Quiz: Are Your Internet Manners Up To Snuff?
Test your netiquette know-how! That's internet+etiquette. Netiquette. In this modern times, it's hard to know what's the proper etiquette for certain online situations. Don't worry, BuzzFeed is here...
View ArticleTech's Tricky Teen Problem
Tech's most fickle users are also its most important. So how do the biggest social networks keep them coming back? Via: snapchat.com Teens have always been the backbone of tech's early-adopters crowd,...
View ArticleThe Silent Partner
Jason Goldman helped build Google and Twitter into what they are today — but few outside of tech's inner circle know his name . On shunning the spotlight in a star-obsessed industry. Biz Stone, Jack...
View ArticleHow Strangers Can End Up Reading Your Private Facebook Messages
Just how private are your messages on sites like Facebook and OkCupid? Image by dapd, Joerg Koch, File / AP Here's something you probably didn't know: Facebook has a team of employees who read your...
View ArticleIf You Don't Have Cable TV, Sports-Streaming Apps May Be Going, Going, Gone
The NCAA abandoned its pay-once-and-watch-anywhere app for one that requires a cable-TV subscription — and it's been a huge success. Image by Tim Sharp / Reuters Last season, watching March Madness...
View ArticleThe True Science Of Parallel Universes
Let's talk about the multiverse real quick! MinutePhysics makes science even more fun with stick figures. (via BrainPickings ) Source:Â youtube.com
View ArticleApparently People Instagramming Their Sims Is A Thing Now
Have tweens finally gone too far? There's an emerging subculture where people not only roleplay using Sims 3 University , but also Instagram their-Sim-selves doing it. These days, we really have it...
View ArticleEveryone Should Be Able To Play Video Games
Can AbleGamers convince the gaming industry to make their titles accessible to all? Graphics. Sound. Story. Gameplay. This is the set of scored categories gamers consult at the end of game reviews to...
View Article10 Activities That Are Now Less Popular Than Sexting
Sexting beats emailing, dieting, and even hooking up, according to Google Trends. Source:Â castlemegastore.tumblr.com It beat out emailing in 2009. As BuzzFeed's John Herrman noted last year, nouns...
View ArticleSpare Us Your Customer Service Complaint Tweets
Seeking out customer service on Twitter is a fairly popular practice — and sometimes a successful one. But doing it publicly raises questions about social media–encouraged entitlement. Via: @Bourdain...
View ArticleThe 12 Best Prisons On Yelp
Yelp: It's like Lonely Planet for career criminals. Points for 'respecting personal space' at Manhattan Central Booking (1.5 Stars) North County Correctional: the perfect place to incarcerate a loved...
View ArticleNASA's Fascinating Stash Of Martian GIFS
On another world, man-made objects are being buffeted by alien weather patterns. That's pretty damn amazing. The Curiosity Parachute moves in the wind. Source:Â nasa.gov NASA just released this GIF of...
View Article14 Things You Can Buy With Bitcoins
Stop hoarding those bitcoins and start shopping! Oh, and yes, you can hire an escort. A cup of coffee A Redditor reports that the Garage Cafe coffee shop in Beijing now accepts bitcoin. Source:...
View ArticleJust How Far Is It To Mars?
The Red Planet may be further away than you think… Check out this interactive guide that's probably the coolest thing you'll see on the internet today. LINK: Just How Far Is It To Mars? The Red Planet...
View ArticleLucasArts May Be Gone, But My Tattoo Will Live Forever
*Or at least until I die. Source:Â killscreendaily.com Late in the summer of 2008, I decided to get a tattoo of a video game character. I know: video game tattoos are as a rule atrocities. But most...
View ArticleNobody's Asking For A Facebook Phone
According to a new survey, only three people out of a hundred are interested. A new study by Retrevo suggests a minor problem for Facebook, which is announcing a new phone-related product today:...
View Article9 FIFA Glitches That Will Terrify, Arouse, And Amuse You
FIFA is the best sports game on the market. It's also the scariest, funniest, and kinkiest. "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe." "As long as we're here..." "My contact fell out. Can you...
View ArticleWhich Kind Of Gamers Are The Best Lovers?
Science: Not PC gamers. A British retailer polled the sexual partners of nearly 2000 Xbox, PlayStation, Wii, and PC gamers. The best lovers were Xbox players. 54 percent of their partners rated them...
View ArticleThe 5 Slowest News Days On Twitter
Can you trust Twitter to tell you when nothing's happening? Mostly, yes. Here's the number of tweets including the phrase "slow news day," over the past three years. When people feel like nothing's...
View ArticleThe Only Post You Need To Read About The Facebook Phone
Chat Heads. Cover Feed. Home screens. Here's everything you need to know about the new Facebook phone. So, today was Facebook Phone Day. Or, more accurately: Facebook Skin For Android Day. "Today's...
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