How do you know if someone’s online profile is real? The question has plagued us for some time now, but it’s become increasingly problematic as vast swatches of the mainstream of society goes online and joins a social network, whether it be Twitter, Facebook, or whatever. The problem is of course rife on dating web sites picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Enterprising teenagers savvy about the ways of the Internet are making thousands by selling virtual "characters" to other computer-game players. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A Brooklyn artist may just paint it for you. picked by suebe 9 months ago

Wired is creating a profile of their profile of Charlie Kaufman. It is a pretty weird way to promote his next movie and oddly interesting.

(He wrote Eternal Sunshine of a spotless Mind & Adaptation) picked by PulsisX 1 year ago

I liked this very much :).. Funny picked by wassup 3 years ago

...or some such new-agey goodness. Anyway, this personality profile quiz is brief, simple, and kinda fun. Just choose from various photos in different categories and at the end learn all about the type of person you are.

disclaimer: the home page shows this is a social networking site, but you are not required to sign up for anything to take the quiz. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

Many Web 2.0 forum services & blogs allow you to create a profile where you can upload a small square image to represent yourself. Now you can make personalized avatars with over 5,000 avatar/icon images (about 100 pages to browse) to customize. From ANIME cartoon characters to ZEBRAS (animals). Create your own customized avatars with your personalized words/text. You will be able to select an... read full post picked by generator 3 years ago

Coll Bell from Auckland, New Zealand, is developing a toilet that uses tiger worms to eat poop. Coll has been told by Auckland Region Council that this could traumatise the worms and that a full psychological evaluation is needed.

Seriously. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

OK, so anthropomorphising a process like DNA profiling is a little twee, but the fact of the matter is that on 10th September 1984 Sir Alec Jeffreys noticed while DNA samples that there were sufficient differences to distinguish the samples. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

Steven Kazmierczak had the look of a boyish graduate student _ except for the disturbing tattoos that covered his arms. Professors and students knew him as a bright, helpful scholar, but his past included a stint in a mental health center.

Is anyone else as not surprised as I am? picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

His user name is "Do you know me?"

Against a backdrop of $100 bills and soundtrack of "Citizens on Patrol," he's described as a "self employed criminal" who would like to meet more bank tellers so that he can continue his crime spree. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

The lawsuit against MySpace and MySpace user Pete Solis by a 14 year old girl has been dismissed by a Federal judge. The lawsuit, brought by the girl's family, and followed by copycat lawsuits against MySpace by three other families, alleged that Pete Solis lied about his age in order to gain the girl's confidence, and that Pete Solis than sexually assaulted the girl. Of course, the lawsuit failed... read full post picked by bornbad 5 months ago

Article highlighting that the CIA funded Facebook. Also has tips on how to keep your profile private picked by happyshopper 2 years ago

Operation Rescue, the high profile anti-abortion group - some would call it a hate group has announced that they are broke and may shut their doors picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

Looking at Sheppard's profile picture, Haas was certain he was the son she gave up at birth. She sent a Facebook message to him to say she was looking for a relative with his name. picked by super 2 years ago

An unexplained image in a hospital prayer garden window moved some people to tears and drew groups of people to a hallway before vanishing, according to witnesses. A crowd inside the Florida Hospital Medical Complex in Orlando snapped photos of the image apparently showing the profile of Jesus Christ crying. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

“Teenagers do not use Twitter,” he pronounced. Updating the micro-blogging service from mobile phones costs valuable credit, he wrote, and “they realise that no one is viewing their profile, so their tweets are pointless”. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

I made this for all us Plime addicts. There are a couple of notes:

1) If I didn't use your name it is because I HATE YOU! Er...no actually some names would not fit, and I could only use 20 entries.

2) There are some names with numbers in them. With those I spelled out the number...i.e. 14 would be fourteen

3) Hints may be found in the forums and on the profile pages... picked by Moe 2 years ago

Here’s a tip for all you graffiti "artists": when tagging public buildings, do not - I repeat - do not sign it with your online identity!
A suspected graffiti artist who vandalised a town for 18 months was identified and arrested after signing some of her “artworks” with her MySpace profile name.

Her mood on MySpace has also been set to “pissed off”. picked by bingo 7 months ago

So what gives? The speculation is mounting...is it a prank? advertising? celebrities? picked by cheeselog1234 1 year ago