To celebrate his girlfriend’s recovery from a collapsed lung, Twitter user Scott T. took her out to a nice dinner. Though Scott said he casually mentioned the purpose of the celebration, he didn’t expect the waitstaff to go all out with this adorable congratulatory cake. They drew a set of…
Twitter will likely ban ads for ICOs, wallets and exchanges — with some exceptions.Image: Chesnot/Getty Images By Stan Schroeder2018-03-19 12:40:31 UTC Twitter will soon ban several types of cryptocurrency ads on its platform, Sky News reported Sunday. The ban, that is slated to go live in two weeks, will be…
Image: francois guillota/AFP/Getty Images By Proma Khosla2018-03-10 23:09:11 UTC Zoos are giving animals Amazon-esque species ratings, and it’s honestly kind of great. The trend started Friday with the Oregon Zoo in a tweet hashtagged #rateaspecies. Other animal conservancies got in on the fun – including aquariums – providing informative ratings…
All’s well that ends well!Image: Ethan Miller/Getty Images By Rachel Kraus2018-02-01 16:42:44 UTC In the digital wasteland that is 2018 Twitter, a beacon of hope now shines. With the help of the social network, comedian Dan Harmon was able to reunite a lost drone with its pilot — all, of course,…
Donald Trump had one of his most unforgettable series of tweets Saturday morning, touting his own mental stability, claiming that he’s, “like, really smart,” and calling himself a genius. Pete Souza, the former photographer for the Obama White House who has become one of the internet’s foremost Trump shade-throwers, had…
Human Twitter accounts serve their purpose, but I prefer tweets from bots. Research suggests there are now some 30 million tweeting bots — though this might be a low estimate. Some of these bots provide weather updates, make stock recommendations, or attempt to subvert democracy. I, however, like bots that…
Nowadays, trolling someone’s innocent Photoshop request is essentially an internet tradition. It’s a trend which has been going on for many years now, and which was further popularised recently by designer James Fridman (who has essentially made Photoshop-based trolling an art form). On Monday, YouTuber Mark Fischbach (a.k.a. markiplier) got…
People may be good at getting into the Christmas spirit, but that doesn’t mean they’re any good at constructing a sound gingerbread house. Nobody is, it seems. This holiday season Twitter has been awash with dismal, tragic photos of the tiny lopsided constructions. Just look at some of these delicious…
The perfect team.Image: Latour/Variety/John Milne/SilverHub/REX/Shutterstock By Sam Haysom2017-12-04 11:50:13 UTC Remember earlier this year, when John Boyega and Mark Hamill were gleefully trolling Star Wars fans by tweeting jokey “spoilers” at each other? Well, they’re at it again. It started last Friday, when Boyega tweeted about the start of the…
“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.” Donald Trump really needs to give the Miranda Warning a good, long think before he tweets again, given that he’s currently under investigation for — among other things…
