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Posted at 11:50 AM ET, 03/03/2011

Facebook oversharing vs. privacy -- addresses and phone numbers?
By Alexandra Petri
Earlier this week, everyone became terrified. Facebook is going to be sharing our user information, addresses and phone numbers with external Web sites? No, Facebook hastened to reassure us. "People will always be in control of what Facebook information...

By Alexandra Petri  |  11:50 AM ET, 03/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Only on the Internet, Petri | Tags:  Facebook, online comments, oops, privacy

Posted at 12:24 PM ET, 03/01/2011

Gov. Rick Perry blocks journalists on Twitter -- really?
By Alexandra Petri
Texas Gov. Rick Perry is blocking journalists on Twitter. But not all journalists? Does Gov. Perry not grasp that anyone can still read his account? @GovernorPerry is not locked! It's visible to everyone! So this seems like a particularly inane...

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:24 PM ET, 03/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Epic Failures, Only on the Internet, Petri | Tags:  America, oops, technology, twitter

Posted at 11:55 AM ET, 01/04/2011

Why the Craigslist Killer matters
By Alexandra Petri
Last night, a bewildering number of people tweeted about and tuned in to Lifetime's Craigslist Killer movie, which tells the story of murderous med school student Philip Markoff and Megan McAllister, his unsuspecting fiancee. Why was this story so gripping?...

By Alexandra Petri  |  11:55 AM ET, 01/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Only on the Internet, Only on the Internet | Tags:  online comments, scary, technology

Posted at 11:47 AM ET, 12/15/2010

Time Person of the Year Mark Zuckerberg and the DSM -- making the world safe for narcissism
By Alexandra Petri
(Mark Zuckerberg - Paul Sakuma, AP) I know why Mark Zuckerberg is Time Magazine's Person of the Year. It's not because of his achievements, although they are legion, or because of The Social Network, although it was an engaging...

By Alexandra Petri  |  11:47 AM ET, 12/15/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Only on the Internet, Only on the Internet, Only on the Internet | Tags:  Facebook, The Year That Was 2010, narcissism, twitter

Posted at 02:06 PM ET, 12/06/2010

December is Enough Awareness Month
By Alexandra Petri
All this online awareness is making me red in the face -- and not because my face is raising awareness of Heart Disease. First there were Breast Cancer ribbons and Livestrong arm bracelets. Then we turned our Twitter avatars...

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:06 PM ET, 12/06/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Only on the Internet, Only on the Internet, Only on the Internet | Tags:  Enough Awareness, Facebook, alcohol, awareness

Posted at 04:49 PM ET, 11/29/2010

Wikileaks Cablegate is the accidental reply-all of international diplomacy
By Alexandra Petri
Don't worry, Hillary Clinton! Sure, people are calling it Cablegate, but I think there's a better way of spinning all these wikileaks. Something very similar happened to me earlier this week, when I accidentally hit "Reply-All" instead of "Reply" on...

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:49 PM ET, 11/29/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Only on the Internet, Only on the Internet, Only on the Internet | Tags:  oops, wikileaks

Posted at 01:07 PM ET, 11/11/2010

After the U.K.'s Twitter Joke Trial verdict, we need a sarcasm mark
By Alexandra Petri
Q: Did you hear the one about the guy who made a joke on twitter about blowing up an airport and then was taken to trial, found guilty, and had his appeal overturned? A: I guess I can't tell this...

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:07 PM ET, 11/11/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Only on the Internet, Only on the Internet, Only on the Internet, Only on the Internet | Tags:  airplanes, twitter

Posted at 12:55 AM ET, 11/03/2010

Congratulation card for Harry Reid
By Alexandra Petri
Senate Democrat and Majority Leader Harry Reid defeats Republican Sharron Angle in the Nevada senate race, after she told him to "man up!" during a debate. Coincidence? I think not....

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:55 AM ET, 11/03/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Only on the Internet, Only on the Internet, Only on the Internet | Tags:  cards, elections

Posted at 01:50 PM ET, 10/05/2010

Woman drives 200 miles to kill internet commenter?
By Alexandra Petri
When I saw the headline "Woman Drives 200 Miles to Kill Internet Commenter," my first thought was: "Dang, they stole the title of my memoir." The woman in question, Breana Greathouse, drove from Kansas City, Mo., to Ottumwa, Iowa...

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:50 PM ET, 10/05/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Only on the Internet, Only on the Internet | Tags:  online comments

Posted at 11:17 AM ET, 09/24/2010

Happy, National Punctuation Day?.!!,()&
By Alexandra Petri
Happy National Punctuation Day! Now this is a day I can get, behind! In honor of the day, here are the greatest punctuation marks: The semi-colon. Semi-colons are great; without them, you'd have no way of convincing the people...

By Alexandra Petri  |  11:17 AM ET, 09/24/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Only on the Internet, Only on the Internet | Tags:  National Punctuation Day