Geek is chic.
While we've been enjoying the stylish fashions and gadgets on Gossip Girl — and the fact that the show is about a blogger! - some fans have started enjoying Gossip Girl's neighborhood in Second Life experience called "The Upper East Side." In case you didn't know, Second Life is a 3D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. It opened to the public in 2003, and is now Read more
Looks like Tyra Banks is following in the footsteps of her protégée and Top Model Adrianne Curry for once! Last week, Tyra sent out an e-mail saying she'd been keeping a secret for months - she and some hot designers have created Tyra Banks' Virtual Studio on the internet. She explains "We all IM and chat online with our friends, so I decided to TYRASIZE (kind of like "Super Size") online Read more
Once you've gotten to a comfortable point in a romantic relationship, how do you recognize mutual trust and respect for one another? With our private lives stored within emails, Facebook photos, and Netflix queue preferences, many young couples now see the final pillar in solidifying trust in a relationship is sharing the password into a partner's virtual world. The New York Times recently Read more
We are pumped to share one of our favorite stories from Health.com here on our site. A sleeker, stronger body could be just a tweet or a Facebook post away By Jamie Beckman One of the best tools for peeling off pounds is already in your bag: It's your smartphone or iPad. In fact, all that texting, tweeting, and posting — the average woman spends more than 80 minutes a day on her phone, Read more
Shopping is quickly moving to the mobile world, with stores offering deals on the go and only accessible via mobile devices. Now, consumers can get in on the draw of selling their own goods to a mobile world with the new shopping app Poshmark. Forget the old days of dragging bags of unused clothes to thrift stores hoping your trash becomes someone else's treasure (and let's face it, those Read more
Calling all lovers of great deals and design! This year, I've rounded up Black Friday sales that will surely shake you out of your turkey comatose. So, get a head start on organizing your wish list shopping day by browsing these upcoming sales. 20x200 Enjoy savings on Thanksgiving and the day after! The Thanksgiving sale will offer a 20 percent discount on sports-themed prints (certain prints Read more
If you want to save on your wedding budget, maybe cutting down on the guest list by eloping is a possibility you can explore. Further, if you pick a destination in another side of the world, you can combine both the joys of travel and the celebration of love all in one occasion! Lisa Tabb, the coauthor of Beyond Vegas: 25 Exotic Wedding and Elopement Destinations Around the World and who eloped Read more
Take a virtual tour of the world's largest pumpkin festival. — Garden Design Four easy ways to make over your living room. — Real Simple Moody design details make all the difference in these homes. — Houzz An inexpensive alternative to a Pottery Barn console. — Copy Cat Chic A gallery of truly impressive carved pumpkins. — This Old House Make a fast, easy vegetable centerpiece for Read more
The iPhone 4S comes with some cool upgrades and iOS 5, but the tech-loving world has been focused mostly on the likes of Siri. The voice recognition software that's been dubbed your "virtual assistant," who even has her own Tumblr dedicated to her humorous responses, is also the focus of the latest iPhone 4S ad that was released by Apple last night. Check it out below and tell us — what are Read more
Forgive us for stating the obvious, but Paul Walker is a good-looking man. This is no surprise to anyone who's seen his blue eyes in films like The Fast and the Furious, and the sight of him running shirtless in the new Davidoff Cool Water ad campaign just drives the point home. But if Walker, 38, is even remotely aware of his sex symbol status, he definitely doesn't let on. While talking with Read more
