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9 Jul 2012

Trevor Project Sets $50,000 Fundraising Goal: Donate $10 Just By Uploading Your Pic!

Posted 7/9/12 5:41 pm EST by in Bullying Sucks, Money, Social media


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UPDATE: Esurance is now donating $10 to Trevor Project per photo!

Smile! You can help The Trevor Project out, and all you need to do is take a picture of yourself and upload it!

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6 Jul 2012

Just Days After Anderson Cooper, Frank Ocean Comes Out To Outpouring Of Support

Posted 7/6/12 3:58 pm EST by in Celebs, Social media


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R&B phenom Frank Ocean of Odd Future and silver fox journalist Anderson Cooper came out this week, each in his own way but both to outpouring support from family, friends, and fans alike.

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One Direction Fans Pledge To 'Forget Tobacco And Live,' Want Zayn To Kick Habit

Posted 7/6/12 2:27 pm EST by in Art, Health, Social media


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Forget Tobacco wants you to go in the direction of never using tobacco, so it decided to offer free One Direction concert tickets to help get people inspired.

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5 Jul 2012
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[VIDEO] Wounded Veterans Stay Positive Post-Injury and 'Jump for a Purpose'

Posted 7/5/12 1:37 pm EST by in Health, Social media, sports


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The Fourth of July may have just ended, but if you’re still feeling patriotic for stars and stripes after all those hot dogs and barbecue, check out this interesting story involving veterans -- and skydiving!

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Sweet Tweet: J.Lo, Alicia Keys, Stephen Colbert + More Celebrate the 4th of July

Posted 7/5/12 11:40 am EST by in Events, Social media, Sweet Tweet


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For everyone out there still tired from staying up late to watch fireworks (come on, you know it’s true) we’ve got some fun Tweets to perk you up.

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3 Jul 2012
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Sexting Rates Go up With Teens. So...What Does That Mean For You?

Posted 7/3/12 4:49 pm EST by in sex, Social media, Tech


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You gotta love all the stuff you can do with your phone these days (Ordering food and movie tixs! Finding parking spots! Using your phone as a flashlight! Draw Something!), but sending naked pictures of yourself might not be the best use of technology. A recent study from the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine says that sexting has gone up with young people, though the people taking part might not realize all the unpleasant consequences that could happen.

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20 Jun 2012

‘Call Me Maybe’ Covers That Kick A** & Give Back

Posted 6/20/12 11:01 am EST by in Music, Social media


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Hey, we’ve seen a crap-ton, and this is crazy -- but we still love these pop parodies of “Call Me Maybe.” All the other covers try to chase us, but here’s our list of the best, so check it out maybe?

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15 Jun 2012
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For All Those Sleeping Debut 'Follow My Voice'

Posted 6/15/12 12:12 pm EST by in Bullying Sucks, Music, Social media


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Ever felt alone or mistreated? That’s why the Love Is Louder is out there -- to show that it’s better to love than bring people down. The song “Follow My Voice” from metalcore band For All Those Sleeping is pretty damn loud, too. It's also SUCH a perfect fit for the Love Is Louder message that their video debuted on the org's website.

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14 Jun 2012
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Linkin Park Wants You To Power the World

Posted 6/14/12 2:46 pm EST by in Eco-Friendly, Green, Social media


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Electricity is something a lot of us take for granted. I MEAN, you’re using it now to read this article! Globally, one in five people are living without energy, and this leads to a bunch of strife, like shoddy access to healthcare and lack of education. Can you imagine cooking without electricity? Or going to a health clinic or school without light? 1.3 billion people are living this way, everyday. Linkin Park is trying to stop all this no electricity insanity.
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30 May 2012
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Meghan McCain Takes A Stand Against Cyber Bullying

Posted 5/30/12 2:00 pm EST by in Bullying Sucks, Election 2012, politics, Social media, TV


Photo: (Jeff Riedel)

Meghan McCain, the 27-year-old daughter of 2008 Republican Presidential candidate John McCain and a feisty young conservative personality, is no stranger to the media hot seat. As a popular pundit princess, she’s used to taking some heavy unfriendly fire from her own party as well as Democrats. Usually the blogosphere going H.A.M. is #NBD to this outspoken politica, but the super sexist and hateful remarks that flooded her feed after some cable commentary last week had Megan standing up to bullying. What the heck happened?!

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