Twitter Has A Lot To Say About The New Animal Crossing Update
All this time spent indoors has made the virtual world all the more appealing. Demand for the Nintendo Switch is at an all-time high and we partially have the timely release of Animal Crossing: New...
View ArticleHere’s A Whole New Set Of Emojis To Accompany Your Life At Home
For many, life in quarantine has meant a lot more homemade bread, hand sanitizer, and Zooming, aspects of human life heretofore not depicted in emoji form. But now, we have 300 social...
View ArticleThe Newest Zoom Competitor Is Facebook Messenger
Today we gained yet another addition to the ever-growing arsenal of video conferencing platforms cropping up as a result of the coronavirus pandemic — this time, from Facebook Messenger. Messenger,...
View ArticleHere’s How Google’s New Pixel Buds Compare To AirPods
If summer 2019 belonged to hot girls, fall 2019 was dominated by earbuds. We were introduced to Echo Buds from Amazon, AirPods Pro from Apple, Surface Buds from Microsoft, and second-generation Pixel...
View ArticleInstagram Is Hosting A Virtual Graduation — & Oprah Is The Commencement Speaker
The coronavirus pandemic is upending all of our lives — but for graduating seniors who expected to don caps and gowns next month and accept their diplomas in front of friends and family, this new...
View ArticleHow To Use Google Meet While Working From Home, Even If You Don’t Have Gmail
Two months into working from home and I’ve nearly perfected the business-casual-on-top, pajamas-on-bottom look. From Zoom team all-hands meetings to Group FaceTimes to Google Meet, I have multiple...
View ArticleThese Are The Coolest Apps You Haven’t Heard Of
Everything and its mother has an app these days. Shopping? Friend-making? Meditation? Period-tracking? I feel like I'm downloading a new one every day, only to use it once before letting it disappear...
View ArticleDemon Time: Instagram Live’s Virtual Strip Club
Earlier this week, Beyoncé dropped a remix of Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage,” and in doing so, brought to light a heretofore hidden corner of Instagram that has arisen out of the coronavirus pandemic....
View ArticlePancake Cereal Is The Latest Hack-Recipe To Take Over TikTok
Every week in quarantine brings a new TikTok recipe. Some run-of-the-mill ingredients get a makeover on TikTok, and out of sheer boredom, thousands of people test it out until it finally goes viral....
View ArticleGot Zoom Fatigue? For Your Next Meeting, Use An Avatar
If you, like me, can’t exactly muster as much enthusiasm for your Zoom happy hour as you could in, say, March, you might be suffering from Zoom fatigue. The phenomenon, which refers to the exhaustion...
View ArticleEven Celebrities Are Getting Swept Away By Animal Crossing: New Horizons
The timely launch of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the Switch game from the long-beloved Nintendo franchise, is a shining example of how we can happily co-exist with technology and indulge in virtual...
View ArticleHow To Watch Today’s Virtual Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – MAY 04: The field heads down the backstretch during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 04, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Jamie...
View ArticleVirtual Mother’s Day Card Options For Those Who Have To Celebrate From A...
When they’re not luxurious ways to pamper our mothers, Mother’s Day gifts are a corny ritual that usually involves personalized trinkets with sappy messages and globs of glue that only a mother could...
View ArticleThe Best Mom-Approved Tech & Gadgets To Gift This Mother’s Day
Along with everything else lately, Mother's Day necessarily looks a bit different this year. And if you're not quarantined with your mom, that means you'll have to get a little extra creative when it...
View Article“I Will Remember You”: The Best Captions For Your Graduation Instas
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, graduation looks pretty different this year, with virtual ceremonies (including events on Instagram and YouTube headlined by Oprah and the Obamas, respectively) taking...
View ArticleIs This Pandemic The End Of Perfection?
Like so many others right now, I’ve been spending a lot of time on video calls — like, a lot. While the calls are a reminder of how fortunate I am to be employed and healthy and at home with family,...
View ArticleThe Obamas Are Headlining Virtual Graduation For The Class Of 2020
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Pool/EPA/Shutterstock (7936228bq) Barack Obama and Michelle Obama US Presidential Inauguration, Washington, USA – 20 Jan 2017 US President Barack Obama (R) and...
View ArticleQuarantine Made Them Famous — Now What?
If you’re reading this, I can only assume it’s because you’re “bored in the house and you’re in the house bored.” The song, created by Curtis Roach, first debuted as a casual TikTok video on March 4,...
View ArticleLyft Is Now Requiring Masks For Drivers & Riders
Following in the footsteps of the airline industry, rideshare apps are beginning to codify health and safety recommendations into company-wide requirements. Today, Lyft became the first rideshare app...
View ArticleAnu Duggal Only Invests In Female-Founded Companies — & It’s Paying Off
Since launching the Female Founders Fund, which raises early-stage investment capital for women entrepreneurs, Anu Duggal and her team have sourced more than $33 million to support 40 of the...
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