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Warning: Don’t Drink And Internet

You don’t drink and drive. That’s a stupid, terrible thing to do, with a simple, understood cause and effect. So why do we keep waking up, wondering how on earth that drunken Facebook message seemed like a good idea, and oh my god, I ordered WHAT over the internet? We’ve outgrown the drunk dial or drunk text. And oh, the chaos we’ve drunkenly stumbled into now.


How To Handle Instagram Tagging Without Being An Asshole

We’ve all been victims of the distasteful Facebook tag at one point or another, and we’ve all felt that tiny shiver down our spine when that fateful red “1″ tells us [insert casual acquaintance] just tagged a new photo of you. That feeling won’t be going away anytime soon — today Instagram’s “Photos of You” tagging system goes live and to the public. But there are ways to minimize the pain and embarrassment of this entirely new set of unwanted tags. Here’s how you can make navigating this brave new, sepia-toned world as painless as possible.


11 Online Chat Cliches We Should All Agree To Stop Using

One of the many unbearable things about the internet is how we use certain words and phrases until they are completely void of any meaning at all. And, because it’s the internet, the most insufferable trends stick around long after they’re welcome.


The 14 Types Of Profile Pictures

Your profile picture represents you. You want to convey that you’re fun, interesting, well-travelled, worldly, witty, or any number of likable, desirable qualities. But we’re also really predictable — our profile pictures can be boiled down into 14 specific categories.


Stop Worrying, Your Internet Past Is Not Embarrassing

There’s something on the internet that you desperately want to keep everyone from seeing. Something you’re deeply embarrassed of. That would show all your friends how you’re not actually as smart and fashionable and ironically self-aware as you pretend to be. And you really ought to get over it.


Are Sane Adults Allowed To Ever Use ;) ?

You probably haven’t regularly used smileys since your middle school days, when modems screeched and President Clinton rained ordnance against Bosnian war criminals. You’ve grown up since then, but the ;) has remained inert, a relic of type. In our new modern age, is it ever OK to drop a smiley?


The Single Creepiest Thing You Can Do On Facebook

Always be nice, and cool. That’s the motto around here. But sometimes you just want to make someone wildly uncomfortable. Or maybe you want to avoid social nightmare! Either way, here is some sacred social media advice. Heed or perish.


All The Tiny Details From Facebook’s Latest Redesign

Zuck bought Facebook its fanciest new outfit in many years this week, and naturally, the new News Feed is getting all the swooning. But Facebook added a handful of delicate tweaks and turns to the site — some you might not have noticed yet.


Is It Okayyyyyy To Say Heyyyyyyyyyy?

There’s a virus we need to talk about. It’s spread between our brains, fingers, and keyboards, we rarely think about it, and we almost all do it. Maybe it’s harmless. Or maybe it’s corroding our entire language. Ughhhhhhhhhhh!


Should You Ruin Lives With Facebook Search?

Facebook search can find a lot of cool things, like every photo you’ve liked, friends who share interests, friends who share restaurants, and maybe even your next wife! (?) But it could also completely destroy someone’s existence. Should we?


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