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18 Feb 2013

Justin Timberlake Joins Timbaland + Avicii at mPowering Action Launch

Posted 2/18/13 10:00 am EST by Alexandra Govere in Celebs, Events, Music, Tech

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Timbaland, Avicii, Justin Timberlake, and Agnes Monica were among the celeb guests who participated in the United Nations Foundation's mPoweringAction Mobile Platform launch.

12 Feb 2013

Sweet Tweet: Nina Dobrev Is A Fan Of New Website, RYOT

Posted 2/12/13 11:23 am EST by Danica Davidson in Celebs, Sweet Tweet, Tech

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We’ve told you about the philanthropy of “Vampire Diaries” star Ian Somerhalder, but did you know his costar and GF Nina Dobrev is also big on making the world a better place? And (spoiler alert) Nina might just have Tweeted about something that has to do with both her and Ian.

5 Feb 2013

Have An Idea On How Our Country Can Work Together? Enter Looking@Democracy's $25k Contest

Posted 2/5/13 5:09 pm EST by Danica Davidson in Contests, Money, politics, Tech

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It’s time to get democratic! Looking@Democracy is getting ready to give out major money prizes for people who can get creative in their discussions about democracy.

30 Jan 2013

Think You Know The Backstory? Find Out Today!

Posted 1/30/13 10:00 am EST by Casey Acierno in Tech

Photo: (Against Our Will)

If you’ve been paying attention to the Oscar buzz around movies like "Lincoln" and "Django Unchained," you’d be forgiven for thinking that slavery was something that happened way back when. And if you hear anyone talking about modern-day slavery, they’re probably talking about it as something that happens abroad. But what if you discovered that someone you knew was a victim of modern-day slavery? What would you do?

14 Jan 2013

Sweet Tweet: Selena Gomez Needs Live Blogger For UNICEF Concert

Posted 1/14/13 12:27 pm EST by Danica Davidson in Celebs, Music, Social media, Sweet Tweet, Tech

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January 19 is a National Day of Service, and it looks like Selena Gomez is in the right mood! She’ll be putting on a NYC concert to benefit UNICEF, and she’s looking for someone to help her live blog the show!

26 Dec 2012

Is Grandma A Little 'Awkward.' Online? Sign Up For Grandparents Gone Wired

Posted 12/26/12 3:18 pm EST by Danica Davidson in Shows, Tech

Photo: (DoSomething.org)

Earlier this month members of the “Awkward.” cast visited a senior center to take part in DoSomething.org and Intel’s Grandparents Gone Wired campaign. Only about half of senior citizens use the Internet, and this can keep them from free communication with family members, countless resources, and us. Ahh! Not good. Or maybe they posted a message to your wall and meant for it to be a private message... Awkward.

18 Dec 2012

[VIDEO] Nev + Max Talk About 'Catfish' + Online Dating

Posted 12/18/12 5:52 pm EST by Alexis Tirado in Bullying Sucks, Interview, Shows, Social media, Tech, Video

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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.

7 Dec 2012

Get mPowered With Timbaland, Avicii + The United Nations

Posted 12/7/12 4:12 pm EST by Alexandra Govere in Celebs, Events, Jobs, Music, Social media, Tech

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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.

4 Dec 2012

Sweet Tweet: Fight Cyberbullying + Get Free Pete Wentz-Designed Swag

Posted 12/4/12 6:05 pm EST by Danica Davidson in Bullying Sucks, Celebs, Sweet Tweet, Tech

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It’s time to sing “Happy Birthday” to A THIN LINE, the MTV campaign that empowers young people to fight digital abuse! A THIN LINE just turned three-years-old, and Pete Wentz wants you to get involved and get yer free gear.

3 Dec 2012