To die for.
Angry and inappropriate commenters on the Internet have been around since . . . well, the beginning of the Internet, and nasty comments on articles or sites are common. But now that the popularity of social networks and tools like Facebook connect are commonplace, those formerly anonymous commenters are getting easier and easier to track down. For one Sports Illustrated writer, a few nasty tweets Read more
Remember the state representative from Kentucky who wanted to ban anonymous Internet commenters? I wonder what he'd think about this story: A teacher in St. Louis was fired for a comment he left on a news story that ran on a newspaper website. The author of the article, titled "What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever eaten? And did you like it?" was not amused by the comment (which, to be fair, Read more
Yes, YouTube comments are whack. A couple of young ladies have taken it upon themselves to be the grammar police for the out-of-control comments and rapped it to a classic song. It's very pleasing to grammar geeks. This is valuable advice, people! Read more
When I saw the following clip on Live With Regis and Kelly, I couldn't help but LOL. Mainly because of Kelly's annoyed reaction, but also because of the "they're just like us" aspect. Even Regis and Kelly get quite the variety of emails sent to their inboxes. I know I've discussed online rants before and how people have a tendency to do things online that they would never do in "the real world," Read more
Let's all give a special high five to reader aimeeb! She was the top talker here on Yum for the month of May. Aimeeb isn't afraid to express her likes — animal crackers and Thai steak salad — and dislikes — coffee and clams. This isn't the first time she has been our top talker, she left the most comments last November as well. Thanks for being such a fabulous participant Aimeeb! Since she Read more
Let's all give a round of applause to April's top commenter on YumSugar, TeamSugar member sonnabobble. Congrats sonnabobble! You'll be receiving a YumSugar apron in the mail soon. When dealing with kitchen disasters she suggests keeping first-aid supplies in the kitchen: I always burn myself getting things out of the oven . . . or flipping things like tortillas with my hands (i know it's stupid, Read more
Just wanted to give a quick shoutout to TeamSugar member SU3. She was our top commenter for the month of May! Congrats SU3! You'll be receiving a YumSugar T-shirt in the mail soon! Want your own YumSugar tee? Then come out of hiding and start leaving comments! If you're feeling a bit shy you can always order your own. Read more
Just a few things I wanted to remind you guys about... If you're a registered user of TeamSugar, you'll now see 10 stories per page instead of 5. This month's top talker is going to receive a YumSugar T-shirt! We'll tally up all of your YumSugar comments for the month of April and see who had the most to say! Right now I'm pretty sure celebrity_soup is in the lead, so the rest of you better Read more
I thought it would be fun to give away another piece of YumSugar swag, so yesterday I had the Sugar Network geeks run a few reports. I was curious to see which one of you lovely users commented on YumSugar the most during the month of March and I thought it would be cool to reward the top talker with a little reward. Turns out the big talker in March was none other than mandiesoh! Congrats Read more
I loved the way pinkandgreenj found Nancy Pelosi's pioneering spirit AND fashion sense inspiring in her comment on Do Tell: Whom Do You Admire Okay, I think Mom has been given enough times, so I will spice it up a bit. Nancy Pelosi. Smart, classy, a trailblazer. Proof that you can have a good family life and a good career. Inspiration to women like me who wonder how they can be a good mother and Read more
