Here’s a fun fact, everyone. Not everything on the internet is true and you shouldn’t believe everything your friends reblog on their Facebook walls. It can sometimes be ridiculous how often people fall for satirical news, believing it to be actual news, whether it from The Onion or The National Report. The Joke About a…
Facebook has been the subject of a lot of anger recently. From their spyware loaded Messenger App to their controversial name policy, users have been pining for a better alternative. Well, there may be a new face coming to the social media network game, one that’s free of everything people hate about Facebook. Ello is…
Net neutrality is so very, very important to everyone. We are very close to losing a free internet where everyone, every website, every business has equal footing and we are very close to getting an internet where our service providers decide what we get to see. Now it’s time for you to make a difference!…
If users didn’t have enough reason to hate the fact that Facebook is forcing them to use their new horrid Messenger App, now it seems that it’s watching everything we do. The app itself has been downloaded over 500 million times on Android-based devices. According to a security researcher named Jonathan Zdziarski, the Facebook Messenger…
The sexism seen in the video game industry and comic industry is nothing new, there are mountains of evidence as to the reality of this issue and yet, people still get up in arms about it. So let’s look at the top ten arguments against the idea there is sexism in comics and why every…
Sorry PC lovers, this article is not for you. As it turns out, Mac computers have been hiding little secrets in their systems. That is, there are some old school games that you can find and play, if you know how. These games are hidden deep in your Mac and there’s a whole list of…
WARNING: This article contains harsh language, topics covering sexual assault and violence against women Anita Sarkeesian received widespread attention in 2012 for her wildly successful Kickstarter project; Tropes vs. Women, a web series that focuses on video games through a feminist lens. She has been making videos since 2009 and has a deep, extensive knowledge…
Geek Insider recently looked at the harassment that Anita Sarkeesian was receiving as a result of her web series; Tropes vs. Women that can viewed on her website. Her web series focuses on the flaws in video games with regards to the sexism and gratuitous violence, both sexual and physical, portrayed against women that is so…
You’ve checked out our four lifehacks for general internet use, but let’s get specific and help the students out there in internet land. School is hard enough. Geek Insider knows that, so we found four lifehacks that can help you out. Research Online Faster and Easier Google is awesome but can sometimes be clogged with…
Wesley Snipes, the actor who has starred in the latest Expendables movie, is supposedly set to star as the vampire hunter once more in a fourth installment to the series. The 52 year old starred as the main role in Blade (1998), Blade II (2002), and Blade: Trinity (2004). It is reported that he will…
So apparently, pointy ears, whiskers, and a cute button nose does not a cat make. Hello Kitty, whose mouthless face has appeared on mugs, shirts, bags, men’s underwear, and even sanitary napkins; is not a cat. I repeat; she is not a cat. This shocker was revealed on Wednesday through an LA Times article that was…
Students, whether male or female, should be worrying about grades, not if they might be assaulted at a party. It’s a sad fact of life that college and university campuses across North America have been getting a lot of attention in the past few months and are coming under investigation for the multitude of rape…
Life could be so much easier for you. Trust us, we’re the experts, especially when it comes to tech stuff. So, check out these four lifehacks that will greatly improve your internet experience. Download Your Favorite Youtube Video Sometimes you find an amazing video on Youtube and you really want to keep it so you…
Surely you’ve seen the dozens of celebrity videos or shaky phone footage of your friends dumping buckets of ice over their heads and then calling out two or three other people to do the same. Bill Gates, Jimmy Fallon, Taylor Swift, and Chris Pratt have all dumped buckets of ice on their heads to speak…
Google has only one natural predator apparently: sharks. In honor of Shark Week, the apex predators are seemingly targeting our delicious, delicious internet data by attacking Google’s underwater cables in the Pacific Ocean. These cables are a part of the $300 million trans-Pacific network Google is building. It will connect west coast cities like Los…