorities investigating gangs that use the social-networking tools to communicate about crime, according to a report. "Representatives from Twitter and Facebook say they regularly cooperate with police and supply information ... More >>
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February 11, 2010
Is Google Buzz Worth All the Buzz, or is it Shallow Wave?
Yesterday morning, after slurping up their morning coffee buzz, a number of Gmail users got their Google Buzz on, or they at least took a shot. Google's new social platform, which some say is the search engine giant's solution to Twitter and Facebook, is currently at the fore in tech talk. ... More >>
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March 17, 2010
Your Next Facebook Friend Could Be An Undercover Agent
The Electronic Frontier Foundation revealed this week that the FBI and other federal agencies work undercover on Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites to shadow suspects and gather evidence in crime investigations. According to the Associated Press, Freedom of Information Act r ... More >>
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April 8, 2010
Ann Magnuson Kicked Off Facebook For Inoffensive Roxy Music Hommage
[Thanks to Lina Lecaro for the tip.] Facebook, which started off as a "Hot or Not" type application for horny preppies to evaluate Harvard coeds, has unceremoniously booted off the amazing singer and performer Ann Magnuson for posting this photo: Austin Young The picture is, of course, an ... More >>
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April 8, 2010
Ann Magnuson's Panties Apparently More Offensive Than Racism and Kim Kardashian's Ass, According to Facebook's Censors
A quick followup to the "Anne Magnuson Banned From Facebook" post: Here are a few examples (gleaned from a very cursory, 5-minute troll through Facebook) of the kind of things the social media network has not banned, while CENSORING ANN MAGNUSON FOR HER PANTIES. [All photos taken LIVE from Faceboo ... More >>
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April 26, 2010
That's What She Liked: 20 Reasons Why You Should Audit Your Facebook Privacy Settings
View the photo gallery here. Ah, the new Facebook and what your "likes" say about you. As you've (hopefully) read by now, Facebook's new API turns the social networking site into a bargain-bin of users' tastes for publishers and marketers to sift through, store and sell. Facebook (and companies li ... More >>
LA Life
May 20, 2010
Adam Cooper: The Mayor's Twitterer
View the photo gallery here. Ah, the new Facebook and what your "likes" say about you. As you've (hopefully) read by now, Facebook's new API turns the social networking site into a bargain-bin of users' tastes for publishers and marketers to sift through, store and sell. Facebook (and companies li ... More >>
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June 3, 2010
SoCal Mother Finds Abducted Children Through Facebook Years Later
A San Bernardino mother found her teenage children, abducted by their father when they were 2- and 3-years-old, through a Facebook search, it was recently revealed. The woman said that her husband, Faustino Utera, disappeared with the children in 1995. He had allegedly told her that he had ta ... More >>
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July 16, 2010
Ye Coach & Horses Evicted, But Not Riding Off Yet
Ye Coach & Horses Ye Coach & Horses' red-hues, dark crevices, cheap (for the area) drinks and Old World charm have made it a long-standing hideout for barflies, struggling musicians (Guitar Center is nearby) and celebrities for decades. Regulars over the years have included Alfred Hitchock, ... More >>
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July 21, 2010
The Tower of Torta: ampm's Secret Menu
Willy BlackmoreAdvertising ampm's Secret Menu We're used to finding our Mexican food in less-than-normal places: sold out of grocery carts, cooked in fly-by-night outdoor kitchens, served out of bicycle-mounted freezers. But the lexicon of this cuisine--tamales, huaraches, sopes, paletas, ra ... More >>
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August 12, 2010
Delta Lets Passengers Book Their Flight On Facebook
You can now book your flights on Facebook. Delta Air Lines announced on Thursday that it was launching a new feature on Facebook that would allow passengers to book fights from LAX and other airports directly via the social media website. The "Delta Ticket Window" can be accessed on the comp ... More >>
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November 1, 2010
Mexican Coke: A Myth?
Bob With Apparently, Mexican Coke isn't it. A collective shudder swept through diehard foodies everywhere last week, when Time Magazine and The Atlantic, among others, reported a new study in the journal Obesity that may have inadvertantly proven Mexican Coke to be no more than a myth.
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December 15, 2010
Facebook Visualizes L.A.'s Friends, But It Looks Like The East Coast And Europe Have Way More Buddies
FacebookWe are. Your friends.So an enterprising young data infrastructure engineering intern at Facebook has mapped out the site's friendships across the world. The cool thing about his map is that continents, islands and landmasses aren't superimposed -- they're defined by the humanity Paul ... More >>
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December 23, 2010
The Social Network, Or Why I Quit Facebook
Facebook mastermind Mark Zuckerberg has been named by TIME Magazine as the 2010 Man of the Year. Countless awards bodies, polls (including the Village Voice/LA Weekly Film Poll) and film critics groups (including the LA Film Critics Association, of which I am a member) have named The Social ... More >>
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January 4, 2011
Facebook Users Upload A Record 750 Million Photos Over New Year's Weekend
PHOTO BY JOSH "CURIOUSJOSH" REISSFor the Weekly's version of a Facebook album, see slideshow "CuriousJosh: New Year's Eve"Either we had such an awesome time on New Year's Eve that we want to relive the moments over and over again, or we had such an awesome time on New Year's Eve that we want ... More >>
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January 4, 2011
LA Weekly Commenting System Gets An Upgrade
Flickr/mrjoromailbox in Santa Clara County, CA One of the fun things about blog posts is that you can comment on them pretty much instantly, posting your anonymous (or not) 2 cents worth for everyone to read as soon as you finish typing. Unlike the old days, when you just threw your food at ... More >>
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January 11, 2011
Beverly Hills-Based MySpace Kicks Half Of Workforce To The Curb
What will become of Tila Tequila?Ah, it seems like only yesterday that the kids on North Maple Drive in Beverly Hills were the envy of the tech world. Riding high in their leased Audis and rockin' those first iPhones, they were the closest thing L.A. had to Silicon Valley royalty. And now ma ... More >>
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January 20, 2011
The Feast's Top 20 Most "Liked" Chefs on Facebook: Y'all May Be Not Agree With #1
The FeastMichael Symon, the #5 most "Liked" chef on FacebookDo you think Michael Symon is sneering at Mario Batali across Kitchen Stadium right now, mocking him for having an inferior number of "Likes" on Facebook? We can almost hear Symon's Nelson-esque "hah-hah" from here. "Only 23,000-some ... More >>
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February 1, 2011
Top 10 Reasons MySpace Should Be Put Out of Its Misery
10 Reasons Myspace Should Be Put Out of Its Misery
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February 11, 2011
L.A. Facebook Lawsuit Pits Moms Against Zuckerberg: Quit Making Cash off Our Kids
Chill, Ma!It was bad enough when the mothers and fathers of the world all started joining Facebook -- posting family portraits, friending our crushes and spelling out statuses in correct caps 'n' grammars like the Tweetarded calligraphers they'll forever be. But a lawsuit? Come on, Mom. Da ... More >>
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February 22, 2011
[Updated, Again]: Dervaes Family Trademarks "Urban Homestead" Term: Legal Battle Follows
The cover of The Urban Homestead, written by Erik Knudsen and Kelly Coyne, which might be renamed in the next printing.Updated, 2/22, 12:30 p.m.: The Dervaes family recently filed a Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DCMA) take down notice to Google regarding content in The Urban Homestead by K ... More >>
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March 29, 2011
Sweet Technology: iPhone Cupcake Apps
CrumbsCupcakes aren't only big business in the real world, they're also making inroads in the virtual one. A couple weeks ago, Crumbs Bakeshop released an iPhone app, but they're hardly the first to combine cupcakes and technology. Too lazy to bake cupcakes in the real world? Any number of ap ... More >>
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April 4, 2011
Dodgers Fans Who Beat Up S.F. Giants Fan Bryan Stow -- Still in Coma -- Get Sketched, Tagged With $10,000 Reward
LAPDOutrage is mounting, both in San Francisco and Los Angeles, over Friday's very unsportsmanlike (to say the least) Opening Day beatdown in the Dodger Stadium parking lot. Assault victim Bryan Stow, a 40-year-old Santa Cruz paramedic with two small children who had travelled south to cheer ... More >>
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May 11, 2011
[UPDATED, Again]: Pink Taco's Pink Donkey Angers Animal Rights Activists
[Update (May 11th, 1:30 p.m.): Through May 15th, the Pink Taco in Century City will be featuring a special margarita, the "PETA-rita," with 100% of the proceeds from going to PETA. And Friday, May 13th is "bring your pet to the patio day" from 3 to 7 p.m.] [Update (May 5th, 1 p.m.): Our sister bl ... More >>
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May 11, 2011
Bikini Coffee House Crackdown Proposed For Garden Grove: Cops Want Less Skin, More Skim
Cafe Miss Cutie / FacebookGo Lakers (next season).Update: Bummer gentlemen. The Garden Grove City Council passed the stricter rules for bikini coffee shops last night in a 4-0 vote. The Orange County Register. This is a travesty, and we want all red-blooded men to protest. We speak, of cour ... More >>
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May 24, 2011
Facebook Friend Kidnaps, Rapes 14-Year-Old North Hollywood Girl, LAPD Says
west.mPolice were searching for a young man they say met a girl on Facebook and MySpace, kidnapped her, and raper her over the weekend. KTLA News reports that the man drove to he 14-year-old victim's North Hollywood home Sunday and kidnapped her before raping her. The girl was rescued by a ... More >>
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June 28, 2011
Ejen Chuang Brings Cosplay in America to Anime Expo
Shannon CottrellEjen Chuang at the book release party for Cosplay in America, May, 2010Check out Ejen Chuang's photography in "Cosplay in America: Ejen Chuang's Portraits from Anime and Comic Book Conventions." In 2010, Ejen Chuang self-published Cosplay in America, a photography book filled ... More >>
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July 7, 2011
LinA In LA Club/Party Picks: DJ Colette, Red Devil Disco, Magic Wednesdays
Lina LecaroDemonic debauchery of the Kitty kind.As the prolific rapper Nelly once said, "it's getting hot in here (so take off all your clothes)"... By "here" we mean Los Angeles, of course! Summer clubbing calls for way less attire; more, shall we say, refreshments; and a general reduction o ... More >>
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July 15, 2011
Low End Theory Bouncers Bounced Following Bribery Accusations
Regal DeeOn Wednesday night The Airliner club replaced its security guards at the popular Low End Theory party, following widespread reports of bribery. The uber-popular beat scene gathering regularly hosts big-name performers in its tiny space, drawing massive Wednesday-night crowds hoping ... More >>
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July 19, 2011
The Dark Knight Rises: The Trailer
The Dark Knight Rises won't hit theaters until July 2012, but this teaser surfaced on Facebook yesterday, sending the Internet into a tizzy. We have to admit, we're a little confused about why.
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July 27, 2011
Top Five Worst Ironic Indie Rock Band Names, Besides Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
Stuart ConnerThis week Brian Jonestown Massacre, a seminal and well-named act, announced the release of a new double CD, The Singles Collection (1992-2011), out at the end of August. It got us thinking about indie rock band names, and how they've gone from fun-ironic to kill-yourself-ironic. ... More >>
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July 29, 2011
LinA In LA Club/Party Picks: Splashers and Goths and Mods, Oh My!!
Lina LecaroSaturday night dress code: vampy and violet (see Resurrection and Prince party).Summer will be gone before you know it, so get ready to mark off a few must-dos from the bootie-bumper bucket list. Been to a DJ-driven afternoon pool party yet? A three-day Mod scooter ride and stomp-a ... More >>
Music
August 4, 2011
Top Five Worst Ironic Indie Rock Band Names
Lina LecaroSaturday night dress code: vampy and violet (see Resurrection and Prince party).Summer will be gone before you know it, so get ready to mark off a few must-dos from the bootie-bumper bucket list. Been to a DJ-driven afternoon pool party yet? A three-day Mod scooter ride and stomp-a ... More >>
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August 9, 2011
Facebook for Prisoners? California Officials Crack Down After Inmates Use Social Networking For Crime
CDCRHello, friend.California is cracking down on prisoners who use Facebook from behind bars, especially if they turn to social networking to threaten people or to run criminal enterprises. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced the effort this week, stating that it "has ... More >>
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September 12, 2011
Update: Odd Future Video Is Not Open to the Public
Andrea DomanickNow you can burn shit, too[See also: Exclusive: Pusha T and Tyler the Creator's "Trouble On My Mind" Video Shoot] Update: Odd Future's management has said that the video shoot is not open to the public. Don't go!Tyler, the Creator's music god Pharrell said, "You can't be me, I'm a ... More >>
Art+Books
October 20, 2011
An Xiao, Man Bartlett and Petra Cortright Make Avatars the New Self-Portraits
Andrea DomanickNow you can burn shit, too[See also: Exclusive: Pusha T and Tyler the Creator's "Trouble On My Mind" Video Shoot] Update: Odd Future's management has said that the video shoot is not open to the public. Don't go!Tyler, the Creator's music god Pharrell said, "You can't be me, I'm a ... More >>
News
November 3, 2011
VILLAGE VOICE MEDIA ASKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL 596
Andrea DomanickNow you can burn shit, too[See also: Exclusive: Pusha T and Tyler the Creator's "Trouble On My Mind" Video Shoot] Update: Odd Future's management has said that the video shoot is not open to the public. Don't go!Tyler, the Creator's music god Pharrell said, "You can't be me, I'm a ... More >>
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November 7, 2011
PHOTOS: Kitten Rescued From L.A. River
Small Animal Rescue Team Los Angeles via Facebook"The kitten was safely rescued and is dry and warm at the East Valley Animal Shelter."Cigarette butts and fake fingernails weren't the only human run-off that last Friday's rain tried to sweep out to sea. The Small Animal Rescue Team Los Angel ... More >>
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November 14, 2011
Aim High, the First Facebook 'Social Series,' and Why Web Shows Still Fly Below the Radar
Jackson Rathbone takes charge as Nick Green: a high school student/CIA assassin in Aim HighHave you heard of the new WB/Facebook web series Aim High? You know, the show about a high school student/CIA operative that actually allows you to incorporate your own pictures and data into the story? ... More >>
Eat+Drink
November 17, 2011
Jonathan Gold Reviews Le Comptoir
Chef Gary Menes' latest appears, for a bit, at downtown's Tiara
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December 1, 2011
California Pole Dance Championships at Highlands: Sport Says Sayonara to Strip Clubs and Sets Sights on the Olympics
George GrigorianAnjel Dust, a dancer for more than a decade, also is an organizer of the California Pole Dance Championships.With her Lucite heels, cheeky schoolgirl pigtails and silky, hot pink disco shorts exposing admirable curves, the petite dancer is a textbook picture of urban erotici ... More >>
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December 2, 2011
5 Dirtiest Facebook Posts We Tried to Get Posted on the 91 Freeway's Robbins Brothers Billboard
Earlier this week, our news blog The Informer reported on the Robbins Brothers jewelry store Facebook campaign that lets people use Facebook to post rather bland messages of love to an electronic billboard over the westbound 91 freeway in Corona. It's not known as the most happening part ... More >>
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December 9, 2011
Prop 8 Overturned? Nope: Year-Old HuffPost Article on California Gay Marriage Goes Viral
PHOTO BY TED SOQUIFrom our own West Hollywood slideshow on victory day 2010.Come on, guys -- this is how rumors get started! A Huffington Post article from August 2010 (and updated in May 2011) was littered all over Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and the rest of the Internet this morning. "Prop 8 ... More >>
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December 12, 2011
John Atterberry, Music Exec, Died Today Following Friday's Sunset & Vine Shooting Spree Caught on Video
Tyler Brehm on Facebook.Updated at the bottom with victim John Atterberry dying today. First posted at 11:12 a.m. Friday. A suspect was dead this morning after at least one LAPD officer responding to a "man-with-a-gun" call at the iconic intersection of Sunset and Vine opened fire, police to ... More >>
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December 30, 2011
Bree'Anna Guzman-Ruiz Is Missing: Young Lincoln Heights Mom Went Out for Cough Syrup, Never Came Home
Bree'Anna Guzman-Ruiz via FacebookLAPD detectives are trying to track down a 22-year-old mother of two who went missing Monday night in Lincoln Heights. Bree'Anna Guzman-Ruiz, as she spells her name on Facebook, told her family on the evening after Christmas that she was going out to buy cou ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
What Are Your Listening To On Spotify? Guess What, Nobody Cares!
We don't care if you listen to Selena Gomez. We just don't want to know about itIn the late aughts and the early teens, or whatever we're calling these decades, streaming music and social media began to merge; this, the geniuses of Silicon Valley, Alley, and Beach declared, would be utopia. N ... More >>
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January 30, 2012
50 Most Ridiculous Vanity Plates in L.A.
All photos by Amanda LewisForget 140 characters: try eight! In a city full of networking self-promoters and wannabe celebs, it's no surprise that ridiculous vanity license plates abound. That little space on the back of your car represents a precursor to the away message and the Facebook sta ... More >>
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February 1, 2012
Facebook Emotions Are Contagious, and You Just Might Be Bringing Your Friends Down
BeFittYou know that Debbie Downer friend on Facebook who posts each day about being unable to sleep well, stand the pain or, worse, find true love? Oy vey. Turns out she's bringing everybody down with her. New research presented in Southern California recently concludes that "emotional cont ... More >>
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February 2, 2012
Lingerie for All Women, No Matter What Skin Tone, Says L.A.'s Tara Raines (Amen)
Frederick's of HollywoodOkay fellas, here's what you're getting your girl for Valentine's Day: A bra that matches her skin tone! Ah!? No? Well, anyway, if you're in the market, you might have a hard time fulfilling that wish, even if the gift was going to be for yourself. That's because it ... More >>
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February 7, 2012
MasterChef Mashup: Toasty. Nutty. Rubbery. Slimy. [Video]
Mashup genius Swede Mason has transformed clips from the British version of MasterChef into a two-minute techno groove that any post-rave-era food fan can appreciate. The sight of Gregg Wallace's giant, softball-like head forced to endlessly repeat "buttery biscuit base" is enough to make u ... More >>
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