Tinder: Three Things You Probably Didn’t Know
Share this...FacebookGoogleTwitterLinkedinWhatsappPinterestRedditIt all seems very straightforward. Swipe right if you’re attracted to the person on your screen, swipe left if you’re not. Tinder makes the process of finding someone to date seem easy. Individual profiles take only seconds to scan. In under one
ExtraTorrent Says Goodbye
Share this...FacebookGoogleTwitterLinkedinWhatsappPinterestRedditFarewell, ExtraTorrent ExtraTorrent is probably gone for good. Our friends at Torrentfreak gave us the bad news this morning that one of the more popular torrenting sites, ExtraTorrent, has decieded to shut down permanently. ExtraTorrent Shuts Down https://t.co/ddHCB09v6A pic.twitter.com/An0M4bFtlJ — TF (@torrentfreak) May 17,
AdBlock Plus Wants you to Pay for what you Read Online
Share this...FacebookGoogleTwitterLinkedinWhatsappPinterestRedditOnline publishers often hate ad-blockers like AdBlock Plus. Owners of smaller blog sites complain that they get little to no revenue from the work they produce. You may have also noticed some major news sites like Forbes and Wired have restricted access
How Should Social Media Sites Respond to Suicidal Posts?
Share this...FacebookGoogleTwitterLinkedinWhatsappPinterestRedditToday, news outlets are reporting on a CDC study that indicates suicide rates in the U.S. are on the rise. What role, if any, should social media sites play in helping to decrease these suicide rates? In this new era where everyone
Is Microsoft’s newest A.I. Bot Transphobic?
Share this...FacebookGoogleTwitterLinkedinWhatsappPinterestRedditMicrosoft has a new A.I. bot. This one appears to be a bit less corruptible than Tay, but that isn’t going to stop the internet from trying. This new bot is called CaptionBot AI and it apparently can “understand the content of any image
Dear Netflix:
Share this...FacebookGoogleTwitterLinkedinWhatsappPinterestRedditDear Netflix, We here at Social Hacking are writing you in hopes that we may sway your decision to overtly screw over tens of thousands (conservative estimate) of subscribers to your services. $1.99 might not seem like a lot of money to
How to Save an Instagram Picture Without a Screenshot
Share this...FacebookGoogleTwitterLinkedinWhatsappPinterestRedditAn Instagram picture is a relatively easy way to share what’s going on in your life with friends and family. Instagram is quickly becoming one of the most popular and fastest growing social networks in the world. In this day and age of
New Security Measures from Gmail (VIDEO)
Share this...FacebookGoogleTwitterLinkedinWhatsappPinterestRedditHave you noticed some of the changes lately in your Gmail inbox? You may have received an email from a friend or colleague and saw that it had an unlocked red padlock next to it like this: When you hover over the
Microsoft Creates AI Bot – Internet Immediately Turns it Racist
Share this...FacebookGoogleTwitterLinkedinWhatsappPinterestRedditMicrosoft released an AI chat bot that is currently “verified” on Twitter called @TayandYou that was meant to try to learn the way millennials speak and interact with them. It’s meant to “test and improve Microsoft’s understanding of conversational language” according to
Skype Will Better Protect Users by Hiding IP Addresses
Share this...FacebookGoogleTwitterLinkedinWhatsappPinterestRedditSkype has announced that in their new update, they will finally hide your IP address so that you are protected from “trolls”. This news is especially good for gamers who often find themselves DDoS’d by gaming rivals. There have been many YouTube
