13 Things For History Lovers To Do Online When They're Bored
Help out historians by volunteering to transcribe old documents online. Here are some fun projects to work on. There are tons of libraries, institutions, archives, and historical societies out there...
View ArticleIf Real Life Were Like "The Sims"
Chat joke chat joke compliment hug hug hug tickle tickle. There. Now you’re my best friend. If real life were like The Sims, maintaining friendships would be pretty easy. Jen Lewis / BuzzFeed And the...
View ArticleWhy The "Twilight" Series Is About To Get A Reboot On Facebook
Expect to see more and more videos exclusively on Facebook as the social network tries to tap into its biggest fan communities. When Lionsgate and Facebook announced earlier this week that they were...
View Article13 Times Graphs Lied To Us
The numbers don’t lie, but humans do. H/T Data Is Ugly on Reddit. The time an upside down y-axis made "Stand Your Ground" seem much more reasonable. Reuters / Via reddit.com The time 7 million was 5x...
View ArticleFacebook Issues New Experiment Guidelines, But It's Still Lousy Science
The social network doubles down on the results of its controversial — and flawed — study. AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File Following the intense backlash to its recent user experiment, yesterday Facebook...
View ArticleUber Drivers Across The Country Are Organizing Their Largest Protest Yet
Uber drivers in New York, San Francisco and London are already on board, one of the organizers told BuzzFeed News. Uber Drivers Network in New York protest Uber X fare cuts outside of the Long Island...
View ArticleThis Is The Strange Thing That Happens When You Ask Siri About Yom Kippur
Someone’s obsessed with themselves. Rachel Zarrell/BuzzFeed Technically, then, it is still occurring this weekend. Rachel Zarrell/BuzzFeed View Entire List ›
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Hundreds Of Devices Hidden Inside New York City Phone Booths
Beacons can push you ads — and help track your every move. Photographs by Jon Premosch for BuzzFeed News A company that controls thousands of New York City's phone booth advertising displays has...
View ArticleThe Creeps Behind The Celeb Photo Leaks Are Now Preying On Women On Whisper
“My friend says it’s a goldmine,” one AnonIB user writes. In the wake of the continuing celebrity nude photo leaks, online nude photo trading rings and hackers are finding new ways to continue to...
View ArticleNew York City Kills Hidden Phone Booth Devices
City Hall has asked Titan to remove the devices, which could have been used to push ads — and track phones. Jon Premosch/BuzzFeed News New York City is forcing an outdoor advertising company to remove...
View ArticleGovernment Set Up A Fake Facebook Page In This Woman’s Name
The Justice Department is claiming, in a little-noticed court filing, that a federal agent had the right to impersonate a young woman online by creating a Facebook page in her name without her...
View ArticleUber And Lyft Position Themselves As Relief From Discrimination
Eliminating destination bias was initially an unintended byproduct of the ride-sharing apps — now it’s quickly being marketed as a feature. A yellow cab drives through Times Square, New York City....
View ArticleThis Is Why Your Wi-Fi Is Always Slow
It’s not just you. Your Wi-Fi probably is slower than it should be, and this is why. As we all know, there is nothing worse than having no Wi-Fi. Except perhaps having really slow Wi-Fi. It's one of...
View ArticleSnapchat Founder Says The App's First Ads Are Coming "Soon"
Evan Spiegel made the announcement during a talk at the Vanity Fair New Establishment summit. BuzzFeed / Matthew Lynley Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel said the first ads for the ephemeral photo apps...
View ArticleRadiooooo Lets You Browse Popular Music Across Time And Space
From bossa nova to big band, if it was on the radio, it’s here . View Video › dailymotion.com Radiooooo is a brand new site with a terrific little concept: Click on a year, in decade increments from...
View ArticleUber Is Using A Disgruntled, Protesting Driver In Its Latest "Upgrade To Uber...
One driver portrayed in an Uber NYC ad campaign encouraging taxi drivers to “upgrade to Uber X” is among those who have been protesting the company’s policies. driveubernyc.com Just a little over a...
View Article14 Questions About Mpreg You Were Too Embarrassed To Ask
Mpreg = pregnant men. What IS Mpreg, anyway? Mpreg is the term for a genre of art and literature where a man is pregnant. deviantart.com Great question. Mpreg is a shortened version of male pregancy....
View ArticleSnapchat Photos Leak, Company Blames "Illegal" Third-Party Apps
A third-party application that can send and receive snaps (something the company forbids in its terms of service) is responsible for the photo leaks, a Snapchat representative said. A portrait of the...
View ArticleThis Writer Has The Best Twitter Account Ever
*applauds Peter Hessler* Peter Hessler is a writer. en.wikipedia.org He's penned numerous articles and several books and been nominated for and won many prestigious awards. Since 2011, he's been based...
View ArticleSnapchat Wants You To Stop Using Shady Third-Party Developers
“When you give your login credentials to a third-party application, you’re allowing a developer, and possibly a criminal, to access your account information and send information,” the company said in...
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