We all hate people who fill their Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram with an endless cavalcade of poorly-focused food pictures, and now there’s proof that they’re making our lives worse, therefore making that hatred totally not irrational. Okay, maybe still a bit irrational. A study published in the Journal of Consumer … Read More
“In my day, when you broke up with someone, you broke up,” my mom remarked to me not too long ago. “We didn’t have this Facebook shit.” Facebook shit, indeed. It used to be boy meets girl, boy and girl fall in love, you meet your best friend’s new girlfriend/boyfriend … Read More
Here’s the thing about the internet in general and social media in particular: once you say it, it exists forever. More to the point, if you behave badly on your Twitter, Facebook, or other social media accounts, you can get fired. Like the CEO who berated that Chik-Fil-A employee. Or … Read More
There is a dark side to all the channels of communication we have and it takes its toll on your love life. Dating in the digital age can make you change your relationship status to “single” in some surprising ways. 1. You’re Always on Call When we first started texting, … Read More
While the recent hack of Burger King’s Twitter feed to make it appear as if some malicious entity at McDonald’s was in the midst of a hostile takeover garnered most of the (and it’s sad this is what passes for newsworthy in 2013) “headlines,” the imbroglio glossed over a far … Read More
