An open letter to Instagram on its third birthday
Oh Instagram, it's only been three years? It feels like a lifetime.
The NYC vs. Airbnb saga continues with a subpoena demanding user information
New York's beef with rental site Airbnb is not over. It wants data on users who are potential violators of a state law prohibiting short-term leases.
Want to make money filtering your iPhone snaps? These Instagram-lovin’ apps can help
Instagram recently announced that it intends to earn a bit of revenue by making room for advertisements. Why shouldn't you?
Love your city? Want free stuff? Here’s how to become a Google City Expert
The Google City Experts program is one of the best features on Google+, and you can take advantage of it in a few easy steps.
WTF, Internet? Keep your hashtags out of my real-life conversation
WTF, Internet? This week's Web indiscretion comes courtesy of a campaign tempting people to get discounts for saying 'hashtag' at checkout.
7 of the most captivating photojournalists on Instagram capturing conflict zones
Photographers are using Instagram as a journalism tool, and some of their accounts stand out as must-follow feeds, with remarkable images.
A few quick and easy ways to help your parents use the Internet
It's an incredibly tough and sometimes frustrating ordeal to answer your parents' questions about the ways of the Internet. Let us help you.
Silk Road supporters are trolling the FBI with Bitcoin
Bitcoin users are giving the FBI an earful by sending bitcoin to the address where the law enforcement agency is keeping its seize Silk Road funds.
Instagram food porn could ruin your dinner
Documenting your every meal with Instagram could actually make eating it a worse experience.
6 creepy things you might not know Facebook is doing
We get it, Facebook makes it money off collecting data - that's all well and good, but it also means we get the heebie-jeebies about it sometimes.
It’s the tale of internet domination, told through an old timey map
In case you still had doubts about the lordship of Google and Facebook over the Web.
Instagram officially announces the ads are coming
Beginning today, you may see an ad or two on your Instagram feed, from a brand account you may not be following.
Snapchat releases ‘Snapchat Stories,’ a feature that strings together the Snaps of our lives
Snapchat's newest feature, "Snapchat Stories," offers users a chance to share more of their lives.
Word to the wise, the things you say on Facebook reveal a lot about you
A large-scale study reveals that the words and phrases - and emoticons - we use on Facebook offer a wealth of information about us as individuals.
Photos: Government agencies say goodbye to social media … for now
The Government shutdown has wide-reaching affects, including on federal agencies' social media accounts.
Arrested leader of Silk Road allegedly ordered assassinations as well as drugs
Online drug marketplace Silk Road won't be open for business anytime soon, since the FBI arrested its owner.
Got a fan following on Instagram? Get rewarded for it through Snapfluence
'Instagram brand ambassador' may be your next paying gig through a new network that makes it easy for brands to hook up with Instagrammers who love them.
Everything you need to know about Facebook’s expanded Graph Search features
Here's everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask about Facebook's expanded Graph Search.
I let algorithms tell me what to do for a day, and this is what happened
Ever wanted to let the Internet make all you decisions for you? Well I did.
How to embed Instagram photos on Twitter
There's an easy workaround to embed your Instagram photos on Twitter.
Myspace now boasts 36M users and a 340 percent increase in artists using the network
The social network continues its relaunch with some impressive new numbers.
Ever wondered what your place in the Facebook universe is? This interactive project can tell you
An online project called "Faces of Facebook" arranges every profile picture from every user in chronological order.
You can now stalk even harder as Facebook makes more content Graph Search-friendly
If you've been meaning to clean up your Facebook account for potentially damning updates, you may now use Graph Search to search for topic specific posts.
Measuring the Internet’s emotions about the ‘Breaking Bad’ finale
We all know that 'Breaking Bad' crushed it last night – but how did we feel about it? Social media has the answer.
Reference Twitter posts with ease through this citation generator
If you have a long night of referencing tweets for your term paper ahead of you, you can use this nifty tool to help you cut your citation time in half.
Facebook is trying to steal TV networks’ attention from Twitter with new data
Facebook continues its push to become a place for real-time cultural conversation as it attempts to tighten relationships with TV broadcasters.
Go big or go home: Why social networks are supersizing their photos
Twitter changed its embedded photo size, allowing for bigger pictures. It's a shrewd move from the microblogging site.
WTF, Internet? We don’t need B.S. surveys to typecast women as Facebook-obsessed divas
WTF, Internet? This week's Web indiscretion comes courtesy of a 'survey' saying women buy more clothes because of social photos.
Google City Experts is awesome now – but will it suffer the same fate as Yelp Elites?
Google wants to beat Yelp at its own game, but can it avoid the same pitfalls?
The debate over war photojournalism in the age of Instagram rages on
New research looks at the merits and problems of filtered photojournalism.
What’s in a name? For @Jon and @Sarah, maybe a whole lot of money
Internet identity is a precious commodity - and the lucky souls behind Twitter names like @jon and @kristin know it.
The last useful thing on Facebook, notifications, are now getting ads for games
Your Facebook notifications hub - the last sacred place - is not immune to ads.