Vipology Staff Writer

Mull It Over!

Tis the season for silver bells, twinkly lights… and mulled wine. You know Christmas is on its way when you have your mitts wrapped around a steamy mug of the spiced wine mixture. But while the comforting warmth and slightly stained lips are two happy by-products of supping this glowing ruby tipple, there are pitfalls. Insufficient […]

Instagram to Crack Down on Fakers

Influencers and brands who use bot apps to boost their popularity and increase audience growth may be in big trouble, thanks to a new initiative just announced by Instagram. In a recent blog post, the mega popular social networking service said it would start removing fake likes, follows, and comments by implementing new “machine learning […]

Bill Gates says “Silicon Valley” Captures a lot of Truths

While some people in the real-world Silicon Valley think that HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” the network’s long-running satire, is too critical of the tech industry, Microsoft’s multi-billion dollar co-founder disagrees.  In fact, in a new blog entry, Bill Gates puts it bluntly: lighten up. “I have friends in Silicon Valley who refuse to watch the show […]

Zero-Waste: A New Trend in the Food Business

Vegetable trimmings being turned into pickles and ferments, coffee grinds used as soil fertilizer, waste milk made into ricotta cheese, the leftover whey added to vinegar to make a pickling liquor … Sounds like something your super eco-minded friend next door would be up to. But as the Irish Times recently reported, these are just […]