Did you lose a couple of followers today on Instagram? If you're Rihanna, you lost 1.2 million on Thursday. Kim Kardashian lost 1.3 million. Even beloved talk show host grand diva Oprah saw her Instagram follower count drop. » 12/18/14 11:45pm 12/18/14 11:45pm

Are you looking for creative ways to blow damn near a thousand bucks AND simultaneously proclaim your love of all things social media? Run and go get your credit card, because your search is over. » 11/18/14 10:30am 11/18/14 10:30am

Embarrassing open mic nights, topical parodies, gaming tutorials—these are the YouTube videos we know. The ones we replay and the ones we send to our friends, coworkers, families, and everyone we know. But YouTube has another layer. One where view counts sit at zero and bizarre bits of film rot away in indifference.… » 10/20/14 2:18pm 10/20/14 2:18pm

Regular or semi-regular watchers of The View probably noticed that in the months before and after Barbara Walters' departure, the show started experimentin' a little bit. Most egregiously, they introduced a new thing with viewer selfies, which allowed people to submit photos of themselves with the stars on the screen… » 8/21/14 11:40am 8/21/14 11:40am

Hundreds of UK police officers were disciplined (and some terminated) over improper use of social media accounts such as Facebook and Twitter. » 8/19/14 4:00pm 8/19/14 4:00pm

Are you desperately looking for another way to allow technology to completely take over your life? Is it too time consuming to reach for a smartphone readily available in your pocket or purse? If so, the makers of one new product totally feel you. » 8/05/14 11:30pm 8/05/14 11:30pm

Women in China are bombarding social media with pictures of their unshaven armpits. » 7/31/14 2:40pm 7/31/14 2:40pm

A good rule of thumb for internet denizens: if an online service is offered to you for free, then you are the product. At the very least, you're a data point, and, therefore, a test subject. » 7/28/14 4:00pm 7/28/14 4:00pm

Most of us consider Facebook a way to see old friends' weddings, babies and flamewars about NOBAMA. The company's execs, however, have grander ambitions: Now they want you to shop and purchase crap right from your NewsFeed. I guess they weren't seeing enough fights over organic baby food? » 7/21/14 2:00pm 7/21/14 2:00pm

Former police officer David Cerna was recently arrested for placing a hidden camera in a Mobile gas station bathroom in Chesterfield, Missouri, and then posting the videos on a porn site. Now, after the site has been taken down, stills remain searchable on Tumblr. Yet Tumblr refuses to take down the photos—what gives? » 7/16/14 7:00pm 7/16/14 7:00pm

Social networking giant Instagram has offered an apology to a user after banning her for a photos she proudly displayed of her body. » 7/16/14 11:10am 7/16/14 11:10am

The recorded rape of a Houston area teen has gone viral on social media, sparking its own mocking hashtag on Twitter and sending humanity spiraling ever more rapidly toward its inevitable and rapidly approaching self-inflicted demise. » 7/10/14 12:00pm 7/10/14 12:00pm

The latest in New York Times trend piece combines some of your favorite topics: TEENS, TEXTING and VAMPIRES. » 7/07/14 11:00am 7/07/14 11:00am

It's great for sharing heartwarming photos of your family and pets, but let's face it: For a certain demo, Instagram is simply another front in the lifelong war for social dominance. Who's got the best brunch? Who went on the best vacation? Who's monetizing her #belfies? » 6/11/14 6:10pm 6/11/14 6:10pm

When Russell Brand social media'd a picture of then-wife Katy Perry sans makeup, half of the internet laughed triumphantly because stars are just like us after all where's your whipped cream bra now?! and the other half gasped empathetically, because what he did was actually kind of mean. » 6/05/14 5:00pm 6/05/14 5:00pm

A New Jersey appellate court has ruled constitutional a judge's decision to ban a woman from ranting about her children and ex-husband on Facebook. Unfortunately, this is not a light-hearted story about some lady who just wouldn't shut up about Junior making poopy in the potty. (Those people are still allowed to use… » 5/29/14 7:10pm 5/29/14 7:10pm