ABOUT Selma Khenissi
Selma is currently a Master’s student in Journalism at Georgetown University. She loves keeping herself up to date on the quirky and fun ways to spend time. Outside of screen time, she likes to read and drink tea.
Slowly, but surely, video game releases are announced in a more widespread fashion, using YouTube and TV to catch viewers’ attention. Destiny is a prime-time example of this phenomenon, teasing its viewers with scenes from the video game, which was released on Tuesday, September 9, 2014. But what the advertisements don’t show, however, the promotional…
Reverse psychology works well in a viral video, making an issue suddenly become crystal clear. BuzzFeed posted a video where a geek girl acts like a geek guy. The point of the video is to show that, regardless of common interests in comic book culture, geek guys will automatically assume that geek girls don’t really…
Paparazzi are a frequent concern for celebrities, but celebrities can still face problems while they’re using social media, even if they have a lot of followers on Twitter. Zelda Rae Williams, 25, left Twitter on August 13, only to return a few weeks later with an anti-bullying message. It turns out that she didn’t leave…
For MSN Messenger fans, there is a reason to be frightened on Halloween. According to this blog post, a top-down decision led to MSN Messenger losing out to Outlook for Microsoft instant messaging services. And Skype is still a fierce competitor that is coming out on top. The result is that MSN Messenger will be…
Businesses vie for bucks. The larger the amount, the better off they are. But in the business world, the saying “all’s fair in love and war” does not apply. Uber, a taxi company that has branches in many corners of the world, is in hot water after an Uber contractor confirmed with news publication The…
Facebook is losing its relevance at a rapid rate. Originating as a social media network that initially had college students as its target audience, it expanded its user base later on. But its popularity is going down, down and further down. A Pew Research Center study came out on August 26, 2014, that indicated that…
Productivity just became a cool gadget. Google Docs announced a whole slew of updates that put the service in the position of a serious contender to Microsoft 365. One of them has been announced as ready to go, but another is planned for a later release. But Google Docs has a competitor called Microsoft Office…
And to think that while boarding a plane, the previously feared terrorist groups and individuals in the last decade were mainly confined to extremist Islamist passengers, such as the ones who were responsible for 9/11. Sony, the architect behind the PlayStation consoles, had major headaches to deal with in the last few days. Not only…
Digital technologies have their secrets, and an increasing number of them are being exposed. A judge in Brazil, whose name is Paulo Cesar de Carvalho, has had it up to here with the Secret app and is ordering Apple to remove it in 10 days from August 19, which means that the company has to…
Geek culture references don’t have to spend decades making names for themselves, thanks to technological progress. Diamond Select Toys, which sells a lot of geek-related figurines such as Fluttershy from “My Little Pony” and Lara Croft from “Tomb Raider,” has plans to sell figurines of the celebrated game “Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare.” Although the…
With all of the information at your fingertips, it is easy to forget that the Internet isn’t tailored for all ages. But rumors are floating around the Internet that Google is going to make child friendly versions of its services. According to a news story on The Information (the full story requires subscription), the plan…
Bill Gates, while on camera, was watching the video that invited him and two other celebrities to compete against each other. The competition involved the participants in looking silly and comical for the sake of raising awareness for Lou Gehrig’s disease, which is also known as ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). Bill Gates was the dark…
In the hands of an adult, a kid’s box of tools becomes a cosplay accessory and a tech toy — all in one. Diavo Voltaggio, who makes it a habit of drinking scotch and building robotic arms, built an entire upper limb out of Lego Mind VI Mindstorms. At first glance, it looks like a…
Oftentimes, food presentation plays an important role in the way that food is enjoyed, whether it’s fine dining or a pizza delivery. But blogger Nathan Shields elevates food to a level where it almost looks too good to eat. However, Shields’ food art is encapsulated into one type of food – and only one type…
Although the reasons why hackers do what they do are unknown, it is becoming a rising trend to look for security flaws and amass as much information as possible. The result is a sadistic library collection, and this time, the people who are declared to be the perpetrators come from the sort of groups that…