Twitter is going through some turmoil at the moment…to say the least. Ever since the new “Chief Twit” took over, many advertisers and popular users have fled from the app, seeking greener pastures. With the competition at its weakest, many Twitter alternatives have stepped up to take the popular app’s place. Apps like Cohost, B-Heard,…
Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover is throwing the media landscape for a spin. The future of Twitter remains in question, and some users are looking to migrate. Enter a slew of platforms hoping to win such users over. Some, like the decentralized media network Mastodon, are seeing unprecedented levels of interest. Then there’s Substack: the subscription…
“This is a little strange, I am sure,” began the letter Jessi Zahm, of Newberg, Oregon, found on her doorstep this September, “but we live up the street from you and we drive by your house daily.” Zahm had a secret admirer — or rather, one of her Halloween decorations did. “My daughter who is…
The Call of Duty game franchise is no stranger to controversy. In fact, controversy is as normal as the gunfights in the series. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is the latest installment in the series to take real-world geopolitical events and use them to manufacture controversy. Whether it’s the player unemotionally gunning down civilians…
Have you ever looked up from your phone, eyes stinging and mind cloudy, realising that hours have passed without your noticing? If this sounds like you, some people on the internet would have a prescription for you: you need to go touch grass. To be told to touch grass is intended as an insult for…
Reddit is often called “the front page of the internet,” where users post all sorts of links and stories to what’s happening around the world. But this week, Reddit itself was thrust into the spotlight after a fake post on the platform became part of a high-profile trial being livestreamed to an audience of millions.…
TL;DR: As of Oct. 23, you can sign up for the Complete Digital Growth Hacker Bundle for just $39.99 — that’s 98% in savings. Cultivating your brand online can take a lot of careful planning and thought. Whether you’re trying to grow a following on social media or turn your website into a content authority,…
Despite having been released just a day ago, Midnights, the tenth studio album from Taylor Swift is a critical and commercial success. While tracks like “Lavender Haze” and “Sweet Nothing,” are about love and revenge, “Anti-Hero,” sees Swift battle against herself. So of course, it’s set the internet abuzz. As the lead single to Midnights,…
The ’00s are back, folks. Instagram is reportedly internally working on a feature that allows users to add a song to their profiles. Developer and notable leaker Alessandro Paluzzi tweeted screenshots of the feature, which he states Instagram is currently trialling. In a comment emailed to Mashable, a spokesperson said the feature was an “internal…
Signal, the secure messaging app beloved by millions of privacy-conscious users, is beta-testing an Instagram-inspired Stories feature. Who said cybersecurity couldn’t be fun? In an Oct. 5 post to a Signal community board about new beta features, the app announced testers would soon have access to a new way of sharing photos, videos, and even…