Of course Snapcat is a thing, because of all the reasons
There is now an app for cat selfies, and the world is a better place for it.
#Followme: Twitter and Vizify partner to bring some visual life to your text-based tweets
Twitter and Vizify are partnering to let people take their social media profiles to the next level.
The Instagram-for-doctors is gross, scary, graphic – and it could save your life
Figure1 is a social network chock-full of icky pictures. And it might be a very important medical tool.
Our favorite hidden hacks to spice up your social networks
Bored of Facebook's emoticons? Tired of Snapchat's color palette? These hidden tips and tricks will help keep things interesting.
China allowing Twitter and Facebook access! Oh wait … not quite
Conference participants are being allowed to tweet and update Facebook, but the permission comes with quite a few caveats.
Here’s why you shouldn’t be surprised that people share more Vines than Instagrams on Twitter
If you look at how often they're getting shared on Twitter, Vine appears more popular than Instagram. But you shouldn't use Twitter as a barometer.
RIP, Facebook Sponsored Stories! We shall dance on your grave
Facebook's Sponsored Stories ads are going to that big deluxe apartment in the sky.
Arrested for tweeting in Turkey: The social media machine of the #Occupygezi movement
It's hard to call Twitter and Facebook frivolous when they're crucial organizing and awareness-building tools.
Snapchat’s new, faceless logo may be due to legal woes
Snapchat's new faceless ghost logo might be linked to a lawsuit.
InstaFeed wants to turn Instagram creators into Instagram curators
Instagram-curation app InstaFeed launches with a mission: to turn picture-takers into picture-collectors.
Getting Giphy with it: Your guide to the best GIF search service around
Image used with permission by copyright holder Animated GIFs are the perfect, amazing medium of the masses – even if you (like me) refuse to accept that it’s pronounced with a soft G. Is your website looking bland? Throw a GIF on it! Don’t know how to make yourself look casual in an e-mail? A […]
Twitter turns out to be a veritable treasure trove of vaccine data
If Twitter is any indication of popular opinion, the anti-vaccine movement is dying down.
Xanga, we hardly knew ye: Ode to the angstiest social network ever
Xanga is currently trying to salvage its network and become a paid-for product - we means we need to say goodbye to the Xanga we knew and loved.
Facebook testing auto-private messaging feature, so gear up for the complaints
According to an alleged redesign, you'll soon be able to private message people from your homepage.
Here’s the Facebook musical you never knew you didn’t want to see
Facebook addiction made into a song and dance routine on YouTube is ... kinda terrifying.
Vine hits Android, so now everyone you know can make looping videos
Vine isn't just an Apple thing anymore - it's now available for Android users.
5 surprising things we learned from the 2013 Internet Trends report
The 2013 Internet Trends report revealed some surprising snapshots of the digital year.
Need an on-the-go GIF fix? Stilly auto-uploads your creations to Tumblr and iMessage
Auto-upload your homemade GIFs to Tumblr with Stilly - just keep that hand steady.
The latest victim of remix culture? You and your concert-made Vines
Vine is falling subject to some of the same problems that plagued early hip-hop and sampling, a DMCA issue that is once again rearing its ugly head.
NYC Health Department warns Grindr might be linked to meningitis outbreak (hint: it’s not)
Grindr and other gay hookup apps are a common link between meningitis victims. But this connection is arbitrary.
Report by people who apparently don’t get it label Twitter users bad spellers
Twitter users are apparently the least literate on social media. Yikes or yawn?
Now you can feel bad about not getting that verified check mark on Facebook, too
Facebook takes yet another page from Twitter's playbook with verification.
Oh snap! Snapchat Leaked is a site full of scandalous ‘secret’ Snaps
A website called Snapchat Leaked shows scandalous pictures sent using the service.
Turns out Instagram’s latest obscenely rich braggart, Mr. Wall Street, is a fake
A dubiously extravagant Instagram account is a good example of how social media provides a platform for ridiculous behavior.
Will Instagram make its Windows Phone debut on the Nokia Lumia 928?
Mounting evidence suggests Instagram won't stay away from Windows 8 for long.
No, Instagram is not mass deleting accounts – resume your normal lives, everyone
Some Instagram users are having a conniption because accounts were randomly deleted.
New technology finds which parts of the world are making faces at you
New technology can find random objects that look like human faces all over the world.
Kthxbai! How Internet-speak is changing the way we talk IRL (in real life)
Abbreviations, acronyms, and shortened everything: the Internet is remixing English.
Using Airbnb is now a crime in New York City
An Airbnb host lost his case in New York for renting his apartment through the service. Is this the end for Airbnb in the five boroughs?
What does the Yahoo-Tumblr deal have in common with weird foodie fan art?
"Yumblr" has a few different definitions - and some of them had nothing to do with M&A before this week.
WordPress says Tumblr blogs galore exported in wake of Yahoo acquisition
Wordpress saw a lot more blogs imported from Tumblr than usual after the Yahoo deal was announced. Does this spell doom for Tumblr?
The inevitable happens and BangWithFriends gets the App Store boot
If you want to use Bang with Friends, don't look in Apple's App Store - it's banned.
Tumblr will make Yahoo as cool as that Hot Topic shirt made you in 6th grade
Yahoo is considering purchasing Tumblr for $1 billion. That's a lot of money, but it will also ruin Tumblr.