When 18-year-old Jackie Rosas saw a post on Tumblr from a 16 year-old bullying victim (who also frequently blogged about struggling with depression) threatening to commit suicide, she knew she had to do something. The only problem was, she only knew the girl’s first name. Rosas contacted local authorities, and together they looked for clues on the blog to try to find out where she lived, her last name or details that could help locate her.

After eventually finding a picture and piecing together clues about the girl’s school, they contacted authorities thousands of miles away to try to find the teen. When police arrived at the address they eventually identified, they found a 16-year-old girl who had ingested pills in a possible suicide attempt, and were able to immediately get her treatment. Rosas told USA Today, “It happened at random, and it's an amazing feeling knowing you are able to help someone from thousands of miles away" … Discuss

Online retailer Amazon has unveiled its new digital currency that can be used to buy apps for the Kindle Fire. The exchange rate for the new “Amazon Coins” currently has them worth exactly one cent—you get 100 “coins” for a dollar. Though you can’t use the virtual money to purchase books, from the look of the coins, they will be used as a new currency should the global economy collapse, plunging the world into a Hunger Games-like reality … Discuss

The phrase “How do I land?” is not the most comforting thing to read when it is written in skywriting letters above downtown Los Angeles. Fortunately, the stunt was just a high-concept prank from comedian Kurt Braunohler, who raised the money to pay the skywriting-pilot through a Kickstarter campaign. Though his stunt actually took place back in March, it gained renewed attention yesterday when this image shot to the front page of Reddit. Finally, someone is putting crowdsource funding to good use … Discuss

As part of YouTube’s Comedy Week, which kicks off on May 20, David Brent (of the original Office), wants to teach you to play the guitar. His new YouTube tutorial series begins on Monday, but you can get a taste of what his students are in for in this brief trailer … Discuss