7 Amazon Prime Video Streaming Hacks You Need To Know Before Holiday Travel
Lines for peppermint spice lattes stretch to the next terminal, flights are delayed hours past their departure time, and traffic inches along at the pace of a tortoise. Yep, it's officially holiday...
View ArticleToday's Google Doodle Celebrates Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Max Born
Google regularly celebrates scientists with its innovative Doodles. Today's Google Doodle honors German physicist and mathematician Max Born (1882-1970) on what would have been his 135th birthday. The...
View ArticleHow To Create Your Best Year In Review On Instagram
Last year, #bestnine collages took over Instagram feeds around the world. The collages, which compiled users' most liked Instagram photos of the year into a single post, were an easy way to create a...
View Article7 Smartwatches & Other Gadgets You'll Actually Use To Meet Your 2018 Resolutions
I've never been a big believer in making New Year's resolutions. It isn't that I don't think setting goals is a good thing (it obviously is), my problem with New Year's resolutions is that the ritual...
View ArticleFormer Facebook Exec Has Harrowing Thoughts On Social Media's Influence
It's hard to imagine a world without Facebook. For more than a decade, the social media platform has been a place where people could document and share every detail of their lives, from the articles...
View ArticleInstagram's Latest Update Changes Up Your Feed — For The Better
When Instagram first launched in 2010, it was primarily a place for photographers. As anyone who spends subway rides tapping through Stories and scrolling through Explore knows, the app has expanded...
View ArticlePornhub Is Getting Ready For The Holidays In The Most Lit Way
Pornhub got all of the Hanukkah puns out of its system in its new holiday ad. Oy! to the world. Happy challah-days. Get lit. There's even a (rock-music) Hava Nagila soundtrack.The adult-entertainment...
View ArticleWe Don’t Need New Gatekeepers: How Repealing Net Neutrality Hurts Women
Kirsten Gillibrand is a U.S. Senator from New York and Jessica Rosenworcel is a member of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. The views expressed are their own.We are at a critical moment for...
View ArticleSan Francisco Is Using Robots To Drive Away The Homeless & People Aren't Happy
San Francisco's SPCA has deployed an autonomous, crime-fighting robot to keep homeless people from making tent encampments in front of their building. The city itself and Twitter are criticizing the...
View ArticleThe Year In Strangely Trending Selfies
If you don't take a selfie, did 2017 even happen?The answer is actually yes, but the millennial mantra holds strong nonetheless. This year's top trending selfies, according to Google, fell into some...
View ArticleWhat You Should Know About The Upcoming Winter Solstice
"Winter inspires both joy and woe," according to The Old Farmer's Almanac. We fully cosign with this statement: This season may bring parties and merriment, but it's also stressful. We often find...
View ArticleHere's The Most Popular Holiday Gift In Your State
Do you ever wonder how your holiday gifts compare to the rest of the country? (Like, do people really give each other socks with cats on them every season, or is it just your family?)Wonder no more,...
View ArticleHow The End Of Net Neutrality Will Affect You
Update: As predicted, the FCC has repealed net neutrality regulations. It remains to be seen how quickly consumers will see changes to internet service following the repeal.This piece was originally...
View ArticleThis New Emoji Is Getting Mixed Reactions On Twitter
Whenever a new crop of emojis drop, the internet seems to wait with bated breath. While developers have seen some controversy over the upcoming frowning poop emoji, there's one positive character...
View ArticleThe Latest IRL Black Mirror Moment Will Leave You Shook
A new app in China is now assigning users a personal credit score, and it's drawing comparisons to the season three opener of Black Mirror where an app assesses people's worth.According to Wired, the...
View ArticleHow To Take iPhone Holiday Photos That Will Light Up Instagram
Holiday photos can get a bad rap. This is usually because the label denotes family group shots with color-coordinating ensembles or worse, matching sweaters.But if you set aside the embarrassing family...
View ArticleThe Best Of Amazon's 50 Days Of Holiday Deals
It's kind of hard to believe that 2017 will be over soon, and that the holidays are upon us. But we're super-excited for the season's sales — first and foremost, Amazon's 50 Days of Holiday Deals,...
View Article9 Games To Make Your Commute Way More Fun
Even if you're not a dedicated gamer, chances are you've gotten wrapped up playing something at some point. But there's no reason to resort back to those old standbys on your journey home for the...
View ArticleGoogle Is Ringing In The Holidays With A Festive Series Of Doodles
We're officially in the home stretch of 2017: Hanukkah ends this Wednesday, December 20, Christmas is just one week away, and the crystal-covered Times Square ball will drop soon after. In celebration...
View ArticleTwitter's New Anti-Abuse Rules Go Into Effect Today — Here's What That Means
Twitter has been a battleground for some of the biggest social movements of 2017, from the voices of #MeToo to the #WomensMarch. But at the same time that women's voices have risen up and united...
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