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11:28 pm GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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This Week in Politics & Digital: The Openness & Transparency Issue
This week’s political/digital news focused on issues of transparency, from public records to open data to President Barack Obama releasing…...
11:07 pm GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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Bank Lets Customers Pay Friends By Bumping iPhones
ING Direct customers can now transfer payments to friends with the bump of a cellphone — no account numbers needed. The bank released an u…...
10:21 pm GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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Groupon Distances Itself From Donald Trump
Groupon has announced it won’t be buying ads on any media with Donald Trump’s name on it, after rumors spread about the company adve…...
09:50 pm GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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HOW TO: Avoid Common Mistakes When Offering an API
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09:19 pm GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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New Guinness World Record Set for Longest Freestyle Rap [VIDEO]
During Thursday night’s first-ever MTV O Music Awards, Chidera "Chiddy" Anamege of Chiddy Bang broke the Guinness World Record for Longest…...
08:47 pm GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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Coca-Cola's Friendship Machine Rewards Cooperation With Cokes [VIDEO]
The game of vending machine one-upsmanship between Coca-Cola and PepsiCo continues with Coke’s “Friendship Machine.” Coca-Cola act…...
08:24 pm GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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The Secret Social Media Lives of Goldfish [COMIC]
And you thought your life was too boring for Twitter. Mashable Comics are illustrated every week by Kiersten Essenpreis, a New York-based arti…...
08:01 pm GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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Apple Patent Shows Powerful Fitness App for iPhone
Apple has applied for a patent for a Fitness Center App with social media components that might be able to bring a variety of fitness-tracking c…...
07:21 pm GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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Citizen Philanthropist Finds Better Way To Give to Charity For Entire Year
Online philanthropy is swamped with one-off campaigns that raise a lot of noise around a major event and then die down for the rest of the year.…...
07:02 pm GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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5 Tips for Closing a Sale on Facebook
Social ecommerce is becoming more and more important on networks like Facebook. More than another “new frontier,” it is attracting…...
06:46 pm GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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Microsoft's Quarterly Profit Falls Below Apple's for First Time in 20 Years
Microsoft reported a smaller quarterly profit than Apple for the first time in 20 years as the iPad ate into sales of laptop computers. Microsof…...
06:28 pm GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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How Startups Will Benefit if the SEC Relaxes Funding Regulations
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is considering easing the regulations on how privat…...
05:50 pm GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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Lady Gaga Takes Top Honors at MTV's Digital Music Awards
In a move that surprised no one, Lady Gaga came out the victor at MTV’s newly launched O Music Awards, taking home “Most Innovative…...
05:33 pm GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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Thanks to Mashable's Socially Savvy Supporters
Thanks to this week's advertisers and partners for enabling us to bring you the latest social media news and resources. Mashable’s spons…...
04:56 pm GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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Amazon Finally Apologizes & Explains Cloud Outage In-Depth
The outage of some of Amazon’s AWS services, which caused downtime to many prominent websites, is finally behind us. Amazon has issued a f…...
04:24 pm GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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Google Street View Man & Logo Get Royal Wedding Treatment [PIC]
One of the hottest topics today is the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, and Google wouldn’t be Google if it didn…...
03:58 pm GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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How Did You Watch The Royal Wedding? [POLL]
An estimated 2 billion people watched the Royal Wedding. How did you catch the nuptials? The marriage of Kate Middleton (now Catherine, Duches…...
03:39 pm GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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Royal Wedding Breaks Live Streaming Records
The Royal Wedding has already taken over trending topics across the web, and we can now report that it has broken at least one record: concurr…...
03:17 pm GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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Royal Wedding Sweeps Trending Topics on Twitter, Facebook & Google
The Royal Wedding streamed live across the web and on TV networks around the world Friday morning, with 2 billion people expected to tune in. Me…...
01:51 pm GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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WATCH: The Royal Wedding [LIVE VIDEO]
The Royal Wedding has begun livestreaming from multiple networks across the web. We’ve embedded two of the livestreams for your viewing pleasure…...
12:41 pm GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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The Social Media Buzz Behind the Royal Wedding [INFOGRAPHIC]
With hours to go until the Royal Wedding, online buzz surrounding the big event has surpassed the chatter that surrounded the Egypt uprising and…...
11:49 am GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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Twitter Experimenting With New Text Ads
Twitter has started serving third-party text ads on its webpage, in the right-hand column, below the “trends” section. Previously,…...
11:12 am GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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2.2 Million Credit Card Numbers From PlayStation Network May Be Up for Sale
Rumors are swirling around the web that the hackers who took down the PlayStation Network may have stolen 2.2. million credit card numbers. Not…...
08:31 am GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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What's The Matter With Google TV?
Google and its partners made a major bet on Google TV, an ambitious attempt to bridge the gap between the web and TV worlds. But so far it has f…...
07:23 am GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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Startup Creates Modern Emergency Alert System for Mobile
This post is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark as a new part of the Spark of Genius series that focuses on a new and innovative startup each d…...
06:58 am GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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Ubuntu 11.04 Operating System Now Available for Free Download [PICS]
Version 11.04 of Ubuntu has hit the streets, and it’s packing new features that make it even easier to use. The free download was released…...
06:34 am GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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3 Amusing Tumblrs That Poke Fun at the Royal Wedding
From the mainstream media to Twitter, there’s been no shortage of Royal Wedding-related content across the web lately, and Tumblr users ha…...
05:55 am GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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Marvel's Making a Superhero-Based Online Game, Reveals Lead Writer
Thursday evening, Marvel made some key announcements about its upcoming massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, called Marvel Universe, includi…...
05:08 am GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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Android to Get Video Chat Via Google Talk Upgrade
Google is beginning its rollout of Google Talk video chat to Android devices. Android device users will be able to use video and voice chat with…...
04:01 am GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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Royal Wedding: A Two-Screen Experience Like You've Never Seen
Producers are working around the clock ahead of the Royal Wedding live broadcast, which is set to begin at 4 a.m. ET on most stations. But they…...
03:34 am GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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F-Cards: Conan Tells Your Facebook Friends Where To Go
Facebook, by way of connecting us to our high school friends and distant relatives, has given rise to awkward exchanges, unwanted photo tags, mo…...
03:14 am GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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Hulu Plus Arrives On the Xbox 360
U.S. Xbox 360 owners, start your streaming TV engines. Hulu Plus lands on Xbox Live on Friday, April 29. Hulu Plus made its Internet and iOS deb…...
02:40 am GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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RIM Shares Dip After Company Warns of Disappointing BlackBerry Sales
RIM‘s shares dropped about 10% after the company reported Thursday that sales of its BlackBerry smartphones were lower than expected for i…...
02:22 am GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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Today Is the Last Day To Vote for the Webby Awards
Here’s a gentle reminder that today marks the final day of public voting for the Webby Awards. The first installment took place in 1997 …...
02:03 am GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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Is Reddit Eclipsing Digg in Traffic?
Digg’s precipitous plummet has left Reddit with a bigger-than-ever piece of the Internet pie, according to stats from three major traffic-…...
01:50 am GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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YouTube Video of the Day: Jack Conte of Pomplamoose Covers Super Mario Bros. Theme
Here’s your daily dose of nostalgia in the form of the Super Mario Bros. theme song, as covered by Jack Conte of YouTube-born band, Pomplamoos…...
01:31 am GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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14 Best Practices for Long-Term Social Media Success
As a consumer, you are blasted with the same request over and over: "Follow Us on Twitter, Like Us on Facebook." Why should I? What's in…...
12:43 am GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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Top Tech Entrepreneurs Share Their iTunes Playlists
The iTunes Store (nee iTunes Music Store) turns eight today! To celebrate this illustrious milestone, we’ve asked a cadre of tech heavywei…...
12:18 am GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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Frito-Lay Sets Guinness Record for Facebook Likes
Using a grab bag of promotions, Frito-Lay set the Guinness World Record for Facebook Page “Likes" within a 24-hour period. The Guinness…...
12:00 am GMT - Fri, April 29, 2011
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How SpaceX Plans To Take Over Where Shuttle Left Off [VIDEO]
Emboldened by a new $75 million contract from NASA, private aerospace company SpaceX released this promotional video Thursday, illustrating how it p…...
11:38 pm GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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Why the End of Scarcity Will Change the Economics of Everything [OPINION]
Apple triggered much debate when it recently announced it would begin enforcing policies that add a 30% toll to any content — Kindle boo…...
11:20 pm GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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Social Media Reacts to Marrakesh Bombing
An explosion destroyed a popular tourist destination Thursday in Marrakesh, Morocco, killing 14 people and wounding at least a dozen more. Accor…...
10:48 pm GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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HipstaCase Turns iPhone & iPod Into '80s Retro Devices
If you’re looking for a way to trick out that new white iPhone 4 — or even the classic black model — check out the new HipstaC…...
10:21 pm GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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The Pros & Cons of Working at Niche Marketing & PR Agencies
The Modern Media Agency Series is supported by IDG. Ashley Wilson, IDG’s social media analyst, has prepared an overview on how to use Twit…...
10:00 pm GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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Keyboard Dock Turns iPhone Into Computer Touchpad [PICS]
It’s about time you put that iPhone or iPod touch to work in the office. If you dock it into this Wow-Keys full-sized keyboard, either…...
09:39 pm GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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Could Apple Be Launching a Cloud-Based Music Service Called iCloud?
Another day, another hazy rumor. Apparently Apple may have purchased the domain name iCloud. GigaOm is citing an anonymous tipster who says Appl…...
09:11 pm GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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5 Reasons You're Consuming More Mobile Content
The Mobile Content Series is supported by Mygazines, the better way to enhance and distribute brochures, catalogues, magazines, reports and othe…...
09:00 pm GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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Lady Gaga Falls Prey to Rogue Twitter Attack
Beware of any messages and links advertising a so-called “banned” Lady Gaga video spreading across Twitter. The messages are part of…...
08:45 pm GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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Chrome 11 Now Available for Download
Google has released a stable version of Chrome 11. The new version, released Wednesday, brings bug fixes as well as some fascinating translatio…...
08:28 pm GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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PlayStation Network Still Down; Sony Says it Will Return By May 4
As we move into day 11 of the PlayStation Network outage, Sony continues to rebuild its beleaguered network while apologizing profusely to users…...
08:20 pm GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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Tom Brady vs. Prince William: Under Armour Offers Live-Streaming Alternative to Royal Wedding
In a bit of macho counterprogramming against Friday’s Royal Wedding, Under Armour is hosting a Q&A on the NFL Draft with New England…...
07:19 pm GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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South Park Takes on Apple's LocationGate [VIDEO]
,South Park tackled Apple’s Big Brother-ish tendencies and LocationGate in Wednesday night’s episode, which explored some lingering…...
06:48 pm GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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The PR Pro's Guide to Blogging
The Social PR Guide Series is supported by Mynewsdesk. Our online newsroom makes it easier to exchange news with key influencers, reach top of s…...
06:24 pm GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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Crowdrise Partners With New York City Marathon To Raise $26.2 Million
The New York City Marathon may take place in November but Edward Norton and Crowdrise are already trying to stir up some social good. Crowdrise,…...
06:01 pm GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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iPad 2 Coming to 12 More Countries This Week
Apple’s iPad 2 arrived in Japan Thursday, and the company has announced that the tablet will be in 11 more countries by Friday. iPad 2 wil…...
05:35 pm GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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The Future of TV: Why Broadcast Needs to Adapt
The next time you flip on a television and an Apple commercial airs, think about how far we've come in such a short period of time. Innovatio…...
05:00 pm GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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Entrepreneur Networking Service LetsLunch Expands to New York
LetsLunch, the networking site that sets entrepreneurs up on serendipitous lunch dates, is expanding its service and launching in New York Thurs…...
04:43 pm GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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The 3 Biggest Stories in Social Media & Tech This Morning
Welcome to this morning’s edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital w…...
02:02 pm GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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White iPhone 4 Now Available in Apple Online Store
We knew it’s happening today, but it’s still hard to believe our eyes: after an extended period of downtime, the white iPhone 4 is n…...
02:02 pm GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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White iPhone 4 Finally Arrives
We knew it was supposed to happen Thursday, but it’s still hard to believe our eyes. After an extended period of downtime, the white iPhon…...
02:00 pm GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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Blurb Releases iPhone App for Creative Storytellers
Blurb, a veteran self-publishing startup for do-it-yourself book makers, is launching Blurb Mobile for iPhone and iPod Touch Thursday to let use…...
01:23 pm GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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Verizon Promises Fix for LTE Outage, Postpones Droid Charge Launch
Verizon‘s LTE network has been having some major issues in the past 24 hours, and the company has issued an official statement about the p…...
01:23 pm GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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Verizon Promises Fix for LTE Outage, Postpones Droid Charge Launch [UPDATED]
Update: Verizon says that its LTE network is “back up and running.” No further details regarding the reason for the outage are avai…...
08:35 am GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 Trailer Released [VIDEO]
The epic finale of the Harry Potter film series is coming to theaters on July 15, and its trailer just hit iTunes and YouTube. Finding an embeddab…...
07:02 am GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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Get Daily Dates Instead of Daily Deals With InboxCupid
The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your st…...
05:40 am GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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Tech and Tweets Saving Lives as Tornadoes Wreak Havoc Again [VIDEO]
Tornadoes are wreaking havoc across the South again tonight, and according to TV station ABC 33/40, dozens of people have died so far. Social media…...
05:40 am GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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Tech & Tweets Saving Lives as Tornadoes Wreak Havoc Again [VIDEO]
Tornadoes are wreaking havoc across the South again, and according to TV station ABC 33/40, dozens of people have died so far. Social media and tec…...
05:02 am GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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Flat, Shiny Keyboard Is Actually a Touchscreen [VIDEO]
If you like typing on a touchscreen, you’re going to love this thin Minebea Cool Leaf Keyboard. Strangely enough, even though the keyb…...
02:31 am GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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MOG To Go Freemium as Streaming Music From Apple & Google Looms
Here’s some good news for everyone out there who’s not really into paying for tunes: Music subscription service MOG will be launchin…...
02:09 am GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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Social Media Has Little Impact on Online Retail Purchases [STUDY]
All those marketers who are rushing to increase their social media spend take note: A new study says social media has almost no influence on onl…...
01:48 am GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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Why Wall Street Is Betting Big on Your Social Media Data
Social media isn't only about news, opinion and commentary. It's also a potentially profitable form of raw data, at least if you ask Wall S…...
01:30 am GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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YouTube Video of the Day: Slowed-Down Laughing Baby Sounds Evil
It’s Wednesday; does your mind hurt? Yeah? Well, watch this baby laughing at a dog snapping at bubbles — at half speed. Virally spawned…...
01:13 am GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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Chicago-Based Startup Incubator Adds 10 New Companies to Its Roster
Excelerate Labs, a startup incubator and accelerator in Chicago, has announced its newest batch of startups for the summer class. This will be t…...
12:48 am GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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No Tweets Allowed at the Royal Wedding
Any 140-character loving guests attending the April 29 wedding of Prince William and Catherine (Kate) Middleton will be sorely disappointed, as…...
12:48 am GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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No Tweets Allowed at the Royal Wedding [UPDATED]
Any 140-character loving guests attending the April 29 wedding of Prince William and Catherine (Kate) Middleton will be sorely disappointed, as…...
12:40 am GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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Are You Satisfied With Apple's Response to the iPhone-Tracking Debacle? [POLL]
How bad has LocationGate dented the iPhone's brand perception? A bit, but not as bad as last summer's AntennaGate. New research from YouGov…...
12:24 am GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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Get a Job in Social Media, Design or Development
If you’re seeking a job in social media, we’d like to help out. For starters, Mashable‘s Job Lists section gathers together…...
12:11 am GMT - Thu, April 28, 2011
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What LocationGate Says About How Users Perceive Information Privacy
In the week since data scientists first publicized the existence of an iOS database that stores the location coordinates from cellular towers an…...
11:56 pm GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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Is Your Mobile Contract Outliving Your Device? [STUDY]
The results of a new survey suggest that most of us feel our phones are outdated long before our network contracts expire. With many manufacture…...
11:38 pm GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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Matchmaker Site for Bands & Venues Makes Booking Shows Easy
If you’re in a band, you know that booking shows can be a huge pain. Enter BandSurfing, a new platform that allows musicians and venues to…...
11:13 pm GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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Pepsi Vending Machine Lets You Gift Drinks to Friends Via Social Media [VIDEO]
Coca-Cola launched a viral video last year that featured a magical vending machine that spat out pizzas and free Cokes. Now, rival Pepsi has introdu…...
10:55 pm GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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HOW TO: Start Marketing on Foursquare
The Social Media 101 Series is sponsored by Global Strategic Management Institute. GSMI’s Social Media Strategies Series are the leading e…...
10:41 pm GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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Visa Gives Square a Stamp of Approval With Strategic Investment
Visa has invested in Square, a startup that makes a tiny credit card swiping device for smartphones and the iPad. The startup raised $27.5 milli…...
10:10 pm GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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Google Docs for Android Turns Your Photos into Docs
Google has finally released a native application for Google Docs on its Android platform, providing a clean interface for accessing your documen…...
09:42 pm GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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Mashup Combines Music Blogs' Top-Rated Tracks With Spotify
Raise your hand if you have time during the work day to listen to and read all of your favorite music blogs? Well, there’s a site out ther…...
09:08 pm GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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YouTube Founders Acquire Delicious From Yahoo
The future of social bookmarking service Delicious is no longer in doubt. Yahoo has sold the site to YouTube founders Chad Hurley and Steve Che…...
08:30 pm GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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For Students, What Is the "Facebook Effect" on Grades?
Social media has several effects on academic work — some more positive than others. But what is social networking’s overall impact o…...
08:00 pm GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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Group Video Calling Arrives on Android & iPhone
Fring, a VoIP calling and chat service, is out with new releases for iPhone and Android Wednesday that enable users to make free group video calls w…...
07:52 pm GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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Bounce Tries Building Buzz for Fabric Softener on Facebook
Bounce, the fabric softener brand, suffers from the same problem a lot of brands in low-interest categories do: People don't talk about it muc…...
07:27 pm GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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16 Digital Resources for Wedding Inspiration and Planning
The Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton is right around the corner (well, this Friday at least). The two lovers are not, of cours…...
07:00 pm GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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YouTube To Blast Off With Space Shuttle Endeavour Crew
YouTube has partnered with NASA for a live interview with the crew of the upcoming Endeavour voyage that will be streamed from space. The interv…...
06:48 pm GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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RIM Acquires Tungle To Bolster BlackBerry's Social Calendar
RIM, the maker of BlackBerry, has acquired Canadian scheduling application Tungle for an undisclosed amount, the companies announced Wednesday.…...
06:41 pm GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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What Birthname Makes You Most Likely To Be CEO? [INFOGRAPHIC]
What’s in a name? Well, according to a new study by LinkedIn, it’s the key to your success. The social network for employment rece…...
06:15 pm GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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White House Publishes Obama's Birth Certificate Online
The White House released President Barack Obama‘s birth certificate Wednesday, after years of speculation about whether he was actually bo…...
05:50 pm GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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Apple Officially Responds to Location Tracking Controversy
Apple is out with a detailed statement explaining how the company uses location data, an issue that has been at the forefront since last week wh…...
05:46 pm GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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White iPhone 4 Is Coming Thursday
Putting an end to months of rumors and speculation, Apple has announced that the white version of iPhone 4 will become available Thursday. "T…...
05:32 pm GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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Can a Robot Ever Be Man's Best Friend?
The Global Innovation Series is supported by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment. It delive…...
05:12 pm GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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Marketing Gimmicks: Top 3 Royal Wedding-Themed Ads
From Flickr to Google, YouTube to Livestream, everyone is doing something for the Royal Wedding, and big-brand marketers are no exception. We’ve…...
04:46 pm GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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Android App Sees Faces & Tags Friends in Photos
Viewdle is a computer vision company that has been quietly working on science and technology that enable machines to “see.” The star…...
12:13 pm GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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SETI Shuts Down Search for Alien Life Due to Lack of Funding
The SETI institute has hibernated its Allen Telescope Array, which scans the sky for clues on extraterrestrial life, due to lack of funding. Th…...
09:42 am GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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Google's Eric Schmidt Interviews Tina Fey [VIDEO]
Perhaps former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has a shot at a TV career, if his recent fireside interview with comedic legend Tina Fey is any indication. T…...
08:52 am GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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Who Needs a Weatherman? People-Powered Meteorology App Hits iPhone
The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your st…...
07:53 am GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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QR Code Resume Makes Your Embossed Paper Look Lame
Prepare to feel really inadequate about your chosen resume font. This dude has fashioned a custom QR code resume that is sure to break up the monoto…...
06:36 am GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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Amazon Is On A Massive Hiring Spree, But Why?
Amazon released its first quarter earnings today, and while the ecommerce giant increased sales by 38%, its income decreased by 33%, thanks to a…...
05:12 am GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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Yelp Poised for IPO
Instead of seeking another round of financing, Yelp is considering an IPO. After announcing in 2010 that Yelp would not likely go public for sev…...
04:55 am GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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Royal Wedding Chatter Amps Up on Facebook, Twitter [STATS]
One hardly need look at the numbers to know that talk of the Royal Wedding is accelerating rapidly ahead of the April 29 event. The numbers are…...
04:05 am GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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Want Comic Books On the Nook? Introducing Graphicly [PICS]
If you’re a comic book geek, or just enjoy the occasional graphic novel, Graphicly is turning the Nook Color into the e-reader of your dre…...
04:05 am GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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New Nook Color Is Perfect for Comic Books "" & Graphicly Delivers Them [PICS]
If you’re a comic book geek, or just enjoy the occasional graphic novel, Graphicly is turning the Nook Color into the e-reader of your dre…...
02:36 am GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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MySpace For Sale: The Bidding Begins [REPORT]
A handful of venture capital firms and other companies are expected to make News Corp offers for one of its most disappointing properties: MySpa…...
01:33 am GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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User Account Information Compromised In PlayStation Network Attack
Sony believes hackers obtained user account information, including home addresses, email addresses, birth dates, usernames and passwords, in an…...
01:33 am GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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Sony PlayStation Network User Information Stolen
Sony believes hackers obtained user account information, including home addresses, email addresses, birth dates, usernames and passwords, in an…...
01:20 am GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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YouTube Video of the Day: "Jersey Shore" Reimagined As Oscar Wilde Comedy
Well, it’s not The Picture of Dorian Gray (although that book caused quite a scandal in its time), but this video featuring Broadway actors re…...
01:04 am GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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Katie Couric to Leave CBS Evening News
Katie Couric has confirmed to People.com that she is leaving her position as anchor of the CBS Evening News. Couric joined CBS five years ago an…...
12:30 am GMT - Wed, April 27, 2011
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How Scooters Are Saving the Planet [INFOGRAPHIC]
Need to justify that gratuitous Vespa purchase? According to research from the Environmental Protection Agency, AAA and other sources, using sco…...
11:52 pm GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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Dating Site Lets You Virtually Court Your Fantasy Mate [INVITES]
Remember Cloud Girlfriend, that mysterious startup we covered whose tagline was: "The best way to get a girlfriend is to already have one̶…...
11:18 pm GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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Aflac Has Found Its New "Spokesduck" [VIDEO]
Aflac named the new voice of its iconic, quacking “spokesduck” Tuesday. Daniel McKeague, a sales manager from Minneapolis, MN, heard abo…...
11:06 pm GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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Coming Soon to YouTube: Major Hollywood Films?
In addition to hosting viral gems like “Friday” and “Bed Intruder,” YouTube could soon become a place to take in major H…...
10:41 pm GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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Lady Gaga To Donate $1 Million via Crowdsourced Charity Contest
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10:18 pm GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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Vevo Now Available in the UK
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09:28 pm GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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How Schools Can Use Facebook to Build an Online Community
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08:57 pm GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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U.S. Mobile Customers Now Prefer Android Phones Over iPhones [STATS]
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08:47 pm GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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4 Ways Behavioral Targeting Is Changing the Web
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08:26 pm GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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We Are Hunted Launches iPad App for Music Discovery [INVITES]
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08:10 pm GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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Create Photo Books From Your Instagram Photos With Instant Album
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08:02 pm GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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Evernote Mac App Now Records Audio & Shares Notes to Facebook, Twitter
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07:50 pm GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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Keith Olbermann Details New Show Name & Start Date [VIDEO]
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07:43 pm GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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EA Exec Jumps Ship for Zynga [REPORT]
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07:21 pm GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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PlayStation Network Remains Down Indefinitely After Hacker Attack
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07:10 pm GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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Your Creative Workspace Photos & Videos on Mashable & CNN iReport
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06:55 pm GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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Father of Digital Music, Max Mathews, Dies at 84
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06:39 pm GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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Top 10 Firefox Add-Ons for Web Designers
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06:11 pm GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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China To Launch Its Own Space Station by 2020
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05:41 pm GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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Facebook Deals Launches, Sony Android Tablets Announced: This Morning's Top Stories
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05:41 pm GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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HOW TO: Follow the Royal Wedding Online
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05:20 pm GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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TweetDeck Releases Major Upgrade to iPhone App
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05:00 pm GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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Slick Group Photo Sharing Site ZangZing Launches [INVITES]
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01:10 pm GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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Bold Concept Unites Leica i9 Camera With an iPhone
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11:02 am GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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RIP Typewriters: Last Manufacturer Closes Its Doors
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11:02 am GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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RIP Typewriters: Last Manufacturer Closes Its Doors [REPORT]
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09:44 am GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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09:44 am GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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Sony Launching 2 New Tablets, Both Run Android Honeycomb [PHOTOS]
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09:14 am GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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Mobile App Helps Users Learn Language From Real Life
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07:05 am GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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A First Look at Facebook's New Deals
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07:05 am GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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A First Look at Facebook's New Deals [PHOTOS]
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06:08 am GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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Facebook's New Deals Product Coming to Five Cities Tomorrow
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06:08 am GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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Facebook's New Deals Product Coming to 5 Cities Tomorrow
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06:08 am GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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Facebook's New Deals Product Coming to 5 Cities Tuesday
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04:43 am GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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Nintendo Wii 2 Rumors: The Comprehensive Guide
Nintendo’s highly anticipated successor to the Wii is coming in 2012. But that’s really all we know from official channels. Rumors h…...
03:18 am GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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Moguls, Your Industry Blog Has Arrived
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02:10 am GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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Despite Competitors, Netflix Earnings Rise 88%
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01:16 am GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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Beastie Boys Stream New Album After Internet Leak
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01:04 am GMT - Tue, April 26, 2011
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70+ Upcoming Social Media & Tech Events
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11:59 pm GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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Human Tetris Facebook Game Lets You Throw Friends Off Buildings [VIDEO]
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11:51 pm GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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How Shakespeare & Social Media Are Fighting Cyber Bullying
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11:16 pm GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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11:15 pm GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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Facebook Updates Groups: What's New
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11:04 pm GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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Facebook Launches Send Button, Replaces Email to a Friend
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10:17 pm GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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Why Sharing Online Content Might Be Too Easy
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09:51 pm GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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Pipeline Fund Aims To Help Balance Gender Ratios in the Startup World
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09:33 pm GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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Online Form Builder Wufoo Acquired by SurveyMonkey
Do-it-yourself survey company SurveyMonkey is acquiring Wufoo, a startup that lets users build online forms. Wufoo was one of the first compani…...
09:20 pm GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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Tesla CEO Says He'll Put Humans on Mars Within the Next 20 Years
If Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX has his way, humans will take their first step onto Mars in 10 years. Musk said in an interview wit…...
09:05 pm GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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YouTube Video of the Day: Woman Makes Origami Crane With Her Tongue
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08:40 pm GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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Steve Jobs Responds to iOS Location-Tracking Controversy
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08:17 pm GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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Yahoo Acquires TV-Tagging Startup IntoNow for $20M to $30M
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08:15 pm GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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Multimedia Reporting Tool Storify Now Available to Public
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08:00 pm GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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One Year Later: What Marketers Have Learned About Facebook's Open Graph
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07:47 pm GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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Guitar Center Offers New Podcast Featuring The Dears
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07:31 pm GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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Barnes & Noble Nook Color Ad Celebrates Paper Books [VIDEO]
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07:21 pm GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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Guard Dismissed After Calling Kate Middleton "Stuck Up Cow" on Facebook
A Buckingham Palace guard has been dismissed from his royal wedding day duties after calling bride-to-be Catherine (Kate) Middleton a “stu…...
07:05 pm GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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Music Monday: Peter, Bjorn & John Get Up Close and Personal in Mini Documentary for New Album
When Peter, Bjorn & John set out to create their newest album, Gimme Some, they decided to strip down to essentials, penning a disc that replica…...
06:46 pm GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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Team Coco Gets Behind World Malaria Day [VIDEO]
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06:26 pm GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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Major Nook Color Update Turns the Ereader Into a Tablet
Barnes & Noble has released a major update to its ereader, Nook Color, which pushes the device far into tablet territory. The update, whic…...
06:12 pm GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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Color Tests Another Use Case at Sweetlife Music Festival
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06:01 pm GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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HOW TO: Better Communicate With Remote Startup Employees
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05:54 pm GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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Mashable Weekend Recap: 18 Stories You May Have Missed
It was a holiday weekend for many of you, precluding visits to your friends here at Mashable, but not to worry, we’ve been keeping an eye…...
04:54 pm GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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Lenovo Preparing a Honeycomb ThinkPad Tablet [RUMOR]
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04:05 pm GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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This Morning's Top 3 Stories in Tech & Gadgets
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01:58 pm GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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Nintendo Confirms Wii Successor For 2012
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12:43 pm GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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Acer Iconia Tab A500 Now Available for $450
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03:54 am GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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Interactive Digital Frame Lets Grandma Respond to Emailed Pics [REVIEW]
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01:55 am GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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3D Projection Mapping: 10 Jaw-Dropping Examples [VIDEOS]
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12:46 am GMT - Mon, April 25, 2011
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5 Quick Ways to Liven Up Your Twitter Stream
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11:36 pm GMT - Sun, April 24, 2011
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Car of the Future Looks Like a Supersonic Road Rocket [GALLERY]
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11:36 pm GMT - Sun, April 24, 2011
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10:31 pm GMT - Sun, April 24, 2011
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09:34 pm GMT - Sun, April 24, 2011
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Online Activism Aims to Stop School Spankings
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08:28 pm GMT - Sun, April 24, 2011
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The Onion Asks: Should Unemployed People Buy New Macs? [VIDEO]
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07:31 pm GMT - Sun, April 24, 2011
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HOW TO: Find and Land Freelance Work
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02:30 am GMT - Sun, April 24, 2011
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World's First Social Headphones Offer Spectacular Sound [REVIEW]
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12:48 am GMT - Sun, April 24, 2011
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47 New Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed
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11:25 pm GMT - Sat, April 23, 2011
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09:56 pm GMT - Sat, April 23, 2011
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Google Offers Easier Way to Transfer Video From Google Video to YouTube
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08:32 pm GMT - Sat, April 23, 2011
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Hungry Birds Have Their Own Twitter Account [VIDEO]
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07:32 pm GMT - Sat, April 23, 2011
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06:30 pm GMT - Sat, April 23, 2011
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This Week in Politics & Digital: The 2012 Battle Begins
There’s still an entire year and seven months until the U.S. presidential election on November 6, 2012, but social media has already playe…...
10:34 am GMT - Sat, April 23, 2011
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HOW TO: Make Craigslist Better & Prettier With a Browser Extension
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09:22 am GMT - Sat, April 23, 2011
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Does the Internet Help or Harm the Environment? [INFOGRAPHIC]
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08:02 am GMT - Sat, April 23, 2011
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08:02 am GMT - Sat, April 23, 2011
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Stop Dating Strangers: LinkedIn Meets OkCupid
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05:48 am GMT - Sat, April 23, 2011
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The New York Times' Cascade: Data Visualization for Tweets [VIDEO]
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04:32 am GMT - Sat, April 23, 2011
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Pepto Bismol Throws Pinata-Smashing Fiesta on YouTube for Cinco de Mayo
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03:26 am GMT - Sat, April 23, 2011
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Foursquare Raising Money at $500 Million Valuation [REPORT]
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02:20 am GMT - Sat, April 23, 2011
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Our Favorite YouTube Videos This Week: The Earth Day Edition
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01:57 am GMT - Sat, April 23, 2011
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5 New Sites for Deep Discounts on Music
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01:42 am GMT - Sat, April 23, 2011
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Sun Gone Wild: NASA Releases Highlight Reel of Solar Flares [VIDEO]
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01:30 am GMT - Sat, April 23, 2011
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It's Official: Twitter Is Staying in San Francisco
Twitter’s headquarters will officially remain in San Francisco after it secured a deal with the city over a tax break. “Twitter is s…...
01:30 am GMT - Sat, April 23, 2011
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Tax Break Secured, Twitter Is Staying in San Francisco
Twitter’s headquarters will officially remain in San Francisco after it secured a deal with the city over a tax break. “Twitter is s…...
01:20 am GMT - Sat, April 23, 2011
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Earth Day Enemies: Greenpeace Slams Apple, Facebook, Google Data Centers
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12:46 am GMT - Sat, April 23, 2011
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Google To Offer Chrome Notebook Subscriptions [REPORT]
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12:34 am GMT - Sat, April 23, 2011
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Are Stand-Up Desks the Wave of the Future? [POLL]
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12:18 am GMT - Sat, April 23, 2011
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Employment Boost: 83% of U.S. Startups Plan To Hire in 2011 [REPORT]
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12:09 am GMT - Sat, April 23, 2011
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Contest Asks: What's the Worst PowerPoint Slide Ever Made?
What is it about PowerPoint that inspires us to mash together discordant colors with an abundance of text to produce the most hideous slides i…...
11:52 pm GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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Hipster Retro Digital Camera Shuns Zoom
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11:48 pm GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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The 7-Stage Evolution of a Socially Responsible Brand
For decades, the decision to be an environmentally and socially responsible company has been based on the bottom line: Would it be profitable?…...
11:08 pm GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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Revealed: Google's Secretive Data Centers [VIDEO]
Google has released a video that takes a rare behind-the-scenes look inside one of Google’s secretive data centers. The purpose of the sev…...
10:54 pm GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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Micro Movie Player Hooks You Up With HD Video Files
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10:47 pm GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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Will Google Partner With Spotify on a Music Service? We Doubt It [REPORT]
Word on the street is that Google, due to its alleged inability to come to an agreement with labels on its new cloud-based music service, is in…...
10:18 pm GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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09:37 pm GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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Audi Has the Most Engaged Fans on Facebook [STUDY]
A new study shows that Audi has the most engaged fans on Facebook, even besting the likes of pop stars Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga, among others…...
09:04 pm GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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HOW TO: Celebrate Earth Day Online
Happy Earth Day, everyone. Every April 22, people across the world take a minute to think about how we can treat the planet better. Of course, t…...
07:52 pm GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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Why the Mobile Payment Debate Is Headed in the Wrong Direction [OPINION]
The transformation of consumer payments is a hot topic right now. The market is changing both on mobile devices and at the point of sale. Every…...
07:34 pm GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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Samsung Countersues Apple in Patent Slap Fight
In this special edition of Patent Lawsuit Theater, Samsung is responding to Apple’s patent infringement claims regarding the Galaxy Tab an…...
06:50 pm GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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Hackers Deny Involvement in PlayStation Network Outage
As the web recovers from Amazon’s 24-hour collapse of its cloud computing business — an outage that took popular services like HootS…...
06:41 pm GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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YouTube's Life in a Day Doc To Hit U.S. Theaters in July
Life in a Day, the documentary created by YouTube users, will have its day in theaters. National Geographic Entertainment will be bringing the R…...
06:21 pm GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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OK Go Project Inspires GPS-Spun Art Around the World [VIDEO]
Writing on the bathroom wall is so 10 years ago — the new hotness is, it seems, scrawling across one’s city using GPS. Or that’s t…...
06:10 pm GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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Are You Sitting Down? Why a Stand-Up Desk Might Save Your Life [PICS]
If you're reading this, chances are you're sitting down, which means you're probably digging yourself an early grave. At least, that's t…...
05:49 pm GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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This Morning's Top 3 Stories in Tech, Business & Media
Welcome to this morning’s edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital w…...
05:29 pm GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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The Web Goes Green for Earth Day
Today, April 22, is the day when we celebrate our planet and its resources that should be preserved. In case you forgot, the web will remind you…...
05:11 pm GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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Thanks to Mashable's Socially Savvy Supporters
Thanks to this week's advertisers and partners for enabling us to bring you the latest social media news and resources. Mashable’s spons…...
02:44 pm GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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Volkswagen's The Force Ad Lampooned by Thor [VIDEO]
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02:20 pm GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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What We Can Learn From Amazon's Cloud Collapse
Call it Cloudgate, Cloudpocalyse or whatever you’d like, but the extended collapse of Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2) is both a setback…...
01:15 pm GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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Kaspersky's Son Missing, Possibly Kidnapped [REPORT]
The son of Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of Russian computer security company Kaspersky Lab, has been missing, and may have been kidnapped, according to…...
12:39 pm GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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Amazon Drops Price of Verizon's HTC Thunderbolt to $130 This Weekend
New Verizon customers can pick up a HTC Thunderbolt, Verizon’s first LTE phone, for a reduced price of $129.99 over at Amazon this weekend…...
08:53 am GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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Tweeting About Elections Results Could Get You in Trouble in Canada
Canadians planning to tweet election results during next month’s elections had better think twice, because it could result in a $25,000 fi…...
08:53 am GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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Tweeting About Election Results Could Get You in Trouble in Canada
Canadians planning to tweet election results during next month’s elections had better think twice, because it could result in a $25,000 fi…...
07:05 am GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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Introducing An App Store for Microsoft Outlook
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05:46 am GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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Groupon Takes a Trip to the Supermarket
Daily deals juggernaut Groupon has partnered with consumer packaged goods giant General Mills to offer subscribers a first-of-a-kind home deli…...
04:19 am GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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Facebook's Like Button Celebrates Its First Birthday
Exactly one year after its launch, the Facebook Like Button has become ubiquitous across the web and is still installed on thousands of new webs…...
03:41 am GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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5 Marketing Jobs Worth Paying For
Imagine a really nice wedding cake. Are you imagining it? Good. Now imagine how that cake would turn out if you tried to recreate it in your ow…...
02:43 am GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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A-Fund: Investors Bet $100 Million on Android Ecosystem
Investors have established the first investment vehicle dedicated to Android-focused startups and developers. Dubbed the A-Fund, the $100 millio…...
02:10 am GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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Hands-On With Flipboard & Zite Competitor News.me [PICS]
News.me, the much-anticipated social news reading application for the iPad, arrived in the App Store Thursday. There’s two big differences…...
01:36 am GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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The 5 Qualities of Highly Effective Community Managers
Less than three years ago, community managers were a rare group of employees most often found at technology startups. Today, the role of community ma…...
01:14 am GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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Apple May Beat Google to Market With Cloud Music Service [REPORT]
According to reports, Apple is almost ready to release a cloud-based music storage service compatible with iTunes. Sources say the product is f…...
12:50 am GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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Should Your API Be Free or Pay-to-Play?
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12:33 am GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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Google's Groupon Competitor Goes Live
Google Offers, the company's long-awaited response to Groupon, has gone live with a beta program in Portland, Oregon. Google promises "50% o…...
12:17 am GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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Metal Band Teases New Drummer on Facebook To Create Buzz, Score Fans
What do you do after one of your band members flies the coop? Well, if you’re Dream Theater, you do much more than send out a press releas…...
12:07 am GMT - Fri, April 22, 2011
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Nissan Leaf Becomes First Electric Car To Win Global Auto Prize
The Nissan Leaf won the 2011 World Car of the Year award at the New York International Auto Show, beating out the short list of three finalists…...
11:53 pm GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Music Platform Asks You To Remix It Up While Amazon's Server Is Down
HootSuite, Reddit and Foursquare aren’t the only sites affected by issues with Amazon's AWS services — music collaboration platfor…...
11:36 pm GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Why Social Media Falls Short of True Web Personalization [OPINION]
To the credit of Mark Zuckerberg and Co., the Like button may very well be the most ingenious creation of the Web 2.0 world. It is the simplest way…...
11:26 pm GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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iPad Has Already Overtaken Linux in Browser Usage
Just a little more than a year since its launch, the iPad is already accounting for more views on website pages than longstanding open source…...
11:06 pm GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Sen. Franken Quizzes Steve Jobs On iPhone Tracking
After Wednesday’s revelation that iPhones have been storing location data since iOS 4.0, now it’s time for the fallout. Sen. Al Fran…...
10:40 pm GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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YouTube Video of the Day: Very Inspirational Speech Will Inspire You
There’s a little video buzzing around the web today that’s sure to put some “get up” into your “get up and go.”…...
10:06 pm GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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The PR Pro's Guide to YouTube
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09:48 pm GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Can Better Packaging Save the Planet? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Remember unboxing your last big gadget purchase? How many unnecessary layers of plastic, paper and cardboard did you have to wade through before…...
09:22 pm GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Bergdorf Goodman Invites Consumers To Design Fendi Bag on Facebook
Manhattan-based, high-end luxury retailer Bergdorf Goodman has launched a Facebook contest to crowdsource the design of its next Fendi 2Bag. F…...
09:05 pm GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Google's Next Wind Farm Spend Will Power Its Oklahoma Data Center
Google has made another huge investment in clean energy in the form of a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for one of its data centers in O…...
08:42 pm GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Ben Folds, Amanda Palmer, Damian Kulash & Neil Gaiman To Produce 8 Songs in 8 Hours
In an effort to “show how record companies are becoming superfluous to building buzz and distributing music” (according to a release…...
08:10 pm GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential List Includes Zuckerberg, Page & Assange
Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page and Julian Assange are among the tech names featured on Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the worl…...
08:01 pm GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Microsoft Windows Phones Built By Nokia Due in 2012
Microsoft and Nokia signed a definitive agreement that seals the deal announced in February between the two companies, creating a formidable com…...
07:39 pm GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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16 Vintage Video Game Console Commercials [VIDEOS]
We’ve taken a trip back in time to look at the video game consoles of yesteryear. These 16 commercials represent the early home video gam…...
07:12 pm GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Social Media Participation Gets Rewarded in Vegas
Caesars Entertainment resorts in Las Vegas are betting big on Topguest. Starting April 21, Caesars will use the platform to reward visitors at n…...
07:04 pm GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Amazon Launches Ebookstore in Germany
Amazon’s German branch has launched its own Kindle store, bringing more than 650,000 ebooks to users of Kindle ereaders and apps in German…...
06:50 pm GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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DKNY Hosts Scavenger Hunt on Twitter
Fashion label DKNY is hosting a bit of pre-Easter fun with an egg-themed scavenger hunt at its New York and London locations Thursday. The compa…...
06:25 pm GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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New York Times Sells 100,000+ Digital Subscriptions in First 3 Weeks
The New York Times has sold more than 100,000 digital subscriptions in the three weeks since its launch, the publication revealed in its first-q…...
06:14 pm GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Verizon Activates 2.2 Million iPhones in First Quarter
Verizon’s quarterly financial results are in, and they’re better than expected, partly thanks to the company’s adoption of the…...
06:08 pm GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Gap Customers Can Now Get Discounts Via Text Message
Gap and Visa have partnered for a program that sends offers for real-time discounts and promotions to consumers via text messages. Consumers who…...
05:38 pm GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Amazon Server Trouble, Obama's Facebook Visit, NYT Subs: This Morning's Top Stories
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05:26 pm GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Weird Al Gets the Go-Ahead to Include Lady Gaga Parody on Album
The web was set aflurry (well, as aflurry as it could be over a parody song) Wednesday after Weird Al Yankovic posted his parody of Lady Gaga’…...
04:50 pm GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Amazon Server Troubles Take Down Reddit, Foursquare and HootSuite
Some of Amazon’s AWS services, which together comprise the company’s cloud computing platform, are currently experiencing technical…...
04:50 pm GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Amazon Server Troubles Take Down Reddit, Foursquare & HootSuite
Some of Amazon’s AWS services, which together comprise the company’s cloud computing platform, are currently experiencing technical…...
12:08 pm GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Google and DOE Build a Map for Electric Car Owners
If you have a fancy electric car, you may be kind to the environment but chances are you’re always on the lookout for places to recharge t…...
12:08 pm GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Google & DOE Build a Map for Electric Car Owners
If you have a fancy electric car, you may be kind to the environment but chances are you’re always on the lookout for places to recharge t…...
08:43 am GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Rockmelt Social Browser Now Available on iPhone [VIDEO]
Rockmelt is a cloud-based social media browser that’s been available for Mac and PC desktops since last November, but now it’s availabl…...
07:30 am GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Android App Turns Phone Calls Into Interactive Social Media Exchanges
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06:39 am GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Judge to Facebook Debt Collector: Stop. Now.
Debt collector stalking you on Facebook? Melanie Beacham says it’s harassment, and took debt collector MarkOne Financial to court, trying…...
05:28 am GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Conga: A Proximity-Based Social Network for Missed Connections
If life is comprised of moments defined by people, places and time, then startup Conga is a matchmaker, weaving together these elements to help…...
04:23 am GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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8 Ways to Improve Your Live Event With Social Media
Do you remember life before Evite, Facebook Events, and Eventbrite? Handwritten paper invitations and RSVP phone calls seem like relics of a fo…...
03:30 am GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Boosting In-App Purchases: Best Practices for Android Developers
In-app purchasing (or in-app billing) on the Android platform is one of the most attractive ways to monetize a mobile app. Android developers n…...
03:16 am GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Foursquare Day Sets Record With 3M+ Checkins
This year’s Foursquare Day festivities drew an impressive crowd of users on Saturday (4/16); together, their checkins exceeded 3 million i…...
02:36 am GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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President Obama Visits Facebook Headquarters [PHOTOS]
President Barack Obama discussed the economy, technology, innovation and more during a packed town hall at Facebook headquarters. Zuckerberg&…...
02:24 am GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Mashable Follow Opens To All
Ten weeks ago we announced the private beta test of Mashable Follow, a new social layer at Mashable that lets you follow the topics that interest you…...
02:21 am GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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New Google Analytics Has Rolled Out to All Users
Google rolled out a new and improved version of Google Analytics to all current Analytics users on Wednesday. The upgraded product comes with a…...
02:04 am GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Apple: iPad 2 Demand Has Been Staggering
Apple has revealed it sold 4.7 million iPad units in the company’s highest grossing March quarter ever. The iPad sales figure represents 2…...
01:49 am GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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iHeartRadio App Hits the iPad
Clear Channel Radio has announced that its iHeartRadio App is now available on the iPad, widening the listening experience of its 750 digital…...
01:30 am GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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HOW TO: Decide Which Charities Your Business Should Support
Giving is big business. Every year non-profit organizations solicit companies in the hope of obtaining much needed funding to accomplish their…...
01:01 am GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Apple Reports Record Earnings, Sells 18.65 Million iPhones
Apple released its fiscal second quarter results Wednesday afternoon, reporting earnings of $6.40 per share on $24.67 billion revenue. This comp…...
12:56 am GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Protesters Gather Outside Facebook HQ Ahead of Obama Visit [PHOTOS]
Not everybody is happy to see President Barack Obama visit Facebook headquarters. There are several groups protesting in front of Facebook head…...
12:42 am GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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One Man Looks for Love on Facebook "" Using Ads
We’ve seen Facebook ads for individuals before, but this guy’s campaign is more personal — and potentially more profitable …...
12:23 am GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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Your iPhone Is Tracking Your Location History
Two security researchers have discovered that Apple’s iPhone keeps track of a user’s location and saves that information to a file t…...
12:04 am GMT - Thu, April 21, 2011
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LIVE: Mark Zuckerberg Interviews President Obama at Facebook HQ [VIDEO]
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg are about to interview President Barack Obama in a live town hall from the company’s…...
11:56 pm GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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Volkswagen and American Express Tap LinkedIn API for Marketing Campaigns
We're used to seeing apps from marketers that incorporate Facebook and Twitter, but what about LinkedIn? A couple of apps from big brands hav…...
11:20 pm GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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YouTube Improves Video Analytics for Partners With New Tools
Analyzing your video channel’s content is about to get a lot easier for YouTube Partners, thanks to the preview launch of new “Partn…...
11:08 pm GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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Android Users Get Location-Based Talk Radio App
By pinning audio contributions from users to locations on a map, startup Broadcastr has created a crowdsourced talk radio that changes what it p…...
10:48 pm GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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5 Ways to Ensure Your Site Is Accessible to the Visually Impaired
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10:35 pm GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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Loopt Adds Fresh Twist on Q&A to Improve Local Reviews
Location-based social network Loopt introduced Qs, its play at real-time, local micro-reviews, at Wednesday’s Where 2.0 Conference in San…...
10:21 pm GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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Two Photojournalists Reportedly Killed in Libya
Reports are emerging that Tim Hetherington, Oscar-nominated director of documentary Restrepo, and Pulitzer Prize-nominated war photographer Chri…...
10:21 pm GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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Two Photojournalists Reportedly Killed in Libya [UPDATED]
Reports are emerging that Tim Hetherington, Oscar-nominated director of documentary Restrepo, and Pulitzer Prize-nominated war photographer Chri…...
09:51 pm GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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Explore the World Visually With Qwiki for iPad
Information experience startup Qwiki, fresh off a $9 million funding spree, is out with its much anticipated iPad application Wednesday. The iPad a…...
09:30 pm GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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YouTube Video of the Day: Weird Al Takes on Lady Gaga's "Born This Way"
For everyone out there who erupts into (unpleasant) convulsions every time a Lady Gaga song comes on the radio at the local grocery store — We…...
09:03 pm GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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How Threadless.com Gets Those Awesome Photos [VIDEO]
Threadless is more than just a T-shirt company; it’s known for its culture of hipster-flavored creativity and its focus on great design. I…...
08:30 pm GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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See What Songs Your Friends Are Listening to on Repeat
Ever wonder what’s on your best friend’s iPhone? Well, wonder no longer — there’s a new app called Songasaurus on the sc…...
08:10 pm GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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Flickr To Crowdsource Footage of Royal Wedding
In a bid to capture some of the many eyeballs that will be trolling through Royal Wedding footage following the April 29 event, Flickr has launc…...
07:53 pm GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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eBay To Expand Mobile Commerce With Acquisition of WHERE Inc.
eBay announced on Wednesday that it will acquire location media company WHERE Inc. later this quarter. Deal terms were not disclosed. Boston-bas…...
07:41 pm GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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Old Spice Freshens Up Campaign With New Spokesman [VIDEO]
Old Spice is freshening up its much-praised "Smell Like a Man, Man" campaign with a new spokesman. The character featured in this ad, which prom…...
07:30 pm GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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Twitter Client Generates Leads for Business Users
In a marriage of business convenience, InboxQ, a startup that mines Twitter for potential sales leads, is exchanging “I dos” with so…...
07:04 pm GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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What Verizon Effect? AT&T Posts Strong Growth in iPhone Activations
Verizon's iPhone launch doesn’t seem to have hurt AT&T much, with iPhone activations for the company rising about 38% year-over-yea…...
07:00 pm GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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How Cities Are Fighting to Close the Digital Divide
The Global Innovation Series is supported by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment. It delive…...
06:46 pm GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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The World Bank Shows Where $168 Billion Goes With Interactive Map
The World Bank is releasing a map Wednesday that plots its aid work on one interactive map. It includes 16,000 of the World Bank’s project…...
06:28 pm GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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Amazon To Bring Ebook Lending to Local Libraries
Amazon announced that Kindle users will be able to borrow ebooks from more than 11,000 libraries in the U.S. beginning later this year. Kindle L…...
05:47 pm GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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From $1 to $1.25M: Google's Eric Schmidt Gets a Huge Salary Increase
Sometimes it pays to get demoted. After being replaced by Larry Page as the CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt became the company’s executive cha…...
05:43 pm GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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iPhone 5, Kindle Lending & AT&T Earnings: This Morning's Top Stories
Welcome to this morning’s edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital w…...
05:17 pm GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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Intel Promises Android Honeycomb Tablets & Its Chips in Smartphones
After reporting first quarter earnings of $3.16 billion, a 29% increase compared to the same period last year, Intel CEO Paul S. Otellini turned…...
05:00 pm GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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Create & Share 3D Panoramas With iPhone App
The panoramic capture has become accessible to amateur photographers by way of mobile app makers. The new iPhone app UScapeit, available Wednesd…...
12:50 pm GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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Apple to Start Shipping the Next iPhone in September [REPORT]
After the rumor that Apple won’t announce the next-generation of iPhone in June or July (which was the case with all previous iPhone annou…...
09:15 am GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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Need Help Finding the Perfect Domain Name? Try Panabee
Panabee is a simple, useful tool for finding great domain names. In an increasingly crowded Internet — and a crowded general marketplace w…...
08:07 am GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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Tag a TV Ad, Get a Free Pepsi
Television-tagging iPhone application IntoNow has partnered with PepsiCo in a promotion that will reward app users with a free soda for tagging…...
07:13 am GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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Facebook Accidentally Turns On Email Notifications, Sparks Wave of Complaints
Facebook has accidentally turned on email notifications for some users, and the social network’s users are complaining loudly. Most users…...
06:45 am GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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CloudMagic Searches Gmail & Google Docs at Lightning Speed
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05:26 am GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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Active Twitter Users Have Shorter Relationships [STATS]
The romantic relationships of active Twitter users apparently don’t last as long as the rest of the population, according to stats publish…...
03:24 am GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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Tech Boom 2.0: Intel Surges to Record Profits
Intel has blown past Wall Street’s estimates with its first-quarter earnings report, providing further evidence that the PC market and the…...
01:35 am GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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Find a Job in Social Media, Development or Design
If you’re seeking a job in social media, we’d like to help out. For starters, Mashable‘s Job Lists section gathers together…...
01:00 am GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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HOW TO: Optimize Your Content for the Cloud
The smartphone is increasingly becoming the interface through which people process the world around them. At the end of 2010, 63.2 million Ame…...
12:45 am GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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Hackers Attack Change.org in Response to Ai Weiwei Campaign
Online petition platform Change.org is suffering denial of service (DDoS) attacks in the wake of a campaign calling for the release of Chinese a…...
12:23 am GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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100 Artists Offer 100 Songs for Download to Raise Money for Japan
The music industry has been pitching in its fair share to help those affected by the March 11 Thoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Lady Gaga…...
12:11 am GMT - Wed, April 20, 2011
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Nokia Gets Exclusive on NFC-Enabled Angry Birds Game
Nokia is hoping an exclusive offering with Angry Birds will give the brand a lift. The company disclosed on its blog Tuesday that a new game, An…...
11:59 pm GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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HOW TO: Explore Content on Mashable
Many readers tell us that their favorite part about Mashable is the abundance of helpful information. From how-tos and guides to comprehensive l…...
11:45 pm GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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GQ's New iPad App: Better, But Not by Much
GQ released a new iPad app to accompany the redesign of its digital editions Tuesday. GQ‘s publicist assured us that the issue was “…...
11:35 pm GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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Tablets Fight for a Seat at Restaurant Tables
As the mainstream tablet war rages, a similar device battle is heating up in the restaurant industry. Tablets that take orders, entertain guest…...
11:20 pm GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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YouTube Video of the Day: You Want This Beat-Boxing Cellist To Play Your Next Formal Event
Attention all band geeks awkwardly wielding cellos: You will get much more action if you learn to beat box whilst bowing. See, kids? You don’t…...
11:00 pm GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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6 Smart & Effective Email Marketing Tactics
The Digital Marketing Series is supported by HubSpot, which offers inbound marketing software that helps small and medium sized businesses get f…...
10:44 pm GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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The Past, Present & Future of Solar Energy [INFOGRAPHIC]
To help draw attention to its plans to build a thin-film solar panel plant in the U.S., General Electric has published an interesting study on t…...
10:29 pm GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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HBO Customers Will Soon Be Able to Watch on iOS & Android Devices
Starting next month, HBO subscribers will be able to access streaming content via iOS and Android devices. The premium cable network started runnin…...
09:56 pm GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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How Immigration Activists Are Fighting Deportation Policy With Social Media
Walter Lara's first tweet back in 2009 started with the words "I'm being deported." Two years later, he lives in Miami, works legally,…...
09:29 pm GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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Facebook Expands Safety & Security Tools
Just a day after security firm Sophos sent Facebook an open letter addressing privacy issues, Facebook has introduced a suite of new safety feat…...
09:14 pm GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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T-Mobile's G-Slate Android Tablet Arrives to Mixed Reviews
The BlackBerry PlayBook isn’t the only next-generation tablet hitting the market this week; the T-Mobile G-Slate arrives in stores on Apri…...
08:54 pm GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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CNN Launches Android App
CNN debuted its all-new Android app Tuesday. It serves text and multimedia news and gives users access to CNN iReport, the network's participa…...
08:15 pm GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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Chiddy Bang Member To Attempt Guinness World Record for Longest Freestyle Rap at MTV OMAs
More details emerged Tuesday about MTV’s new digital music awards show, the OMAs, including that Chidera "Chiddy" Anamege of the hip-h…...
08:00 pm GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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Evernote Android App Gets Major Upgrade, Overtakes iPhone Version
Evernote’s social transformation continues Tuesday with the latest release of Evernote for Android. Android users have been granted acces…...
07:43 pm GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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11 Excellent iPad Apps for Meetings & Presentations
Meetings and presentations are a way of life in the business world. That said, there's nothing worse than dragging around a bunch of files an…...
07:29 pm GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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Sync Media Across Devices With Nero's Free Software
Nero, a software company known for its media suites, is launching a free app-based system on Tuesday that organizes and syncs media between mult…...
07:10 pm GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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Click Around & Buy Things in Devo's Interactive Video [PREMIERE]
Devo has never been your average band (a statement that puts the sentiment mildly), and the new, interactive video for “What We Do,” off…...
06:55 pm GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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Startup Invites App Makers To Access & Edit Robust Places Database
Google, Foursquare and SimpleGeo are separately working to build a definitive database of places. Now you can add location-information startup F…...
06:37 pm GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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The 3 Most Effective Approaches to In-App Advertising
The Mobile App Trends Series is sponsored by Sourcebits, a leading product developer for mobile platforms. Sourcebits offers design and developm…...
06:24 pm GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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YouTube To Stream Royal Wedding Live
YouTube plans to live stream the wedding of Britain’s Prince William and Catherine Middleton on April 29, the online video service announc…...
06:17 pm GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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Fictional Bionics Company Stars in Clever Video Game Ad [VIDEO]
Fake bionics technology has come a long way since The Six Million Dollar Man. This ad for a company called Sarif Industries shows people enjoying th…...
05:46 pm GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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Facebook Courts Ad Agencies With New Site
In an attempt to build relationships in the advertising industry, Facebook revealed Facebook Studio, a “place to celebrate innovation, cre…...
05:35 pm GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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The 3 Biggest Stories in Tech, Social Media & Marketing This Morning
Welcome to this morning’s edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital w…...
05:15 pm GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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BlackBerry PlayBook Available in the U.S. and Canada
RIM’s foray into tablet territory, the BlackBerry PlayBook, is now available for purchase in the U.S. and Canada. We found the PlayBook s…...
05:00 pm GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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Sonos Makes It Even Easier To Access All Your Music in One Place
Multi-room music systems developer Sonos is making a passel of announcements Tuesday that should make it easier for music lovers to listen to th…...
03:51 pm GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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Match.com To Start Screening Members for Sexual Offenses
Popular dating site Match.com will start screening its members against the national sex offender registry following a suit from a woman who clai…...
01:54 pm GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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Most Marketers Set To Increase Social Media Spend This Year [STUDY]
An overwhelming number of marketers consider social media to be integral to their strategies this year, and 70% plan to increase their social me…...
01:54 pm GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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Most Marketers Plan to Increase Social Media Spend This Year [STUDY]
An overwhelming number of marketers consider social media to be integral to their strategies this year, and 70% plan to increase their social me…...
10:27 am GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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Retailers Start Selling Nintendo Wii for $169, Official Price Drop Coming Soon?
Remember those recent reports that a Wii price drop is coming in May? Well, it may come even sooner, as all the major retailers have dropped the…...
10:27 am GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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Retailers Start Selling Wii for $169; Is An Official Price Drop Coming Soon?
Remember those recent reports that a Wii price drop is coming in May? Well, it may come even sooner, as all the major retailers have dropped the…...
09:57 am GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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Take & Share Interactive Panoramic Photos With New Bing iOS App
Let’s say you have a lot of cats, and you want to take a panoramic photo of all your precious pets as they scamper about the room. Well now yo…...
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08:25 am GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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Was the Portal 2 Alternate Reality Marketing Campaign Worth It?
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07:33 am GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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03:56 am GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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Google Users Become Editors of the Map of the United States
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02:20 am GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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02:00 am GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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Apple Sues Samsung Over Galaxy; Are Other Tablet Makers Next?
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01:24 am GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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Zillow Joins LinkedIn, Pandora In Upcoming Tech IPO Boom
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01:06 am GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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12:59 am GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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12:06 am GMT - Tue, April 19, 2011
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11:43 pm GMT - Mon, April 18, 2011
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Deals Site for Fashion & Music Joins the Group-Buying Fray
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11:03 pm GMT - Mon, April 18, 2011
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09:24 pm GMT - Mon, April 18, 2011
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YouTube Video of the Day: Child Crazy Dancing in the Apple Store
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09:03 pm GMT - Mon, April 18, 2011
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How Non-Profits Can Maximize Engagement on Facebook
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08:24 pm GMT - Mon, April 18, 2011
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08:01 pm GMT - Mon, April 18, 2011
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07:52 pm GMT - Mon, April 18, 2011
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Music Monday: Electro Pop Songstress Oh Land Premieres "Perfection" Video
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07:39 pm GMT - Mon, April 18, 2011
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RIP Yahoo Buzz
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07:19 pm GMT - Mon, April 18, 2011
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07:00 pm GMT - Mon, April 18, 2011
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06:56 pm GMT - Mon, April 18, 2011
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06:27 pm GMT - Mon, April 18, 2011
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06:03 pm GMT - Mon, April 18, 2011
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Angry Birds Gets in the Easter Spirit
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05:00 pm GMT - Mon, April 18, 2011
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Follow Friends & Public Figures in the News With Newsle
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04:36 pm GMT - Mon, April 18, 2011
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Mashable Weekend Recap: 18 Stories You May Have Missed
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03:41 pm GMT - Mon, April 18, 2011
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12:44 pm GMT - Mon, April 18, 2011
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12:44 pm GMT - Mon, April 18, 2011
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03:52 am GMT - Mon, April 18, 2011
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02:33 am GMT - Mon, April 18, 2011
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01:17 am GMT - Mon, April 18, 2011
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How Small Businesses Can Use Social Media for Customer Service [INTERVIEW]
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01:17 am GMT - Mon, April 18, 2011
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How Small Businesses Can Use Social Media for Customer Service
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HOW TO: Give Your Digital Life a Spring Cleaning
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10:41 pm GMT - Sun, April 17, 2011
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10:41 pm GMT - Sun, April 17, 2011
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09:32 pm GMT - Sun, April 17, 2011
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08:50 pm GMT - Sun, April 17, 2011
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07:32 pm GMT - Sun, April 17, 2011
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10 Hilarious Branded Entertainment Campaigns [VIDEOS]
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03:36 am GMT - Sun, April 17, 2011
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01:21 am GMT - Sun, April 17, 2011
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U.S. Government Shuts Down 3 Biggest Online Gambling Sites [POLL]
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12:00 am GMT - Sun, April 17, 2011
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10:28 pm GMT - Sat, April 16, 2011
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09:09 pm GMT - Sat, April 16, 2011
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RIP Google Video: Download Your Videos by May 13 or They're Gone Forever
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08:05 pm GMT - Sat, April 16, 2011
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06:31 pm GMT - Sat, April 16, 2011
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10:43 am GMT - Sat, April 16, 2011
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Startup Aims To Build Billboards That Target You, Personally
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09:29 am GMT - Sat, April 16, 2011
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08:21 am GMT - Sat, April 16, 2011
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08:21 am GMT - Sat, April 16, 2011
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Help Your Favorite Band Get Major Gigs by "Liking" & Following Them
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06:57 am GMT - Sat, April 16, 2011
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Our Favorite YouTube Videos This Week: The Mythical Creature Edition
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05:19 am GMT - Sat, April 16, 2011
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Twitter's Status: More Robust Than It May Seem
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04:09 am GMT - Sat, April 16, 2011
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T. Rowe Price Invests $190.5 Million In Facebook
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03:04 am GMT - Sat, April 16, 2011
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02:03 am GMT - Sat, April 16, 2011
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01:41 am GMT - Sat, April 16, 2011
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Can Color Prove Its Worth With a Silver-Screen Partnership?
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01:19 am GMT - Sat, April 16, 2011
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Lady Gaga & Britney Spears Amp Up Facebook Fan Engagement Before Album Releases
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01:09 am GMT - Sat, April 16, 2011
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Obama Says White House Tech Is 30 Years Behind
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12:17 am GMT - Sat, April 16, 2011
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12:00 am GMT - Sat, April 16, 2011
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11:26 pm GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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10:51 pm GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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10:38 pm GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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Skype Reveals Android Security Risk
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10:24 pm GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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09:34 pm GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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Lady Gaga's New Single "Judas" Leaks to the Web
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09:07 pm GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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Watch Coachella Live on YouTube Starting Today
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08:24 pm GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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Would You Play the Startup Lottery?
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08:01 pm GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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07:36 pm GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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07:02 pm GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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9 Tips for Small Business Success on eBay
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06:46 pm GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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06:26 pm GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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Google Faces Antitrust Complaint Over Mobile Search in South Korea
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06:26 pm GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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Google Faces Antitrust Complaints Over Mobile Search in South Korea
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05:50 pm GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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Joan Rivers's Head Pitches Svedka Vodka [VIDEO]
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05:36 pm GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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Rebecca Black's "Friday" Hits 100 Million Views on YouTube
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05:16 pm GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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5 Simple Web Apps For Saving Time at Work
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02:30 pm GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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Google Celebrates Charlie Chaplin's Birthday with an Animated Doodle
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01:06 pm GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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T-Mobile G2x Now Available for $200
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09:42 am GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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08:27 am GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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Google's Earnings: 4 Takeaways
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07:38 am GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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Do We Need an Online Trophy Case For Our Digital Achievements?
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05:47 am GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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Fab.com's Pivot From Gay Network to Daily Design Deals & Inspirations
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04:18 am GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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03:23 am GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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Google's Revenue Up, Earnings Fall Short
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02:55 am GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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The iPad Will See You Now: Meet Dr. Chrono
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02:23 am GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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Flipboard Nabs $50 Million in Funding, Bringing Valuation to $200 Million
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01:58 am GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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01:58 am GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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01:35 am GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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01:13 am GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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Airbnb Lets You Rent a Country " For $70K a Night
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01:06 am GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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12:42 am GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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Glee Cast Will Cover Rebecca Black's "Friday"
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12:27 am GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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Social Media for Small Businesses: 6 Effective Strategies
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12:09 am GMT - Fri, April 15, 2011
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Reebok App Uses Social Media Peer Pressure To Hold You To That Run
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11:58 pm GMT - Thu, April 14, 2011
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Apple Releases iOS 4.3.2, Updating All iPads & Some iPhones
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11:39 pm GMT - Thu, April 14, 2011
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NPR Facebook App Will Warm Public Radio Fans' Hearts
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10:43 pm GMT - Thu, April 14, 2011
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10:11 pm GMT - Thu, April 14, 2011
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09:46 pm GMT - Thu, April 14, 2011
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09:34 pm GMT - Thu, April 14, 2011
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New York Mayor Proclaims April 16 Foursquare Day
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09:22 pm GMT - Thu, April 14, 2011
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Now You Can Select Your Own Image As a Background in Gmail
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09:02 pm GMT - Thu, April 14, 2011
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08:49 pm GMT - Thu, April 14, 2011
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08:31 pm GMT - Thu, April 14, 2011
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BlackBerry PlayBook Enters the Tablet Race [REVIEW]
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08:01 pm GMT - Thu, April 14, 2011
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07:58 pm GMT - Thu, April 14, 2011
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Flipboard Gives Oprah Content the Star Treatment
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07:32 pm GMT - Thu, April 14, 2011
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Checking In on Foursquare or Facebook Becomes a Game With Virgin America
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07:18 pm GMT - Thu, April 14, 2011
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YouTube Video of the Day: Peter Jackson Takes Us Behind the Scenes of The Hobbit
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06:32 pm GMT - Thu, April 14, 2011
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Spotify to Cut Back on Free Music
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05:50 pm GMT - Thu, April 14, 2011
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05:40 pm GMT - Thu, April 14, 2011
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05:27 pm GMT - Thu, April 14, 2011
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Microsoft Promises Multitasking, Augmented Reality Apps for Windows Phone
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05:15 pm GMT - Thu, April 14, 2011
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12:43 pm GMT - Thu, April 14, 2011
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09:06 am GMT - Thu, April 14, 2011
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07:11 am GMT - Thu, April 14, 2011
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04:18 am GMT - Thu, April 14, 2011
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03:21 am GMT - Thu, April 14, 2011
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02:35 am GMT - Thu, April 14, 2011
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Facebook's Complicated Ownership History Explained
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01:31 am GMT - Thu, April 14, 2011
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12:30 am GMT - Thu, April 14, 2011
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Another Facebook Lawsuit = Another Nonsensical Taiwanese Animation
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12:00 am GMT - Thu, April 14, 2011
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11:26 pm GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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10:55 pm GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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10:39 pm GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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10:12 pm GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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In Crowded News Reader Market, FLUD Steps Up Its Game
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09:38 pm GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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09:19 pm GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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09:19 pm GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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09:10 pm GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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YouTube Video of the Day: Can an Internet Troll Pick Up a Girl IRL?
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08:49 pm GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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08:26 pm GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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Google Reportedly Frustrated With Record Labels, May Pare Down Rumored Music Service
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08:06 pm GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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07:56 pm GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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07:24 pm GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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07:02 pm GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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06:52 pm GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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06:30 pm GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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06:26 pm GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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Gigabyte to Launch Two Dual-Boot Tablets This Year
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06:00 pm GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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05:42 pm GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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05:11 pm GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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04:58 pm GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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11:38 am GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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11:38 am GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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09:20 am GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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08:08 am GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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Apple Unveils Final Cut Pro X
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07:33 am GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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06:21 am GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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Scientists Develop Brain-Computer Interface for Cell Phones
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06:21 am GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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Scientists Develop Brain-Computer Interface for Cellphones
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04:28 am GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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02:24 am GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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02:01 am GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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01:33 am GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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12:23 am GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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Twitter BlackBerry App Adds Geotags & Push Notifications
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12:12 am GMT - Wed, April 13, 2011
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11:40 pm GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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11:23 pm GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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Flock Shutters Social Web Browser
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10:52 pm GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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Rent & Watch Movies in Your Web Browser With Walmart's Vudu
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09:56 pm GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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09:05 pm GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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Toyota Parks Prius on EA's Facebook Monopoly Game
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08:35 pm GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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08:00 pm GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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Evernote Optimizes Windows App for Note Sharing
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07:54 pm GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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07:26 pm GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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07:14 pm GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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06:51 pm GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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06:39 pm GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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06:24 pm GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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Twitter Brings Local Trends to 70 More Locations
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06:14 pm GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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05:47 pm GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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05:00 pm GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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04:43 pm GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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01:36 pm GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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AOL Shuts Down Software Blog Download Squad
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12:07 pm GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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Virgin Galactic Wants You To Be the First Private Astronaut
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10:59 am GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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09:15 am GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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07:48 am GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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06:34 am GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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05:23 am GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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04:34 am GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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03:44 am GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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02:31 am GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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02:14 am GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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Amazon Announces Cheaper, $114 Kindle With Ads
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01:27 am GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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Mitt Romney Joins 2012 Race With YouTube Video
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01:10 am GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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Dunkin' Donuts Goes Local With New Site Design
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12:26 am GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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Japanese .ORG Websites Get Renewal Fees Waived After Disaster
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12:00 am GMT - Tue, April 12, 2011
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11:49 pm GMT - Mon, April 11, 2011
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11:30 pm GMT - Mon, April 11, 2011
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Cost of Facebook Ads Jumped 40% This Year [REPORT]
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10:58 pm GMT - Mon, April 11, 2011
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10:54 pm GMT - Mon, April 11, 2011
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10:45 pm GMT - Mon, April 11, 2011
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09:26 pm GMT - Mon, April 11, 2011
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YouTube Video of the Day: Is David Beckham's Pepsi Clip Real or Fake?
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09:06 pm GMT - Mon, April 11, 2011
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iOS 4.3.2 Could Fix FaceTime Issues for Verizon iPad Owners
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08:55 pm GMT - Mon, April 11, 2011
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Bloomberg Businessweek Arrives on the iPad by Subscription
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08:42 pm GMT - Mon, April 11, 2011
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4 Reasons a Remote Workforce Might Be Right for Your Startup
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08:30 pm GMT - Mon, April 11, 2011
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Sprint Drops CEO Spokesman Dan Hesse From New Campaign [VIDEO]
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07:41 pm GMT - Mon, April 11, 2011
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07:41 pm GMT - Mon, April 11, 2011
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07:00 pm GMT - Mon, April 11, 2011
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06:47 pm GMT - Mon, April 11, 2011
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06:14 pm GMT - Mon, April 11, 2011
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Google Partners With The New York Times for Daily Trivia Game
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05:45 pm GMT - Mon, April 11, 2011
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05:36 pm GMT - Mon, April 11, 2011
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Should You Outsource Your Social Media Efforts?
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05:09 pm GMT - Mon, April 11, 2011
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04:50 pm GMT - Mon, April 11, 2011
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The New Yorker Puts Jonathan Franzen Story Behind a Wall of Likes
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03:30 pm GMT - Mon, April 11, 2011
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Kiip Gives Users Real-World Prizes For Mobile Game Achievements [VIDEO]
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01:40 pm GMT - Mon, April 11, 2011
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Adobe Turns the Tablet into a Photoshop Companion
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12:29 pm GMT - Mon, April 11, 2011
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Celebrities Use Interactive Videos To Help Stop Child Sex Slavery
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06:57 am GMT - Mon, April 11, 2011
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Steve Jobs Official Biography Arrives in Early 2012
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04:27 am GMT - Mon, April 11, 2011
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02:55 am GMT - Mon, April 11, 2011
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01:40 am GMT - Mon, April 11, 2011
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Google Stops Taking Street View Pics in Germany
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12:02 am GMT - Mon, April 11, 2011
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Tablet-Toting Mercedes Concept Car Bristles With Future Tech [GALLERY]
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10:21 pm GMT - Sun, April 10, 2011
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09:09 pm GMT - Sun, April 10, 2011
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07:33 pm GMT - Sun, April 10, 2011
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02:18 am GMT - Sun, April 10, 2011
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01:40 am GMT - Sun, April 10, 2011
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12:49 am GMT - Sun, April 10, 2011
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12:11 am GMT - Sun, April 10, 2011
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11:30 pm GMT - Sat, April 9, 2011
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10:19 pm GMT - Sat, April 9, 2011
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09:21 pm GMT - Sat, April 9, 2011
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06:27 pm GMT - Sat, April 9, 2011
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Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART]
If there’s one thing we know for sure, it’s that tweeters love a good laugh. It’s no surprise then that the annual worldwide…...
10:35 am GMT - Sat, April 9, 2011
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A Better Way to Find & Install Windows & Linux Apps
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09:21 am GMT - Sat, April 9, 2011
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Google Goes Cold on Hotpot, Shutters the Standalone App
Five months after launch, Google is folding Hotpot, its recommendation engine for places, into Google Places. The Hotpot product name is being d…...
07:06 am GMT - Sat, April 9, 2011
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Book a Better Hotel Room With Room 77
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05:38 am GMT - Sat, April 9, 2011
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Google Gets Green Light From Justice Department for Travel Acquisition
Google’s purchase of ITA Software, a travel and airline software company, has been given a thumbs-up by the U.S. Department of Justice …...
02:47 am GMT - Sat, April 9, 2011
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FCC's Net Neutrality Rules Rejected By House of Representatives
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to restrict the FCC’s ability to regulate how Internet service providers manage their networks…...
01:36 am GMT - Sat, April 9, 2011
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Our Favorite YouTube Videos This Week: The Death & Taxes Edition
Raise your hand if you’re planning to spend the weekend feverishly doing your taxes. Raise your hand if you will still be breathin’…...
01:22 am GMT - Sat, April 9, 2011
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5 Recommendations for Assembling a Successful Team of Freelancers
Last year, approximately 30% of the U.S. job market was made up of independent workers: consultants, freelancers, temps, and others, according…...
01:12 am GMT - Sat, April 9, 2011
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Facebook, Human Rights Groups Side With YouTube Against Viacom
Facebook, Freedom House, Yahoo, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the National Alliance for Media Art and Culture and 44 law professors are si…...
12:53 am GMT - Sat, April 9, 2011
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Is Facebook Moving Into China? [REPORT]
According to the latest crop of rumors, Facebook is about to make a deal that will bring it into the vast Chinese market. Though such rumors hav…...
12:22 am GMT - Sat, April 9, 2011
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AP Union Tells Members to Stop Tweeting
As contract negotiations resume between executives for the AP wire services and the News Media Guild, the labor union is calling for a “tw…...
12:16 am GMT - Sat, April 9, 2011
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3 Ways Companies Can Reach Generation Z
Most of Generation Z can't yet legally operate a car. Born between 1992 and 2010, some can't even use shoulder strap seatbelts yet. But tha…...
11:51 pm GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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How a Government Shutdown Could Affect Tech
About 800,000 U.S. government employees are facing an unpaid vacation if Congress does not agree on a budget bill by midnight on Friday. The gov…...
11:37 pm GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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Meet Extragram, a Slick Web App for Instagram
When Instagram released its public API earlier this year, CEO Kevin Systrom said, “We've done our job if people's photos can get anywh…...
11:20 pm GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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25 Million Watch Live Video of Bald Eagle Family
Here’s a close-up live video stream of the pair of bald eagles and their babies that have captured the attention of 25,617,946 viewers all ov…...
10:58 pm GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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Verizon Customers, Say Goodbye to 1-Year Contracts
Verizon customers interested in signing a one-year contract (as opposed to the standard two) should lock in their selections now; the company ha…...
10:43 pm GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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Rebecca Black's Influence Lives on " At Least on Fridays
It’s Friday. Time to surf over to YouTube and take in another viewing of Rebecca Black‘s smash hit jam, “Friday,” huh? N…...
10:12 pm GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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Acer Honeycomb Tablet Landing April 24 for $449.99
Acer will be bringing its first Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) tablet to the U.S. on April 24 at an iPad-busting price of $449.99. The Acer Iconia Tab…...
09:46 pm GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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Technical Difficulties: The Eternal Annoyance [COMIC]
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09:25 pm GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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Timelapse Video of San Francisco-to-Paris Flight Captures Aurora Borealis
If given a whole row to themselves in a flight from San Francisco to Paris, most people would just sleep. Not this passenger, who set up his Canon…...
07:58 pm GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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30 Startups Ask Summer Interns to Apply via Social Media
About 30 of the startups in Dave McClure’s 500 Startups portfolio will require their summer internship applicants to submit a social media…...
07:25 pm GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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Fans Can Create Callaway Golf Ads for ESPN.com
In what looks like a win-win for the advertiser and publisher, Callaway Golf has launched a promotion that lets users create their own banner ad…...
06:58 pm GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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Why Users Are More Engaged With Social Media on Fridays
Rebecca Black‘s not the only one who thinks there’s something special about Friday. Two separate pieces of research out this week sh…...
06:41 pm GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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Thanks to Mashable's Socially Savvy Supporters
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06:19 pm GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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What Would the Music Industry Look Like if Napster Never Existed? [CHART]
According to the labels, record sales would have burgeoned if not for the existence of file-sharing site Napster. The labels’ optimistic…...
06:02 pm GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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5 Ways to Improve Your International SEO Strategy
Web users in the Middle East, Asia, the Americas and Europe have embraced Facebook, Twitter and other social platforms as vehicles for communic…...
05:10 pm GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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Should Your Company Offer an API?
APIs are a hot topic among developers these days. Companies ranging from startups to large enterprises are offering them, and APIs have, to an…...
04:59 pm GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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YouTube to Roll Out Live Streaming to Select Partners
YouTube has been dabbling with live streaming across a variety of sectors in recent years — from concerts to Q&As with U.S. President…...
12:49 pm GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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Convofy Turns Work Collaboration into a Visual Experience
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11:31 am GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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HANDS ON: Tryx, Casio's Rotating-Frame Camera [VIDEO]
Casio’s Tryx camera lives up to its name. In addition to a lens that rotates a full 360 degrees, the camera — set to hit stores in t…...
11:31 am GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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HANDS-ON: Tryx, Casio's Rotating-Frame Camera [VIDEO]
Casio’s Tryx camera lives up to its name. In addition to a lens that rotates a full 360 degrees, the camera — set to hit stores in t…...
10:21 am GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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Meet Google's New Leadership Team
New Google CEO Larry Page has formally promoted six executives to senior vice president positions, essentially dividing the company into six dis…...
08:54 am GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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U.S. Government Considering Big Changes to Rules Governing Private Stock [REPORT]
Thanks to Facebook, the U.S. government is reportedly close to changing long-standing rules governing private company stock. It’s a move t…...
08:54 am GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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U.S. Government Considering Big Changes to Rules Governing Private Stock
Thanks to Facebook, the U.S. government is reportedly close to changing long-standing rules governing private company stock. It’s a move t…...
07:00 am GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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What Will the Smartphone Market Look Like in 2015?
Google and Apple are currently in a heated battle for control of the world’s smartphone market, but which mobile OS will reign supreme dow…...
05:32 am GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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Google Rolls Out Checkin Deals for Latitude Nationwide
Google Latitude, the search giant’s location-sharing mobile app, is launching checkin offers nationwide, giving users the ability to unloc…...
03:46 am GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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Google Quietly Preparing Chrome OS for Tablets
A series of changes to Google Chrome OS’s source code provide the clearest indication yet that the search giant is preparing its notebook…...
01:56 am GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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10 Ingenious iPad Self-Portraits [PICS]
Now that the iPad 2 boasts a camera, we’re seeing even more creativity in the iOS photography arena. One concept that has raised a smile here at…...
01:32 am GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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Apple Patent Hints at Secondary Display for iPhone
A new patent application for Apple‘s Smart Bezel on its iPhone adds a secondary display arranged in segments around its main touchscreen,…...
01:25 am GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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How Geolocation Will Revolutionize the On-Site Service Industry
Geolocation services are popping up for consumers everywhere, from Uber, which sends a car service to your door two times faster than a cab, to…...
01:13 am GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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GramFrame Turns Instagram Photos into iPad Screensaver
Now that Instagram has a public API, developers can dream up alternative ways to showcase the stylistically filtered photos iPhone users love…...
12:37 am GMT - Fri, April 8, 2011
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Triscuit Plants Social Network for Home Farmers
Forget FarmVille. Cracker brand Triscuit is attempting to build a social network around actual farming. Launched quietly earlier this year, hom…...
11:50 pm GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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Why You Should Stop Obsessing Over Your Competitors
Steve Jobs certainly gets it. The unveiling of the iPad (and subsequently, the iPad 2) was not merely a product launch, but a defining moment i…...
11:40 pm GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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USA Today Considers Giving Writers Bonuses Based on Pageviews [REPORT]
We’ve heard of blogs paying writers based on pageviews before, but never print publications doling out bonuses based on clicks. However, r…...
11:24 pm GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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Mall World Opens Virtual Fitting Room for Levi's Curve ID Jeans
Levi's is getting consumers to try on some jeans — virtually — in a new in-app promotion with the Facebook game Mall World, design…...
11:17 pm GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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Google: Social Media Success Will Determine Employee Bonuses [REPORT]
Google has reportedly applied a new multiplier to staff bonuses for 2011. According to a leaked memo from Google CEO Larry Page, the company is…...
10:59 pm GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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ESPN Now Streaming Live on iPad or iPhone "" to Some Cable Subscribers
Sports entertainment company ESPN has released WatchESPN, a free mobile application for watching live ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3.com content v…...
10:12 pm GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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Homeland Security to Issue Terror Warnings via Facebook & Twitter
Gone are the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s color-coded terror warnings. Two new types of warnings will take their place starting…...
10:09 pm GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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Musicians Get a New Daily Deals Site
We all know the cliche: Musicians are poor. They subsist on cereal and dreams. Well, indie musician platform Hello Music has decided to do somet…...
09:33 pm GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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Facebook To Help Users Burned By Profile-To-Page Migration
Facebook now offers a potential solution for users who converted their profiles into pages, only to regret the decision after the fact. As repor…...
09:21 pm GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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Stabilize Jittery Video on iPhone With SteadyCam
The iPhone just got the capability of being “a professional film camera in your pocket,” if Midnox, the makers of the iPhone app Ste…...
09:12 pm GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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Facebook Launches Open Compute Project [RECAP]
Facebook is buzzing as it prepares to launch a “new technology initiative” with a group of partners from some of the world’s l…...
08:48 pm GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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Leaked Pics Lend More Credence to Rumors of Google Music Streaming Service
Another day, another leak — this time in the form of a developer version of the Android Market featuring Android Music 3.0, which seems to…...
08:38 pm GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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Ad Chronicles Evolution of the Cellphone" in 3D [VIDEO]
Recently at Mashable, we looked at some vintage ads from the early days of cellphones, which compared to some of today's commercials, seem prehist…...
08:30 pm GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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Hands-On With Bing's New iPad App [PICS]
Microsoft has released a new tablet-centric version of its Bing search app, Bing for iPad. The new app takes many of the same features from the…...
08:00 pm GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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LinkedIn Now Available in Android Marketplace [PICS]
LinkedIn’s Android app makes its debut on the Android Marketplace Thursday, bringing the business social network to millions of smartphone…...
07:47 pm GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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Mobile App Development: 10 Tips for Small Business Owners
Apps can be traps. Or specifically, time and money pits. Yet in the increasingly app-friendly world where smartphones and web-enabled devices a…...
07:41 pm GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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Another Earthquake Hits Japan, "Damn Japan" Starts Trending on Twitter
Almost one month after a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami devastated the northeastern coast of Japan, another quake, accompanied by…...
06:59 pm GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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YouTube Video of the Day: Boy Who Cried "Governor" Gets His Wish
File this under “if you cry hard enough, you’ll get your way”: A little boy who racked up Internet fame for a video featuring him…...
06:03 pm GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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HOW TO: Optimize Your Content for Social Discovery
Since the rise of search over the past decade, few obsessions have run deeper in the world of online publishing than search engine optimization…...
05:36 pm GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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Android Will Rule Half of the Smartphone Market By 2012 [STUDY]
Following a similar recent prediction by IDC, market research firm Gartner has predicted big growth in the smartphone market in the next couple…...
05:10 pm GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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Top 5 Innovative Ways PR Pros Are Using Social Media
The Social PR Series is supported byVocus. Join Vocus for afree webinar with Jim Joseph, author of “The Experience Effect,”on …...
01:37 pm GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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Twitter Search Is Now Three Times Faster
Twitter has vastly improved search speed using a Java server called Blender, the company announced on the Twitter Engineering blog. The change…...
09:05 am GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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Google to Finance $100 Million Worth of Original Programs for YouTube
Google plans to create 20 special channels on its YouTube site, and will spend $100 million to create original programming to populate them, acc…...
08:00 am GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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New Video-Sharing App for iPhone Polishes Clips With Effects
Vlix, a new video sharing application for iPhone, combines mobile sharing features with sophisticated video editing functionality for an Instagr…...
07:19 am GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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Why Glenn Beck's Show Was Cancelled [POLL]
The Twittersphere is exploding over news of Glenn Beck’s “transition” away from his daily Fox News program later this year. W…...
06:03 am GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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Celebrating 20 Years of Linux [INFOGRAPHIC]
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05:27 am GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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Top Tech & Business Minds Try To Save the Oceans
Shark Tag, You’re It is an online platform designed to bring in the best, most creative ways to help drive ocean conservation. Drawing f…...
04:47 am GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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"First iPad Magazine For Kids" Makes Its Debut [VIDEO]
An Italian publisher has introduced what it's calling the first iPad magazine for kids: Timbuktu. As this video shows, the publisher believes that…...
04:01 am GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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d.fund: The Startup Seed Fund For Designers
Dave McClure’s 500 Startups has unveiled d.fund, a seed fund dedicated to mentoring and funding designers who want to start their own comp…...
03:18 am GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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Tired of Waiting On Hold? This Startup Will Do It For You
Automated operators, bad music and long wait times have never really screamed “excellent customer service,” but few companies have o…...
02:03 am GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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New App Translates Food Photos Into Calorie Counts
Calorie conscious eaters can put away their calculators and pull up their smartphone cameras. Meal Snap, a new app iPhone app by DailyBurn, tell…...
01:50 am GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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YouTube To Get Curated With Channels [REPORT]
In recent months, we’ve been hearing growing rumors about YouTube adding more curation and original content, and now sources are saying th…...
01:36 am GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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How the Real Estate Industry Is Using Social Media [INFOGRAPHIC]
The real estate industry has seen a number of social media innovations over the past few years. Real estate pros are using social media to provide onl…...
01:27 am GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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MessageParty Reboots, Switches To Place-Based Media
Just seven months after launching, Y Combinator-backed startup MessageParty is hitting the reset button. MessageParty, previously focused on cre…...
12:49 am GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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5 Tips for Training Remote Employees
Every year, I find myself working with more colleagues who work remotely — from home, from outside the office and even outside the countr…...
12:37 am GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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Sarah Silverman Makes Out With Unicorn for Juicy Fruit [VIDEO]
Is it me or is marketing getting weirder? In the past few weeks, we've had videos for Mentos featuring an accident-prone holy man, a strange man i…...
12:22 am GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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YouTube Video of the Day: Jared Leto Releases Kurt Cobain Cover To Honor the Singer's Life
In what is apparently a hotly contested move, actor and musician Jared Leto (he has a band called 30 Seconds to Mars) released a short video in whic…...
12:03 am GMT - Thu, April 7, 2011
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Foursquare Checkins Get Encrypted
Checking into Foursquare just got more secure. The location-based social network is now using HTTPS across its website, mobile site and smartpho…...
11:44 pm GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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Rapportive Connects Gmail Inbox & Address Book
Gmail and Google Contacts users no longer need to exit an email message to look up the sender’s contact information. Gmail add-on and soci…...
11:24 pm GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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How Baby Boomers Are Embracing Digital Media
This year, some of the nearly 80 million Baby Boomers in the United States have turned 65 and are now “officially” senior citizens.…...
11:06 pm GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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Google Removes Grooveshark App From the Android Market
Grooveshark fans, we’ve got some bad news: The music subscription service has been removed from the Android Market due to record label com…...
11:06 pm GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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Google Removes Grooveshark App From the Android Market [UPDATED]
Grooveshark fans, we’ve got some bad news: The music subscription service has been removed from the Android Market due to record label com…...
10:37 pm GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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Launch Your Career in Community Management, Business Development or Engineering
If you’re seeking a job in social media, we’d like to help out. For starters, Mashable‘s Job Lists section gathers together…...
10:12 pm GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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Top 4 Tips for Creating a Podcast for Your Small Business
Podcasts are an interesting challenge for small businesses. They require a little more know-how, energy and time than signing up for Twitter, F…...
09:44 pm GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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"Gilt for Indie Music" Promotes Bands, Helps You Find New Tunes
In the same way you can get daily deals on wine tastings and whatnot in your inbox, you can now receive notifications about discounts on indie m…...
09:17 pm GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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HOW TO: Sustain Momentum After Startup Success
Stop me if you've heard this one before: A young company works and works on its first (or next great) product. Blood, sweat and tears are sac…...
08:59 pm GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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7 Million Fans Like Leo Messi's Facebook Page in 7 Hours
Seven hours after Argentine soccer player Leo Messi started a Facebook Page, he has almost 7 million Likes as of Wednesday afternoon. To put tha…...
08:16 pm GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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LivingSocial Raises $400 Million
As rumored previously, daily deals platform LivingSocial, which landed a $175 million investment from Amazon in December, has completed a $400 m…...
08:11 pm GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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DreamWorks Throws Facebook Parade for Kung Fu Panda 2
In another riff on OfficeMax's put-yourself-in-the-video Elf Yourself promotion, DreamWorks Animation is launching an app that lets users take…...
07:49 pm GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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How Companies Can Create a Brand Identity With Text Alone
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07:40 pm GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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Britney Spears's ""~Till the World Ends" Video Premieres Today on Vevo
Daniel Pinchbeck, do we have a music video for you. Britney Spears’s 2012, endtime-inspired music video, “‘Till the World EndsR…...
07:00 pm GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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LinkedIn Launches Revamped Developer Platform
LinkedIn has announced that it’s opening its developer platform, including its faster JavaScript APIs and customizable plugins, to all dev…...
06:45 pm GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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Mad Men Coming to Netflix Instant
Netflix has signed a multiyear syndication deal withLionsgate to bring the first four seasons of Emmy Award-winning seriesMad Mento Netfli…...
06:33 pm GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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Facebook Campaign Turns You Into a Hand-Drawn Chipmunk
Travel and flight search startup Hipmunk has teamed up with one of Reddit‘s most famous artists for a Facebook campaign that transforms yo…...
06:04 pm GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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YouTube Expands Search Options With Filter & Explore
YouTube has rearranged and updated its search options with a new feature called Filter & Explore. When you perform a search in YouTube, in…...
05:57 pm GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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How Mobile Payment Systems Are Redefining Commerce
The Global Innovation Series is supported by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment. It delive…...
05:21 pm GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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The 4 Biggest Stories in Social Media & Entertainment This Morning
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05:01 pm GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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Pixable Launches iPhone App With an Eye on Photo Aggregation
Pixable, a photo app that launched for iPhone on Wednesday, might have surfaced with one of the only strategies that can still compete in such a…...
05:00 pm GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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All-Star Chefs Create Digital Cookbook to Help #Japan
You can learn a lot about a culture through its cuisine. KeepRecipes.com is using that connection to raise money for the Red Cross Japan earthqu…...
03:59 pm GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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HOW TO: Improve Engagement on Your Brand's Facebook Page [STATS]
If you’re looking to boost engagement on your brand’s Facebook Page, a new report from Buddy Media has some key findings for you. Th…...
02:28 pm GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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Mozilla Hangs Slow Firefox Add-ons on a Wall of Shame
Mozilla has published a list of 10 Firefox add-ons that hinder the browser’s performance the most. The list, available here, shows how muc…...
11:01 am GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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TV-Tagging App IntoNow Tries to Kickstart Discussions With New Release
IntoNow, the two month-old iOS application that “listens” to and tags television content, is out with an upgraded version Wednesday…...
09:50 am GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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Why Websites Are Slow & Why Speed Really Matters [INFOGRAPHIC]
What a difference a millisecond can make. When it comes to browsing the web, every tiny moment counts — and the fewer moments that pass be…...
08:52 am GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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"~The New York Times' Gets Its First Tumblr
The Gray Lady has just launched its first Tumblr account, but it’s not showcasing the newswriting and photojournalism content you might ex…...
08:52 am GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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New York Times Gets Its First Tumblr
The Gray Lady has just launched its first Tumblr account, but it’s not showcasing the newswriting and photojournalism content you might ex…...
07:22 am GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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Online Vending Machine Dispenses Snacks at Your Behest
The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your st…...
05:14 am GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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Airborne Toxic Event Priming Fans for Album Release With Series of Acoustic Videos
Artists can keep their fans waiting for a new release, building up the anticipation by releasing singles to music blogs or album streams to subscrip…...
03:52 am GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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Justin Bieber Lookalike Covers "Love The Way You Lie"
A video making the rounds today features a young woman with a striking resemblance to the Boy King Bieber, covering Eminem and Rihanna’s ̶…...
03:52 am GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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YouTube Video of the Day: Justin Bieber Lookalike Covers Eminem Song
A video making the rounds today features a young woman with a striking resemblance to the Boy King Bieber, covering Eminem and Rihanna’s ̶…...
02:42 am GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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Twitter Reverts to Old Interface Amidst Technical Woes
Hours after rolling out a new version of its homepage, Twitter suddenly took a trip back to its past. The microblogging service disabled the so…...
02:26 am GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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80 Startups Rejected from NYC Job Fair Launch Rival Gathering
After being turned down from the NYC Startup Job Fair in an email on Monday, Mojiva co-founder Dan Goikhman noticed that about 80 other companie…...
02:15 am GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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Death Cab for Cutie Shoots Live, Scripted, One-Take Music Video: Watch It Here
Tonight, the band Death Cab For Cutie is trying something that (we think) no indie band has ever tried before: premiering the video for its si…...
01:50 am GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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LinkedIn Edges Out Want Ads As Job Search Tool for Millennials
LinkedIn is fast replacing newspaper ads as a source of information about new jobs, according to a survey looking at millennials who are about t…...
01:40 am GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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Want to See All iAds in One Place? Apple's Got an App for That
Do you love the iAds you see on your iPhone or iPad so much that you want to have them on hand for reference? If so, Apple’s got an app fo…...
01:24 am GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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Meet Twitter's New Homepage [PIC]
Twitter has started rolling out a new version of its homepage, simplifying the interface and refining its pitch to potential new users. The soci…...
01:13 am GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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Twitter in Talks To Buy Stealth Personalization Startup Bottlenose
Twitter is in talks to buy stealth personalization startup Bottlenose for an undisclosed sum, sources close to the matter told Mashable. The com…...
01:08 am GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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Facebook Reaches Out to Journalists With Page, Workshops
In an attempt to promote the use of Facebook in the newsroom, Facebook has unveiled a new Facebook Page and meetup program for journalists. The…...
12:53 am GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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Closed or Open Source: Which CMS is Right for Your Business?
The goal of any web development agency is to deliver a website that not only looks attractive but is also manageable. It seems there are new co…...
12:45 am GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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How AT&T and Verizon iPhone Users Compare [STATS]
Now that the Verizon iPhone has been out for a few months, what do its owners think of the device? A new survey indicates that while the Verizo…...
12:10 am GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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President Obama to Host a Live Town Hall Meeting on Facebook
President Barack Obama will be stopping by Facebook HQ later this month to host a live event with CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg.…...
12:00 am GMT - Wed, April 6, 2011
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Facebook-Infused Job Search Site Finds Listings From Your Social Graph
How many of your Facebook friends work for companies that are hiring? Chances are you don’t know, but new job search startup In The Door l…...
11:54 pm GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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Why Cross-Channel Messaging Is Crucial to Reaching New Consumers
Cross-channel messaging (i.e. posting Facebook comments via text message or uploading photos to Flickr via MMS) has become the norm for billion…...
11:32 pm GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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How New Community Tools Will Democratize Data Analytics for the Good of Society
We are surrounded by data. Every day we generate petabytes of photographs, messages, emails, comments and mobile tracks. Eric Schmidt, chairman…...
11:03 pm GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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Group Video Calling Comes to iPhone & Android in Fring Beta Test
Fring, a mobile application offering VoIP calling and chat, is expanding its video calling feature released last year with a private beta build…...
10:36 pm GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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How Many People Have Actually Subscribed to The Daily?
How well is The Daily, the iPad newspaper launched by Rupert Murdoch in February, faring thus far? The short answer is: We don’t really kn…...
10:07 pm GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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Zynga Hires Team Behind Online Poker Stat Tracker
Zynga, the social-gaming giant, announced Tuesday that it has acquired the team from MarketZero, a poker services provider. Zynga, the maker of…...
08:57 pm GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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Rhapsody Premieres TV on the Radio's New Album One Week Early
Fans of Brooklyn’s TV on the Radio have been waiting for the band’s next disc since 2008, when their last album, Dear Science, dropp…...
08:33 pm GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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WordPress Upgrades Security With 3.11 Release
Self-hosted WordPress users, fire up your update engines because WordPress 3.1.1 is now available. WordPress 3.1.1 might not bring any new funct…...
08:04 pm GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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Indexing the Real World: The Enormous Potential of Hyperlocal Data
Do you think there’s a lot of data on the Internet? Imagine how much there is in the offline world: 510 million square kilometers of land…...
07:37 pm GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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GOP Uses Social Media to Respond to Obama 2012 Campaign Launch
If the Republicans' response to President Barack Obama's campaign launch Monday is any indication, social media will play a major role in th…...
07:08 pm GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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Fashion Industry Hosts Online Auctions for Japan Relief
The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CDFA) has brought together many of the world’s leading fashion and media brands for a series…...
06:46 pm GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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Why Google Needs a Second-In-Command [OPINION]
Ten years ago, Google co-founder Larry Page gave up his role as CEO to an executive with more experience with fast-growing technology companies: former Novell CEO Eric Schmidt....
06:35 pm GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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Internet Giants Take France to Court Over Personal Data Policy
More than 20 Internet companies, including Google, Facebook and eBay, will file a complaint with France’s State Council against a decree t…...
06:29 pm GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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Mentos Positions Accident-Prone Holy Man As New Viral Star [VIDEO]
Kids, don’t try this at home. In this latest video for Mentos, the brand’s guru, Dragee, uses mind-over-matter techniques to cross a bus…...
05:59 pm GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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Twitter Considering Facebook-Style Pages for Brands [REPORT]
Twitter might introduce pages for brands similar to those on Facebook, according to reports. The initiative, which Marketing Magazine reports i…...
05:51 pm GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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Hulu Shares Financial Forecast
Hulu has revealed that it is on track to hit $500 million in revenues this year and had 50% more advertisers in the first quarter of 2011 than t…...
05:45 pm GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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The 6 Biggest Stories in Social Media & Tech This Morning
Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world…...
04:41 pm GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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HOW TO: Sync Your Online and Offline Marketing Campaigns
The Digital Marketing Series is supported by HubSpot, which offers inbound marketing software that helps small and medium sized businesses get f…...
02:41 pm GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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MTV Announces Nominees For O Music Awards: PS22, Arcade Fire, The Hype Machine & More
We’ve been hearing buzz about MTV’s new awards show focused on digital music since January, and now the event is beginning to take s…...
01:04 pm GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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Google Maps for Android Gets Home Checkins and Location History Dashboard
A new version of Google Maps for Android, 5.3, adds several new features, including a location history dashboard and the ability to check in at…...
10:44 am GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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Swedish Online Store Features Live, Interactive Salespeople [VIDEO]
Swedish telecom company 3 Sweden has bridged the gap between Internet commerce and brick and mortar with 3LiveShop. The new site features employees…...
09:45 am GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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Is Working From Home Becoming the Norm? [SURVEY]
Working from home is becoming more common, more accepted by managers and more sought-after by employees than ever before, according to a survey…...
08:59 am GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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Need a Party Mix? Dubset's Cloud Radio Plays Mixes From DJs
The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your st…...
07:54 am GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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Massive Email Breach Exposes Data From 50+ Major Retailers, Including Target
A huge security breach has exposed the names and email addresses of customers of major brands, including Target, Best Buy, Walgreen’s, Cap…...
07:20 am GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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Formspring Gets a Twitter-Inspired Makeover
Popular social Q&A app Formspring unveiled a brand new version of its site on Monday afternoon. Calling the new site “one of the mos…...
05:40 am GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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Video-on-Demand Startup Gets Slammed by MPAA
Zediva, a startup that specializes in streaming video or renting DVDs, depending on your perspective, is facing a very serious — and possi…...
04:20 am GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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"~Angry Birds Rio' a Big Hit: 10 Million Downloads in 10 Days
Angry Birds fans can’t get enough of the bird-hurling application and game franchise from mobile developer Rovio. Angry Birds Rio, the la…...
04:20 am GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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Angry Birds Rio a Big Hit: 10 Million Downloads in 10 Days
Angry Birds fans can’t get enough of the bird-hurling application and game franchise from mobile developer Rovio. Angry Birds Rio, the la…...
03:10 am GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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Quora: The Stats Behind the Buzz [INFOGRAPHIC]
Quora‘s beautifully designed, elegantly executed Q&A might be burning up the blogs, but how is the site performing in the real world?…...
01:49 am GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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Foursquare Makes Discovering Brands Easier
Foursquare has launched a new web page to showcase top brands on its network in an effort to make it easier for users to find and follow them. Y…...
01:27 am GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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Now You Can Check In to Events on Facebook's iPhone App
As promised, Facebook has released a new version of its iPhone application that gives users the ability to check in to events. Version 3.4, rele…...
01:26 am GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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Financial Times Refuses To Give Up Subscriber Data to Apple
While some publications, such as Bonnier’s Popular Science, have been quick to embrace Apple’s new digital subscription model, other…...
01:08 am GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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HOW TO: Get the Most Out of Facebook and Twitter Promotions
Once upon a time, you had to use a phone book to find a business's contact details. Mercifully, those days are behind us. As social media has…...
01:00 am GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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USA Beefs Up WWE Tough Enough Reality Series With iOS & Android Apps
USA Network is resurrecting the WWE Tough Enough reality franchise Monday evening. In celebration, the network has repurposed the technology beh…...
12:46 am GMT - Tue, April 5, 2011
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"The Governator" Gets Animated [VIDEO]
Arnold Schwarzenegger is back. The former governor of California and action movie star will star in an animated TV show, comic book series and m…...
11:58 pm GMT - Mon, April 4, 2011
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Upgraded Twitter Search Helps You Find New People to Follow
Twitter has rolled out an update to its search tool that makes it easier to find new people to follow. Now, when you search for a given topic…...
11:25 pm GMT - Mon, April 4, 2011
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Devo Drummer Rips Freemium Model to Shreds With $75,000 Offering
If you’re in a band that lacks a kick-ass drummer (most members of the chillwave persuasion say, “Aye!”), you’re in luck…...
11:13 pm GMT - Mon, April 4, 2011
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100+ Upcoming Social Media & Tech Events
Every week, Mashable puts together a calendar of upcoming social media and web events, parties and conferences. Here are some tips on how to ne…...
10:48 pm GMT - Mon, April 4, 2011
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5 Tips for Recovering From a Major CEO Blunder
Earlier this week, Bob Parsons, the CEO of GoDaddy, decided it would be a good idea to shoot an elephant and post graphic video of it on his bl…...
10:18 pm GMT - Mon, April 4, 2011
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Zynga Adds DreamWorks CEO to Board of Directors
Social gaming juggernaut Zynga has added DreamWorks co-founder and CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg to its board of directors, giving it a powerful figure…...
10:04 pm GMT - Mon, April 4, 2011
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Jay-Z Expands Brand Presence Even More With New Lifestyle Site
As if being a rapper, clothing line creator and businessman weren’t enough, Jay-Z (a.k.a. Shawn Corey Carter) is adding another job to his…...
10:03 pm GMT - Mon, April 4, 2011
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LeBron James Launches Animated Webisodes for Helping Kids Tackle Tough Subjects
King James is going for a new title: cartoon social do-gooder. LeBron James is set to launch The LeBrons, a 10-part animated web series designed…...
09:58 pm GMT - Mon, April 4, 2011
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3 Facebook Mobile Trends to Watch This Year
The Facebook Marketing Series is supported by Buddy Media, Power Tools for Facebook. Have something new to tell 500 million people? Learn the be…...
09:37 pm GMT - Mon, April 4, 2011
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Street Food Fanatics Get Tasty iPhone App & TV Combo
Invoke Media, creators of HootSuite, launched Eat St. on Monday, with the vision of creating the “the best street food app in the world,…...
08:56 pm GMT - Mon, April 4, 2011
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Obama 2012 Campaign Launches With Digital Push [VIDEO]
With about 19 months to go until the 2012 presidential election, President Obama launched his reelection campaign with a YouTube video, an email bla…...
08:56 pm GMT - Mon, April 4, 2011
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Obama 2012 Campaign Launches With Digital Push
With about 19 months to go until the 2012 presidential election, President Obama launched his reelection campaign with a YouTube video, an email bla…...
08:42 pm GMT - Mon, April 4, 2011
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YouTube Video of the Day: Invisible Instruments Can't Be Seen To Be Believed
Forget the clunky, borderline humiliating one-man-bands of old: Check out Tim Soo’s rendition of Bruno Mars's “Just The Way You Are…...
08:21 pm GMT - Mon, April 4, 2011
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Upgrading Your Smartphone Just Got More Expensive on AT&T
AT&T has updated its early upgrade and no-commitment pricing for smartphones by as much as $150, according to reports. Off-contract early up…...
08:12 pm GMT - Mon, April 4, 2011
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Google Bids $900 Million for 6,000 Telecommunications Patents
Google has agreed to purchase Nortel’s approximately 6,000 patents, a portfolio that includes a wide array of wireless, 4G, semiconductor…...
07:36 pm GMT - Mon, April 4, 2011
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Apple Airs First iPad 2 TV Ad [VIDEO]
More than three weeks after the iPad 2 hit stores, Apple has released a TV ad — one that, surprisingly, takes issue with technology. "Techno…...
07:14 pm GMT - Mon, April 4, 2011
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Network Solutions Spokesperson Lashes Out at GoDaddy CEO on Twitter
GoDaddy's PR disaster last week has prompted rival Network Solutions to offer a spirited, albeit unlikely, retort via its celebrity spokeswoma…...
07:00 pm GMT - Mon, April 4, 2011
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The Return of Music Monday: Lovett Premieres New Video for "The Fear"
Welcome to the glorious return of Mashable Music Mondays, which get their resurrection today with a new twist: At the beginning of the week, we will…...
06:21 pm GMT - Mon, April 4, 2011
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HOW TO: Master Smartphone Photography [PICS]
The Digital Photo and Film Series is supported by Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. To connect with the product team, find creative tutorials, ti…...
05:45 pm GMT - Mon, April 4, 2011
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10 Ways to Discover Web Content on Your TV
The Content Exploration Series is presented by Mashable Explore, a new way to discover resources and information on your favorite Mashable topic…...
05:31 pm GMT - Mon, April 4, 2011
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The 3 Biggest Stories in Tech, Mobile & Media This Morning
Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world…...
05:20 pm GMT - Mon, April 4, 2011
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Larry Page Officially Starts as Google CEO
Google co-founder Larry Page replaces Eric Schmidt as CEO of the company Monday. Schmidt will continue as the executive chairman. While it’…...
05:04 pm GMT - Mon, April 4, 2011
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Oscar de la Renta Releases New Fragrance via Facebook
Oscar de la Renta is launching its first fragrance in 10 years — and it’s doing so via Facebook. Over the next few weeks — or,…...
04:50 pm GMT - Mon, April 4, 2011
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Mashable Weekend Recap: 19 Stories You May Have Missed
Oh, the things you missed this weekend! We found secret stuff, revealing clues and more rumors about the iPhone 5, as well as a sneak peek at Wi…...
11:40 am GMT - Mon, April 4, 2011
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Google's Gmail Motion Prank Turned Into Reality [VIDEO]
Remember Gmail Motion, the new feature that lets you use body gestures to compose and send emails in Gmail? It was obviously an April Fools̵…...
03:58 am GMT - Mon, April 4, 2011
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HANDS ON: Chumby8, a Bigger, Better Networked App Player [PICS]
The third model of the Chumby line is about to hit the streets on April 5, and the bigger, better networked app player is called Chumby8. We got…...
03:29 am GMT - Mon, April 4, 2011
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5 Ace Acoustic Amplifiers for the iPhone
There is a range of iPhone “speakers” available that require not one iota of power beyond simple, good old-fashioned analogue acoust…...
03:14 am GMT - Mon, April 4, 2011
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Disney and Pixar Go Viral With "Cars 2" Faux Ads [VIDEO]
Building on the highly successful campaign from Toy Story 3, the marketers at Disney Pixar have crafted this hilarious and well-produced faux used c…...
02:14 am GMT - Mon, April 4, 2011
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HOW TO: Get the Most From YouTube Editor [VIDEOS]
YouTube‘s online Editor launched in June last year as a very basic video editing suite originally borne from one of Google‘s “20%…...
12:56 am GMT - Mon, April 4, 2011
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HOW TO: Land a Job at Facebook
So you want to work at Facebook, one of the world’s hottest companies — what do you have to get your foot in the door and get notice…...
11:41 pm GMT - Sun, April 3, 2011
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Spy Shots: Windows 8 With a Ribbon Interface? [GALLERY]
Microsoft is experimenting with a ribbon interface for parts of Windows 8, and we have a gallery of leaked screenshots showing examples of an ea…...
09:48 pm GMT - Sun, April 3, 2011
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Email Provider Epsilon Responsible For Gigantic Security Breach
Epsilon, the world’s largest permission-based email marketing services company that serves TiVo users and many more, reported a breach in…...
07:31 pm GMT - Sun, April 3, 2011
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10 Hilarious Vintage Cellphone Commercials [VIDEOS]
If you remember the days when having a “transportable” telephone meant you had to carry around a powerpack the size of a beer cooler, then…...
03:00 am GMT - Sun, April 3, 2011
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iPhone 5 Rumor Roundup [INFOGRAPHIC]
Not since the first iPhone was rolled out in 2007 has there been so much chatter about one gadget. There have been so many rumors about the iPhone 5,…...
01:47 am GMT - Sun, April 3, 2011
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HANDS ON: Behold, Fingernail Clippers From the Future [GALLERY]
Consider the lowly nail clipper. Unchanged for decades, it doesn’t work very well. The inventors of Klhip aim to change that. Let’…...
12:23 am GMT - Sun, April 3, 2011
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Top 5 Facebook Marketing Mistakes Small Businesses Make
While Facebook marketing is on the rise among small businesses, many are still struggling to master the basics. “Many people have difficu…...
10:58 pm GMT - Sat, April 2, 2011
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Tsunami Victim: Dog Rescued After 3 Weeks Adrift [VIDEO]
Check out this little tsunami victim, a dog that somehow stayed alive on a floating pile of rubble with a roof on top for three weeks before the Ja…...
09:59 pm GMT - Sat, April 2, 2011
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46 New Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed
Anyone on the East Coast can tell you, this has not been a good March. Rain, cold, more rain … isn’t this supposed to be spring? Yet…...
08:36 pm GMT - Sat, April 2, 2011
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Sony CEO Accidentally Reveals Secret Details About iPhone 5
Sir Howard Stringer, CEO of Sony, accidentally told everyone in the world that his company will be supplying image sensors for Apple‘s iPh…...
06:31 pm GMT - Sat, April 2, 2011
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Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART]
What was the world tweeting about this past week? In a word: sports. Four out of ten of this week’s top trends come from global athletics…...
10:03 am GMT - Sat, April 2, 2011
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Tor Project Wins Award for Role in Middle East Revolutions
The Tor Project has been recognized by the Free Software Foundation for its role in the protests and revolutions around North Africa and the Mid…...
09:04 am GMT - Sat, April 2, 2011
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Hole in Plane Leads to Emergency Landing, Twitpic Shows Details [PHOTOS]
Shawna Redden had a harrowing couple of hours tonight when a Southwest flight she was on took a turn for the worse. A six-foot hole was somehow…...
07:57 am GMT - Sat, April 2, 2011
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35 Years & $317 Billion Later, Apple Intends To Dominate a Post-PC World
On April 1, 1976, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne established a small company to sell personal computer kits hand-built by Wozniak.…...
04:41 am GMT - Sat, April 2, 2011
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Color Updates App, Addresses Speed & UI Problems
Color, the geolocation social network and photo-sharing app that made major headlines last week, has updated its iPhone app with major speed and…...
03:08 am GMT - Sat, April 2, 2011
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Mobile Payments Will Disrupt, Just Not Immediately [REPORT]
Google, Amazon and Apple might be fighting to replace consumers wallets with smartphones. But a new report from Forrester indicates true mass ad…...
02:00 am GMT - Sat, April 2, 2011
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Our Favorite YouTube Videos This Week: The Rhythmic Silliness Edition
Weekends should be all about levity. And dancing. Which is why we asked audio-visual artists (and frequent Mashable party headliners) Eclectic M…...
01:39 am GMT - Sat, April 2, 2011
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HOW TO: Recruit All-Star Employees on a Startup Budget
At a startup it's painfully hard to make time for recruiting. Any time not spent advancing the product feels like a distant secondary priorit…...
01:25 am GMT - Sat, April 2, 2011
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Apple, Google & the War To Replace Your Wallet
Amazon, Google, Apple, Microsoft and others have their eyes on the NFC mobile payment market, setting the stage for a potentially brutal battle…...
12:44 am GMT - Sat, April 2, 2011
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TweetForger Is Fertile Ground for April Fools
Here’s a convincing April Fools’ gag if there ever was one. Enter someone’s Twitter handle into the form at Tweetforger.com, c…...
12:35 am GMT - Sat, April 2, 2011
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Home Depot Tries Crowdsourced Philanthropy on Facebook
Home Depot just launched a campaign on Facebook allowing users to decide where the company should spend its grant dollars and volunteer hours. T…...
12:03 am GMT - Sat, April 2, 2011
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Facebook Profile Migration Tool Takes a Hiatus [UPDATE]
Update: The tool is back up, proceed with caution! Facebook’s Profile to Page migration tool has been disabled. The tool allowed users to…...
10:43 pm GMT - Fri, April 1, 2011
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5 YouTube Marketing Tips for Better Engagement
In addition to its incredible success as the de facto portal for video uploads and viewing, YouTube is itself a community. For brands, it provi…...
10:33 pm GMT - Fri, April 1, 2011
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No Kidding: The Onion Releases iPad App on April Fools' Day
Of all the days to release a new iPad app, The Onion chose today, April Fools’ Day. There’s something profoundly appropriate about t…...
10:10 pm GMT - Fri, April 1, 2011
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New York Public Library Invites 500 to Overnight Scavenger Hunt
The New York Public Library, which became the first public library to launch a Foursquare badge this week, is going one step further in mobile i…...
09:36 pm GMT - Fri, April 1, 2011
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RockMelt Reboots Its Social Web Browser With New Beta Version
Social web browser RockMelt started rolling out RockMelt Beta 2 on Friday. The new version is the “most significant update” yet to t…...
09:02 pm GMT - Fri, April 1, 2011
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Top 5 Comics From the Mashable Caption Contest
Thank you for submitting so many great entries to our Mashable Comics caption contest! As it turns out, most of you are hilarious (assuming you enjoy…...
08:21 pm GMT - Fri, April 1, 2011
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Bronx Zoo's Cobra Hijacks Ryan Seacrest's Twitter Account
The Bronx Zoo’s Cobra, which famously went missing last Friday only to turn up on Twitter to the delight of the entire Twittersphere, has…...
08:16 pm GMT - Fri, April 1, 2011
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6 Tips for Creating Valuable Branded Content
Content is the heart of an effective web presence. Whether you're a retailer, a media site or a social startup, it's compelling, up-to-dat…...
08:06 pm GMT - Fri, April 1, 2011
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Introducing the Mashable SocialPay Digital Subscription Plan
The media has evolved a lot in the 5+ years since Mashable started. More people now get their news from the Internet than from newspapers. New…...
07:24 pm GMT - Fri, April 1, 2011
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April Fools' Day By the Numbers [INFOGRAPHIC]
Social media users, you’re not alone in your April Fools’ Day enthusiasm. That April Fools’ prank you’re about to pull puts yo…...
06:48 pm GMT - Fri, April 1, 2011
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Rebecca Black Is Kind of Awesome "" No April Fooling
Today, comedy site Funny Or Die is completely dedicated to this, the day of the week, Friday — courtesy of Rebecca Black. Upon first visiting…...
06:42 pm GMT - Fri, April 1, 2011
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18 Ways to Earn Money From Crowdworking
With the rapid rise of crowdsourcing over the last five years since the term was coined by Jeff Howe in Wired, there has been a lot of coverage…...
06:15 pm GMT - Fri, April 1, 2011
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Online File Storage & Backup Service Gets Innovative With New, Paper Option [VIDEO]
This morning, online file storage service Livedrive announced that it’s adding a new tier of protection to its offerings: Storing data on pape…...
05:59 pm GMT - Fri, April 1, 2011
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HTC Thunderbolt Challenging iPhone at Verizon
The Verizon iPhone hasn’t even been available for two months, but it’s already being challenged for the title of Verizon’s mos…...
05:56 pm GMT - Fri, April 1, 2011
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This Morning's Top 5, 100% Verified Stories in Tech & Social Media
Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world…...
05:32 pm GMT - Fri, April 1, 2011
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Thanks to Mashable's Socially Savvy Supporters
Thanks to this week's advertisers and partners for enabling us to bring you the latest social media news and resources. Mashable’s spons…...
08:22 am GMT - Fri, April 1, 2011
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YouTube Time Travels to 1911 for April Fools
YouTube has kicked off the April Fools festivities with a celebration of its “100th birthday” — a journey into what YouTube mi…...
07:00 am GMT - Fri, April 1, 2011
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iPhone App Finds the Apps Your Friends Like
The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your st…...
06:12 am GMT - Fri, April 1, 2011
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U.S. Government Open-Sources IT Dashboard to Help Cut Tech Costs
The United States government has made its IT Dashboard, a cost-cutting tool for federal transparency, freely available for anyone, especially ot…...
05:30 am GMT - Fri, April 1, 2011
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New Google Tool Tells You How to Make Your Site Faster
Google has released Page Speed Online, a Google Labs project that analyzes any website for its speed and gives suggestions on how to improve it.…...
03:55 am GMT - Fri, April 1, 2011
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Facebook Profile Migrations: A Cautionary Tale
Users who want to migrate from a traditional Facebook Profile to a Facebook Page might want to think twice, or even thrice, before making the le…...
03:27 am GMT - Fri, April 1, 2011
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BMW i Venture Fund Opens Incubator in NYC
BMW is on a mission to finance location-based mobile apps. And yes, you read that right. The premium car company launched a $100 million ventur…...
02:10 am GMT - Fri, April 1, 2011
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50% of Shoppers Consult Mobile Phones for Purchases [STUDY]
Half of consumers are using their phones to help make shopping decisions, suggesting that old-style feature phones have a place in the market, a…...
01:54 am GMT - Fri, April 1, 2011
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Swap.com's New Scan App Makes Trading Stuff Easy
Want to save your bank account and the environment at the same time? Swap sites, where you trade your books and other media, can help. Manually…...
01:39 am GMT - Fri, April 1, 2011
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After Co-Founder's Departure, Is Blippy a F'd Company?
Blippy splashed on to the startup scene in late 2009, hailed by The New York Times as a “Twitter for credit credit purchases.” Littl…...
01:26 am GMT - Fri, April 1, 2011
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Shazam Teams Up With The Wombats To Create Scratch-Off Website Replete With Prizes
As a musician, you could send out an email entreating folks to check out your new album, or you could create a rad, interactive experience bur…...
01:13 am GMT - Fri, April 1, 2011
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What Google's +1 Means for Facebook
At Wednesday’s announcement of Google’s +1, the company was coy about comparing its experimental product to the longstanding Faceboo…...
01:02 am GMT - Fri, April 1, 2011
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Facebook Launches Mobile Website for All Phones
Facebook is releasing a major upgrade to its mobile interface, unifying its mobile websites into one interface. The social network currently has…...
12:36 am GMT - Fri, April 1, 2011
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Why Book Trailers Are Now Essential to the Publishing Industry
It felt like I was letting go of my child when I packed the final copy of my book into a box and shipped it away for final publication. I had…...
11:22 pm GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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10 Essential Mobile Apps for Baseball Fans
Take me out to the ball game; Take me out to the crowd; Buy me some peanuts and baseball apps" Today is opening day, thus commencing a long an…...
11:14 pm GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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GoDaddy CEO Shoots Elephant, Injures Brand [VIDEO]
GoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons may have achieved a new social media equivalent of jumping the shark. Call it “shooting the elephant.” (Note…...
10:52 pm GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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Google Developing App That Can Snap Your Face, Pull Up Your Profile
Google is working on a facial recognition mobile app that would allow users to snap a picture of a friend or new acquaintance — and then a…...
10:40 pm GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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Don't Miss Out on the Mashable Connect Conference
Only a few spots remain for our invite-only conference, Mashable Connect 2011, a unique event at Disney World in May that will bring together t…...
10:14 pm GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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Happy 200th Birthday, Robert Bunsen, From Google Doodle
Anyone else getting high school chemistry flashbacks whilst looking at Google’s homepage? Well, that’s because today’s Googl…...
10:05 pm GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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Top 10 Twitter Trends This Month [CHART]
March is said to come in like a lion and go out like a lamb, but in social media at least, it came in like a tiger blood-infused Charlie Sheen…...
09:58 pm GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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Groupon Co-Founders Invest in Qwiki
Groupon co-founders Brad Keywell and Eric Lefkofsky have invested $1 million in Qwiki, the information experience upstart that hopes to usher in…...
09:41 pm GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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Twitter Removes Unpopular "Quick Bar" From iPhone App
Twitter has gotten rid of the Quick Bar, a relatively new feature that floats at the top of the Twitter timeline in its official apps for the iP…...
09:21 pm GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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LCD Soundsystem Crowdsourcing Effects for Last Show
You may not have been able to score a ticket for LCD Soundsystem’s final show at Madison Square Gardens this Saturday, but thanks to the m…...
09:01 pm GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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How the Pros Measure Social Media Marketing Success
The Modern Media Agency Series is supported by IDG. With the explosion of mobile devices, advertising dollars will begin to shift to mobile for …...
08:55 pm GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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Science Channel Experiments With On-Air Tweets in Primetime
The Science Channel will debut its first Twitter event Friday, April 1, (April Fool’s Day), during the marathon of the hit series, An Idio…...
07:51 pm GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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ActiveInbox Turns Gmail Into a Task Manager
Maintaining an empty Gmail inbox should be classified as a superpower. It’s just not something that most humans can do. But the day when m…...
07:40 pm GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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Get On-the-Go Style Advice With Fashism's Upgraded iPhone App
Social shopping site Fashism released a stylish, albeit somewhat faulty new version of its iPhone app this week. The app is designed to help use…...
07:33 pm GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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Chevrolet To Launch New Malibu Via Facebook
Chevrolet, eager to cultivate a fan base on social media, plans to introduce its all-new 2013 Malibu via its Facebook page next month. On April…...
07:09 pm GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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YouTube Video of the Day: Plasticine iPad Is a Work of Art
Everyone has at least one free-spirited friend who says they will never get an iPad, who rants about how the sheer luxury of such a device is insult…...
06:47 pm GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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7 Tips For Growing a Two-Sided Online Marketplace
At my current startup, we recently confronted an interesting challenge: How do you grow a two-sided marketplace without frustrating early users…...
06:38 pm GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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Share Your Music Without Sharing Your Headphones
Have you ever seen kids on the train with their heads pressed together to share one set of headphones? Well, a new app has come on the scene to…...
06:32 pm GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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Microsoft Slams Google With Antitrust Complaint
Microsoft plans to launch an antitrust complaint Thursday in Brussels against Google, alleging that the company is using its search engine to un…...
06:17 pm GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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You Can Now Convert Your Facebook Profile to a Facebook Page
Facebook has released a new tool that lets users convert their personal profile into a Facebook Page. Though the terminology is often muddled…...
05:56 pm GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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Google's +1, Windows 7 Stats & Blogger Redesign: This Morning's Top Stories
Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world…...
05:00 pm GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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Google Gives Blogger a Dynamic New Look
Google is rolling out five dramatically new ways to view blog posts on Blogger, in an attempt to change the typical way people consume content o…...
01:43 pm GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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Microsoft Shares WP7 Stats, Takes a Few Jabs at Other Platforms
One year after the initial launch of Windows Phone 7, Microsoft decided to share some stats about the platform on its Windows Phone Developer Bl…...
07:27 am GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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LinkedIn Founder: "Web 3.0" Will Be About Data
LinkedIn founder and chairman Reid Hoffman says that the future of the web will be all about data and how we utilize it. Hoffman made his assert…...
07:27 am GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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LinkedIn Founder: Web 3.0 Will Be About Data
LinkedIn founder and chairman Reid Hoffman says that the future of the web will be all about data and how we utilize it. While he conceded that…...
07:06 am GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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Overwhelmed By News? Summify Picks The Top 5 Articles You Should Read
The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your st…...
04:26 am GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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Twitter Upgrades Embedded Tweets
Twitter has updated its developer tools, making embedded tweets more interactive and functional. The new tweets allow users to reply, retweet or…...
02:19 am GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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New York Public Library Partners With Foursquare
The New York Public Library announced a new partnership with Foursquare Wednesday that gives patrons a special “Find the Future Centennial…...
01:59 am GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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Ad Industry Execs: Google's +1 Could Hold Us More Accountable
Is Google's +1 feature likely to be an online ad industry game changer? Ad experts were split on whether Google's new recommendation system…...
01:55 am GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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Popular Science Sells 10,000 iPad Subscriptions in First 5 Weeks
Popular Science magazine has garnered more than 10,000 subscriptions for its iPad app, Bonnier Technology Group publisher Gregg Hano confirmed t…...
01:22 am GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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What You Missed at This Year's Shorty Awards [VIDEO]
The third annual Shorty Awards on March 28 recognized the “best producers of real-time content” not only on Twitter but also on Tumblr, F…...
01:04 am GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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Everything You Need To Know About Google's +1
Google's announcement that it’s adding a "+1" button to incorporate sentiment into its search results raised a lot of questions not…...
12:49 am GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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HOW TO: Get Your Fans To Use Their Phone for Good During Concerts
Usually, the dude standing in the front row during a show, cellphone in hand, is considered a musician’s arch enemy. Even if he’s ta…...
12:42 am GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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U.S. Journalist in Libya Finds Audience Via Kickstarter
What if independent journalists were funded directly by their readers and viewers? Rachel Anderson, a 26-year-old journalist from North Dakota,…...
12:29 am GMT - Thu, March 31, 2011
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Windows Phone 7 To Get NFC Mobile Payments [REPORT]
Microsoft has joined Apple and Google on the list of OS providers rumored to be taking steps toward enabling mobile payments. The company plans…...