etiquette

Almost every weekend this year, I’ve ended up at the movies. In a relentless news environment, it’s nice to head…

Venmo is an app that should be simple and transactional. Instead, it’s thorny and oftentimes awkward to navigate.…

A little over a decade after the release of the original iPhone, it seems we have arrived at some basic grounds…

This week, the theater world and social media exploded over a man who jumped on stage at Hand to God in order to…

My current pet peeve is being out with friends who seem incapable of putting their phones down. We’re existing in a…

Rumor has it, Apple wants to give you the option to use read receipts on a contact-by-contact basis in iMessage.…

Earlier this month I asked you guys for the worst email sign-offs you'd ever seen. Well, well, well, did you ever…

The etiquette around work email is still evolving. If the Sony hacks taught us anything, it's that even high-profile…

It happens. You're having a perfectly nice conversation with someone when, all of a sudden, they make an innocent…

Welcome to User Manual, Gizmodo's weekly internet advice column. This week we're dealing with parents all up in your…

Technology brings with it many complex social problems—from using phones at the dinner table to the the etiquette of…

Facebook pokes, LinkedIn romance, and how to deal with someone who doesn't understand email—that's what we're…

The internet has changed the rules for a lot of things: dating, buying groceries, ordering takeout, etc. to the…

There's an old saying that you get more bees with honey than with vinegar. It's true—to a degree. Sometimes if you…

Facebook has basically made remembering birthdays meaningless. With automatic reminders, it's just as easy to wish a…

We've all done it. After a tough day at work or a long night of drinking, the gentle motion of the subway rocks you…

The Internet is not that hard. We all know that, right? But some people out there (probably duckface selfie-ing on…

That girl you grew up with and haven't seen in four years does not want to like the Facebook page for the…

My brain tickles itself when something brand new gets invented, like a smartphone, and how different habits and…

It's summertime, and that means the subways are hot and crowded and more miserable than usual. But are you the proble…