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The Bomb Squad: How RiffTrax Revives Bad Movies

Bond with the gang over a mutual love of 'Road House.'

The Surprisingly Devious History of CAPTCHA

Or, how millions of people—including you—ended up working for free.

9 Things You Might Not Know About LinkedIn

If you're one of the site's 645 million users, you should know that those Endorsement boxes really don't matter.

You Can Now Use Any Website as a Screensaver

See what's happening on your favorite site, even while your computer sleeps.

Selecting a New Social Media Password? Make It Better Than Mark Zuckerberg's

The Facebook CEO's security code was "dadada."

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These Are The Latest Food Trends, According to Google

Get your Instagram ready: turmeric is in and quinoa is out.

Merriam-Webster Boldly Declares That a Hot Dog is a Sandwich

"Definition: 1) two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between."

Netflix Launched a Site That Measures Your Internet Speed

Fast.com calculates your download speed in seconds.

14 Totally Free Things on the Internet Everyone Should Take Advantage of

Don't miss out on these highlights from the interwebs.

How Trisha Prabhu is Curbing Cyberbullying

Two and a half years ago, Trisha Prabhu began work on ReThink, an anti-cyberbullying app that prompts adolescents to reconsider messages they’re about to text or post. Here, the 15-year-old Illinois student explains how she created a product that could ma

How Philosophers at Stanford Have Mastered the Online Encyclopedia

The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy puts other big name internet encyclopedias to shame.

This Startup Lets You Return Online Purchases at Real-Life Kiosks

Online shopping just got even more convenient.

Twitter Rumors Can Be Stopped by Official Accounts, Study Says

The Twitter rumor mill can spread misinformation around the web like wildfire, but a few choice tweets can slow its roll.

The Way You React to Typos Could Be Linked to Your Personality, Study Finds

Are you a member of the grammar police, or willing to let a few typos slide? It turns out your reaction to written errors may say something about your personality.

How 11 Lost Lines of Code Almost Broke the Internet

One programmer recently learned that deleting a little bit of code can have some pretty big repercussions.

A Blunder by CNBC Reminds Us to Keep Our Passwords Private

Here's what not to do to keep your information safe online.

Now You Can Watch Netflix With a Long-Distance Partner

Bicoastal Netflix and Chill sessions have never been easier.

Here's Why YouTube Will Practically Never Run Out of Unique Video IDs

This helpful video explains counting systems and how YouTube's 11-character IDs work.

15 Polls Hijacked by the Internet

These polls went awry once people of the Internet found a way to steer them off track into outrageous (and sometimes insensitive) results.

10 Secrets of eBay PowerSellers

Low-Income Households May Soon Receive Internet Subsidies

A new FCC proposal seeks to bring Internet access to the nation's poorest.

Many of the predictions made about the internet in 1996 were wildly accurate—and also quite funny.

29 Prescient Quotes About the Internet from 1996

"Ten years from now, America Online will have gone the way of the water-bed store." -Bruce R. Burningham

The Pentagon is Asking Hackers to Put Its Cybersecurity to the Test

For the first time ever, hackers are being invited to break into the government's networks.

Celebrate Japan's Cat Day with These 7 Japanese Instagram Cats

In Japan, it's always the year of the cat.

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