This story has been updated. Sometimes the “I got hacked!” excuse just doesn’t cut it. That was MSNBC host Joy Ann Reid’s explanation for old blog posts containing homophobic statements that recently ...

“When we think about power-mad federal agencies, the Federal Trade Commission rarely comes to mind,” said Jack Shafer in Slate.com. But the consumer-protection agency has just embarked on a massive ...

Brian Kelly, the founder of the travel rewards website the Points Guy, says there’s never been a better time than now for earning points. By Christine Chung It’s among the more playful matters on his ...

There was something about the internet of old. The leisurely, dial-up conjuring of a digital page via Netscape was certainly revolutionary, but to a seven-year-old me it was more; at once novel and ...

Kevin McCormick needed help. He felt he did not know how to dress, and got flustered every time he shopped for clothes. "I didn't have a sense of style," says the 22-year-old IT manager from Hoboken, ...

The brain is a sophisticated information-processing machine that combines rational and emotional data. Today, much of that information is derived from the Internet, which functions like a shared brain ...

Does the Internet embody particular values, and do those values transfer to its users? "1. The Internet’s architecture is highly unusual. 2. The Internet’s architecture reflects certain values. 3. Our ...

Lexie is a former Staff Writer at Forbes Home and has over 6 years of professional experience as a writer and editor in the home improvement space. She's previously worked at sites such as HomeAdvisor ...

BEIJING - Chinese officials have closed two Internet sites used by tens of thousands of people to post online diaries known as blogs because they carried content deemed objectionable. Some Chinese ...