My attention span suffered a significant self-inflicted wound last year. I’ ve been using social media for nearly 20 years, ...

Revisiting “Lights Out” (2013), the three-minute horror short that turned a hallway and a light switch into pure nightmare ...

As part of a few changes to its search filters, YouTube is going to allow you to search specifically for Shorts or longform ...

At this week’s CES 2026, the Las Vegas conference dedicated to gadgetry and planned obsolescence, Disney made a minor splash, teasing plans to roll out TikTok- and Instagram Reels–style video feeds on ...

TikTok, which first launched in China in 2016 before expanding globally in 2017, has perfected this type of habit-forming, ...

"When people are required to read, or listen to, our words, they want to read or hear as few of them as possible. The world ...

Online short-form video has shifted from a light distraction to a constant backdrop in many children's lives. What used to fill a spare moment now shapes how young people relax, communicate and form ...

With short-form video now dominant on social media, researchers are racing to understand how the highly engaging, algorithm-driven format may be reshaping the brain. From TikTok to Instagram Reels and ...

Short-form vertical video has soared across platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, but a survey commissioned by Media.net, a search intent-powered supply-side platform (SSP) and specialist ...

In just a few years, TikTok has gone from a niche lip-syncing app to one of the most powerful social media platforms in the world. From viral dance routines to comedic skits, food hacks, and global ...