Communications Major

A majority of video views for publishers and advertisers on Facebook happen with the sound off -- the result of embracing the platform's unique features.

Netflix has come up with a new DVD delivery service - Drone 2 Home. Get your DVDs in mere minutes using the almost robust drone delivery service.

The past year saw a lot of changes in social media. Google's social site, Google+, saw huge growth and more activity, LinkedIn really got in the game, and Pinterest continued to pull in more traffic and more sales. Visuals also really became front and center and led the way for infographics, Vine video, and Instagram. To some degree, however, we're still finding our way in social. So many sites, so little time...

Many young men (and a few women, we suppose) have access to a lot of online porn before they ever experience sex in the um...flesh. Here's a refreshing, tasteful reminder of some differences between porn and the real deal. Explained with common food items found around the kicthen. Bon appetit!

You think you have a tough time sticking to one thing online? Check out Noah, a 17- minute film by Canadian film students Walter Woodman and Patrick Cederberg. And yes - there is a story here.

More politicians are finding self-flattering ways around press conferences and on-the-record interviews. How? By making their own vanity videos.

As Mark Zuckerberg reflects upon Facebook's first 10 years today, he's encouraging the community he built to do the same. Follow this link to create a short 1-minute video of your top moments on the world's leading social network: https://www.facebook.com/lookback

The videos are a bit cheesy, but are potent reminders that for many of us, Facebook has become a very normal way to document our daily lives.

The change could increase user numbers, and also help the company sell more visual ads.

Blame the Internet and/or the ease of making smartphone videos. Now the everyday celebrity sex video is generally greeted with a collective yawn rather than mass scandal. 

You hungry, girl? This video of a hunky shirtless guy will teach you how to correctly pronounce some commonly mispronounced food items. You'll never say "quinoa" wrong again!

Since June, 12-year old Lillian Powers of Birmingham, Michigan has been creating Vine videos that show off her offbeat humor and clever wit. Her 6-second videos have made her quite popular on Vine, which either means Vine is really struggling, or the world has truly gone to hell in a handbasket. Honey Boo Boo, watch your back. 

From sushi to salmon, learn to cook in six seconds flat with these 15 Vine videos. Well, you'll at least get the gist of it and maybe get some ideas for dinner tonight.