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TV Buzz “Is that just for hookin' up?” On his daytime talk show today, Anderson Cooper had on an “expert” to discuss “hot new trends for 2012,” including “location-based apps” for “relationships,” which he knows “nothing” about. Suuuure.
Style Buzz Does this disturbingly named trend mean the cool kids are officially out of ideas?
Celebrity Buzz Tumblr awesomesauce imwithkanye has discovered an annoying catchphrase that is determined to take over the Internet. (via unnecessaryjournalismphrases.tumblr.com)
Politics Buzz Google search and Twitter trends seem to indicate that Saturday, October 7th may be the protests' biggest day yet!
Culture Buzz Wearing socks with sandals here to stay and there's nothing we can do about it. Stop hating on those who live on the fringe of fashion and learn when this visual abomination can be appropriate. (via sandalandsoxer.co.uk)
2010 has been quite the year for tweets. While news was breaking, people were tweeting and tweeting and tweeting some more. Here are the most tweeted about super topics of 2010.
Culture Buzz Currently trending on Twitter: taking “indie” band names and replacing them with articles of food and food-related things. Here's a smorgasbord of some of the finger-lickin' best ones.
Culture Buzz Silly Bandz are not just for kids anymore! I always thought I was being youthful by wearing Silly Bandz, but now adults are using the silly-shaped rubber bands to pick up people in the bars! Gotta be careful who you trade with now.
Culture Buzz The shoes that America loves to hate (aside from Uggs, of course) are magical Crocs — worn and scoffed at by many. Looks like the trend might be ending soon, as the company seems to be diving into bankruptcy. Who's gonna be the one to break it to Mario Batali? Post your favorite Croc fashions here!
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Tip Tom, homeless person featured on the Opie and Anthony Radio Show died a few months ago, his story was sad. Sadder than the MJ.
A nifty site that tracks and ranks individual Wikipedia articles. A pretty awesome resource to see what people are trying to learn more about… aside from Buzzfeed, of course.
Tech Buzz Mischievous geeks are manipulating Google Trends to make offensive words appear to be hot search trends. First the number one result was a swastika symbol. Then the words “fuck you google” flipped backwards to get past the spam filters. Some say the 4chan bulletin is causing the problem by picking offensive words and getting the whole community to search for them — thereby creating a self-fulfilling Google trend. Personally we would never do anything like that because we think sʞɔoɹ spuǝɹʇ ǝlƃooƃ.
Try to get Bingo by spotting cliché hipster gear. Print this board out and see how long it takes you to spot PBR’s, a pair of chunky glasses, or a Jagger-esque ‘do. BuzzFeed’s personal best is 8 minutes and 38 seconds.
“At forward, No. 9, he collects rare birds and has a pet dolphin…
It's a veritable “Breaking Bad” buffet. Okay, technically, these…
Bunny bathtime is the new hot thing. All the bunnies are doing it…
