Men, Please Stop Manthreading
There is this thing that people (mostly men) love to do on Twitter, something other than harass women and send DMs of…
Damn, Kanye Used to Be a Great Tech Blogger
Kanye West insists that his next album will be the “album of life.” Is he exaggerating? Probably. But I do know that…
All the Media Companies That Belong to Verizon Now
Verizon just bought AOL, but before that, AOL was a company with deep pocketbooks (all that dial-up money!) and a very…
How to Use Robots.txt to Hide Your Dumb Blog
Completely deleting something from the internet is like corralling drunk, feral geese after setting them loose: Damn…
You Can Now Embed Getty Images' Gorgeous Photos On Your Blog for Free
Getty Images is one of the world's premiere sources for amazing photos. But if you don't have the money to pay…
The Future of News in the Dark Ages of 2003
Pull up a chair and let me tell you about a primitive era in media history: the world of 2003.
The Word Weblog Was Born 15 Years Ago Today
You call this blog a blog because 15 years ago today, a guy named Jorn Barger (aka @RobotWisdom) coined the phrase…
Report: John McAfee Captured After Weeks on the Run (Updated: False Alarm)
According to John McAfee's official blog, the once anti-virus pioneer has been captured at the border of Belize and…
John McAfee Started a Blog About John McAfee
Can't get enough of the wild saga of murder suspect and anti-virus pioneer John McAfee? Great, because he just started…
Do You Still Have a Personal Blog?
Once upon a time, it seemed like everyone had a LiveJournal, or Blogspot, or TypePad, or Wordpress, or ahem, Xanga.…
Why Dave Winer Invented the Blog
If you're reading these lines it's because of this man. He's Dave Winer, the inventor of blogs and RSS syndication, two…
Behold This Treasure Trove of Mistaken Text Messages
There's a strange quirk in Verizon's text messaging system. When entering a recipient, if their phone number doesn't…
Women Fighters in Reasonable Armor: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
It's one of those ideas that's so radical, it might just work: women fighters wearing actual armor. You know, that…
A Vintage Photo Blog That's Actually Pretty Cool
There are a lot of photo blogs out there dedicated to collecting vintage photos, but I like the spin that relative…
More People Are Tumblr'ing Than Using WordPress Blogs
In just four years, Tumblr has overtaken the eight-year-old Wordpress as the blogging platform du jour. Tumblr now has…
The Past, Present, and Future of Our Internet Loneliness
Does being on the internet ever make you feel like you're alone in the world? It should! Because this is basically how…
Discover the weirdness of science (without any pesky context)
Our favorite new website is Out of Context Science, a Tumblr-like blog that posts weird snippets from scientific papers…
Bloggers Can Finally Blog From Android Phones With Official Blogger App
Did I say the word "blog" enough, like a true blogger shouting into her own personal echo-chamber? Regardless, it's…