Brian Ries is senior social-media editor at Newsweek/The Daily Beast. He lives in Brooklyn with his two cats, Peter Ike Lee and Lucky Mr. Loki. His Twitter account is not yet verified. He can be reached at moneyries@gmail.com.
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Arrests at Occupy Wall Street
Brian Ries collects photos from Occupy Wall Street’s latest arrests. MORE
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Penn State Fee Waiver Jeered
The law-school dean is denying a link between the scandal and an offer to waive the application fee.... MORE
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Rushdie's Facebook Fight
A deactivated profile, then a forced switch to a never-used first name—then the Twitter threats... MORE
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The Week’s Best Internet Memes
From S--- Siri Says to Herman Cain pizza jams, The Daily Beast tracks down the week’s best Internet... MORE
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Libyans Celebrate Reported Death of Gaddafi
Libyans took to the streets to celebrate news that Muammar Gaddafi had been killed.... MORE
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12 Best Steve Jobs Memes
The Daily Beast and Buzzfeed pick the best graphic tributes to Steve Jobs. MORE
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Goodbye, Steve
Steve Jobs died Wednesday. Apple employees pay their respects to the visionary on Twitter. MORE
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What Did Facebook Change Now?
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced a slew of new changes to the social network.... MORE
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Syria’s Cyber-Thugs
Pro-Assad spammers swarmed Facebook pages of Newsweek, other media websites to sway opinion on... MORE
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NHL Players React to Plane Crash
NHL players react on Twitter to the plane crash that killed most of a Russian ice-hockey team. MORE
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Apple Employees React
As word blasted out that Steve Jobs resigned from his role as Apple CEO, employees took to Twitter... MORE
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Hilarious Earthquake Tweets
The East Coast was shaken but not silenced by Tuesday’s 5.9 quake.... MORE
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Earthquake “Destruction” Photos
From spilled coffee to disarrayed chairs, Brian Ries rounds up the funniest photos of the... MORE
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The Godfather of Hacking
In his new book, 'Ghost in the Wires,' Kevin Mitnick relives his glory days and talks about new... MORE
