Communications Major

Twitter shares its most popular news stories, tweets and more in a snapshot of conversations for the year.

You knew this was coming. Rate the people in your contacts list with stars just like you do for a taco joint or place you had your latest cappuccino. Needless to say, the app, due to be released later this year, has sparked controversy. Among the concerns: cyber-violence and false positivity.

Dr. Walter J. Palmer, an American dentist, has been identified as the hunter who killed Cecil the Lion after he was lured out of his sanctuary at Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. The Internet backlash against the dentist has been swift and unforgiving. 

Even after all these years, Madonna is still finding ways to innovate and present her art to the masses. Billboard is reporting that the pop diva will release her latest music video on social app Snapchat, marking a first for the company. The clip is set to premiere at some point [...]

If you're not a basketball (or sports fan), you may be forgiven for not knowing who (or what) Donald Sterling is. But, you've been seeing him trending on Twitter and in your Facebook newsfeed no doubt for the past 48 hours. He was the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team until a few hours ago when he was banned from the NBA for life due to years of racist and sexist comments. What we love about the interwebs are quick and handy guides like this one that paint the picture for us in no time flat. What you'll see if you click is not pretty. It is bigotry. 

The Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2015 is the Face with Tears of Joy emoji! The emoji beat other strong contenders to be named our Word of the Year: find out why.

Hoaxes and bad information are circulating online in the aftermath of the Paris attacks.

White and gold, or blue and black? The debate over the colors of a dress set off a social media conflagration that few were able to resist.

The game Kim Kardashian: Hollywood generated $1.6 million in revenue during its first five days on the market.