The Philadelphia Police (@PhillyPolice) tweeted “Now comes the time in the night where we must warn everyone about the dangers of Saturated Fats. Cheers for #Foles! Jeers for #Poles! It’s a long way down, baby. Celebrate responsibly!” Crisco had a rare moment of sports fame thanks to this tweet and READ MORE >
The current flu season is, so far, on track to be deadlier than the previous two years. “This is the first year we had the entire continental U.S. be the same color on the graph, meaning there’s widespread activity in all of the continental U.S. at this point,” CDC Influenza READ MORE >
Amelia Conway, a fourteen-year-old filmmaker, has already created more content than people three times her age. The teen director has made short films, music videos and commercials for Toms, Target, Nascar and American Girl. Wait, it gets better. Conway has also held a Tedx Talk on how teens experience ageism. READ MORE >
It’s the holiday season, which really means it is time to embark on a modern American tradition – over analyzing seasonally available Starbucks cups. Starbucks has produced holiday cups for over twenty years, and while some have come and gone with little commotion, others have drawn a lot of controversy. READ MORE >
Traveling can be a nightmare, especially around the holidays, with cancellations, delays, gate changes, lackluster customer service, long and slow-moving lines. In addition, airports now are making travelers overpay for snacks and water. The cardinal rule of traveling is to hydrate, but with the cost of water bottles steadily rising, READ MORE >
Twitter’s expansion to 280 characters has rolled out publicly after the company cited data backing up its decision that showed how the character constraints impacted users differently, depending on their language. Twitter referenced that those who tweeted in languages like Japanese, Korean and Chinese were able to express around double READ MORE >
Snapchat filters are now strategically targeting more users than ever before. Previously, Snapchat used geo-filters to target an advertisement based on a specific location. But with ad sales lower than expected, drastic measures needed to be taken. Now brands will be able to target through user interest, time of day READ MORE >
For most of 2016, hackers had unlimited access to Uber’s user data, but until recently we didn’t know the whys and hows and more annoyingly we were all left wondering why it had taken the story so long to come out. “None of this should have happened, and I will READ MORE >
Nissan is one of six official brand partners for the new Star Wars film hitting theaters December 15th. The automaker debuted its first television promotional ad that links its driver-assistance technology to the droids that help steer the spaceships in the film. Ultimately, Nissan sees an opportunity with the Star READ MORE >
On a rainy Sunday morning amongst the crowded New York City streets, a woman named Shalene Flanagan made history. The Massachusetts native was the first American woman to win the New York City Marathon in forty years! Flanagan completed the 26.2 race in 2 hours, 26 minutes and 53 seconds READ MORE >