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youtube Feb. 11, 2019

Don’t Congratulate YouTube for Trying to Tame the Conspiracy Monster It CreatedThe company announced it is no longer recommending conspiracy videos. That’s long overdue.

By Madison Malone Kircher

dot com bowl Feb. 3, 2019

Revisiting the Ads From 2000’s ‘Dot-Com Super Bowl’The average price for a 30-second website ad at the 2000 Super Bowl was $2.2 million. It wasn’t enough to save most of these early internet companies.

By Madison Malone Kircher

error 2020 Feb. 1, 2019

Oh No, the 2020 Candidates Have Discovered How to Make Funny 404 PagesHow many months until the primaries?

By Madison Malone Kircher

the tweet beat Jan. 31, 2019

New York Attorney General Settles With Fake-Follower PeddlersDevumi, an artificial-engagement company, will no longer be able to sell fake likes and followers.

By Madison Malone Kircher

polar vortex Jan. 31, 2019

Just How Cold Is It? Let the Tweets Show You.Frozen toilet bowls. Frozen pants. Frozen boiling water.

By Madison Malone Kircher

buzzfeed Jan. 29, 2019

Remaining BuzzFeed Staff Still Very Unclear on What’s Going OnIn an internal Slack, CEO Jonah Peretti is “getting slammed in multiple languages,” a source said.

By Madison Malone Kircher

just asking questions Jan. 29, 2019

BuzzFeed Paid the Teen Making Its Top Quizzes in Free SwagRachel McMahon is a 19-year-old college student in Michigan who learned this week that she was BuzzFeed’s second-highest traffic driver in the world.

By Madison Malone Kircher

streaming wars Jan. 23, 2019

Netflix: We’re Upping Prices. Hulu: We’re Cheaper Now!Hulu’s ad-free package price will remain the same, though.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Jan. 22, 2019

I Went to Influencer Caroline Calloway’s $165 Seminar So You Don’t Have ToThe uncanceled workshop offered five and a half hours of personal stories, journaling lessons, and Fyre Festival jokes.

By Madison Malone Kircher

technology Jan. 18, 2019

Elon Musk Slashes Workforce, Says Road Ahead for Tesla Looks ‘Very Difficult’Musk announced he’s cutting seven percent of the company’s staff.

By Madison Malone Kircher

slacking off Jan. 17, 2019

Don’t Like Slack’s New Logo? You’ll Reconsider When You See the Other OptionsYou can thank the designer behind Hillary Clinton’s “H” for this development.

By Madison Malone Kircher

memes Jan. 16, 2019

Some of You Haven’t Heard of This Meme and It ShowsAn easy, but good meme.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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Instagram Influencer Un-Cancels Infamous Creativity TourCaroline Calloway is back, baby.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Jan. 15, 2019

You Might Want to Check Your Netflix BillFifty-eight million subscribers in the United States are getting their monthly rates increased.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Jan. 14, 2019

This Instagram Influencer’s Failed Tour Will Satisfy Your Fyre Fest NostalgiaThe $165 ticket promised fresh orchid crowns. In reality, guests were given a single flower to put in their hair and then give back after a photo.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Jan. 14, 2019

This Instagram Influencer’s Failed Tour Will Satisfy Your Fyre Fest NostalgiaThe $165 ticket promised fresh orchid crowns. In reality, guests were given a single flower to put in their hair and then give back after a photo.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Jan. 14, 2019

Instagrammers Are Freaking Out Over a Nonexistent Algorithm ChangeThere’s a bogus rumor swirling that Instagram now only shows posts to 7 percent of a user’s followers.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Jan. 11, 2019

Dear God, Please Don’t Let 2020 Be the Instagram ElectionBeto O’Rourke’s recent trip to the dentist raises some concerns about how candidates are likely to use — or misuse — social media.

By Madison Malone Kircher

technology Jan. 11, 2019

Google Sued for Allegedly Covering Up Sexual Harassment by Former ExecsThe shareholders are asking a former Google exec who resigned over sexual misconduct to return $90 million in exit payouts.

By Madison Malone Kircher

facebook Jan. 9, 2019

Fake News Is an Old-People ProblemA new study shows the most fake news is shared by people older than 65.

By Madison Malone Kircher

the tweet beat Jan. 4, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Dance Moves Work for Any SongIf you’ve already seen that AOC dance video, here are a dozen more.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Jan. 4, 2019

Instagram Is Making Me Panic About Who My Close Friends AreA new feature from Instagram brings a new existential crisis.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Jan. 3, 2019

Please Calm Down About the Bird Box ChallengePeople aren’t actually walking into oncoming traffic blindfolded.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Jan. 3, 2019

Please Calm Down About the Bird Box ChallengePeople aren’t actually walking into oncoming traffic blindfolded.

By Madison Malone Kircher

influencers Jan. 2, 2019

Former Vine Star Cameron Dallas Ended 2018 With Arrest for Alleged AssaultHe claims he was just defending himself.

Madison Malone Kircher

influencers Dec. 28, 2018

Talking With Instagram’s (and Ariana Grande’s) Favorite DancerIf you haven’t already seen his “Thank U, Next” tribute, stop what you’re doing immediately.

By Madison Malone Kircher

technology Dec. 26, 2018

Finally, Snapchat Filters Work on DogsThe feature we’ve all been waiting for.

By Brian Feldman

life in pixels Dec. 26, 2018

How Much of the Internet Is Fake?Turns out, a lot of it, actually.

By Max Read

help Dec. 20, 2018

Hell Is Real and It’s This Trump TweetIn case you missed Trump’s latest missive.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Dec. 19, 2018

Are People Really Eating Tide Pods? And … Why?What literally eating poison says about the state of meme culture.

By Brian Feldman

the tweet beat Dec. 18, 2018

It’s Finally Easy to See Newest Tweets FirstTwitter giving the people what they want.

By Madison Malone Kircher

tell me something i don’t know Dec. 18, 2018

Study Finds Twitter’s Bad If You’re a Woman and Worse If You’re a Woman of ColorAmnesty International spent a year combing through tweets sent to journalists and politicians, proving what women who spend time online already knew.

By Madison Malone Kircher

hollamd tonnel Dec. 17, 2018

Pour One Out for the ‘HOLLAMD TONNEL,’ the Only Thing Port Authority Ever FixedThanks to an online petition, the Christmas decorations on the Holland Tunnel entrance are being changed.

By Madison Malone Kircher

russia investigation Dec. 17, 2018

Russian Election-Hack Strategy Included an Anti-Masturbation Hotline“You can’t hold hands with God when you are masturbating.”

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Dec. 17, 2018

Bumble’s New Filtering Tool Seems Useful, If FlawedUsers can now select certain traits they want to see in potential matches; but things like being Jewish and looking for a third aren’t options.

By Madison Malone Kircher

facebook Dec. 17, 2018

Facebook Promised Privacy Features That Still Haven’t MaterializedIn May, Mark Zuckerberg said “Clear History” would take a few months to build. That was nearly seven months ago.

By Madison Malone Kircher

what the zuck? Dec. 14, 2018

Facebook ‘Sorry’ About Bug That Exposed Unposted Photos From 6.8 Million UsersThe bug existed for 12 days in September.

By Madison Malone Kircher

what the zuck? Dec. 14, 2018

Facebook’s Math on Who Is Watching Videos Takes Some Serious LibertiesFacebook says 75 million people watch at least a minute of Facebook Watch content each day. That’s true, but not quite accurate.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Dec. 14, 2018

Here’s How Long Netflix Has to Convince You to Watch a ShowThe company knows it doesn’t have much time to sell you on a series or movie.

By Madison Malone Kircher

google Dec. 13, 2018

Boy, We Sure Googled Some Dumb Things This YearA look at 2018 search trends from Google.

By Madison Malone Kircher

facial recognition Dec. 12, 2018

Look What You Made Taylor Swift Do: Use Facial-Recognition TechnologySwift used facial recognition to scan audience members at a May concert looking for stalkers.

By Madison Malone Kircher

instagram Dec. 11, 2018

Instagram Is Sucking Up to Creators to Avoid Becoming Snapchat, or Worse … VineThe platform is testing new features for creators.

By Madison Malone Kircher

freeze your damn credit Dec. 11, 2018

That Equifax Hack Was ‘Entirely Preventable’Bleak news from a government investigation.

By Madison Malone Kircher

cowed boys Dec. 10, 2018

YouTube Bans Hate Group Founder Gavin McInnes for … ‘Copyright Infringement’McInnes had already been de-platformed by all other major social-media companies.

By Madison Malone Kircher

please make this year end Dec. 7, 2018

This Website Combines Your Best 9 Instagram Posts From 2018 Into a CollageEveryone’s favorite Instagram-collage generator is back for 2018.

By Madison Malone Kircher

what the zuck? Dec. 6, 2018

Facebook Funded Pro–Conversion Therapy CandidatesThe platform gave thousands of dollars in the 2018 election cycle to two candidates who voted against banning the dangerous practice.

By Madison Malone Kircher

emoji Dec. 6, 2018

World’s Shadiest Aquarium Calls Out Anatomically Incorrect Squid EmojiTurns out squid don’t have noses.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Dec. 5, 2018

Google’s Contract Workers Are Fed UpAccording to a new open letter, Google’s contract workers weren’t sent safety email updates during the YouTube shooting in April.

By Madison Malone Kircher

christmas Dec. 5, 2018

Happy Holidays, I Got You the Yodel Kid Singing ‘White Christmas’Mason Ramsey is at it again.

By Madison Malone Kircher

what the zuck? Dec. 5, 2018

Facebook Employees Are So Paranoid They’re Using Burner Phones to CommunicateAmid the company’s spate of scandals, employees are reportedly feeling fearful and musing about new leadership.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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