In this modern day and age, panhandling has transformed into a popularity contest, or vice versa. You see some people aren’t begging for essential items they need like food, clothing or water anymore, but rather more likes on Facebook, retweets or Reddit upvotes. Do these annoying social calls-to-action really work? According to the latest data,… Continue reading The 21st Century Hobo [COMIC]
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The 6-Hour-Long Music Playlist You Need to Kick Off Your Summer
cali by Nachielly MG When Vulture asked D.J. and international music producer Diplo to create the perfect playlist for a summer barbecue, Diplo handed them quite the surprise: a list of 98 tracks, a playlist that lasts over six hours! Knowing Diplo’s knack for finding songs with catchy beats, this playlist is gong to take… Continue reading The 6-Hour-Long Music Playlist You Need to Kick Off Your Summer
The Amazing Artists of the Pittsburgh Comic Arts Festival (Part 2)
This is Part Two of our coverage of the Pittsburgh Comic Arts Festival. Click here to visit Part One. How many artists did we meet at the Comic Arts Festival, you ask? Many. Here we bring you part two of the cartoonists and characters we met: Anthony Letizia, Geek Pittsburgh Did you know that Iron… Continue reading The Amazing Artists of the Pittsburgh Comic Arts Festival (Part 2)
The Cartoonists and Characters We Met at the Pittsburgh Comic Arts Festival (Part 1)
This weekend hundreds of cartoonists swarmed DashBurst’s home, Pittsburgh, to attend the National Cartoonists Society Conference. In conjunction with the Conference, Pittsburgh’s own comics museum, ToonSeum, hosted the city’s first ever Comic Arts Festival. There, comic artists from around the country set up booths to talk about their work and hand out autographed swag and… Continue reading The Cartoonists and Characters We Met at the Pittsburgh Comic Arts Festival (Part 1)
The 6 Types of Useful Tweets
Again and again, people I meet in real life or on Facebook tell me that they do not “get” Twitter. Twitter is very simple! It is essentially about 6 kinds of messages (called tweets). 1. Conversation (like text messages) You can all do this right??!! Just talk For example: “@danielzeevi Congratulations on reaching the top… Continue reading The 6 Types of Useful Tweets
Tech Leaders Urge Washington to Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform
With the Senate set to vote on the comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) bill, tech leaders, politicians, companies, and organizations are holding a “virtual march on Washington” to urge senators to vote in immigration’s favor. What Is the March? The March for Innovation (#iMarch) is the largest ever virtual demonstration on Washington and is designed to… Continue reading Tech Leaders Urge Washington to Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform
11 Humorous Illustrations Of What Pop Culture Characters Actually Do On Their Day Off
Even famous pop culture icons need a day off once and awhile. And artist Kiersten Essenpreis shows just what that might look like in her funny, comic illustrations. So if you were wondering what happened to the cat in Alien, or what Gozer from Ghost Busters enjoys doing when not summoning destructors like the Stay… Continue reading 11 Humorous Illustrations Of What Pop Culture Characters Actually Do On Their Day Off
Google Launches YouTube Trends, Displaying the Most Popular Videos in Real-Time
Wouldn’t it feel good to find the latest viral video, before it goes viral? Now with the YouTube Trends Map you can check out which videos are trending in cities across the nation before your friends so much as post them to Facebook. The latest addition to the Google Trends Dashboard, the YouTube Trends Map… Continue reading Google Launches YouTube Trends, Displaying the Most Popular Videos in Real-Time
