Chris Richardson

You know you’ve reached an impressive pinnacle of popularity when folks are going all out to produce a rap video for the intellectual property in question. By “going all out,” I mean complete with costumes, full-on makeup, and a setting …

Gmail is one of those “you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone” services; an almost invisible technology, if you will. That is, however, until it goes down. When that happens, the ubiquitous service is hard to ignore as …

The return to the world of Tom Clancy-based video games has been greeted with a generally positive reception (Destructoid loved it), and it’s hard not think things like the following parody won’t hurt, either. When people care enough to make …

If you’ve been on the Internet for a decent amount of time, you’ve probably come across a number of supercut mash-up videos. Whether it’s the “F*cking Short Version” of The Big Lebowski or any of the multitude that came out …

Earlier this week, Google released their annual Transparency Report, which, among other things, focuses on the multitude of search engine result takedown requests they receive. Among the information contained within, there’s a list of the entities issuing these requests. The …

As you might expect, ever since the Bob Moog Google Doodle showed up–it’s still up on Google, ala, the Les Paul Doodle–folks have been uploading songs covered by the playable synthesizer. The results are about what you’d expect: digital songs …

Well, kind of. What we have is another take on telling the story of the original Star Wars triology, via the medium of radio. But that’s been done, you say? While that’s true, it hasn’t been done quite like this: …

The DNSChanger malware is a nasty piece of software, which, at its core, is about tricking the infected user into giving up personal information that can be harvested by the deviant programmers, normally for their own personal gain. The malware …

Google’s yearly transparency report is available, and right away, they make one thing perfectly clear: They get and respond to over 1 million takedown requests on a monthly basis. Not only do they respond, but they apparently act. According to …

Google’s email client, Gmail, is clearly an incredibly popular service, something that its multiple language support no doubt contributes to. That level of support just increased thanks to the added availability for one of the world’s most popular and one …

We’re still a little under two months away from the third and final installment in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight series, and the marketing push is kicking in a little stronger now. This week has already seen the release of the …

As you might expect, not everyone in England is welcoming the Olympics with open arms. So much so, in fact, there’s an official protest movement which can be found at ProtestLondon2012.com. This “Official Protesters” collective is overseen by a group …

While you know him better as Scumbag Steve, Blake Boston is a living example of how to exchange Internet fame (infamy?) into real world financial gain. After finding his Internet fame via the Reddit collective, Scumbag Steve is about to …

In case you’ve already forgotten who Lamar Smith is, take a moment to remind yourself. If that’s too much reading, in short, he was one of the primary sponsors of the SOPA bill that rocked the Internet a couple of …

The newest billionaire on the block owes a great deal to you, the Facebook member. If not for the hundreds of millions of people joining the Book of Face, there would be no multibillion dollar IPO. So the next time …

The synthesizer doodle is all the rage today. Even Reddit is getting in on the fun with its “Everyone On Google Today” thread. You can probably imagine where that link goes–if you guessed an animated gif derivative of Keyboard Cat, …

There’s a new Google Doodle honoring Robert “Bob” Moog getting ready to go live tomorrow. However, if you visit the Google Australia homepage, you can enjoy it now, seeing how it’s already tomorrow down under. The same applies with Google …

Chris Dodd has all the makings of an effective politician, if, for nothing else, his ability to talk out of both sides of his mouth. Take, for instance, his current stance on both SOPA and piracy. In an interview with …

Earlier this week, it was announced that Google Chrome had overtaken Internet Explorer as the number one browser in use, and the world rejoiced. However, thanks to the grey area surrounding prerendered web pages, these results may be somewhat dubious. …

Remember the dulcet sounds of video game soundtracks in 8-bit format? Music from titles like Double Dragon and the first Mario Brothers? Of course you do. If not, take a moment to remind yourself. Now that that’s taken care of, …

Ending a relationship that had turned ugly, the Orlando Magic fired head coach Stan Van Gundy today, while relieving general manager Otis Smith from his duties. In other words, the Magic cleaned house in an effort to get Dwight Howard …

The Netherlands has historically been on the cutting edge in relation to certain concepts, especially in regards to personal freedom. While Amsterdam is famous for its approach to recreational drug use, other concepts like prostitution, which is legal and regulated, …

Yes, there are a few ripped Anchorman: The Legend Continues, aka Anchorman 2, trailers on YouTube (no link), but this one constitutes the official web release of a new teaser, and it debuted on Funny or Die. As far as …

For those of you who were hoping to some genuflection in the yearly update of EA’s Madden football franchise, you’re prayers have been answered. Madden 13 will indeed include the “Tebowing” celebration. That’s right, after scoring that game-winning touchdown against …