Digital Age
Google Offers More Evidence That We Can’t Survive Without Google
Google released its most popular searches of 2012 and accompanying film yesterday. The film is celebratory of human achievement—highlighting athletes, entertainers, politicians, amazing feats, survivors, […]
How We Reacted COMPLETE MELTDOWN FREAKOUT! When Gmail Was Down
Do you remember where you were when it happened? The morning the Gmail servers went down? I do. Like it was yesterday. (Editor’s note: It was.)
Why Millennial Men Aren’t in the Driver’s Seat
I’ve never really gotten the car-cult thing. So far in my auto-owning life, I’ve had a Nissan, a Jeep, a Subaru, a Mercury, two minivans […]
Philly.com Sucks Less, Still Needs Improvement
We spend a lot of time in these parts documenting and lamenting the decline of quality Philadelphia journalism, so let’s celebrate and give credit on […]
Thanks to Internet, We All Live in Glass Houses Now
This headline got me: “Internet Defends Man Accused of Reading Porn in Public. Things Get Ugly.” The story: A Japanese man was reading a gaming […]
Yes, You’re Spending Way Too Much Time on Facebook
Somebody should warn the Pope that he’s about to be very busy. A new study suggests that in the month of July alone, Americans spent […]
Petition Asks White House to Build a Death Star
Yes, Obamacare was a pretty big achievement, but if President Obama wants to really be remembered, he can do one thing: Build a Death Star. […]
Pope Joins Twitter, Already Has More Followers Than You
In the ecclesiastical equivalent of your mom joining Facebook, Pope Benedict XVI has joined Twitter—and, as of this writing, wracked up more than 100,000 followers […]
John Bolaris: Should Be “Big Warning Attached” to Social Media
In his most recent Philly Metro column, titled “John Bolaris: Media darling, then social media mess,” former Philly weatherman John Bolaris writes about cream puffs, the best […]
Judge: “No Fundamental Right To Use Facebook”
In a decision that potentially gives users four or five extra hours a day to get stuff done, a federal judge ruled Thursday that nobody […]
Having Too Many Facebook Friends Is Stressing You Out
Surprise, everyone! Social media may be making us miserable, at least according to a study from the University of Edinburgh Business School, which found that […]
I Fell for the Facebook Privacy Notice Hoax
I need to come clean: Yesterday I posted that goofy little copyright thing on my Facebook. And I’m so, so sorry. Like most people, when […]
It’s Too Late: You’ve Already Signed Your Soul to Facebook
You’ve probably seen the same Facebook statuses that we’ve seen today, the ones in which the writer asserts that “I hereby declare that my copyright […]
Eagles’ Jason Kelce Tweets Deep Thoughts on Notre Dame, Theology
Injured Eagles lineman Jason Kelce decided to have a little fun with Saturday’s Notre Dame game, Tweeting out a theological observation about the university’s Catholic […]
Best Cyber Monday Deal: Your Boss Pays You to Shop!
Cyber Monday. It’s going to be huge. As big as the Internet. [Fox 29, ABC] Philly Leads in Tickets for Texting While Driving. Since PA […]