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(The Root) — The judge presiding over the George Zimmerman case delivered crushing blows to the defense this morning. U.S. Circuit Judge Debra Nelson ruled that “the defense may not bring up Trayvon Martin’s past marijuana use at trial, or his school suspensions or alleged participation in fights.” She also shot down a delay of…

(The Root) — There are certain things we grew up with that we’ll have to explain to our kids one day: the Walkman, encyclopedias, rotary phones — and Myspace. Myspace is essentially a cyber-wasteland these days. Once the go-to site for social media networking, the bulk of its residents have packed up and moved on…

(The Root) — Ever wonder why Vine videos are six seconds long? The reason may be rooted in hip-hop. Inspired by the popularity of the gif, Twitter’s micro-video-sharing app Vine is growing in popularity. The app allows users to create short looping videos of six seconds or less. It has led to a creative genre…

(The Root) — Miguel has been having a tough time on Twitter lately. First he was immortalized as a meme via countless photoshopped pictures after kicking some fans in the face during the BillBoard Music Awards. Now he’s being dragged through the fire after making a blanket statement about black people. “I’m proud of my…

(The Root) — Former child star Amanda Bynes’ manic antics continued on Twitter yesterday when she lashed out at Rihanna, seemingly at random. It started when Bynes sent tweets telling Rihanna that she almost named her dog after her and that Chris Brown beat her because she wasn’t pretty enough. Rihanna threw out a quick…

If you’re not too popular on Facebook or Twitter, you may want to work on that — your future mobility may depend on it. A group of Kansas City teens has created a car that runs on social media updates. The social media-powered car is the brainchild of Minddrive, a nonprofit that works with at-risk…

(The Root) — Twitter is a haven for many amazing things — innovative ideas, breaking news, new music — and really, really stupid tweets. Lovette “Luvvie” Ajayi of AwesomelyLuvvie.com runs DumbestTweets.com, a Tumblr full of some of the funniest and plain ole most stupid tweets ever tweeted. They contain goofs that range from really insane…

(The Root) — Heads are still reeling after it was discovered that three teenage boys raped a 12-year-old girl at gunpoint and put footage of the attack on Facebook. That this happened to begin with speaks volumes about the things people think they can get away with on and offline — and that this case…

(The Root) — Though Twitter trending topics usually surround the hilarious and ridiculous, this morning saw the rise of a sobering, informative hashtag: #AdmitYourPrivilege. In it, Twitter users outlined the many ways in which they are privileged in society. In addition to naming the usual, obvious privileges — being white, male, straight, Christian, etc. —…

(The Root) — Controversial Chicago teen rapper Chief Keef took a swing at pop star Katy Perry on Twitter on Thursday in response to a tweet she made on May 21. She tweeted, “Just heard a new song on the radio called ‘I Hate Being Sober.’ I now have serious doubt for the world.” “I…