This inexplicable emoticon widely known as the "lenny face" has earned a new nickname after Tumblr user Frankenlobo revealed that his computer's text-to-speech program pronounced "( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)" as "degdeg."

After a secret court ruled to declassify documents showing Yahoo fought against the NSA's PRISM program, the Electronic Frontier Foundation awarded the Internet company a "gold star" for protecting online freedom.

After an impassioned post about white privilege went viral on Facebook, the single topic Tumblr We Are Not Trayvon Martin launched, accruing more than 500 submissions within a day.

Over the weekend, a Swedish sociology professor revealed on Twitter that he will be nominating Edward Snowden for a Nobel Peace Prize.

After being purchased by private equity firms in March, Twinkies and a few other Hostess snack food brands have returned to stores.