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What WILL they think of next?

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 14 Apr 14
🎭️ Culture Internet
  1. Is irony ruining our culture or is culture ruining our irony? - A thought-provoking essay on art, integrity, and snark.
  2. Google spends a lot on lobbying - Google's lobbying efforts have dramatically increased and could affect politics and policy.
  3. Nine questions about Tinder - An interesting article addressing common questions about Tinder.

Go away, you cupcake fascists

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 08 Apr 14
🎭️ Culture Internet
  1. Nine out of 10 TV viewers stick to the same few channels, with classic TV being largely ignored, indicating a TV culture amnesia is developing.
  2. There's a dangerous decline in civil discourse, with free speech possibly under threat, likened to the cause and solution of problems in our society.
  3. There exist social networks that predate the internet, showing surprising history beyond what we typically think of.

Stay trending 4 ever

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 07 Apr 14
🎭️ Culture Internet
  1. The Internet is changing how we read and process information, affecting both online and offline settings.
  2. The 'human Barbie doll' phenomenon is a mix of Valley Girl, New Age spirituality, and plain craziness.
  3. Before emoticons, Apple icons were designed by someone with no background in digital design or computers.

Tweet-talking Casanova

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 04 Apr 14
🎭️ Culture Internet
  1. Explaining memes to moms: Memes are like inside jokes shared on the internet.
  2. Explaining Siri to children: Kids will grow up interacting with intelligent devices, how will they perceive them?
  3. Explaining emo to others: Some may not know about figures like Conor Oberst; Emo music may need more explanation.

Lol this.

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 28 Mar 14
🎭️ Culture Internet
  1. An elegy for a lost age of the web - old sites like Daily Candy and Television Without Pity are closed now, marking a change in online culture.
  2. Prehistoric emoji, known as 'rebus', were used even before written alphabets, showing the evolution of communication methods.
  3. Using phrases like 'Lol this' is a modern linguistic 'fragment', reflecting social media trends and shallow interactions.

Frankly I’m still mad about it.

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 25 Mar 14
🎭️ Culture Internet
  1. Ghosting in relationships isn't just about Gchat statuses; it's about disappearing without explanation, a trend on the rise due to online dating culture.
  2. IMDb was created by Col Needham, who records every movie he watches and is changing the film industry with his work.
  3. The iconic 'you've got mail!' voice from AOL now works at a TV station in Cleveland, showing up unexpectedly.

In all their hashtagged glory

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 21 Mar 14
🎭️ Culture Internet
  1. Alessandro Ludovico's art project Google Will Eat Itself challenges power structures on the web by self-cannibalizing the search giant using Google ads money.
  2. An individual has written over 350 one-star Amazon book reviews without any clear reason, prompting questions about how to address such behavior.
  3. Approximately 80 million Americans have never heard of hummus, highlighting cultural variations in food awareness.

This is your own damn fault

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 18 Mar 14
🎭️ Culture Internet
  1. The 'Task Rabbit economy' can have low pay and overhyped rewards, revealing a darker side to gig economy success stories.
  2. A man wrote his love story on Yelp, sharing intimate details of a relationship gone sour in an unexpected platform.
  3. Even 19th-century Russians experienced FOMO, showing that some social phenomena remain constant across time.

Kittens!

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 12 Mar 14
🕹 Technology Internet
  1. Silicon Valley geeks are focusing more on being cool than making a real impact in important areas like healthcare
  2. Understanding the design and technology behind everyday things like pancakes can be thought-provoking
  3. Internet slang and expressions like 'I can't even' showcase how language evolves over time

Just CTRL-F “party”

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 26 Feb 14
🎭️ Culture Internet
  1. The newsletter features a variety of interesting content, from self-portraits of a heroin addict to an oral history of SXSW Interactive.
  2. A personal anecdote shared in the newsletter highlights the journey from being a Final Fantasy addict to becoming a modern city-dwelling adult.
  3. The newsletter also includes a collection of quirky and intriguing postscripts on various topics like normcore fashion, techneck, and more.

Is Al Gore ... God?

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 23 Jan 14
🎭️ Culture Internet
  1. The Internet speeds up everything from messaging to information-sharing, but can lead to a feeling of having less time.
  2. Hunter Moore, known as the 'most-hated man on the Internet', has been indicted for various computer charges, highlighting the criminal nature of revenge porn.
  3. A study claiming Facebook lost 80% of its audience was proven to be unbelievable, emphasizing the importance of fact-checking and reliable sources.