Prompt Cast
Embarrassing Online Past Stories: From Embarrassing Usernames to Viral Photos
TLDR Listeners share their embarrassing online past stories, including usernames, viral photos, and controversial blog posts. One person's personal information was used by Facebook in press materials, while another person received backlash and death threats for a blog post about sex.
Timestamped Summary
00:00
The hosts asked listeners to share embarrassing stories from their online past, and received over 500 responses, including embarrassing usernames and videos.
05:27
Elisa had a problem where her old MySpace username, "hornyju666," was showing up in image search results when people Googled her name, causing her to miss out on job opportunities, but the issue was resolved when MySpace lost all user data and the image disappeared.
10:27
Brian's face ended up on the first row of Google images for "confused guy," and he also became known as the guy who cried during the Marina Abramovich exhibit at the MoMA.
15:12
Brian's old Facebook profile, complete with personal information like his birth date and phone number, was used by Facebook in press materials for their 10-year anniversary, making him the poster child for the company and causing his information to be published on various news sites and outlets.
20:29
Shivangi reluctantly agrees to appear in a music video, but ends up feeling taken advantage of and upset when the video becomes popular and people start recognizing her.
25:42
Josh agrees to wear a clown nose for a comedy festival photo, but the picture ends up being placed next to a headline about child porn, causing the photo to go viral and Josh to feel set up.
30:49
Megan Connelly writes a blog post about having sex with her husband every day for a month, but it receives backlash for its offensive content.
36:13
Megan Connelly receives backlash and death threats after writing a blog post about having sex with her husband every day for a month.
41:55
Dan Donahoe is on a mission to find every trace of his deceased son on the internet, searching for any memories or connections he can find.
47:13
Dan Donahoe is close to collecting every trace of his deceased son on the internet, and while it may be scary to be nearing the end of that process, he is okay with it ending and is focused on figuring out the next part of the process.
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