Elizabeth de Luna
Elizabeth is a culture reporter at Mashable covering digital culture, fandom communities, and how the internet makes us feel. Before joining Mashable, she spent six years in tech, doing everything from running a wifi hardware beta program to analyzing YouTube content trends like K-pop, ASMR, gaming, and beauty. You can find more of her work for outlets like The Guardian, Teen Vogue, and MTV News right here.
Email her at [email protected] or follow her @delunaelizabeth.
By Elizabeth de Luna
From Doge to Drake, here are 10 internet moments turning 10 in 2023
Wow. Such nostalgia, much fun.
A Eulogy for V Live, K-Pop's Library of Alexandria
The live-streaming platform archived content from more than 1200 Korean music artists and actors.
The internet used to be fun. Remember?
TikTok combines the best of back then with the reality of right now.
The 25 best K-pop songs of 2022
Now's the perfect time to immerse yourself in K-pop. You'll thank us later.
Elon Musk doesn't understand creators. Twitter's third-party link ban proves it.
The ban was a desperate attempt to crush competition, and a middle finger to the people who make the platform interesting.
YouTuber MatPat sells his Game Theorists channel to startup LunarX
Lunar X will help the channel with behind-the-scenes business needs, while MatPat and co. continue to run the show.
College is a bloody mess in trailer for 'The Boys' spin-off 'Gen V'
It's the Hunger Games meets superheroes.
Swifties are suing Ticketmaster over presale mess
Ticketmaster, now go stand in the corner and think about what you did!
The Meta Quest Pro is not the big fail it's made out to be
The software, however, could use some work.
13 best websites to analyze your Spotify data
For when Spotify Wrapped just isn't enough.
By Elena Cavender and Elizabeth de Luna
Over 1 million users and counting: How Hive Social became Twitter's newest rival
Woman-led and vetted by K-pop fans, Hive Social is the best of social media in one app.
An interview with Khaby Lame, TikTok's most-followed creator
The man of few words spares a few for us.
MrBeast has ended Pewdiepie's reign as the most-subscribed YouTuber
MrBeast is the first YouTube creator to pull ahead of Pewdiepie in nearly 10 years.
Elon Musk's Twitter changes have disrupted K-pop’s biggest awards show
Instability at Twitter has forced the MAMA Awards to change their main voting criteria. K-pop fans are not happy.
How MSNBC used tech from ‘The Mandalorian’ to bring election night to life
Inside the beating, bustling, high-tech heart of 30 Rock.
Apple's mixed-reality headset could arrive next March for $2,000
As Meta draws back, Apple pushes forward.
Twitter's blue tick was more than a status symbol
The verified checkmark prevented impersonators and combatted misinformation. Now it's just a handful of cheap pixels.
By Cecily Mauran and Elizabeth de Luna
How to move your Twitter followers to Substack
Substack is a great alternative to Twitter for users with a lot to say.
Did Ryan Reynolds just join Tumblr to escape the Twitter dumpster fire?
Buddy, you're just moving from one hellsite to another.
The Try Guys survived a PR crisis. Here's how they did it.
It's a 'textbook case' of swift crisis management.
It looks like China does have access to U.S. TikTok user data
TikTok confirmed that employees based in China are able to access U.S. user data through "approval protocols."
V Live, the largest archive of K-pop live streams, is shutting down. What will happen to those videos?
Weverse says artists have the option to download their V Live content before the app goes dark.
Elon Musk's Twitter is already less safe. These tools will help you protect yourself.
A spike in hateful language shows users are already testing the limits of Musk's 'free speech' platform.
Twitter users plot revenge on Elon Musk by killing the platform
Or, how to de-value Twitter, according to former Tumblr users.
