Slovakian engineers are trying to bait Mark Zuckerberg with this custom Facebook grill
What do you do when you want Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to come to your conference? Obviously build him a fancy, Facebook-enabled grill.
Everything you need to know about creating a custom Twitter timeline
Twitter has just released a new custom timeline feature, allowing you to pull in tweets by topic, event, or interest.
The 5 wildest takeaways from Facebook’s failed offer to buy Snapchat for $3 billion
Facebook tried and failed to buy Snapchat for $3 billion – and that's only the start of the insanity.
You can now share animated GIFs on Twitter – sort of, kind of
The Internet has heard our prayers and answered them: GIFs are now available on Twitter, via Giphy.
Justin Bieber’s new selfie app exists because … why?
Wondering where you could post and look at selfies? No? Of course you weren't, but the new Bieber-backed Shots of Me offers yet another selfie-solution.
Twitter unveils new TweetDeck-powered custom timeline feature
Twitter is slowly rolling out a new feature that allows users to create hand-picked, customized timelines.
The Adobe hack reaches Facebook, and it might be time to go change your password
The Adobe security breach has affected Facebook users relying on the same login information.
Russia says no social media at Sochi Olympics – Olympic Committee disagrees
A report last week from Russia but the kibosh on social media at the upcoming Olympic Games, but any fears are ill-founded.
The 13 most typical YouTube comments responding to the new YouTube comments
It doesn't get much more meta than this: YouTube wants to clean up its comment section, and these were some of the comments it got in return.
This plugin can tell who you’re Facebook stalking
Ever wondered who Facebook thinks are your best friends? This plugin can tell you.
So, you’re wondering how much Twitter owes you post-IPO?
Twitter is now officially crazy rich, and this app can tell you how much the site has made off your tweets.
WTF, Internet? ‘Catfish’ just jumped the catfish
MTV's Catfish was just renewed for a third season, and it's started to get a little routine/sad.
Sick of the Twitter IPO buzz? Ease the pain with our definitive drinking game
Heard enough about the Twitter IPO? Well nothing can stop the onslaught of the media hanging out to this story, but at least there's a drinking game.
Like change? You’re in luck, because Facebook just updated the Like button for the first time
That's right - the button that has become a part of Facebook's core is getting a much deserved makeover.
Facebook lets you name conversations in chat drop-down
This tiny update lets you immediately give a message thread with more than one other person its own name.
What goes on behind the curtain of popular read-it-later app Pocket
Pocket's CEO recently revealed a few data details behind what the read-it-later app is saving.
Senator tells Instagram it needs to clear out the gun sales
Instagram has become an unwilling marketplace, and now a politician says it needs to close down illegal gun sales.
New viral Facebook scam is tempting users with non-existent Facebook Credits
Watch out for this new Facebook scam making the rounds, advertising the social network's defunct currency.
An explanation of this Facebook Bitstrips nonsense and how you can block it
The new annoyance to hit Facebook is here and it's called Bitstrips. Here's how to get rid of it.
Yesterday was a great day for Facebook, if it weren’t for all the ‘buts’
Facebook's Q3 earnings report beat Wall Street expectations, but there are a few 'buts' attached to all the good news.
How to turn off Twitter’s enlarged photo previews … on your phone
Not a fan of Twitter's new, huge photo and Vine previews? Here's how to keep them out of your mobile Twitter feed.
Calling all procrastinators: These are the best Halloween costumes you can print
In a last minute costume bind? Here are some options that require nothing but paper, scissors, string, and a printer.
The very simple reasons Twitter just totally messed with your feed
If there was any wondering why Twitter is pushing photos - and pushing them hard - ease your mind, because it's all pretty obvious: Ads and brands.
Less clicking, more looking: Twitter images and Vine videos will now show up in tweets
No need to click those Twitter and Vine links, content will show up in your feed in full.
Uber and Cheezburger are partnering to fill your office with kittens … yes, really [UPDATE] Uber experiencing kitten shortage
It's National Cat Day, and a new feature on the Uber app wants to help you celebrate - by filling your office with rent-able kittens.
Instagram relaxes terms on censored hashtags, but its criteria remains confusing
Some of the previously unsearchable hashtags, like #sexualwednesday, are not OK on Instagram. But how the platform decides is still a conundrum.
Starbucks @Tweetacoffee campaign lets you send the sweet, sweet gift of caffeine
Starbucks new tweet-a-coffee program lets you simply tweet to give your friends and followers the greatest gift of all: free coffee.
WTF Internet? A tweeting bra is not helping cure breast cancer
WTF, Internet? This week's Web indiscretion comes courtesy of a bra that tweets, which is the ultimate in pinkwashing for Breast Cancer Awareness month.
Getting to know my fake Facebook friends
After a swam of too-similar fake friend requests filled up Facebook, I tried to find the thread connecting them.
To boldly go where no social media fan has gone before (and then post selfies about it)
A NASA rocket launch used to be the stuff of hard-hitting science journalism, but in an era when the agency's social media division heads up some of its most successful missions, that's changing in weird and wonderful ways.
Tumblr finally improves search so you can find all content, hashtagged or not
Frustrated by Tumblr search? You weren't the only one. But with a helping hand from Yahoo, the feature is much improved.
Pinterest is now worth $3.8 billion, so I decided to try it
Apparently, Pinterest is valued at a whopping $3.8 billion - I guess the site is on to something and I should try it out.
Consider yourself warned: This is the Instagram ad you’re going to see next week
The first Instagram ad will appear next week. This is what it will look like.