AvatarMashableAvatarAvatar16 hours agoGen Z is apparently reviving the Facebook 'Poke'verified_publisherMashable - Tim MarcinThe Facebook "Poke" is back...though was it really ever in? Young folks — you know, Gen Z and the like — are apparently using the Poke more than ever. Last week, Facebook said it had seen a 13x spike in Pokes over the last month. The oft-forgotten feature on the oft-forgotten social media site is …
AvatarMashableAvatarAvatar22 hours agoLinkedIn is testing a TikTok-like video feedverified_publisherMashable - Meera NavlakhaAnother day, another platform trying to be like TikTok. LinkedIn is testing a short-form video feed, following in the footsteps of so many other apps that are trying to be like TikTok. TikTok, home to over a billion users, has sent social media apps scrambling for years. Instagram, YouTube, and even …
AvatarMashableAvatarAvatar1 day ago'Finfluencers' and firms warned by UK that crypto meme ads can't be misleadingverified_publisherMashable - Tim MarcinKeep your memes in check. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) — the UK's financial services regulator — put out a statement this week warning influencers and firms alike that crypto memes used in an ad need to be lawful. In other words, a "finfluencer" isn't legally allowed to mislead people about …
AvatarMashableAvatarAvatar1 day agoTwitch streamer Ninja shares cancer diagnosisverified_publisherMashable - Sam Haysom"They are optimistic that we caught it in the early stages." Ninja, a gaming streamer with the most followers of any account on Twitch, has been diagnosed with cancer. The 32-year-old, whose real name is Tyler Blevins, took to X on Tuesday to tell his followers that doctors had detected melanoma – a …
AvatarMashableAvatarAvatar2 days agoBaltimore's Key Bridge collapse put the internet's conspiracy brain on gross displayverified_publisherMashable - Tim Marcin*Everything* has to be a conspiracy now. In the early hours Tuesday, in Baltimore, Maryland, a massive cargo ship rammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The bridge collapsed shortly thereafter, reportedly plunging eight people into the waters below, six of whom are still missing. It is a horrific …
AvatarMashableAvatarAvatar2 days agoHow to stack emojis in iMessageverified_publisherMashable - Elizabeth de LunaDrag and drop to create the cutest emoji collages. Emoji stacks are all over TikTok and Instagram reels, but putting one together isn't super straightforward. Just check out the comments, where folks share that their failed stacking attempts resulted in sending a dozen random emojis to the group …
AvatarMashableAvatarAvatar3 days agoX's new best friend is a GIF of a joint-smoking cartoon duckverified_publisherMashable - Elena CavenderA GIF is worth a thousand words. X / Twitter users are getting all their ducks in a row, one duck to be specific. In the past 48 hours, a GIF of a cartoon duck with half-lidded eyes holding a joint in its wing has become beloved on the platform. In the GIF, the duck chuckles to itself and shakes its …
AvatarMashableAvatarAvatar4 days agoMarch Madness and Caitlin Clark have already given us some great memesverified_publisherMashable - Tim MarcinGohlke, Clark, and more! For some sports fans, it's the most wonderful time of the year: March Madness. The marquee men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments are underway and already producing memorable moments. Lots of folks have been glued to their televisions over the last few days, watching …
AvatarMashableAvatarAvatar4 days agoOh boy, 'Joker 2' might be a 'jukebox musical'verified_publisherMashable - Tim MarcinA Joker...musical? OK... Sometimes a sentence comes along that makes you do a double take. For me, this sentence, in a tweet from Variety, most definitely qualifies. Variety wrote on X: "EXCLUSIVE: Insiders privy to filming and early versions of Todd Phillips' 'Joker: Folie à Deux' tell Variety the …
AvatarMashableAvatarAvatar6 days agoThe Tamawatchi is a retro reboot combining the Tamagotchi and Apple Watchverified_publisherMashable - Elizabeth de LunaDon't forget to feed your Tamawatchi. Earlier this week we reported that iPod shuffle hair clips are on the rise again, and now a second retro reboot is gaining steam. Creator Emma Orhun combined the shell of a vintage Tamagotchi with an Apple Watch face to create what she has christened a …
AvatarMashableAvatarAvatarReddit IPO stock price: Live updates as the internet reactsverified_publisherMashable - Tim MarcinSo far, no crash. Reddit went public on Thursday, after much anticipation and speculation. The IPO price was set at $34 per share and, by about 2:15 p.m. ET it had risen to trading around $50 per share. That represented a nearly 50 percent increase. Reddit is obviously an important website in the …
AvatarMashableAvatarAvatarGwyneth Paltrow takes on 'Hot Ones' and it's expectedly hilariousverified_publisherMashable - Meera Navlakha"The violation is intense." Gwyneth Paltrow is unexpectedly calm but expectedly hilarious while taking on Hot Ones. The Oscar-winning actor and queen of Goop took up the show's challenge to eat spicy wings while talking all things culture: from Bill Clinton falling asleep during a screening of Emma at …