More than half of all social website logins powered by Facebook
Facebook strengthens its hold on day-to-day Internet life.
On Apr 22, 2014 by Tim Sampson
Facebook handed info from 18,715 accounts over to the government last year
At least they’re not poking you.
On Apr 14, 2014 by Miles Klee
I just snapped a selfie with an NYC surveillance camera
Being seen is everything in this town.
On Mar 20, 2014 by Miles Klee
There’s a Google Doc of monocle sightings in NYC
Searching for hard evidence of a supposed fashion craze.
On Mar 10, 2014 by Miles Klee
Here’s a state-by-state breakdown of how long Americans last in bed
Shame on you, Alaska.
On Feb 19, 2014 by EJ Dickson
Twitter users post 10,000 racist slurs every day, study finds
Most of the 10,000 slurs we tweet every day aren’t intended to be derogatory, but that doesn’t make them any less disturbing.
On Feb 13, 2014 by Aja Romano
Google ads could soon pay for your taxi rides
But probably still not to Brooklyn.
On Jan 24, 2014 by Miles Klee
Here’s how much porn we watched during the polar vortex
Turns out the “vortex” part was really just a whirlwind of James Deen clips.
On Jan 10, 2014 by EJ Dickson
Facebook research dives into the weird science of memes
Troubling implications for the health of Facebook as an informational ecosystem.
On Jan 9, 2014 by Brendan O’Connor
Google Ads just don’t understand me
If Internet giants know everything about us, why can’t they figure out what we’ll buy?
On Jan 1, 2014 by Miles Klee
Inside the Web’s $156 billion invisible industry
No one really knows how the data miners are collecting the mass of information they have on consumers, how much they know, or who’s buying it.
On Dec 19, 2013 by [email protected]
Facebook knows how your hometown feels about gay marriage
Mapping support for gay marriage, one equals sign at a time.
On Dec 10, 2013 by Aaron Sankin
How to hack Tinder and get a date with someone who doesn’t even like you
Feeling ignored by a crush? Just hack your way into their heart.
On Nov 26, 2013 by Miles Klee
NSA’s malware spreads to 50,000 computer networks worldwide
The agency has digital “sleeper cells” in every corner of the globe.
On Nov 24, 2013 by Miles Klee
Free city-wide Wi-Fi is coming to Amsterdam
A hot startup promises to connect an entire city.
On Nov 20, 2013 by Miles Klee
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