Philanthropy gets sexy
Facebook, Instagram, LEGO, Microsoft and even a host of celebrities have all organized charity initiatives to help people facing difficulties this year.
Furry influencers are here for guiding your pet’s shopping choices
One American out of six has already created a social media account for his or her pet in the past few years, a Mars Petcare survey shows.
TikTok star Addison Rae is launching a cosmetics line
TikTok star Addison Rae, who counts 53.7 million followers on the social network, is co-founding the new Item Beauty brand launching on Aug.11.
Snapchat takes down Juneteenth filter, apologizes for ‘mistake’
In commemoration of Juneteeth, the day that marked the end of slavery in the U.S. in 1865, Snapchat released a filter that aimed to celebrate the monumental day. The filter that had the text “JUNETEENTH FREEDOM DAY”, however, required users to smile to break what appeared to be virtual chains of slavery. Users took to […]
‘Pa-testi naman!’: Guy reimagines ‘Friendster’ in these modern page layouts
Before Facebook started to monopolize the digital space, our titos (uncles) and titas (aunts) would usually spend most of their free time on Friendster. It was rather a “wholesome” social networking site where people—instead of clicking the like or heart button—exchanged lengthy and sometimes glitterfied testis (testimonials) with their ka-Friendster. (Sorry if this sounds very […]
Bali is world’s most Instagrammed island
The Indonesian destination has the distinction of being the island with the largest number of hashtags on Instagram.
Here’s how I communicate with my friends while social distancing
Recently, I overheard my parents talking about their work and how they communicate with their co-workers during the lockdown. Even though I don’t really have to worry about work at my age (13-years-old), I was interested in their conversation and decided to join in. We talked about different apps that we use to talk with […]
‘Apps are addictive’: 2018 study tells us why we should spend less time on our phones
Many countries in the world are now under quarantine–a safety measure that forbids the public to leave their houses without the proper permits and notices. Because of this, a lot of people have chosen to entertain themselves using the apps on their mobile phones. In fact, this behavior has become so prevalent now that Asurion, […]
Share your travel fantasies with fellow globetrotters with this hashtag
Quarantined travelers are sharing their globetrotting fantasies with a new hashtag: #whenwetravelagain, launched by travel editor Pól Ó Conghaile.