Here's What Happens When You Search For 'Huge Idiot' On Twitter
Whoa. Tell us what you really think, Twitter search! (First image via @cool_pond ) Here's a fun game. Try searching 'huge idiot' on Twitter: It also works with 'huge asshole' View Entire List ›
View ArticleApple, Google And Twitter
I would ignore the part about Apple buying Twitter — I don't think it makes that much sense, and would likely be a flustercuck — but this nugget seems very true: “Google is getting better at...
View ArticleWhat Windows 8 Looked Like In The Beginning
By now, you've seen the totally radical redesign of the computer you've likely been using for years: Windows 8. But have you seen what Windows 8 originally looked like? Source: vimeo.com This...
View ArticleThe Real Problem With The iPhone “Sexting” App
Snapchat shares photos that self-destruct. It says it's not about sexting, even though that's how it's used by some teens. But you definitely shouldn't use it for sexting. Graphic by Chris Ritter...
View ArticleThe Other Maps App Besides Apple Maps And Google Maps
To be honest, my first impressions of Nokia's Here maps for the iPhone aren't very good: It looks very fuzzy in some places, and transit directions — something Nokia has been pushing hard, since...
View ArticleGoogle Hangs A Tiny Little Sign In New York City
Just in case people didn't already know that Google owns the historic Port Authority building. You know, and your soul. "Oh hey, is that the Google office?" Buzzfeed photo The otherworldiness of the...
View Article43 Reasons You Should Stay Home On Black Friday
IT'S A SCAM. And it will make you sad. Also: leftovers. Guys, it's almost Thanksgiving Source: awkwardfamilyphotos.com Which for most of us means it's time to get ready for plenty of this Source:...
View Article27 Reasons Why "Scientific Gossip" Is The Best Newspaper Column Of All Time
Published over a hundred years ago in the New York Times , this weird and wonderful column was basically the peak of journalism. Come for the knowledge, stay for the whimsy. 'Scientific Gossip' was a...
View ArticleWhy You Hate The New Twitter
Because bigger isn't better. How and why Twitter has changed over the last couple years. When Twitter first launched, a tweet was just text, 140 characters of it. Fewer than a text message. Twttr was...
View ArticleThe Day Your Startup Dies: A Dramatic Reading
“The morning she left, she didn’t run out. She lingered, waiting for him to give her an excuse not to go. As he lingered now in this empty office with no reason to stay, he suddenly realized the...
View ArticleWhat New York City's Carbon Output Would Look Like If You Could See It
One day, one month, and one year, visualized as pure balls of carbon dioxide. Spoiler: it's a lot of balls. Here's a strange, but cool, animation from CarbonVisuals: This is a day's worth of New York...
View ArticleQuiz: Which Is The Best Black Friday Deal?
Take this quiz to see if you can spot the best deals! Image by Shannon Stapleton / Reuters
View Article17 Pinterest Fails
Pinterest — 1, Hopeful Bakers & Crafters — 0 You know that feeling you get when you've successfully completed a Pinterest project? Yeah, me neither. I once learned how to do the sock bun, but it...
View ArticleThe Angriest People In Online Dating
Please keep your arms, legs, and anger management issues inside the ride at all times . There’s a lot of anger in Internet dating, and I get it to a point — it can be really frustrating when you feel...
View ArticleAn Xbox, Minus The Games
Of Apple, Google and Microsoft, I think the latter has the best living room device around, even if you never play a single game on the Xbox 360. So it makes a lot of sense for Microsoft to do an Xbox...
View ArticleIntroducing #Oomf, Twitter's Best Ever Hashtag
It stands for “one of my followers,” and might also contain the entire spectrum of human experience. #Oomf has been around for a while, but really blew up this month: Like all great hashtags, it's...
View ArticleThe End Of The Facebook Democracy
A lot of people don't know this, but Facebook actually puts major site and privacy changes up to a user vote . Now it wants to stop. What Facebook's dead-of-night end-of-suffrage proposals mean for...
View ArticleOnion TED Talk Destroys Social Media Consultants
These videos are maybe a little too good.
View ArticleMicrosoft Is Thinking About Making Goofy Smartphone Glasses Too
Google's Project Glass might have some competition. Unwired View uncovers a recently filed patent from Microsoft, outlining a rough design for "a head mounted display," not unlike Google's Project...
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