Stop Worrying, Your Internet Past Is Not Embarrassing

There’s something on the internet that you desperately want to keep everyone from seeing. Something you’re deeply embarrassed of. That would show all your friends how you’re not actually as smart and fashionable and ironically self-aware as you pretend to be. And you really ought to get over it. More »

Are Sane Adults Allowed to Ever Use ;) ?

You probably haven’t regularly used smileys since your middle school days, when modems screeched and President Clinton rained ordnance against Bosnian war criminals. You’ve grown up since then, but the 😉 has remained inert, a relic of type. In our new modern age, is it ever okay to drop a smiley? More »

The Single Creepiest Thing You Can Do on Facebook

Always be nice, and cool. That’s the motto around here. But sometimes you just want to make someone wildly uncomfortable. Or maybe you want to avoid social nightmare! Either way, here is some sacred social media advice. Heed or perish. More »

All The Tiny Changes Hiding in Facebook’s Latest Redesign

Zuck bought Facebook its fanciest new outfit in many years this week, and naturally, the New News Feed is getting all the swooning. But FB added a handful of delicate tweaks and turns to the site—some you might not have noticed yet. More »

Is It Okayyyyyy To Say Heyyyyyyyyyy?

There’s a virus we need to talk about. It’s spread between our brains, fingers, and keyboards, we rarely think about it, and we almost all do it. Maybe it’s harmless. Or maybe it’s corroding our entire language. Ughhhhhhhhhhh! More »

How To Order Internet Delivery During a Blizzard and Not Be a Dick

If you live in the blizzard-ridden United States, you might be looking out your window at a harsh, desolate, snowy wasteland. Cars in the middle of the street. Frosty despair. But you’re also hungry. Here’s how to order in, guilt-free. More »

How to Watch Super Bowl 47

This Sunday, the San Francisco 49ers will battle the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl 47. The action will air on CBS. Kickoff is at 6:30PM ET. Here’s how to watch it no matter where you are. More »

Should You Ruin Lives with Facebook Search?

Facebook search can find a lot of cool things, like every photo you’ve liked, friends who share interests, friends who share restaurants, and maybe even your next wife! (?) But it could also completely destroy someone’s existence. Should we? More »

Yes, Of Course The Guy Who Made This Awful App Is a Virgin

Playbook is a stupid skeezy app that lets you brag to your bros about your hookups, inserting ratings and degrading commentary along the way. What’s not to love? More »

The Secret to Facebook Happiness Is Killing Friendships

You have too many friends—I promise you. Really. You’ve been collecting them for probably half a decade, like barnacles on the side of a slow boat, and they’re holding you back. They’re also threatening your privacy. End it. More »