Yik Yak, the Anonymous Messaging App, Is Dead

Yik Yak, the anonymous messaging app beloved and loathed on university campuses in equal measures, is no more. The company is currently winding down the app, leaving gossipmongers and cyberbullies with one less app to ply their trade. Will anyone miss Yik Yak? Probably not. Yik Yak launched in 2013 with the promise of letting
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The Six Strikes Anti-Piracy Initiative Is Dead

The Copyright Alert System, better known as the “six strikes and you’re out” program, is dead. The Center for Copyright Information killed it while maintaining it was a success. Which, given the amount of piracy that’s still happening, sounds more like wishful thinking than the truth. After years of flailing around trying to gently persuade
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Vine Is Dead, But These 5 Video Streaming Alternatives Are Even Better

Much like Twitter focussed on short text messages, Vine brought that to videos. But Twitter is now shutting down Vine, and incorporating it as part of the micro-blogging social network. But Vine’s demise isn’t entirely bad news. It lets you explore the several other alternatives that are around, some of which do a better job
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The Original iPhone Is Now Dead Because AT&T

If you still own an original iPhone then it’s now nothing more than a technological relic. And/or a funky looking paperweight. This is because AT&T has shut down its 2G network, rendering the original iPhone less than useless. And it was, let’s face it, already pretty useless. On January 9th, 2007, Steve Jobs unveiled the
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No, You’re Not Dead, Facebook Just Thinks You Are

Don’t worry, you’re not really dead, Facebook just thinks you are. Or at least the social network thought you were dead for a brief period on Friday. It turns out it was just a bug, and everyone who was previously alive is alive once more. Huzzah! Thanks to what Facebook is describing as a “terrible
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