Do you want to rant and rave about the frustrations in your life, but have no one to lend an ear? Use these stress-busting apps to vent online to strangers and bots. Sometimes, all you want to do is scream about the situation you find yourself in. But what if no one is willing to […]
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There exists a Reddit subculture dedicated to doing nice things for complete strangers. One day, a stranger on the internet might send you a pizza. The next day, your mom might receive a birthday card from 30 people she has never met. You might even have a free Steam game donated to you. The subculture […]
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Chat apps are a dime a dozen, but some do things a little differently. You need to try these weird messaging apps with “features” like sending a single message at a time or talking only when you have 5% battery left. Why would you do this? Because it’s fun! You never know who you’re going […]
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Twitter now lets you filter direct messages from strangers into a separate inbox. Which means you can open up your DMs to everyone without running the risk of getting overwhelmed with abuse. Not that Twitter users would do such a thing, of course. They’re all lovely really. /sarcasm A surprising number of people still don’t […]
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Facebook is rolling out a new feature called Discover People. This is designed to help you make new friends, providing a way of breaking the ice with complete strangers. Unfortunately, to make this happen Facebook needs to know where you live, where you work, and what you do at weekends. Discover People is an extension […]
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A recent survey, reported in SC Magazine, found that 24% of surveyed LinkedIn users have connected with people they didn’t know on the professional social network, despite LinkedIn’s repeated warnings not to do so. Why is this an issue? Because LinkedIn can be a vector for spear-phishing and other types of attacks. Never thought of it […]
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