Social Media

Why Turkey’s Twitter ban won’t work

Turkey’s authoritarian regime is no match for the power of social media.

On Mar 26, 2014 by [email protected]

Oh hey, Twitter, your promoted tweets are completely irrelevant

No, Twitter, we don’t love using #TwitterForBiz. Now leave us alone so we can stalk our exes’ timelines. 

On Mar 25, 2014 by EJ Dickson

If you have $3,000 and bad priorities, you can buy a social media wedding concierge

I’m sure your guests will love being goaded into using hashtags by a stranger. 

On Mar 25, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

I’m not sorry I didn’t wish you a happy birthday on Facebook

I don’t wish anybody a happy birthday on Facebook. It’s a stupid thing to do and cheapens the very day that should be most special to all of us.

On Mar 25, 2014 by [email protected]

What is this mysterious, anti-Facebook, social network?

Is this the anti-Facebook? 

On Mar 21, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

How to throw the best/worst social media party

Nimrod Kamer is creating the future of nightclubs through the use of social media and armed drones.

On Mar 19, 2014 by Nimrod Kamer

Mark Zuckerberg calls out U.S. government in Facebook rant

Zuck makes a rare Facebook plea urging users to “build the Internet we want.”

On Mar 13, 2014 by Aja Romano

If you’re happy and you know it, you’re online

On the Internet, good moods are contagious—and so is negativity.

On Mar 13, 2014 by Aja Romano

The most cringeworthy quotes from SXSW Interactive so far

Things you never thought a human being would have to say.

On Mar 7, 2014 by Miles Klee

How to commit Twitter suicide

Sometimes you just want all your followers to go away. Nimrod Kamer teaches you how.

On Mar 5, 2014 by Nimrod Kamer

Anti-gay Texas senator calls for man-on-man nuptials in a beautiful typo

Dan Patrick doth protest too much.

On Feb 26, 2014 by Miles Klee

The Army is recruiting an undercover social media data-mining contractor

Army seeks contractor to search social media for “extremist influences.” 

On Feb 13, 2014 by Tim Sampson

You can now choose a custom gender on Facebook

Though it’s not a perfect solution, Facebook’s new customized gender settings are a huge step forward for gender rights.

On Feb 13, 2014 by Aja Romano

Why you need to delete your Facebook and start over

Happy 10th birthday, Facebook. Here’s why I want to quit you.

On Feb 7, 2014 by Molly McHugh

Unfollow Friday: BuzzFeed edition

BuzzFeed does many things well, just not when it comes to Twitter, according to Nimrod Kamer. 

On Feb 7, 2014 by Nimrod Kamer