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Do we need a new word for ‘viral?’

Do these pieces of our culture truly encapsulate what virality once stood for?

On May 20, 2014 by [email protected]

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Are we less social because of our reliance on social media?

The Internet doesn't destroy lives and ruin society: it takes people to do that.

On May 16, 2014 by [email protected]

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UN report says by end of year, there will be 3 billion Internet users

3 billion isn't cool. You know what's cool? 

On May 7, 2014 by Micah Singleton

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The 10 most inappropriate how-to guides on the Internet

You can learn how to do almost anything online. Some of it is messed up.  

On May 7, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

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The Comic Sans comeback is the perfect expression of our cultural confusion

Do we turn to Comic Sans because we're criticizing it or because we're embracing it?

On May 6, 2014 by [email protected]

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The Internet bought my vagina

If you had told me last year that I would be thanking the Internet for supporting my gender transition, I would have laughed.

On May 5, 2014 by [email protected]

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By eliminating discomfort, is the Internet killing our ability to wonder?

We are so used to knowing that it has become distinctly uncomfortable not to know the answer to something. 

On May 2, 2014 by Zan McQuade

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Why anonymous Facebook isn’t nearly as strange as you think

Facebook wants to hide your data and eat it, too.

On May 2, 2014 by Gillian Branstetter

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These are the biggest lies on the Internet

Liar, liar, pants on fire. 

On Apr 25, 2014 by Joanie Ferguson

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The Internet is a ‘CIA project,’ says Vladimir Putin

Russian presidents say the darndest things.

On Apr 24, 2014 by Fran Berkman

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Living online means sharing your life with everyone and no one at once

The Internet has caused us to live in a state of constant masturbatory potential.

On Apr 23, 2014 by [email protected]

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Posting a #NoMakeupSelfie is not the way to beat cancer

Wear makeup or don't—but don't pretend that the decision deserves a gold star for helping someone in need.

On Apr 23, 2014 by [email protected]

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More than half of all social website logins powered by Facebook

Facebook strengthens its hold on day-to-day Internet life.

On Apr 22, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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How the golden age of television is killing Hollywood

What’s really driving television’s popularity these days is the conversation around it.

On Apr 22, 2014 by [email protected]

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404 No More aims to make sure you never hit a ‘not found’ error again

Put an end to the Web's disappearing act.

On Apr 21, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill