Online

‘Dating’ Site Copied 250,000 Facebook Profiles Without Permission

How does an unknown dating site—with the absurd intention of destroying Facebook—launch with 250,000 member profiles on its first day? Simple: It copies data directly from Facebook.


January 28, 2011
Geek Out

Hearing This Voicemail—and Knowing That It Went To The Wrong Person—Will Make You Cry

Stop whatever you’re doing right now and go tell your dear ones that you love them. You’ll be glad you did once you listen to this voicemail recording.


January 20, 2011
Geek Out

Portuguese Couple Does Something Romantic On An Aeroplane

Vera Silva, a Portuguese flight attendant, was on a flight to Barcelona, doing her normal flight attendant thang, when a familiar voice came over the loudspeaker. It was her boyfriend! He had a camera crew and a pressing question…


December 2, 2010
Online

I’m Glad This Got To You: A Viral Love Letter Delivered

There’s some exciting news for those who have been following the movement of the “I Hope This Gets To You” viral love letter: Walter C. May’s girlfriend – the person around whom the entire idea revolved – has finally become aware of the romantic gesture.


December 1, 2010
Online

I Hope This Gets To You: A Viral Love Letter

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Stop whatever you’re doing right now, watch this video and send it to your friends. Actually, you don’t even have to watch the video – though it’s amazing – you just need to pass it on. Here’s why.


November 12, 2010
Online

How Google Docs Will Break Up With You

We started out so hot and heavy. The possibilities were endless. We were such a pair, the two of us! Passionate. In love. At least that’s what you led me to believe, you fucking arsehole.


Entertainment

A Love Story Told At 325 Photocopies Per Minute

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Boy meets girl. Girl runs away. Boy pursues. Girl falls head over heels – literally. It all sounds so familiar, but when it’s been shot entirely on a photocopier, it feels as sublime as the very first time.


October 27, 2010
Online

The Scary Reality Of Electronic Dating Violence

In a survey of kids ages 11 to 18, one in 20 boys admits to having uploaded or shared a humiliating or harassing photo of their romantic partner online. But it gets far worse than that.


October 6, 2010
Gadgets

The Rube Goldberg Marriage Proposal

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Marriage can be complicated. Everyone knows that. But marriage proposals can be complicated too – just ask Robert, a Gizmodo reader who constructed an elaborate Rube Goldberg machine to deliver his girlfriend’s engagement ring. Watch the big moment zip-line in.


October 4, 2010
Mobile

It Takes Over 100 Mobile Phones To Propose Marriage Properly

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I sent this video to a fellow and told him, “If you ever propose to me, please do this.” Either he’s currently fleeing town or he’s gathering up about a hundred mobile phones and figuring out how to recreate this trick.