Online

How Do You Get Liked On Facebook?

Gizmodo AU

I was always told I should start my day with a healthy breakfast. The Oatmeal qualifies, right? In any case, the current strip on how to actually get liked on social networks is right on the money — and naturally, it’s funny, too.


February 27, 2012
Online

Why People Pirate: Funny Because It’s True?

Gizmodo AU

We’ve asked before if you buy, rent, beg or steal music or movies online. The question is why? Is it because – as Mark over at Kotaku and the founder of Reddit separately point out – some quarters of the industry make it harder and slower to purchase content legally than it has become to grab it free? Geek comic The Oatmeal picks up on this thread, and as ever, captures the problem perfectly.


June 14, 2011
Mobile

What You Love And Hate About Your Smartphone

As much as you love your smartphone, you probably hate it equally. And who could blame you? Here are all the reasons your smartphone affair is such a tortured one, from Matthew “The Oatmeal” Inman. Click to biggie-size.


May 26, 2011
Online

When Will Websites Stop Ripping Each Other Off Online?

We’ve used plenty of The Oatmeal’s funny comics in the past, here on Giz. But that’s always been with artist Matthew Inman’s permission, full attribution and a link back to the site. Some websites aren’t so generous.


February 18, 2011
News

Hey, Why Is Obama Meeting With Jobs, Zuckerberg And Schmidt?

Wouldn’t you give your eyeteeth (or even an eye) for the chance to eavesdrop on President Obama’s meeting tonight with Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg and Eric Schmidt? But surely there’s one important tech personality not invited… Steve Ballmer?


October 22, 2010
Cars

Your Car Desperately Needs This Button

Your car has so many features that you probably don’t even know how to use half of them. Unfortunately, what it lacks happens to be an incredibly important little button.


October 14, 2010
Entertainment

Please Don’t Ever Photograph These 7 Things Again

Most of us post stupid pictures of ourselves on the internet constantly, but it’s time to stop being annoying attention whores. The first step? Never photographing these seven things again.


October 13, 2010

Special Ops Bunnies Are Watching You

We have a weakness for The Oatmeal’s comics around here, but we just discovered that he makes insanely adorable, rather geeky and slightly creepy shirts. At least that’s the only way I can sum up these fluffy-tailed spies. [The Oatmeal]