Yesterday, the Supreme Court announced it will be hearing arguments on a case involving a Pennsylvania man convicted in 2010 under federal law for posting violent and graphic threats directed at his ex-wife and coworkers on Facebook. They will be deciding "whether, as a matter of statutory interpretation, conviction… » 6/17/14 4:30pm 6/17/14 4:30pm

WHAT IS THE INTERNET, EVEN? I work for it, and I can't answer this question. » 3/23/13 3:00pm 3/23/13 3:00pm

Digital Cupid, a new Facebook app from Charlotte-based ad agency Tattoo Projects, purports to tell you which Facebook friend to get freaky with. There's no mention of how the program determines your match, but we're guessing it's just the Sorting Hat in pretty dress. » 2/12/13 10:00pm 2/12/13 10:00pm

For a long time, when you googled my BFF, now a successful literary manager, one of the first things that popped up was a review of a production of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra that she directed in the basement of a pizzeria. The review was, how do I put this, fucking awful and specifically called my friend out… » 12/27/12 6:50pm 12/27/12 6:50pm

Let's just be honest for a second: making female friends is hard in a new city. You want to be like, "Hey, want to get a drink sometime?" and then you don't because you're scared, and then a few days later she Tweets something about how much she likes Dane Cook or how much she hates abortion, and you're like… » 7/14/12 3:45pm 7/14/12 3:45pm

If you're a lady, dating online is nothing like an eharmony commercial, where a polite queue of nice men in navy sweaters and bouquets of daisies send you well-punctuated messages asking about your favorite place to go hiking. The reality of online dating, for women at least, is more like sauntering down the sidewalk… » 5/30/12 6:40pm 5/30/12 6:40pm

With our various electronic devices always pinging and beeping to notify us of various developments in the world, be it a "liked" Facebook status or a breaking news alert, you wouldn't think we'd need MORE ways to gauge how well-received we were online. And yet, apparently we do. That's why Benjamin Redford invented a… » 5/15/12 5:15pm 5/15/12 5:15pm

Finding love on the internet is complicated enough, it would sure be nice to know that you don't have to worry about ending up on an awkward coffee date with a registered sex offender. Now, thankfully, you're about to have a little more protection in that department. Three big dating sites—Match.com, eHarmony, and… » 3/21/12 9:30am 3/21/12 9:30am

I spent a period of time last year selling my "well-worn panties just for you!" online. It was definitely a profitable enterprise; I just didn't have the entrepreneurial fortitude to take it to the next level. I would find myself yelling aloud at people not in the room as I read the emails of potential customers and… » 2/03/12 1:15pm 2/03/12 1:15pm

Someone hacked Zappos, and now a nation bites its nails, worried that our shoe shopping habit is in danger. But, thank God, it is not. Your access to sale-priced sneakers and stylish stilettos will not be denied—but you will need to change your password if you want to keep safely procuring three pairs of the same… » 1/16/12 9:30am 1/16/12 9:30am

If you've never actually met the guy you hooked up with on an online dating site and were surprised to find that he has a British accent when you first talked on the phone, we might have some bad news — particularly if he asked you to send him some money so he could fly out to see you, then claimed that all flights… » 12/21/11 10:34pm 12/21/11 10:34pm

The internet aficionados at Know Your Meme have named their top memes of 2011 in one handy video that features Nyan Cat, Occupy Wall Street, and the resurgence of My Little Pony. I was not satisfied. » 12/09/11 5:10pm 12/09/11 5:10pm

According to a study by Women at NBCU, women and men say they couldn't live without the internet or sleep for a month, but when asked for a third item they couldn't live with out, men chose ‘sex', while women chose ‘showers'. » 7/23/11 3:15pm 7/23/11 3:15pm

Cheryl Gray, 50, met Wylie Iwan, 35, on Mafia Wars. The two never met in real life, but now she's suing him for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress because he told her he loved her, requested and accepted gifts from her, and then dumped her. » 7/13/11 5:55pm 7/13/11 5:55pm

Does a "sexualized" avatar invite disrespectful behavior online? While conducting an experiment to measure human empathy toward human actors compared with digital representations, researchers discovered a strange quirk: men judged the avatar pleading for sympathy more harshly than the actress. » 2/23/10 5:00pm 2/23/10 5:00pm

Facebook is the self-control killer, as many of us already know. But will it end your relationship? Some UK-based law firms believe the popular social networking site plays an increasing role in petitions for divorce. » 12/21/09 3:40pm 12/21/09 3:40pm

A new study published in Pediatrics claims that girls who have already suffered abuse and who create sexual avatars for themselves are more likely to be victimized by online predators. » 5/26/09 6:00pm 5/26/09 6:00pm