The internet has given us unprecedented access to everyone. Not only can we see what our exes are up to on multiple social networking platforms, but we are now (for better or worse) privy to the ...

Sliding into Instagram DMs just got a lot more fun. On March 31, Instagram launched a handful of new Direct Message features like the ability to share music, create a poll in chats, and to reply while ...

A DM slide is the act of greasing into someone’s Direct Messages inbox on Twitter or Instagram with the intention of having some private banter. It’s a way to take an otherwise public conversation ...

Having a crush on a person you follow on social media is daunting. Or rather, traversing the virtual divide between your screens — AKA shooting your shot — is daunting. And, sure, we can’t all have ...

Whether your crush is one of your best friends, a classmate, a friend of a friend, someone you've never actually met IRL, or Chris Evans himself, the DMs are typically a common and safe place to make ...

POV: you’re quietly crushing on a friend of a friend and finally ready to do something about it. Or perhaps you met a cute stranger last night, and you've already requested and followed each other.

Erin Carson covered internet culture, online dating and the weird ways tech and science are changing your life. Expertise Erin has been a tech reporter for almost 10 years. Her reporting has taken her ...