The 50 Worst Things On The Internet In 2017
It was a great year for terrible things. This post is NSFW and NSFL. This playlist. island-delver-go.tumblr.com Thicc Mr. Krabs. knowyourmeme.com This inventive nipple piercing. This guy who...
View Article11 Buzzwords Of 2017 — Also, I’m Sorry For Saying The Term “Buzzwords”
Ratioed, podfasters, nameflamers, and soy boys. Broem Ever notice on LinkedIn these nuggets of business wisdom told in a poem format? It’s the hot trend on LinkedIn (lol) and we’re calling them...
View ArticleIs Khloé Kardashian's Pregnancy Announcement #Sponsored?
Finally, Khloé Kardashian announced what we all knew: she's pregnant. Congratulations, Khloé! Yay Instagram: @khloekardashian I think I speak for the whole entire world when I say we are all very...
View Article11 Tech Heroes Of 2017 Who Aren’t CEOs
Meet the plebes among us who did something that changed the tech industry, spoke truth to power in a remarkable way that effected real change, or just made the world a little more interesting. If you...
View Article19 Things BuzzFeed Tech Tried And Liked In 2017
All the innovations, apps, hacks, habits, gadgets, and robovacuums that made our lives a little better this year. The Deebot N79 A few months ago, my girlfriend bought us a Roomba. Well not a Roomba,...
View ArticleA Trademark War Almost Tore Apart The Adult Baby Community
Rearz brand diapers for adults. rearz.ca A company that makes diapers for the adult baby/diaper lover fetish community (known as ABDL) gave up on its attempt to trademark the term “ABDL” on Thursday...
View ArticleIs Nicki Minaj Doing An Ad For Mattresses Here?
Was this Instagram #sponsored? @nickiminaj / Instagram The CaseNicki Minaj posted an Instagram of herself in front of the distinctive blue-and-white Casper mattress box on Dec. 30 with this caption:...
View ArticleI Took Jake Paul’s 74-Video Educational Series And It’s Terrifying
Instagram: @jakepaul I admit that I did not have a high opinion of Jake Paul when I paid $54 to watch his education video series on how to become a social media star. I found his brand of comedy...
View ArticleBumble Says It Just Banned This Pro-Trump Media Personality
Twitter: @deborahlindseyl / Bumble The pro-Trump activist and troll Jack Posobiec was booted from the dating app Bumble for violating its “values,” after a woman complained on Twitter about seeing his...
View ArticleHere's Why Your Gmail Icon Might Be Blue Now
Lots of people have noticed this and are freaking out. If you use Gmail for work, you might be seeing something really weird all of the sudden. Right now, this only affects Gmail accounts that use G...
View ArticlePeople Are Flooding Moviepass' Mentions With Customer Service Horror Stories
MoviePass MoviePass is a cinephile’s dream: For $9.95 a month, you can see one movie a day in the theater. This sweet subscription has attracted more than 1 million paying subscribers, the vast...
View ArticleDon’t Cheat At HQ Trivia Unless Your Soul Has Totally Decayed
Scott Rogowsky, host of HQ Trivia. Taylor Miller / BuzzFeed HQ Trivia is the live trivia quiz app that everyone loves. Like, really, really loves. It’s honestly kind of weird how much people love it,...
View ArticleWelcome To Hell. Would You Like Tap Or Filtered Water?
As a perpetually thirsty person, I’m always excited by news about drinking water. So when I saw this tweet going viral on Monday, I was intrigued: Reefill is a smart water dispenser installed in a...
View ArticleWe Asked A Poetry Professor To Critique Those “Broems” On LinkedIn
If you spend a lot of time on LinkedIn, first of all, I’m sorry. Second of all, you may have encountered a strange new form of inspirational business wisdom that goes viral on the platform. Here at...
View ArticleInstagram Is Telling People If You Screenshot Their Story In A Test
This news has just ruined my life. No shame in being a lurker. LIVE YOUR LIFE, lurkers. Own it. Be proud of it. Except, obviously, do it discreetly because no one wants other people to know when...
View ArticleI Cracked Facebook’s New Algorithm And Tortured My Friends
Last Saturday — 12 days ago now — I shared a cringeworthy video on Facebook: a 6-minute clip of a twentysomething white woman showing off her small, blandly decorated Brooklyn apartment. Sort of the...
View ArticleKylie Jenner’s Tweet Isn't Snapchat's Only Problem
Ethan Miller / Getty Images By midday Thursday, Snap’s stock had fallen by as much as 8%. Ouch. finance.yahoo.com Yet Jenner’s tweet isn't the only possible reason why Wall Street may have turned on...
View ArticleTinder Says It Is Really Into Interracial Love
Jovanmandic / Getty Images In a survey published Tuesday by dating app Tinder, people who date online — and on Tinder specifically — say such services make them more open-minded about dating someone...
View ArticleThis Spicy Drama About Facebook CPMs Has People Like "Wahh?" And "Whoaaa"
First we were like WHOA, and then we were like OH WAIT WHOAAAAA, then like, OH DAMN! Ok, so remember waaaaay back to 2016. There was a presidential election. This woman named Hillary Clinton was...
View ArticleTwitter Is Sorry For All The Trolls And Wants Your Help
Michael Cohen / Getty Images Thursday morning, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted a long thread acknowledging that Twitter has had some, uh, problems lately.You know, how it's a honeypot for assholes,...
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