Pinstagram arrives on the iPad… before both Pinterest and Instagram

Pinstagram is one of those annoying mash-ups of... you guessed it... Pinterest and Instagram, but now it's got its own shiny new iPad app it might be more appealing than them both. The app allows you to see all of your Instagram feed photos in the popular Pinterest format, as well as search by keyword.…

The Oatmeal vs. FunnyJunk: Lawsuit fundraiser hits $130,000

The Oatmeal is one of our favourite online havens, with a tonne of hilarious illustrations and silly captions, which come together to create some of the best laugh out loud humour on the web. So, just like 34,939,923 others yesterday, we were shocked to see that The Oatmeal has been in a messy (and rather…

Could we soon witness the death of the online troll?

Trolls can be found under gloomy bridges, hitting on girls in London bars and unfortunately all over the internet. Many throw the word around quite casually when communicating online, calling anyone who disagrees with their silly words a "troll", but if you consult the oracle that is Urban Dictionary, you'll find that a troll is:…

Will virtual bar/chat room Shaker be a success?

It may look a lot like Habbo Hotel or Second Life or countless other avatar-based games, but this is Shaker, a new site that's launching over in the US today, and we're really not sure what to make of it.... Today Fast Company reported that the site (or app) isn't just an ill conceived idea…

Jux evolves and allows you to add more than one blog (or Jux) at a time

Jux seems to add a cool new feature to its blogging platform a few times a month and last week it got an interesting new release, you can now have a different Jux for different purposes. Bear with us on this one... The Jux team have explained to us: 1. "Jux" is presented as another…

AirTime's new technology will know if you're a naked dirtbag

We first heard about Chat Roulette inspired venture Airtime late last year and now Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker's new baby is out in the wild the big question we're all asking is, will we be able to use the service without seeing a whole load of penis? Airtime officially launched yesterday and it promises…

Google to introduce .lol and .youtube domain names

Today Google has revealed that it's applied to offer a number of new top-level domain names, including the likes of .youtube, .docs and of course our personal favourite, .lol. In an official blog post about the new top-level domains, Vint Cerf, the Chief Internet Evangelist at Google, said: "By opening up more choices for Internet…

WP App Store: WordPress gets an unofficial app store for premium themes

There are plenty of ways to find great themes and plug-ins for your Wordpress blog or site or shop or whatever it is you have. You can look through the official WP theme and plugin directory, but if you're willing to part with your pennies there isn't really a central place for premium themes, plug-ins…