Digital Culture
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Dictionary.com Defines the Times With 1,500 New Words, RevisionsWoke, trauma dumping, queerbaiting, petfluencer, and other extremely online words appeared in new or revised entries.
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The TikTok ‘Bold Glamour’ Filter Is Going Viral for Its Wildly Unrealistic Beauty StandardThe word filter doesn't do it justice.
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TikTok Visionary Lynae Vanee Is a ‘Content Creator Down for the Cause'Next up: her own show. Let's stop playing and make it happen.
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Reddit Announces Ability to Search Comments Within a PostThe feature works on desktop, iOS, and Android.
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A Pilot Took an Amazing Selfie With the Chinese Spy BalloonWhat a pic.
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Why Have Some People Stopped Using BeReal?"I mean, how many times can I take a photo of me at my desk doing boring work?"
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Ariana Debose’s Rap About Angela Bassett Did the Thing at the BaftasIt's unclear what the thing is, but she sure is doing it.
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Twitter Asks: Which Pop Culture Storylines Need to Go?People are naming the plots they would get rid of across shows like 'Stranger Things', 'Game of Thrones', and 'Euphoria'.
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BUGGIRL200 Is Committed to the BitAdult Directioners are business owners, too.
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Meta Follows in Twitter’s Footsteps With New Paid Subscription ModelUsers once again paying to prove they are real people.
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Apple Released New Emoji With iOS 16.4. Here Are Our Favorites.More weird and wonderful ways to express ourselves.
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Instagram Launches Broadcast Channels, a Digital Message Board for CreatorsBroadcast channels will look like an inbox message, but you can't reply to them.
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Why TikTok Is Urging You to Ditch Anything ‘Low Vibrational'Influencers are cutting out negativity — which means anything from alcohol to eyelash extensions.
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‘I Wore the MSCHF Big Red Boots.’ This Youtuber Told Us All About His Experience.These boots were made for walkin' all over your feeds.
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Instagram Has Valentine’s Day Treats for All the Lovers?❤️?????
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Super Bowl 2023 Gatorade Shower Color: What It Was and Why People Want to KnowImagine spending money on the Gatorade shower and they don't even show it on TV.
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What Is Subtle Merch? Cracking the Coded Messages of Fandom That Are All Over TikTokIYKYK.
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Borg, TikTok, and the Online Spectacle of Gen ZThe college experience is content now.
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Spotify Is Here to Analyze Your Relationship CompatibilityAre you 'relationship rising' or 'off the charts'?
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ChatGPT Could Be Writing a Lot of Valentine’s Day Cards This YearA new poll shows many people — mostly men — say they would use AI to profess their love.
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What if ChatGPT Was a Cat?If anyone was wondering, CatGPT is here to answer.
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Instagram Creators Made an AI Social Media App: ArtifactIt seems... a lot like Twitter with AI.
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An AI-Generated Parody of ‘Seinfeld’ Is Streaming on an Infinite LoopIt's been playing on Twitch since December 2022.
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Is the Creator Economy Really Recession-Proof?It's not that simple.
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The Enduring Ubiquity of ‘Naur,’ Gen Z’s Favorite ObjectionIn a post-no society, 'naur' is the next iteration of that feeling.
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Here’s Why Women Are Showing Off Their Bedside Tables on TikTokOh, how I love having a nightstand.
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The Burger King ‘Whopper’ Jingle Is Going Viral Because Sports Fans Can’t Escape ItWHOPPER, WHOPPER, WHOPPER, WHOPPER.
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These College Campuses Are Banning TikTok. Here’s Why.(Psst: You can access TikTok on cellular if you can't on WiFi.)
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Glass Skin, Jello Skin, Glazed Donut Skin: Tiktok’s Obsession With Anti-aging Comes to a HeadTikTok is perpetuating unrealistic beauty standards and some creators are sick of it.
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The ‘Film Twitter Take Generator’ Isn’t an AI. That’s Why It’s So Good.Finally, a way to contribute to the discourse.
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TikTok Knows You’re Using It as a Search Engine. It’s Even Made an Ad.Nearly 40 percent of young people turn to TikTok or Instagram as a search tool, shunning Google.
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Nick Cave Really Doesn’t Like AI Bot ChatGPT'A grotesque mockery of what it is to be human.'
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‘Rage Applying’: The Latest TikTok Career Trend Pushing for a ChangeIt's likely you've experienced some version of it already.
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Viral Retro Pod Removed From the App Store, so Say Bye to That Old iPod FeelingThe early 2000s vibes were too good to last.
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On TikTok, Curating Taste Is a Coveted SkillMeet the creators on the app who are helping their followers curate their desired aesthetics.
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New Year, New Feed: Here’s How to Change Your Relationship With InstagramInstagram is here to stay, so here are 8 tips for changing how you use it for more peace of mind.
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Bye, Bye Shopping: Instagram Simplifies Its Navigation BarI like it.
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ChatGPT Essays and More: How Teachers and Schools Are Dealing With AI WritingIs artificial intelligence an academic tool for good or evil?