You Can No Longer Phone The White House — But You CAN Send A Facebook Message
REX/ShutterstockUpdate: White House press assistant Giovanna Coia told the L.A. Times that the public phone lines are not down indefinitely, explaining that "we’re still learning how to work our...
View ArticleThe Newest iPhone Update Is Going To Be A Game-Changer
Today, Apple addressed an issue that everyone has been complaining about ever since its wireless AirPods were announced: How to find your Pods if they get lost.iOS 10.3, which is rolling out to app...
View ArticleFacebook Is Testing Its Own, Very Cool Version Of Instagram Stories
When Instagram Stories launched this past summer, it was called a Snapchat copycat. But Facebook Stories might claim that title — and it might be even better.Facebook Stories, which is launching today...
View ArticleWe're Entering A Golden Era Of Hashtivism — But Will It Be Effective?
This past weekend, it was estimated that more than a million people participated in women's marches around the country. That number alone is an impressive demonstration, but the march was even more...
View ArticleThese Search Results Could Prove Twitter Is Trolling Donald Trump
Donald Trump won't like these search results. When you search narcissistic personality disorder, tiny hands, fascist, bigot, racist, or asshole, Twitter displays Trump's account at the top of the...
View ArticleTwitter Is Making A Major Change That Will Affect How You Find News
Twitter has been at the center of some of the biggest hashtags, messages, and memes over the past few weeks, and its newest launch is making it easier to see all of them, as they occur. Today,...
View ArticleAre Trump's Staffers Really Using Private Email Accounts?
If you paid any attention during the presidential campaign, you know that Donald Trump (and other republican politicians) repeatedly harped on Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while she...
View ArticleWant To Know What's Happening In Washington? Follow These People
Right now, trying to keep track of everything that's happening in Washington is like trying to stay on top of your email. It's overwhelming, exhausting, and, most of the time, feels completely...
View ArticleHow To Watch The SAG Awards Tonight
We're in the thick of awards season, which means there's no shortage of fairytale gowns, inspiring speeches, and budding bromances. The glamor will continue this Sunday, with the Screen Actors Guild...
View ArticleLiberal Women Are Cleaning Up On OkCupid
Looking to find love online? Well, let's hope you're an advocate for equal rights. Oh, and believing in a free press and a healthy masturbation habit can't hurt, either. Why? Because women who...
View ArticleThe Obama Foundation Just Introduced An Important New Partnership
Before today, we knew very little about the Obama Foundation, the venture that Barack Obama announced on his personal Twitter account shortly after Donald Trump's inauguration. The Foundation's website...
View ArticleThe Latest Phone Scam Is Insanely Easy To Fall For
Until the end of last week, the most well-publicized scams of 2017 were spear phishing emails, which appeared to come from trusted companies including Netflix and Gmail. But on Friday, the Better...
View ArticleToday's Google Doodle Is A Powerful Statement Of Resistance
In addition to renowned holiday animations, Google Doodles routinely celebrate important historical figures. Today's, honoring Fred Korematsu on what would have been his 98th birthday, is no different....
View ArticleThis Response To #BoycottStarbucks Is Going Viral
Here's how it all went down. Yesterday, in response to President Trump's much-protested (and likely unconstitutional) refugee ban, Starbucks announced its plans to hire 10,000 refugees over the next...
View ArticleMeet The Woman Behind Merriam-Webster's Viral Subtweets
Photo: Kelly Prizel."Subtweet" is not yet an official entry in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, because it has not met the dictionary's strict usage requirements. That is likely to change this year.Over...
View ArticleFor The Record, Female Weather Reporters Are Not Weather Girls
This weekend, the first part of a two part series on The Weather Channel, Women in Science Wx Geeks, called attention to an important, but rarely discussed, issue: gender bias in weather reporting.Case...
View ArticleSnapchat's Newest Feature Is A Blast From The Internet Past
ILLUSTRATED BY ABBIE WINTERSSnapchat is unafraid of taking seemingly settled technology issues and trying things their own way. Witness Spectacles, a remix of Google's disastrous Google Glass project....
View ArticleWhy This Artist's Google Doodle Is So Important
Your go-to search engine has a tradition of marking February 1, the first day of Black History Month, with a Google Doodle honoring an important Black figure. Last year it paid tribute to Frederick...
View ArticleTwitter Confirms: Beyoncé Just Broke The Internet
Leave it to Beyoncé and her Beyhive to give "twins" serious Twitter cred. Within just a few minutes of Queen B posting a Mother Earth-like announcement on Instagram, "twins" became the top trend on...
View ArticleInstagram's Newest Feature Is Not What We Were Expecting
Over the past six months, it seemed like Instagram's main focus was on expanding Instagram Stories. While there were notable updates to the Instagram you know and love, including updated support tools...
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