Edward Snowden: social media guru? This weird airport dating site thinks so
Edward Snowden needs a new job. Should he take MeetAtTheAirport's offer and become its Twitter spokesman?
Meet social media’s drug dealers, also known as ‘The Stupidest People On The Internet’
A shocking amount of drugs-for-sale schemes are popping up on the social networks.
Happy birthday @Horse_ebooks! A quick look at the wisdom of Twitter’s favorite bot
Horse_ebooks is three years old today. We're taking a closer look at some of the Twitter spambot's best tweets.
The only shows that could possibly be worse than ‘Rich Kids of Instagram’
E! is producing a 'Rich Kids of Instagram'-inspired reality show, and we've got some social media-spawned ideas to add to its lineup.
Here comes the #bride: Is social media the new wedding crasher?
Is Instagram invading the wedding day, or just making it better?
The 8 best Twitter bots you aren’t following
Twitter bots might drive you crazy, but a few of them out there are both useful and entertaining. Here are our eight favorites.
Instagram: The dictator’s choice! How social media lets us mingle with villains
Following despots and delinquents online is a fascinating exercise.
Sorry, Facebook is getting video ads (and your rage is unjustified)
Well, get ready for more ads on Facebook. The company may introduce 15-second video ads. It's a good business decision, even if it will piss off users.
Instagram is deleting photos from Windows 8 phones – here’s why and three quick fixes
Instagram updated its API in an effort to fight spam, but third-party photo uploading apps are collateral damage.
Cat daddies: The booming business and emerging ethics of the Internet and animals
Some people have famous pets. And these famous pets bring celebrity-levels of money.
Let’s not congratulate Twitter on making up these horrible words
This week there's been some online discussion about the additions Twitter has made to our vocabulary. Here's the thing though: They're awful.
These are the only numbers you need to know from Facebook’s earnings report
Don't have time to read the whole report? We picked the highlights.
Seriously, has Anthony Weiner not heard of Snapchat?
Anthony Weiner is not inspiring voter confidence with his bone-headed impulse to sex-message people online.
Hands on with Flipboard for Web: A good start, but missing the mobile app’s polish
Flipboard used to be exclusive to tablets, but now it's expanding into the world of desktop browsing.
Want to get something out of Google+? Check out these On Air Hangouts
Google+ isn't exactly the most exciting social network, but the schedule of Hangouts this summer is impressive.
How Facebook Chat helped two high schoolers become playwrights
Rachel Kaly and Alec Grossman wrote a play over Facebook chat. Now it's featured in the New York Fringe Festival.
The Facebook Facelift is only the beginning of social media-motivated plastic surgery
People are asking their plastic surgeons for special procedures that will specifically enhance their beauty online.
Tinder finally launches for Android, so here’s everything you need to know about the red hot dating app
Tinder is the coolest dating app on the market, and now it's available for Android users.
Zynga, Facebook, and the rapidly approaching future of online social gambling
Facebook is launching gambling games in the U.K., which is great news for Zynga but bad news for people who hate getting badgered about Facebook games.
In the online hunt for criminals, social media is the ultimate snitch
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social networks are valuable sources in criminal cases. What you say on these sites can be damning evidence.
Are luxury helicopter app services insensitive, innovative, or both?
Two prominent transit apps are offering bold helicopter promotional deals this summer as a strike rages in San Fransisco.
Do we really want all our social networks to have private messaging?
There's a new app to help you private message on Instagram - is it necessary or a nuisance?
How the horrible Vegan Sellout List stunt tricked the Internet
You may have heard about the Vegan Sellout List, a site shaming ex-vegans. Horrible, right? The site creators think so, too.
How Jay-Z reinvented the art of the Twitter Q&A
Jay-Z's marathon of re-tweets will go down in the history books of Twitter ... when there are history books of Twitter.
What are ‘Dark Google’ and ‘Dark Social?’ A webmaster’s mortal enemies, with no fix in sight
Dark Google and dark social continue to confound webmasters and marketers, and there's no end to it.
What’s a Facebook shadow profile, and why should you care?
If you're wondering if you have a Facebook shadow profile, you do.
Fliike is a machine that shows the real world your Facebook ‘likes’ in – naturally – real time
If you've ever wanted a way to show people around you how many 'likes' your Facebook page has, there's a large French mechanical counter for that.
Is Vine really being killed off by video for Instagram?
Reports of Vine's death may be greatly exaggerated.
How to record silent Instagram videos
If you want to make an Instagram video without background noise, try this surprisingly simple trick.
Want to browse random Instagram videos? Look no further, Gramfeed’s got your fix
If you want a good overview of what people are up to using Instagram's video feature, Gramfeed shows you snippets from Instagram users around the world.
Digital secret keeper PostSecrets is not impressed with new app Whisper
Post Secret is probably THE online hub for secret telling, but it's not taking kindly to Whisper App, an upstart that offers an arguably similar service.