Sherilynn Macale

Sherilynn "Cheri" Macale is the Social Media Editor for The Next Web based in San Francisco, CA. You'll probably find her tucked away in her apartment blogging, playing video games, or immersing herself in geek culture. You can follow her on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ or email her at cheri@thenextweb.com.

Stories by Sherilynn Macale

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Facebook Settles FTC Privacy Charges

Perhaps the most tired debate often heard about the social networking super giant that is Facebook is its propensity to reveal the…

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Donate & Score an Ugly Xmas Sweater Tee

We all know that feeling, right? Getting to our presents on Christmas morning, shaking them up to see if we can’t guess what’s inside, and…

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YouTube Space Labs Contest Deadline Extended

Back in October, we reported that YouTube and personal technology company Lenovo had teamed up to launch a worldwide initiative for…

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China Lifts Internet Firewall for World Cup

China, a country famously known for its excessive censorship of the Internet, has decided to lift the corner of its great firewall in…

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Social Media Now Official in Sheboygan

The world continues to grow ever-more social. Political leaders like Barack Obama have already joined nearly every social site out there…

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NY & CA Top Black Friday Spending Charts

I consider myself among the grinch-like few who would rather spend Black Friday indoors complaining about how crazy Black Friday is…

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Santa Claus Goes Social w/ Nordstrom

The magical mystery of Christmas is sort of lost on my family when it comes to predicting which presents we should be snagging for one…

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80 Year Old Man Skydives 80x in 1 Day

If only all grandpas were this badass. For his eightieth birthday, California resident Pat Moorehead set the record for most skydives by…

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Geeky Compact Mirror for Apple Lovers

While surfing the ever-entertaining world of the Internet today, I stumbled onto the following: A perfectly duplicated mini version of…

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Bike Art Produces Amazing Animated Visual

I wasn’t quite sure what I was seeing when I first viewed the video below. To me, it looked like someone was decorating his or her bike…

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Social Media School Policy Stalled by Committee

Growing up, entire school days being cancelled were typically prefaced with a simple envelope sent home, one topped with what I’m sure…

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Samsung Takes a Jab at Apple [Video]

Maybe I’m a bit biased, but seeing as I am the owner of both a Samsung Galaxy S2 and an iPhone 4S, this new commercial by Samsung…

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Dad Faces Lawsuit for Internet Predator Hunting

There’s something sort of creepy about the fact that Dany Lacerte, a father living in Quebec City, is posing as a 13-year-old girl on the…

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Internet Angry Over 'Insensitive' Xmas Ad

According to Marketing Magazine, hundreds of consumers have already attacked the ad on social media sites like Facebook, complaining that…

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Working on the Holidays? Join the Club

The holidays are here, and while it’s definitely the season for packing on a little extra weight and kicking back with family and friends…