Racy Pic Banker Won't Lose Job

Fake movies look better than 'The Social Network'

(NEWSER) - The debut of the melodramatic trailer for The Social Network—aka "the Facebook movie"—was basically guaranteed to be followed by parodies. Luckily, the spoofs are pretty darn hilarious. So far Twitter (sample line: "I need to create a way to blog that is as random and incoherent as writing on a bathroom wall") and YouTube (sample line: "Do you like being a joke, Keyboard Cat, do you want to go back to that? You were nothing before me. I made you!") have joined the party. Watch both, and the original, in the gallery. More»

'Of course I would sign' petition to save job, Miranda Kerr says

(NEWSER) - An Australian banker who faces firing for ogling semi-nude photos of supermodel Miranda Kerr in the background of a live TV interview is getting some big-name support: Kerr herself. “I am told there is a petition to save his job and of course I would sign it,” the Victoria’s Secret star (and Orlando Bloom galpal) tells Melbourne’s Herald Sun of trader David Kiely, who’s suspended as Macquarie Bank investigates. More»

Song gets millions of clicks on YouTube, spurs remixes

(NEWSER) - Not surprisingly, the award for first viral video hit of 2010 goes to American Idol audition song “Pants on the Ground.” After 62-year-old “General” Larry Platt introduced his masterpiece to the world last Wednesday, it took off, garnering 1 million Facebook fans and several million YouTube clicks in less than a week, CNN reports. Check out some of the remixes, including Jimmy Fallon’s apparent obsession with the song, in the gallery. More»

Tommy Jordan punished daughter for criticizing parents on Facebook

(NEWSER) - YouTube's star of the day, for better or worse: A North Carolina dad named Tommy Jordan who posted a video of himself repeatedly shooting his daughter's laptop after she criticized her parents in a Facebook post, notes Mashable . “That right there is your laptop,” he says. “This right here is my .45." It seems his 15-year-old daughter complained about how many chores she had to do without pay, among other things. She apparently didn't think her parents would see the post because of her privacy settings. Didn't work. More»

...and more from her Facebook live chat

(NEWSER) - In case you missed it, the Huffington Post has a recap of Oprah Winfrey’s Facebook live chat yesterday—and, according to HuffPo, it was “nothing short of incredible.” Highlights:

• On fear: The talk show queen didn’t understand the meaning of the word until late 2010, when she found herself unable to breathe upon waking up each morning. (That could have something to do with her struggling network; she says being CEO of that is “a lot harder than I ever imagined.”)