NekNominate: The Deadly Social Media Drinking Game
While we try to keep things positive and upbeat here at Dot Complicated, we also strive to keep you in-the-know on trends that may be keeping parents across the nation up at night. Around the world, teens and young adults have found a new way to coerce each other into drinking large quantities of alcohol– [Read More]
Bob Costas’ Eye Ruled The Internet Last Night
Unfortunately, NBC anchor Bob Costas came down with an eye infection last night in Sochi, and is taking the night off tonight (Matt Lauer will fill in). But not before Twitter was able to capitalize on the ample entertainment provided by a case of pink eye. Here are some of the best memes tweeted: [Read More]
Flappy Bird: The Maddeningly Addicting Viral Game
Update: The creator of Flappy Bird shocked fans and developers alike when he decided to pull the game from the App Store, though he was making $50,000 a day from in-app purchases. Here's why. First, it was Angry Birds; then came Candy Crush – and now, casual gamers are buzzing about Flappy Bird. Launched in [Read More]
Sochi Hotel Disasters
Journalists covering the Sochi Olympics arrived to find less-than-glamorous hotel accommodations awaiting them. Unfinished rooms, bad plumbing, and knob-less doors were the least of their problems. Little did they know, their first coverage of the Olympics would be live tweets of hilarious and gross hotel disasters. Here are a few of our favorites: Baffled. Need [Read More]
Sochi 2014: The Apps To Download And Social Media To Watch
Well, the Super Bowl was fun. Even though the game wasn’t terribly exciting, you still had fun tweeting about the game, ‘80s cultural icons, that cute puppy and David Beckham right? Social media provided a platform for viewers to weigh in on one of the biggest cultural events of the year, and your next opportunity to do so [Read More]
Grumpy Cat Valentines on Etsy
Valentines Day is a day many people love and even more love to hate. But if there's anyone who hates the idea of a little romance and heart-shaped desserts most, it's Grumpy Cat. If you're in the same boat, you might appreciate a few of these Grumpy Cat un-Valentines on Etsy. Be My Valentine Glass - [Read More]
Super Bowl Ads Women Loved– And Loved To Hate
Who won the Super Bowl? It wasn’t the Seahawks, but women in Seattle, Denver and everywhere -- as brands that demeaned females were called on the carpet as millions watched from the sidelines. The magic bullet enabling this transformation? Twitter. Nearly 30% of tweets sent during the game are about the ads. And women – [Read More]
Half A World Away, These Two Friends Found Each Other Through Skype
This touching story from Skype helps illustrate how technology is making the world a better place. It's so heartwarming to see videos like these, especially since so much of what we hear is how polarizing constant connectivity can be. Sarah from Nappanee, Indiana and Paige from Auckland, New Zealand had never met in person. But [Read More]