Category: Web 2.0
WATCH: Weird Al explains to Fox News host how the internet works
YouTube gets 60fps support and launches "Creators Studio" app
Good news for hardcore gamers and those who like slightly-too-slick motion in videos: YouTube has announced plans to support video at 60 frames per second. The company, owned by Google is currently at Vidcon in Anaheim, and has announced a…
WATCH: Is the internet ruining your attention?
We spend our lives on the internet, but what is it doing to us? In this video from College Humor, find out the bleak truth about how horrible actually concentrating is. Check it out below. If you dare: Did you…
Kazakhstan statue removed after it appears 19th century intellectuals are taking a selfie
Officials in the Kazakh city of Ust-Kamenogorsk have removed a statue… because the figures depicted appear to be taking a selfie. The BBC reports that it featured 19th century thinkers Abay Kunanbayev, a local writer and thinker, and Yevgeny Mikhaelis,…
Is "Washboard" even stupider than "Yo"?
Last week we brought you the story of Yo, a messaging app that can only send one word: "Yo". Today we find out about Washboard… and could this be even more ridiculous? If you're looking for the answer to the…
Coming soon: Collect your online purchases at train stations with Doddle
Network Rail has announced the conclusion of a successful parcel collection service in Milton Keynes – and that in a joint venture with Travelex, will be rolling out "Doddle" collection shops to over 300 new locations in the next three…
Is this the best Vine ever?
Check out this Vine that has been doing the rounds. Created by Vine celebrity Christian Leonard, its the perfect example of how people are finding creativity even in short six second videos. We keep watching it loop, but can't easily…
Could the Daily Mail actually be RIGHT? Does web usage harm a child's mental health?
"Heavy web use harms a child's mental health: Every hour raises risk, warns watchdog", screams the front page of today's Daily Mail, in typical Mail style. As you might imagine, being a citizen of the internet I was ready and…
Glasgow branch of CEX to accept BitCoin
A nice promotional wheeze from highstreet second-hand retailer CEX – they've announced that for three days in Glasgow, as an experiment, they'll be accepting the infamous cryptocurrency Bitcoin. That's right – no longer is Bitcoin just for buying drugs or…
Don't know why Net Neutrality is important? Watch this video!
Now sit up and pay attention, this is important! As an internet user you'll no doubt appreciate the fact that you can easily access any website out there – without having to pay more to your service provider to, say,…
