From hactivism to the flipped classroom, the Internet has sparked an online revolution with digital tools.

Classified documents on Wikileaks helped spark the Arab Spring, and protestors organized through Facebook. Daily tweets about the Egyptian revolution increased 100% after the overthrow of the country, showcasing the power of trending.

Not only has the World Wide Web assisted in shaping our political persuasions, but also our personal interests. While there are 139,500 professional photographers in the U.S., Instagram rekindled the snap-happy side of everyone, with 90 million active users each month on the social platform.

A leaked trailer of Assassin’s Creed IV confirmed the video game’s release date after surfacing online Saturday.

Although it doesn’t showcase any in-game footage, the trailer introduces protagonist Captain Edward Kenway aboard a pirate ship, doing what assassins do best. Watch the video, above, for lots of action and mysterious references to the new character’s background.

The world-premiere trailer for Assassin’s Creed IV was set to debut Monday, according to Ubisoft’s official countdown site, but the leaked video made its way around the web early Saturday.

It reveals that the game will be available for purchase on Oct. 29, and is coming on next-gen consoles.

“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” seems to be the motto of a flying robot that picks itself back up after crashing into surrounding objects.

Called the AirBurr, the bot is equipped with a unique “Active Recovery System,” enabling it to withstand collisions, relaunch and continue flying.

Researchers at EPFL, a Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, were inspired to create the AirBurr after observing the way insects move.

“Even though they manage to avoid most obstacles, they still manage to fly into windows and fly into walls — yet it’s okay; they don’t break,” said project leader Adam Klaptocz. “They fall to the ground, they get back up again and they keep flying.”

For the gadget-obsessed, online marketplace Grand St. gives members access to the latest in “creative technology.”

The exclusive service, whose memberships are only available by invitation, acts as a one-stop shop by curating new products, then letting users view and buy them all in one place.

Much like Gilt, which provides members-only shopping for fashion and lifestyle items, Grand St. offers discounts on devices ranging from an iPad cover that makes typing more efficient to a motion-sensitive bicycle light.

First-time visitors to the site, which is currently in private beta, are greeted with the following prompt:

For many, Facebook has become a messy, unorganized jumble of close friends, casual acquaintances and people you really have no business being connected to but are too polite to delete.

Connecticut artist Ty Morin, however, is on a quest to make his friend list come to life. He plans to track down all 788 of his Facebook friends in person, one by one, then photograph each person doing something meaningful to them.

He says it’s more than just a fun adventure, though — it’s also an effort to reclaim some of the human connection lost in an increasingly digital world.

Adidas unveiled new uniforms Thursday morning for some of the college hoops teams it sponsors.

Check them out above. Now check them out again. Really let it soak in.

You’ve probably noticed by now that some of the jerseys have sleeves and the shorts have stripe-like things. The new Adidas basketball uniforms are what the company calls its “impact camo” look. Six teams — Baylor, Cincinnati, Kansas, Louisville, Notre Dame and UCLA — will wear the new duds for at least one post-season game.

It started with one cup when you were 17 years old. You probably didn’t like the bitter taste, but you just needed a boost to finish that sociology paper before your 8 a.m. class.

Nowadays, you finish your second cup of coffee before even stepping foot into the office. (Or maybe you’re on a whole new level, like this this guy who ordered a $50 Starbucks drink.)