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Taylor Swift Mocks Kanye West’s 2009 VMAs Interruption
MTV’s Video Music Awards telecast airs Sunday, but singer-songwriter Taylor Swift evidently can’t stop thinking about 2009′s VMAs shindig, when rapper Kanye West famously stole the microphone during her Best Female Video acceptance speech “Yo, Taylor, I’m really happy for … Continue reading
Apple Ad Campaign Highlights iPad Apps You’ve Never Heard Of
If you don’t recognize some of the apps in Apple’s latest iPad ad campaign, you’re probably not alone. Earlier this month, Apple’s ad agency TBWA\Media Arts Lab started placing outdoor ads around the country highlighting several suites of more niche, … Continue reading
‘Mad Men’ And ’30 Rock’ Become One in ‘Mad Rock’ Tumblr
If you’re a huge fan of both 30 Rock and Mad Men, then you loved watching Liz Lemon court Don Draper (a.k.a. Jon Hamm). We’ll wager, however, that you’d never expected that these two worlds would come back together Thankfully, … Continue reading
YouTube’s Mobile Apps Get a Makeover
Wish you could watch a video on YouTube while searching for another one? Today is your lucky day. The popular video-sharing site launched a new version of its apps for iOS and Android on Tuesday, adding a brand new look … Continue reading
Facebook Page ‘Shames’ University’s Revolting Dorm Rooms
Mushrooms growing from the ceiling, feces in a stairwell and dilapidated buildings. These are the latest posts to a Facebook pages showing grossly-substandard conditions at a major university’s living facilities. The Facebook page “GW Housing Horrors” sprang up on July … Continue reading
Tesla Model S Gets Top Safety Rating
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has awarded Tesla’s Model S a 5-star safety rating, with the electric sedan smashing a few records in the process According to Tesla Motors, Tesla Model S set a new record for the … Continue reading
Google+ Adds Embedded Translation Technology
You won’t need Rosetta Stone — or even the Google Translate tool — to navigate your Google+ account anymore Google announced a new built-in translation feature on Monday that allows users to rephrase posts from another language into their preferred … Continue reading
PlayStation 4 Coming Nov. 15 in North America
The next-generation PlayStation 4 will go on sale on Nov 15. in North America, Sony announced at its Gamescom press conference Tuesday. It will go on sale on Nov. 29 in Europe. The PlayStation 4 will cost $399, a price … Continue reading
Top Dog: BarkBox’s Mission to Reinvent the Pet Industry
You get monthly shipments of beauty product, razors and healthy snacks, so why should Fido be left out of all the fun? Answer: He shouldn’t. Matt Meeker, Carly Strife and Henrik Werdelin founded ecommerce and content site BarkBox in December … Continue reading
5 Amazing Facts About Tonight’s Blue Moon
When the full moon rises on Tuesday night, it will technically be a Blue Moon, but not for the reason you might think. The Blue Moon on Aug. 20 is not the second full moon of August, but actually gets … Continue reading