It can be a struggle to make a digital party feel special or celebratory. PEOPLE asked celebrity party planners what they recommend for throwing a Zoom celebration that feels special, meaningful, and ...

If you can’t get together with your friends to have a party in person, you may be thinking of how to have a party online. Free apps like Zoom make video meetings or social chats really easy to set up ...

To prep for a Zoom party, make sure everyone has the service downloaded. To ensure everyone can stay on for the whole party, it's best to sign up for a paid version of Zoom, or sign up for a free ...

We're all collectively trying to navigate our bizarre new state of reality right now — one aspect of which is that our social lives have become mostly dependent on Zoom and other video conferencing ...

Chris is a veteran tech, entertainment and culture journalist, author of 'How Star Wars Conquered the Universe,' and co-host of the Doctor Who podcast 'Pull to Open.' Hailing from the U.K., Chris got ...

This year has been downright odd and in addition to pretty much every other occasion in 2020, your holiday parties will not only be holly and jolly but also virtual. As we head into the colder months, ...

A get-together with friends via Zoom (or other videoconferencing software). Throughout the COVID crisis in 2020 and 2021, virtual parties over Zoom became popular for general get-togethers as well as ...

The COVID-19 crisis has forever changed the concept of nightlife. Without restaurants, clubs, or group gatherings, people have had to get creative if they want to enjoy the freedom that a night out ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Videoconferencing app ...

In a pandemic, this is what a college party looks like: 69 people log on to a Zoom call at 11 p.m. on a Friday night. Every few minutes, one of them looks down at the number of participants and says, ...

Just after 6 p.m. on Friday, the mayor of Atlanta, Keisha Lance Bottoms, logged into a Zoom house party full of L.A.’s music and film A-listers and talked about cutting hair during a pandemic. This ...

In 2011, a New York Times piece announced the rise of videoconferencing. Skype had been around since 2003, but Microsoft had just bought the company, and a “critical mass” of businesses was starting ...