The year was 1992. Color Me Badd was “All 4 Love” and Nirvana won an MTV Video Music Award for “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” It …
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Poll Finds Young People Aren’t Bothered by Slurs Used Online
It’s often easy to forget that behind the other side of the computer screen sits a real person with thoughts and feelings. According to a recent Associated Press-MTV poll, most young people between the ages of 14 and 24 think it’s okay to use slurs and derogatory terms as long as it’s done online.
Some slurs like “slut” and …
Beyoncé’s Pregnancy Is the Biggest News on Twitter–Ever
Nope, forget about Will and Kate. Their wedding didn’t even come close. Japan, the Super Bowl, the death of Bin Laden – these stories didn’t quite cut it either. Beyoncé’s baby bump has set a new Twitter record, with 8,868 tweets per second being logged.
While I’m not exactly sure why Beyoncé has surged past the previous …
MTV Unveils Digital Music Awards, Embarrassing Attempts to Be “Hip” with the Internet
MTV has announced details of its digital music awards show by proving that it’s “down with the kids” and releasing the details on its own Tumblr site. But, wait, it gets better. Officially titled the O__ Music Awards – MTV is officially saying that “the O preceding the Music Awards in OMAs will be purposely left unassigned and open for …
MTV Plans Online Award Show To Celebrate Online
Never ones to miss the chance to celebrate, especially if it means the chance for exclusive performances from “today’s hottest stars”, MTV is planning a new awards show aimed at the web – literally. The show, which will honor the best of digital music and social media, will take place at some point this spring, and be …