Normal Tweet Guy Is Way More Interesting Than You Think
@NormalTweetGuy is just that: tweets from a normal guy. The account is based on the idea that there are some people on social media who just aren’t at all interesting. Like your sort of friend from high school who is so ridiculously boring that it’s disgusting. Though simple, its a… [Read More]
My Quarter Snap Crisis
Apple’s new iOS may have triggered a quarter life crisis for me. What the hell will I use for selfies now? I mean I was already distraught when Snapchat added chat, but now iOS 8 adding Snapchat abilities? I’m in a real tizzy. Back in the day, it was so… [Read More]
The Stain of Auto-Delete Culture
I started my car this morning and caught the tail end of an ad introducing this new interactive chatting app called Frankly. “Just like a real conversation, your messages don’t hang around.” It was enough to get the point. Having had my fair share of drunken exchanges in the past,… [Read More]
Repunctuation: Because Emojis Aren’t the Answer¬
If you have ever texted a teenage girl, I can guarantee you, your lack of exclamation points has been misconstrued as disdain for everything she stands for. If you’ve ever replied to your mom’s email with biting sarcasm, I can guarantee you, she took you seriously and passed along to… [Read More]
Selling My Digital Soul
It’s very important to me personally that everyone know: the Schick Hydro 5 Sensitive is a revolution in shaving technology. The five “ultra guide blades” ensure a close shave while the “aloe skin guards” and “hydrating gel reservoir” leave skin smooth and irritation free. Truly, the modern razor has reached… [Read More]
Eggers, Yelp, and Review Culture
If you’ve read Dave Eggers’s not-so-distant-future dystopian novel The Circle, wherein a Google-type company assumes total control of the world’s governments and privacy, at least one of three questions has probably crossed your mind: Can Dave Eggers get any preachier? Should we be afraid that we’ll all eventually be required… [Read More]
#Best #Day #Ever
A few days ago I experienced what I’m sure will forever be one of the most important and exciting moments of my life. Something I’ll tell my grandchildren about when they sit on the floor in a circle around my armchair to patiently listen to the wisdom I have to… [Read More]
What Oculus Rift Shouldn’t Be Used for, but Probably Will Anyway
The virtual-reality device Oculus Rift has become the most funded project on Kickstarter to date. And on March 25th, the notorious tech giant Mark Zuckerberg announced Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus VR, the company behind Oculus Rift. Although originally conceived as the next ground-breaking gaming platform, Zuckerberg has envisioned other in-home… [Read More]
Artists With the Worst SEO Names
What’s in a name? Style, hometown, an ambiguous but artistic statement of purpose? Sure, those things are still important, but how about SEO? In 2014, artists have to consider how their stage/band name will show up on the internet. We’re all slaves to Google’s algorithms, which is why marketing people… [Read More]
Wait, I Think Instagram is Actually Empowering Me
The other day I was walking down the street, when I overheard two young girls who were walking in front of me, talking about boys. “So do you like Hudson, or Brannan more?” “Hudson, I think.” “Really?! I like Brannan so much more.” Their voices had the upturned lilt of… [Read More]
