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ADVERTISEMENT Reddit, depending on who you ask, is either the greatest source of information and entertainment on the web, or a leaking cesspit of misogyny and sexism with a very good façade. To be honest, it’s a lot of both, which is what makes it so iconic and awesome. Whether you’re a budding Redditor, or [...]

Wikipedia is the greatest collection of knowledge humanity has ever assembled, but some of that knowledge didn’t need to be collected. Among the articles about key moments in history and great works of art, lie pages that document the inane and irrelevant in painstaking detail. Are they tributes to man’s insatiable thirst for knowledge, or [...]

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a bona fide Twitter superstar, he’s bankrolled his stardom from both his wrestling and acting career into something quite magical. Being one of the few celebs out there to actively manage his own account. However, lost among the words of wisdom and Tweets to fans are some real gems. Here [...]

Not everyone knows exactly what they’re looking for online. Sometimes they’ll input something unexpected on Google, and stumble upon a site by accident. Hey, it happens. The thing is though, some of the most popular sites out there have some really weird search terms (search data provided by Alexa.com). For example, just consider how people [...]

Wikipedia is awesome. In addition to giving free knowledge to everyone without ever asking in anything in return, it can actually just as reliable for facts as the Encyclopedia Britannica. But, when you create something that’s supposed to contain everything, you’re going to find some weird stuff in the mix. Stuff like: 10. The Sound Of [...]

Facebook is set to be a part of everyday life for the foreseeable future, though to most it’s merely a platform to connect with friends, tell people what they ate, and take vaguely worded potshots at that cow Kathy from accounting who we all know is totally stealing like, all the damn pens. However some [...]

TopTenz.net had its 4th birthday on May 23, 2012, so it seemed appropriate to reflect on the site and provide some statistics and background. I started this top 10 list site back in May of 2008. At that time I wanted to write something about comic books and decided to write a list about the [...]

The iPad is one of the single most popular consumer products in the history of civilization.  As of the end of 2011, it sold over 55 million units between the iPad 1 and the iPad 2.  The release of the iPad 3 last month overwhelmed the tech world, with three million copies sold in the [...]

The Internet wasn’t just designed by one person or one team at one time.  As more and more people peeled back the frontiers of information technology, they contributed to the understanding and development of what we all now take for granted.  The Internet is here to stay, but there were times when it was a [...]

Back in the olden times, people had to wait until the syndicated Dr. Demento show to get their fix of novelty music.  Make a tape, send it to the good doctor, and hope you are chosen for his weekly radio show.  As time went on, novelty songs started to make their way onto morning radio ‘zoo’ shows [...]