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The long-term effects of social networking have yet to fully materialize. But as people seamlessly integrate their online presence into their everyday lives, real-world ramifications have already emerged. Whether it’s someone plotting to commit a robbery, or just making legal statements, the interactive media forum can be a dangerous place—password is bond.
No one understands this more than law-enforcement authorities around the world, who now track social sites the way local cops study Hood 2 Hood DVDs. And it seems to be working: this week, suspected Italian mafia member Pasqual “Scarface” Manfredi was detained after repeatedly updating his Facebook page. And he’s not the only example of this growing phenomenon; take a look at some more people whose love for staying in touch got them touched…
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Jay Electronica and a few of his BBM friends.
Since getting his monumental “Exhibit C” record played on Hot 97 and enduring all of the accompanying challenger freestyles, Jay Electronica’s probably been collecting more industry contacts than Superhead at a DJ Khaled video shoot. The New Orleans rapper, who’s never applied to the industry’s standards of music release and promotion, has also managed to break new ground in fan-artist interaction, repeatedly posting his personal Blackberry Messenger (BBM) pin number to twitter (@JayElectronica), giving his Blackberry wielding followers, and the world at large, a way to contact him wherever he is, whenever they feel like it.
The idea seemed noble, if not masochistic, until Jay “Telephonica” began posting mystery pin numbers, alluding to posting the contacts of other celebs including Talib Kweli, famed music scribe Dream Hampton and even Diddy. The latest of these even came with a warning to “hurry and add because when they realize i did this they are gonna shut phone down.” Check out some of the incriminating tweets below, and let us know if you’ve successfully added him and actually conversed over BBM…
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Yesterday, March 9th, marked the anniversary of the late great Notorious B.I.G.’s death. Twitter was full of fans and industry heads alike paying their homage; quoting verses, dropping the #ripbig hashtag, and sharing their favorite Biggie related memories.
Last night, former Editor-in-Chief of The Source Jonathan Schecter (@SheckyGreen) tweeted the story of the Source offices coming across Big Poppa’s Unsigned Hype demo to watching his rise to stardom. The man had a story to tell, and if you followed him, you were in for a treat. If you missed it though, we thought it was so ill we re-capped the story right here for you. Read below for a wrap-up of his detailed tweets that give behind-the-scenes info on hearing “Juicy” for the first time, introducing him to Diddy, and Big’s hesitation on signing to Bad Boy.
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Today marks the official beginning (last night’s Final Fantasy XIII Launch Party doesn’t really count) of the Game Developer Conference in San Francisco, aka “The Only Place Your Weird Cousin Would Rather Go Than Hedonism.” The annual event is possibly the most significant gaming get-together in the U.S.—every developer worth their chips is there, and this year’s includes addresses from Nintendo’s Yoshio Sakamato (yes, there’s a Yoshi who works at the Home of Mario) and Civilization O.G. Sid Meier. It’s paradise for gamers, so you know we had to be there: Our dude Nick Marroni, esteemed freelancer and official Friend of Complex, will be out there all week, tweeting what he sees and summing up his thoughts each day. Until then, though, we’ll let Nick entice you…
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Chances are you don’t pay attention to your homepage. More than likely, your homepage is still set to the default settings that came with the browser. Either that, or its set to your favorite website. We don’t blame you. With built in search boxes and bookmarks leading you to your favorite pages, you really don’t need ‘em. But what if your homepage was a gateway to your favorite sites? That’s what Fav4.org is. The extremely simple site has just four large icons that lead to your four most visited sites: whether it be Facebook, Twitter or GMail. If those aren’t to your liking, you can choose between over 70 websites and even suggest ones not listed. It’s simply great. [LINK]
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Air Foamposite Copper(Release date pushed back)@_MAYOR_
This past Tuesday we started our first edition of “Twit-Kicks” which turned out great with responses from Mayor, DJ Clark Kent, Matt Halfhill, and G-Roc from The Shoe Game. Today Mayor and The Shoe Game are back to lead Twit-Kick day 2.
Remember, every Tuesday and Thursday we will ask our twitter followers to twit-pic the sneakers they’re rocking that day, and then we’ll compile the best-of-the-best to be featured right here on Complex.com. Today along with the heavyweights, newcomers like ninofly and the homie DctoBc bring some heat of their own. Check below to see which kicks people were wearing, and don’t forget to follow @ComplexMag and send us your sneak-pics on Tuesday and Thursday mornings…
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Air Trainer SC 2010 (Releases In October)@DJCK_Brooklyn
While some people use twitter the wrong way (see: Tila Tequila), today we started our first edition of “Twit-Kicks.” From now on, every Tuesday and Thursday we will ask our twitter followers to twit-pic the sneakers they are wearing that day, and then will compile them into a showcase of the best kicks in the afternoon. Today we got some big names in the sneaker game (DJ Clark Kent, Mayor, Matt Halfhill, G-Roc from The Shoe Game and Complex’s own Bradley Carbone) to contribute, as well as some of you, our twitter followers. Check below to see which kicks people were wearing, and don’t forget to follow @ComplexMag and sent us your sneak-pics on Tuesday and Thursday mornings…
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The snowboard/luxe streetwear house Isaora just launched its online shop. [Isaora]
Tag Heuer teams up with Automobili Lamborghini to release a limited edition phone, which takes takes design cues from the Italian carmaker’s flagship supercar the Murcielago. [High Snobiety]
Hey @AndyMilonakis, a dedicated mobile device from Peek for all your Tweeting needs! [Crunch Gear]
DQM (New York), norseProjects (Copenhagen), Sneakersnstuff (Stockholm) and SlamJam (Milan) participated for part two of adidas Originals Consortium City Series, which drops later this month. [Freshness Mag]
Gold plated staples… Corporate equivalent to pimp cups? [Marcus Troy]
This summer’s been big for rappers and sneakers. Fabolous got his own Reeboks and Fat Joe got whatever brand his “Recession” sneakers are dropping on. But no one has really gone in (at least on twitter) like Jim Jones has.
When we talked to Capo recently, he said he was going to rock a new pair of sneakers every day of the summer, and post a photo of them on his Twitter using Twitpic. Although he hasn’t been 100 percent consistent, his sporadic kick posts have Jimmy slowly approaching 1 million followers (he’s currently at 996,387). Since it would be a pain in the balls for you to search for all of Jimmy’s kicks, including the ones where he was “too high to remember to attach the picture,” we decided to compile all of his “Splash Pics” into one handy post. Check his fresh and his hilarious commentary from the twits after the jump….
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Ron Artest gives you that funk, that tweet, that nasty, that gushy stuff.
Not everybody’s fit to twit, nitwits. If not a damn person on this earth has ever wondered what’s rollin’ around in your head, chances are you don’t need to fill us in. And if you are gonna share your every move and thought with the world, you and they had better be absolutely fucking fascinating, like Ron Artest, who we are now crowning the undisputed Twitter King after reading his updates from the last week.
Long before tweets, the NBA bad boy perplexed people by applying for a Circuit City job to get the employee discount, brawling with fans in Detroit, and starting a second career as a rapper just because he loves to rap. Most athletes regurgitate carefully rehearsed clichés, especially after they join a polished team like the Los Angeles Lakers, as Ron-Ron did this summer, but you can only expect the unexpected from QB’s finest, especially now that he can take you inside his mind, 140 uncut raw characters at a time. If you’re not following the man, you should be. For proof, just check out Ron-Ron’s 10 best tweets. He’ll show you how to do this, son!
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Yesterday the news broke that Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush have broken up. We really don’t need to remind you that we ride for Kimmy K, and while we’re sad that her two-year relationship has come to an end, we can’t say we didn’t see it coming.
You see, nobody knows Kimmy like us (you could say that we’ve been with her through thick and thin). So while the rest of the world was following her on Twitter and thinking everything was rosy with her and her boo, we knew their love was in trouble a month ago. Read on, as we examine some recent Twitter updates and guess what was really going on in her head…
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Still not mad at Cassie’s wild haircut. Might have something to do with her being so hot. [Moe Jackson]
Wow. Kanye went off on this new “Alright” song with Twista. [Nah Right]
Hugo Boss swaps tennis ball boys for models at the Madrid Masters. For the win. [Coed Mag]
The terrible acting in these porn scenes is absolutely hilarious. [Holy Taco]
Check out all the LiveStrong shoes Nike has done. [Nice Kicks]
Feel free to enjoy Cocktail’s 15 minutes of fame just as much as she will. [Lossip]
This Twitter tool will tell you how hetero your tweets are. Flisted]
Scroll through pics of these hotties while you watch the MLB All-Star game. [Double Viking]
The production and features on Rihanna’s next album sound crazy. [PopCrunch]
We don’t really know who Michelle Hunziker is, but let it be known, she’s now on our radar. [Bastardly]
Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at Fab’s new video with Keri Hilson and Ryan Leslie. [Nah Right]
These Infrared Jordan VIs might already be next year’s hottest sneaker. [Nice Kicks]
Favorite part of the day: looking at pics of all these hotties in the wild. [Double Viking]
The “Unfollow Perez” movement cost the guy 800,000 followers on Twitter. Damn, son. [PopCrunch]
Speaking of Twitter, now you can order weed on there. *Logs On* [Flisted]
Gisele wears short shorts. We get excited. [Lossip]
Some lucky soccer player wifed up British babe Joanna Taylor. [Holy Taco]
Chad “Please Don’t Call Me Mr. Johnson” OchoCinco is back at it again. This time the Bengals receiver released two photos—via Twitter, of course—of what were thought to be two tattoos on his face. On his left cheek (pause) was the state of Florida, and on the right cheek (pause) he had two crosses. Turns out, though, that Carson Palmer’s favorite ball-catcher was just trying to Ashton Kutcher the media, as retaliation for the way he thinks they treat him. Only problem was that homie’s stunt got about as much buzz as a nun’s vibrator.
But after seeing O.C. punk out of putting his face under the needle, we thought it would be a good time to salute those who have been brave enough to take some pricks to the grill. We aren’t really too sure what the story is behind all these tattoos, but they’re all worth a double-take when you see them in the streets…
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Oh, but the internet was on fire last week. First Eminem’s Relapse leaked, then Nick Carey Cannon caught feelings about some of Em’s lyrics about Mariah Carey. On the track “Bagpipes from Baghdad,” Marshall goes in on his alleged ex-jumpoff and her present husband:
…Mariah whatever happened to us? Why did we have to break up?/All I asked for was a glass of punch!/You see I never really asked for much/I can’t imagine what’s going through your mind after such/A nasty break-up with that Latin hunk/Luis Miguel—Nick Cannon better back the fuck/Up, I’m not playin’, I want her back, you punk/This is Hello Kitty bedspread satin funk/Mixed with egyptian with a little rap and punk/Zapp and Eric Clapton, Shaft, Frank Zappa, crunk/And yeah baby i want another crack at ya/You can beat me with any spatula that you want/I mean I really want you bad, you c*nt/Nick you had your fun, i’ve come to kick you in your sack of junk/Man I could use a fresh batch of blood/So prepare your vernacular for Dracula acupunct…
Not even that harsh, especially in comparison to the psychosexual gorefest that is much of Relapse. Regardless, though, Nick blacked out on his blog, coming out of pocket with all kinds of threats (physical and otherwise) toward Em, even going so far as to compare Mariah to Michelle Obama and Oprah. (Even though he pulled the post in a matter of hours, you can still read it plenty of places, including here.) And that’s all we’ve heard of it so far…UNTIL NOW! See, when you have two celebrities on Twitter, chances are shit’s gonna boil over. And boil over it did. Thankfully, we follow all the parties involved, so we were able to record the whole confrontation as it went down.* Don’t say we never did anything for you…
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