Back when we had cameras that weren’t in our phones, it would be really strange to just walk up to someone and take a picture of them, or kind of place the camera on the table and try to sneak a picture of someone as they’re ordering food or something.
— Kristen Wiig, talking about the “weird phenomenon” of ubiquitious/surreptitious photographs, on Vulture.com
Peter Kafka in Media on May 29, 2013 at 6:24 am PT
Not on the list: Zombies, and a “Newsroom” parody from the Onion.
Kara Swisher in Media on January 9, 2013 at 12:07 am PT
Comedy site Funny or Die hits five million Twitter followers, and co-founder Ferrell marks the occasion appropriately. He also fires an intern.
Peter Kafka in Media on November 12, 2012 at 10:53 am PT
Yes, you can eat that digital cake.
Kara Swisher in Media on October 30, 2012 at 4:11 am PT
Don’t everyone laugh at once.
Kara Swisher in Media on October 7, 2012 at 9:39 pm PT
“These badasses were often cooler than the heroes they fought, but they’d usually have a two-minute lifespan before they were mortally wounded or beaten to a pulp.”
Peter Kafka in Media on September 25, 2012 at 7:06 am PT
Last night’s folly was bad for the NFL, great for social media and a good test case for Twitter’s online-offline theory.
Liz Gannes in Social on July 30, 2012 at 6:00 am PT
9GAG — the fast-growing community site for memes, comics and other Internet humor — has raised $2.8 million.
Kara Swisher in Media on March 22, 2012 at 6:16 am PT
It also works well as a serving plate.