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Fellow snap-chatters are all aware about the speed filter that records the users speed when a photo is snapped, well 18 year-old Christal McGee, 18, was behind the wheel of her father’s white Mercedes when she thought it was a bright ideal to ‘snapchat’ the experience.
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After reaching a speed of 113mph, McGee plowed into another vehicle and now the victim in that crash is suing both the young driver AND Snapchat!
NEWSFLASH! Prom “proposals’ have been a “thing” for a while now, but apparently there’s a new trend forming that includes watermelons & KFC!
The photo above went viral recently and many were appalled and offended by the racist undertones.
Social media has allowed ‘the world’ to become a part of the latest fad where teens create elaborate proposals for their intended prom date and between the months of April through June, photos related to prom season flood the net… however recently the “cutesy” tone has taken a bizarre turn!
[READ: TN Teen Kicked Out Over Confederate Prom Dress… (PHOTOS)]
Now, among the kids using ornate, theatrical, and thoughtful ways to ask their fellow classmates to prom, several?have chosen to employ racist epithets and offensive cultural stereotypes…. and now they’re all going viral.
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Kim Fields of The Real Housewives of Atlanta may have actually learned a few things during her ‘reading session’ with Nene Leakes and Phaedra Parks last night.
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The ‘real life’ housewife checked in via twitter last night and vented her frustrations about ‘bat sh*t crazy’ Kenya Moore.
Read Kim’s full social media meltdown + Kenya’s response below… Continue Reading…
Another day, another social media love story makes headlines. While most times the ‘story’ stems from a made up tweet or two, this particular tale consists of a real-life love story!
Atlanta couple Anuj Patel and Sumita Dalmia met online with what began as an innocent post on Twitter.
Fast forward two years later, and Patel utilized the popular social-networking site for a ‘twitter-themed’ proposal for the love of his life, which consisted of a scavenger hunt that ended with a ring!
Details about this heartwarming twitter-themed love story below… Continue Reading…
It’s no secret that prisoners can get all types of contraband into their jail cell, and?in this?age of social media, it’s not uncommon to have a few prisoners as a part of your online social network.
[FLASHBACK: Facebook Fail! Meet Your Incarcerated Social Network… (PHOTOS)]
Williamson, a?convicted murderer who is locked up for killing an Alabama man, was reportedly caught live streaming from inside his prison cell and the family of the man he murdered is furious.
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NEWSFLASH!!! You talked… Janet Jackson listened!
Just a few days ago it was revealed that several fans who shared their Unbreakable tour experience on social media had lost their accounts due to Jackson’s camp filing ‘copyright complaints’ (click HERE if you missed that).
Well Janet has reconsidered her stance on the issue and admits that her team, acting on her behalf, had been a bit too petty about the situation and now she’s ok with fans posting short clips online.
I have asked my team to change their approach and allow you to engage socially with these videos.
[Sidebar: I officially take back my comment about Janet being petty… ]
Read Janet’s full open letter below… Continue Reading…
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