Blog Log: West Elms Peggy Couch is over, Instagram adds Carousel feature
Blog Log runs daily in Express and attempts to capture a fraction of noteworthy commentary and interesting topics trending on the web.
Peggy Couch taken down, West Elm to offer refunds.
@theferocity tweeting after furniture company West Elm confirmed to various news outlets Wednesday that it would refund customers who purchased its infamous Peggy sofa after July 2014. The $1,200 couch has long inspired angry feedback from customers on Instagram, Twitter and Yelp. West Elm removed the couch from its website after writer Anna Hezel recently published a piece titled “Why does this one couch from West Elm suck so much?” on theawl.com.
Social media pokes fun at The Washington Post’s new slogan.
@jswatz tweeting about The Washington Post’s new slogan — “Democracy Dies in Darkness” — which recently appeared on the news organization’s homepage. Some Twitter users poked fun at it by coming up with new phrases in the same font.
Instagram update lets user post Carousel of images.
“YES! Been wanting this forever. I’m tired of having my Instagram flooded by vacation pictures from others. … This is much better all around.”
Jose A commenting on Instagram’s carousel feature, which will allow users to share up to 10 photos at a time. With the new feature, multiple photos can be displayed in the same post. The company said in its announcement that it made the update so users don’t have to choose the “single best photo or video from an experience” to post.
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Man’s idea for labia glue gets dragged online.
@ghostinmarble tweeting about Mensez, an idea for a vaginal glue for women to use while on their periods. A chiropractor in Kansas came up with and patented the idea for the product, but it does not exist yet. The idea was widely mocked on social media.
Police officer helps young student with her math homework.
“I want to thank the officer … and congratulate him … for showing an old- fashioned honest face of law enforcement.”
Victoria Salmon-Grant commenting at buzzfeed.com about Lt. B.J. Gruber of Marion, Ohio, who tutored a 10-year-old with her math homework after she messaged the police department on Facebook. Their exchange went viral after the girl’s mom shared it on Facebook.
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