Tag Archives: internet phenomena

GPU Prices Are Finally Coming Down From An All-Time High

But why did they jump so high to begin with? Assumed Superiority Pre-built PCs are [...]

What’s the Difference Between a .jpg and a .png?

Loss, mostly. Picture this: it’s 2005, you’re online, and you go to save a funny [...]

When Did we Forget About Trolling?

Yanking your chain. Fooling with you. Messing around. It goes by many names, but online, [...]

The New Internet Is Full of Bots

Ever see a bizarre post with a comments section full of people spamming emotes or [...]

Please Share Less Info With TikTok

TikTok is a terrifying place. Users regularly show their entire face, cons that they’ve attended, [...]

NeoPets Is Still Online, Somehow

Neopets was huge. At 21 million users during its peak, the website was a behemoth [...]

Is Brand Twitter Over?

Popular fast-food restaurant chain Wendy’s has been getting a lot of attention online. It’s not [...]

How To Handle A Hack: Blizzard in 2012

In 2012, game developers were beginning to experiment with a principle known as “always on”. [...]

Pirating Is a Crime

Piracy is a crime. Don’t pirate things. They’re serious about it. There are real reasons [...]

Sony’s DRM Nightmare

In 2005, an organization had been covertly installing a program similar to a rootkit onto [...]