18 Dec 2012

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Are you obsessed with "Catfish" as much as I am? MTV's new TV show is all about falling in love with someone online and upon meeting them IRL, they're a completely different person.

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7 Dec 2012
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2,000 young people representing over 126 nations have joined forces with the United Nations and a number of entertainment, non-profit and other industry leaders to debut the mPowering Mobile Platform -- an app aimed at inspiring youth around the world to better their lives and the lives of others. Timbaland, Avicii, and Agnes Monica were on site at yesterday’s unofficial launch.

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3 Dec 2012
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Are you one of the 311 million people that play Zynga games every month?! Prolly. And now there’s an awesome new way for you to play your fave games...while helping less fortunate kids get toys during the holiday season!

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30 Nov 2012
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If you walked in to your local donut shop and asked the person behind the counter for something crazy, what do you think would happen? What if you made the request so crazy that they had to turn you down? What if that was the point?

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29 Nov 2012
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Letter writing is so old school! I don’t even think I own a pen nowadays. Rather than write Congress, President Obama is urging the middle class to Tweet #My2K in support of his proposal not to raise taxes on the middle class.

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22 Nov 2012
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This week the news has been big on telling us about the Israeli-Gaza conflict, which has cost many lives in the Middle East. In response, a peaceful image has gone viral, and Ricky Martin wants to share it with you.

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14 Nov 2012
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People's Sexiest Man Alive Channing Tatum has a big one. (Big heart, fyi.) The hot-o-meter got turnt up this morning as People just revealed their 2012 pick, and oh my, and it went to Mr. Tatum, aka perfection. Let's take a moment to put our selves back together... Okay, now back to talking about his big one.

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17 Oct 2012
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As teenage Canadian cancer patient Crystal Montgomery learned, Twitter campaigns can pay off. Last week a group of her BFFs began tweeting “#bieberforcrystal” in hopes that Justin Bieber, who was in the area, would stop by to see Crystal in the hospital.

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3 Oct 2012
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We got a big announcement, you guys! As part of MTV’s Power of 12, MTV’s Twitter (@MTV) will be taking a break from live-Tweeting the latest  shows to live-Tweet the Presidential Debates, starting tomorrow at 9 pm EST. There’s a twist though!

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2 Oct 2012
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Zac Efron is lending his voice this election season and I couldn't be happier. I mean, let's be honest -- Zefron is the epitome of perfection and the baby daddy to my future children. I'm happy he's thinking about our kids' futures. Anywayyyy, Zac along with Selena Gomez, Ellen DeGeneresJoseph Gordon Levitt and others have lent their voice to Leonardo DiCaprio and Toby Maguire's new initiative, Vote4Stuff.

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