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To say the Facebook Developer Platform changed the web as we know it would be a dramatic understatement. Originally launching in 2007 as a tool for developers to build apps for the social network, six years later it has evolved … Continue reading →

More than 18 months after announcing that it was shutting down Google Buzz, Google is taking the final steps in snuffing out the platform. According to an email sent to Buzz users, as of July 17, 2013, Google will remove … Continue reading →

The East Coast cicadas, currently emerging by the billions, have spent the last 17 years underground, making today’s world a bit of a shock for them In 1996, Alanis Morissette was just a “Jagged Little Pill” and only 20 million … Continue reading →

When you think about enjoying the great outdoors, embracing the natural world and soaking up all of the sun’s vitamin D, technology doesn’t really enter the picture, does it? But using tech and being outside don’t have to be mutually … Continue reading →

The national conversation of late has revolved around a trio of Washington scandals, a weather disaster, and the seesaw views in financial markets about whether crisis looms. Yet for all their prominence, none are as tied to trends that will … Continue reading →

Despite rolling out a major overhaul a little over a year ago, Google could be preparing to redesign the Gmail experience on iOS, Android and the desktop. Reports of a new look for the Android client came from the eagle-eyes … Continue reading →

The Westboro Baptist Church can add another group to its “hate” list: hackers. The Christian fundamentalist group, notorious for its “God Hates Fags” protests, launched a website on Monday called GodHatesOklahoma.com, just hours after a mile-wide tornado hit the town … Continue reading →

For all the amazing ways social media has changed our lives, it’s come with some downsides, as well. Chief among those is FOMO — that is, of course, Fear of Missing Out, a documented disease among social media addicts Surely … Continue reading →

At the Webby Awards this week, Steve Wilhite, father of the Graphics Interchange Format, used his five-word acceptance speech to end a popular debate: It’s pronounced “JIF,” not “GIF.” Unsurprisingly, this outraged many Internet users. SEE ALSO: More Sunday Comics … Continue reading →

You’re surrounded by geeks every day. Your commute is filled with people playing Dots. Your best friend spends her Saturday nights creating Everquest fan art. And you constantly imagine scenarios in terms of endless loops. But May 25 is officially … Continue reading →