Computers and the Internet

June 23, 2022

The Rise of the 0.5 Selfie

Julia Herzig, a 22-year-old from Larchmont, N.Y., has “an obsession.” It’s with taking a new kind of selfie — one that doesn’t exactly conform. In some […]
June 3, 2022

‘This Pride Month I’m Partnering With’ Memes Are Coming Out Strong

Online, the L.G.B.T.Q. community is having fun with the corporate sponsorship of Pride month and the influencers who take part in those campaigns. June 1 marks […]
May 27, 2022

How Influencers Hype Crypto, Without Disclosing Their Financial Ties

Logan Paul had a message for his six million Twitter followers: He was “all in” on a new cryptocurrency called Dink Doink. According to the project’s […]
May 26, 2022

TikTok’s Amber Heard Hate Machine

Television turned the celebrity trial into a 24-hour tabloid spectacle. Social media made it into a sport. I did not follow the defamation trial between Johnny […]
May 11, 2022

How to ‘Romanticize Your Life’

A trend that took off early in the pandemic encourages people to appreciate life’s simple pleasures, a philosophy that resonates just as strongly two years later. […]
April 21, 2022

Very Peri, Pantone’s Color of the Year for the Metaverse

Pantone’s 2022 choice looks otherworldly for a reason. This article is part of our latest Design special report, about new creative pathways shaped by the pandemic. […]
November 29, 2021

What Is a ‘Comfort Creator’?

Move over, “Friends.” Turn off “The Office.” The new comforting media is streamers. Among the legions of young people who spend their days watching content creators […]
November 6, 2021

An 8-Year-Old Explains the Metaverse

“One minute you get scammed, another minute you’re having the best time of your life, making billions of dollars.” Like a lot of people, I have […]
October 29, 2021

Apple’s Most Back-Ordered New Product Is Not What You Expect

It’s a $19 cloth. OAKLAND, Calif — Apple this month unveiled an array of new gadgets: more powerful MacBook laptop computers, AirPod wireless headphones with longer […]
July 12, 2021

Facebook Wants to Court Creators. It Could Be a Tough Sell.

The social network is aiming to be a destination for creators and their viral memes. But TikTok and YouTube got there first. SAN FRANCISCO — Over […]