It's December and internet fluff is beginning to take on a distinctly tinselly tinge. So don your finest winter unikini (pictured below, with links to buy) and let's survey the land. Tell him that he's hurting himself and his family Adam Buxton has some more acceptable suggestions for what … [Read more...]
Would you wear a Twitter username necklace?
Punky Pins is a handmade jewellery website specialising in unusual and kitsch designs. The collections range from vintage style, to pop art, to nautical and just about everything in-between. My favourite item from the site would have to be this Twitter necklace: Anybody who knows me will know that … [Read more...]
Tweet Tweet: Free Twitter Bird Crochet Pattern
And so we end our crafty homage to social media with the very pattern that first grabbed our attention last week and sparked our quest. We were instantly smitten by this super cool crochet version of the Twitter logo. The marvel that is Bethany from Bethsco (creator of the … [Read more...]
Panning for internet gold: The ‘animals got swag’ edition
Hello, gentle Internet Window-Shopper. Look at all these top quality, must-have goods I've found from this week's online melee for you to ogle with your face-portholes. Avian woo Everyone fell in love with this duckling. Must be something in the way he moves (spoiler: frantically, like a … [Read more...]
Panning for Internet Gold: The ‘Trump Power’ edition
Hey, surfer. Are you too busy to trawl through the entire internet? Too lazy to endure a deluge of rancid buhh-chaff in order to find a morsel of tasty LOL-wheat? No problem. Sit back and gorge on your saturated fat of choice, pausing only to splodge a greasy index finger over these prime, wheaty … [Read more...]
Panning for Internet Gold: The anti-hacking edition
Hello, productivity-dodgers! Right then. These Ls aren't going to get OL'd by themselves. Let's set them free. I believe the Tildren are our future Communicating with the club DJ is a fraught business. First to hear about a celebrity death on Twitter? Here's what to do, in one simple … [Read more...]
Ten signs you’re addicted to social media
Did you know you can go to rehab for internet addiction? It’s such a huge part of our lives that it’s easy for casual browsing and casual social media use to turn into a serious compulsion. We’re now a nation of people who have to share everything - from our latest relationship updates to what … [Read more...]
Five great social media apps for your Mac
Got an Apple Mac and want to find the best social media tools? Here are five of my favourites: Lifestream £0.69 If you're most concerned with looking at what others are saying, Lifestream is a great app. It's a multi-network tool, so you can login to all your accounts and see who's saying what … [Read more...]
Panning for Internet Gold: The ‘You may now marry Tony Stark’ edition
In this series, I'll be bringing you all the best bits from this week on the coal face of the internet. Join me in my adventures in procrastination. Mama we're all married now President Obama, in a break from making glorious faces while reading Where The Wild Things Are to some disgustingly lucky … [Read more...]
How to be a famous on Twitter
Back when the internet was all just fields and Twitter was populated entirely by technology journalists and twenty-somethings skiving off work, celebrities were a rare sighting. Nowadays, normal folk can't get a word in edgeways. If you can't beat them, join them! Which is why we've put … [Read more...]