Past articles by Mashable from June 2011

11:35 pm GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Meet the People Who Scored Twitter's Shortest Usernames

If you registered for Twitter in the past two or three years, chances are you didn’t get your top choice handle. That’s probably bec…...

11:11 pm GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable 3 Simple Ways Tech Can Grow Greener Cities

The Global Innovation Series is supported by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment. It delive…...

10:59 pm GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Turtles Block JFK Runway, Launch Twitter Account

Perhaps inspired by the fame of the escaped...

10:33 pm GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Facebook Deals Expands to 3 More Cities

Facebook Deals, an advertising product that lets businesses offer discounts to nearby Facebook users, is expanding its pilot program to three mo…...

10:19 pm GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable MySpace Sold for $35 Million [REPORT]

The day that the web has been buzzing about has finally come: It seems that MySpace has been sold to an advertising network called Specific Medi…...

10:19 pm GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable MySpace Sold to Ad Network for $35 Million

The day that the web has been buzzing about has finally come: MySpace has been sold, to an advertising network called Specific Media for a mere…...

10:12 pm GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Card 2.0 Maker Raises $35 Million To Change the Way You Pay

Dynamics, the company behind the high-tech debit and credit cards we showed you last year, has just raised a huge sum of money to fuel its rapid…...

09:57 pm GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Startup Bizzy Now Lets You Follow Friends' Local Reviews

Bizzy has collected more than 173,000 local business reviews since March by making them simple and mobile. Now it’s adding the third varia…...

09:26 pm GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Connected Closes Funding for Sophisticated Social CRM

Connected, a young startup tackling personal CRM with a fresh social twist, has just closed its first round of funding — $500,000 in a see…...

09:09 pm GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Traditional Higher Ed Opens Doors for Tuition-Free Online University

Online universities have earned a reputation among traditional higher education institutions as businesses that offer low-quality degrees in exc…...

08:56 pm GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable 5 Innovative Facebook Campaigns to Learn From

The Social Marketing Series is supported by Campaigner. Campaigner email marketing enables small, medium and large businesses to strengthen cu…...

08:47 pm GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Latest Political Sexting Scandal Involves Louisiana Councilman

Weinergate was just beginning to retreat into the mists of political scandal folklore and now this: City Councilman Joe Stagni from Kenner, Loui…...

08:32 pm GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Google Makes It Easier for Small Businesses To Create Mobile Websites

Google has launched a new tool that makes it easy for businesses to create mobile-friendly websites incredibly quickly with Google Sites. The ne…...

08:18 pm GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable HomeAway Surges in Debut as Internet IPOs Remain Hot

Shares of leading vacation rental marketplace HomeAway surged by nearly 50% in their initial public offering on Wednesday, giving the company a…...

08:06 pm GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Behind the Social Media Scenes at NBC's #TheVoice [EXCLUSIVE]

Social media isn’t just for early adopters: America’s top-rated new show is chock full of digital and social integrations. We’…...

07:43 pm GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Activists: 5 Saudi Women Arrested for Driving

Five Saudi Arabian women have been arrested for the first time since numerous women started driving on June 17, in an effort to defy the kingdom…...

07:35 pm GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Nigel Thornberry Becomes a Meme [VIDEO]

This week, cartoon character Nigel Thornberry from the Nickelodeon series The Wild Thornberrys, became a verifiable meme, his incoherent warb…...

06:32 pm GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Do Celebrities Really Help Online Causes?

The Stars of Social Good Series is supported by CITGO and the Fueling Good Campaign, helping to change the world one mile at a time through cont…...

06:11 pm GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable SeeVolution's Web Traffic Heatmaps Help Big Sites Make Design Decisions

Instead of combing through analytics to make decisions about website design, for about a year SeeVolution users have been able to view free re…...

05:44 pm GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Happy 4th Anniversary, iPhone [INFOGRAPHIC]

Four years ago today, Apple released the original iPhone. The hype that preceded the release of the so-called “Jesus Phone” was nothing sh…...

05:24 pm GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable You Can Now Buy Facebook Ads With AmEx Rewards Points

In an effort to cater to small businesses, American Express has teamed with Facebook to allow its customers to trade their Membership Rewards po…...

05:11 pm GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable World of Warcraft Now Free To Play Up Until Level 20

The most popular MMORPG of all time, World of Warcraft, will be free to play — at least until your in-game character reaches level 20 R…...

05:08 pm GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Google+ Launch, HomeAway IPO & More: 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…...

04:09 pm GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable MacBook Air Rumor Mill Predicts July Launch

There’s a batch of rumors surrounding Apple’s MacBook Air, and most of the predictions say the same thing: The new MacBook Air will…...

03:48 pm GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable 7 Innovative Ways the iPad Is Used in Retail

In a commercial environment dominated by online and mobile shopping, it's only fitting that the iPad is leading a brick and mortar renaissanc…...

01:55 pm GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Angry Birds Now Available for Windows Phone

Owners of Windows Phone 7 devices, rejoice: the time to crush those dastardly pigs with angry, feathered projectiles is nigh! Yes, Angry Birds…...

12:42 pm GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Google Takeout Lets You Liberate Your Data From Google

The Data Liberation Front – a team of engineers at Google tasked with making it easier for users to move their data in and out of Google p…...

10:18 am GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Clever Foursquare Hack Turns New York City Into A Giant Game Of Risk

The board game Risk, in which players maneuver plastic armies on a map in order to achieve “world domination,” has firmly occupied…...

09:51 am GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Twitpic Founder Tweets Pic Of Himself Being Arrested

What do you do when you’re the founder of a popular photo-sharing service? Tweet a picture of yourself getting arrested with it, of cour…...

09:51 am GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Twitpic Founder Tweets Pic Of Himself Being "Arrested" [UPDATE]

What do you do when you’re the founder of a popular photo-sharing service? Tweet a picture of yourself getting arrested with it, of cour…...

08:54 am GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Square Raises $100 Million, Now Worth More Than $1 Billion

Hot mobile payments startup Square has announced that it has raised $100 million in venture funding, valuing the company north of $1 billion. Th…...

08:35 am GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Final Cut Pro X Experiencing Backlash From Customers

Final Cut Pro X, the newest version of Apple’s professional video and audio editing software, isn’t getting the warmest of welcomes.…...

08:10 am GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable iPhone App Shrinks Your Data & Your Monthly Bill

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…...

06:55 am GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable StumbleUpon Lets Bloggers Share Content With New Widget

StumbleUpon just launched a new widget maker for bloggers that allows them to showcase content found on StumbleUpon on their websites. The Widge…...

05:49 am GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable 5 Ways the Advertising Industry Is Preparing for a Digital Future

Last week, the world’s top brands and agencies descended on the Cannes Lions festival to discuss creativity in modern advertising and to anoint…...

04:57 am GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Zynga Prepares to File for IPO

Social gaming juggernaut Zynga is reportedly preparing to file registration documents with the SEC as early as Wednesday. The company behind hit…...

03:52 am GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Windows Gets an App Store of Its Own: Avenue

Windows users, don’t you wish there was a vendor-agnostic, one-stop shop for downloadable software? Something with easily browsable catego…...

03:09 am GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Man Who Claims Half of Zuckerberg's Shares Loses His Lawyers

Paul Ceglia, the man who claims he owns 50% of Zuckerberg’s Facebook stake, has lost his high-powered lawyers at a critical juncture in th…...

02:32 am GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Google Gives Authors Greater Recognition in Search Results

In an attempt to improve the quality of Google’s Search results, the company is rolling out a new feature that will prominently display…...

01:49 am GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Arcade Fire & Spike Jonze's Short Film Hits the Web [VIDEO]

Scenes From the Suburbs — a companion film to Arcade Fire’s Grammy-winning album, The Suburbs — has made its way onto the w…...

01:34 am GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable 4 Simple Ways To Get Customer Feedback Online

Do you know what your customers think about your products and services? Successful business owners know that no matter how busy they get, it…...

12:58 am GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Biz Stone Leaving Twitter, Working on New Projects

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone will be taking a back seat at the microblogging site and will be moving on to work on a few new projects, he announ…...

12:58 am GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Biz Stone Leaving Twitter To Work on New Projects

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone will be taking a back seat at the microblogging site and will be moving on to work on a few new projects, he announ…...

12:29 am GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Google's Swiffy Converts Flash Files to HTML5

Google Labs just launched Swiffy, a new web-based tool that allows developers to easily convert Adobe Flash animation SWF files into HTML5. This…...

12:16 am GMT - Wed, June 29, 2011

Mashable Tumblr Users Targeted in Phishing Scam

Popular microblogging service Tumblr has been hit by a largescale phishing attack over the past few days. Following standard phishing protocol,…...

11:56 pm GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable Paste Magazine Launches Paid Online Publication, mPlayer

Paste magazine went online-only in September 2010, much to the chagrin of folks who grew up with the mixtape-toting mag. Now Paste has launche…...

11:38 pm GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable A Closer Look at Google's Facebook Competitor [VIDEOS]

Google’s new social network, Google+, has finally made its debut. It’s the company’s most ambitious social project to date, and it c…...

11:36 pm GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable Lady Gaga Joins Tumblr

Lady Gaga must spend half of her time in front of the computer. Already a big presence on Facebook and Twitter (not to mention GagaVille), Mothe…...

10:52 pm GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable The Pope Sends His First Tweet, From an iPad

Holy tweet! The Pope is on Twitter. His Holiness used the Vatican’s news account to send his first tweet, which announced the launch o…...

10:25 pm GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable What Do You Think of Google+? [POLL]

Google has unveiled its answer to Facebook: Google+. Will it give the king of social networking a run for its money, or will it fall flat like s…...

10:02 pm GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable Venture Capital: 5 Tips for Nailing the Full Partnership Pitch

So you made it to the "full partnership pitch." You have already had one (or likely multiple) meetings with a subset of a firm's investme…...

09:43 pm GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable Google+: First Impressions

Google has just unveiled Google+, its ambitious answer to Facebook. It turns all of Google into one giant social network, thanks to a core group…...

09:23 pm GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable Too Lazy for Google? Try Asking Twitter's #Lazyweb [INFOGRAPHIC]

Have you ever turned to Twitter with a question — whether the answer was already available online –that you just wanted your Twitter…...

09:09 pm GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable Google Launches Google+ To Battle Facebook [PICS]

Google has finally unveiled Google+, the company’s top secret social layer that turns all of Google into one giant social network. Google+…...

08:57 pm GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable MoviePass: Unlimited Movie Tickets for a Flat Monthly Rate

A new startup, MoviePass, is hoping that film fans will be interested in paying $50 a month to see an unlimited number of movies in the theater.…...

08:11 pm GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable Buy Tickets For Transformers: Dark of the Moon on Facebook

Been itching to see Transformers: Dark of the Moon? Well now you and your friends can buy tickets to the third installment of the nostalgia-dren…...

07:55 pm GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable How Starbucks Is Paving the Way for Mainstream Mobile Payments

The Tech Innovators Series is supported by Lenovo. Lenovo does not just manufacture technology. They make Do machines — super-powered crea…...

07:39 pm GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable Cincinnati Takes Most Social City Title for Mashable's Social Media Day

In honor of Social Media Day, we asked you to tell us why you think your city is the most social in the world. After reviewing a number of thoughtful…...

07:13 pm GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable Microsoft Office 365 Launches

Microsoft Office 365, the technology giant’s suite of productivity apps for the cloud, made its global debut Tuesday. The cloud-based soft…...

06:57 pm GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable AOL Teams Up With Slacker Radio for Music Service Relaunch

Currently powered by CBS, AOL Radio will relaunch this summer with a new partner: multi-tiered music subscription service, Slacker Radio. AOL Ra…...

06:55 pm GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable Tom Hanks, Ira Glass, Glenn Beck & More Support The Onion Winning a Pulitzer

The Onion recently launched a campaign to score a Pulitzer Prize, and celebrities have been taking to YouTube to show their support for the fake new…...

06:40 pm GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable Can Two Guys Fix Dangerous Cooking in Africa? [VIDEO]

Stove Man is a new webseries launched by The Paradigm Project to help bring some laughs and awareness to the dangers of cooking over open fires in…...

06:21 pm GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable MasterCard Taken Down by Hackers Again in Support of WikiLeaks

Hackers have attacked MasterCard’s website in protest of the company’s blockade of WikiLeaks. “MasterCard.com DOWN!!!, thats…...

05:50 pm GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable The History of Advertising on Facebook [INFOGRAPHIC]

The Social Ad Series is supported by LoopFuse, which provides forever-free marketing automation software that closes the loop between sales and …...

05:31 pm GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable Turn Your Ecommerce Site Into a Facebook Store With Wishpond

There are more potential consumers on Facebook than there are logging into eBay and Amazon combined. Local shopping engine Wishpond is the lates…...

05:22 pm GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable 500,000 Android Devices Are Activated Every Day

Half a million Android devices are activated every day, a number that’s growing 4.4% each week, Google's Android Chief Andy Rubin reveal…...

05:18 pm GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable Neiman Marcus Heralds New Collection With Facebook Styling Contest

Following the successes of sister store Bergdorf Goodman’s Facebook campaigns, Neiman Marcus is launching a Facebook contest to herald t…...

05:05 pm GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable The Social Media Revolution in Remarkable Facts & Figures [VIDEO]

One in five divorces are blamed on Facebook. And 69% of parents are friends with their children on social media. Those are just two of the facts…...

04:02 pm GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable Android Numbers, Google's New Search Portal & More: 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…...

01:55 pm GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable What Do You Love: Google's Ultimate Mashup

Google has launched a new, mysterious service called What Do You Love. It’s a simple search box, similar to the one on Google’s home…...

12:44 pm GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable Samsung to Create the First Ice Cream Sandwich Phone [RUMOR]

Samsung will be the manufacturer to create the first smartphone based on the upcoming flavor of Google’s Android platform, Ice Cream Sandw…...

11:03 am GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable Introducing Pokki, an Apple-Style App Store for PCs

Mobile applications are most often slick containers of web content, packaged in such a way that they’re more lovely to look at and fun to…...

09:52 am GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable Why Social Networking "~Utopia' Isn't Coming

As 2011 dawned, Facebook released a map that spoke to our era of social media in much the same way the first pictures of Earth from space spoke…...

09:52 am GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable Why Social Networking "Utopia" Isn't Coming

Just before 2011 dawned, Facebook released a map that spoke to our era of social media in much the same way the first pictures of Earth from sp…...

08:02 am GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable How Much Data Will Humans Create & Store This Year? [INFOGRAPHIC]

If you’ve spent any amount time watching your Facebook or Twitter feed stream by, it should be obvious that the world is creating a lot of data.…...

07:24 am GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable Scan-to-Pay Features Coming Soon To a Mobile App Near You

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…...

06:28 am GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable Google +1 Goes Global

Google’s +1 button, the search giant’s challenger to the Facebook Like button, is making its worldwide debut. “Today, +1's w…...

04:42 am GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable Apple Hopes to Thwart Jailbreakers with iOS 5

When Apple releases iOS 5 later this fall, users who like to jailbreak their devices might find the process more complex than usual. While perus…...

03:29 am GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable Publishers Launch First Digital-Only Textbook for K-12

McGraw-Hill launched its first all-digital, cloud-based textbook for the K-12 market on Monday at the International Society for Technology in Ed…...

01:54 am GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable Turntable.fm Kicks Out International Users

Buzzy music service Turntable.fm isn’t even out of the gate yet, and it’s already coming up against issues — namely, keeping…...

01:33 am GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable 13 of the Most Viral Award Show Moments [VIDEOS]

These days it seems as if the terms “viral” and “award show” go hand-in-hand. Social media users stand ready to tweet the cont…...

01:12 am GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable HOW TO: Unify Your SEO & SEM Strategies

For years, advertisers have run their search engine marketing (SEM) and search engine optimization (SEO) programs separately. The SEM team woul…...

12:45 am GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable Mashable Weekend Recap: 19 Stories You May Have Missed

Summer’s here, and that means it’s time to relax, get outside and hang out with all your real-life friends. Meanwhile, we denizens o…...

12:31 am GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable Watch the Casey Anthony Trial Live on YouTube [VIDEO]

As the end of the weeks-long, first-degree murder trial for Casey Anthony draws near, The Orlando Sentinel is livestreaming it on YouTube. Prosecut…...

12:21 am GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable Fun With Fauxlaroids: Top 10 ShakeItPhoto iPhone Snaps

If you’re always on the lookout for exciting iPhotography apps, then ShakeItPhoto is well-worth a peek. It emulates Polaroid cameras of years g…...

12:05 am GMT - Tue, June 28, 2011

Mashable Can't Wait for the iPhone 5? Chew on This Edible Version [VIDEO]

The word on the digital street is that the iPhone 5 will be making its grand entrance in September. For those of you champing at the bit to g…...

11:44 pm GMT - Mon, June 27, 2011

Mashable Mashable Hits 100,000 Foursquare Followers

It’s been about a year since Mashable joined Foursquare, and we have an exciting milestone to report: We’ve just passed 100,000 foll…...

11:18 pm GMT - Mon, June 27, 2011

Mashable Can Silicon Valley-Style Entrepreneurship Help Ease the Greek Debt Crisis? [OPINION]

The other day, someone told me that Silicon Valley was built on the failures endured by countless entrepreneurs. Failure in the Valley is nothing to…...

11:04 pm GMT - Mon, June 27, 2011

Mashable Ritz-Carlton Puts Concierge Tips on Foursquare

The Ritz-Carlton hotel chain is now offering destination advice via Foursquare. It’s the newest member of a small but growing coterie of…...

10:47 pm GMT - Mon, June 27, 2011

Mashable Twitter Launches Guide for Journalists

Twitter has become an invaluable tool for journalists when it comes to finding sources and sharing stories. Now the microblogging site has relea…...

10:35 pm GMT - Mon, June 27, 2011

Mashable iPhone Postcard App Photogram Reaches 100,000 Downloads in First Week

Photogram, an iPhone application for sending up to four photos in one artsy digital postcard, is proving to be an early hit with mobile photo sh…...

10:20 pm GMT - Mon, June 27, 2011

Mashable Tiffany Green's Award Reading Mix Up Is BET Award's Viral Moment [VIDEO]

More than 500,000 tweets were shared about Sunday night's BET Awards according to a network rep, but the moment that everyone is still talkin…...

10:20 pm GMT - Mon, June 27, 2011

Mashable Tiffany Greene's Award Reading Mix Up Is BET Award's Viral Moment [VIDEO]

More than 500,000 tweets were shared about Sunday night's BET Awards according to a network rep, but the moment that everyone is still talkin…...

10:20 pm GMT - Mon, June 27, 2011

Mashable Tiffany Greene's Award Reading Mix-Up Is BET Award's Viral Moment [VIDEO]

More than 500,000 tweets were shared about Sunday night's BET Awards according to a network rep, but the moment that everyone is still talkin…...

10:03 pm GMT - Mon, June 27, 2011

Mashable Kutiman Teams Up With Boom Pam For Trippy Music Video

YouTube mashup master Kutiman recently teamed up with Israeli surf rock band Boom Pam to create a quirky video for its growly single, “…...

09:39 pm GMT - Mon, June 27, 2011

Mashable Pope Benedict To Launch A Savvy New Vatican Web Presence

The Catholic Church is planning to take another step into the Internet age. On Wednesday, it will launch a news information portal that aggregat…...

08:52 pm GMT - Mon, June 27, 2011

Mashable There's a New Way to Own a Piece of Facebook Before Its IPO

If you're looking to invest in Facebook before its IPO but not privy to the secondary markets where shares of the company have been trading, t…...

08:38 pm GMT - Mon, June 27, 2011

Mashable Song A Day Musician Jonathan Mann Pens Tune About Gay Marriage Bill [VIDEO]

Jonathan Mann has been writing and recording one song per day, every day, since January 1, 2009, for what he has dubbed the Song a Day project. Mann…...

08:38 pm GMT - Mon, June 27, 2011

Mashable Song-a-Day Musician Jonathan Mann Pens Tune About Gay Marriage Bill [VIDEO]

Jonathan Mann has been writing and recording one song per day, every day, since January 1, 2009, for what he has dubbed the Song a Day project. Mann…...

08:19 pm GMT - Mon, June 27, 2011

Mashable Analyst: Expect iPhone 5 in September

A Morgan Stanley analyst is pushing the iPhone 5 rumor mill into hyperdrive with reports that Apple will start production on its next phone this…...

08:00 pm GMT - Mon, June 27, 2011

Mashable HOW TO: Claim Your Business On Facebook Places

Facebook Places is essentially free word-of-mouth advertising for your business. When customers check in, they’ll automatically be tellin…...

07:09 pm GMT - Mon, June 27, 2011

Mashable Boingo & GoGo Unite, But Ignore Your Air Travel Wi-Fi Woes

Budget conscious Wi-Fi addicts have for some time faced a dilemma when traveling by airplane: Should they pay Boingo to use the Wi-Fi on the gro…...

06:42 pm GMT - Mon, June 27, 2011

Mashable Breakup Leads to Explosion in New Video From InnerPartySystem

Forget tears — every breakup song should include an explosion, like the one that caps InnerpartySystem’s new video for the jam, &…...

05:59 pm GMT - Mon, June 27, 2011

Mashable HOW TO: Manage Your Online Reputation Using SEO

The Future of Search Series is supported by SES San Francisco Conference & Expo, the leading search, social and display conference. From Au…...

05:53 pm GMT - Mon, June 27, 2011

Mashable End of LulzSec May Not Mean End of Hacks

Hacker group LulzSec, which claimed responsibility for multiple attacks on corporations and government agencies in the past 50 days, may have re…...

05:20 pm GMT - Mon, June 27, 2011

Mashable Forget Farmville, Now You Can Sell Weed on Facebook

Yes, tending to virtual crops and cows is fun, but where’s the danger? Where’s the adrenaline? Where’s the risk? Well, now y…...

04:16 pm GMT - Mon, June 27, 2011

Mashable This Morning's Top Headlines

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…...

03:11 pm GMT - Mon, June 27, 2011

Mashable HTC EVO 3D Coming to Europe in July

One of the most powerful Android-based smartphones around, the HTC EVO 3D, is coming to Europe this July, HTC has announced. HTC EVO 3D runs An…...

03:02 pm GMT - Mon, June 27, 2011

Mashable With 500 Million Views, TED Talks Provide Hope For Intelligent Internet Video

When Director of TED Media June Cohen shopped around the idea for a television show featuring lectures from the organization’s famously el…...

01:56 pm GMT - Mon, June 27, 2011

Mashable Olympic Committee: 2012 Athletes are Welcome to Tweet

Athletes competing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London are free to tweet during the competition, the Olympic Committee said. The athletes are a…...

01:56 pm GMT - Mon, June 27, 2011

Mashable 2012 Olympic Athletes Are Welcome To Tweet

Athletes competing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London are free to tweet during the competition, the Olympic Committee said. The athletes are a…...

03:28 am GMT - Mon, June 27, 2011

Mashable BET Awards 2011: Behind the Scenes in the Social Media Lounge [PICS]

The BET Awards kick off at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on Sunday night, capping off what’s been a major digital campaign to drive awareness for…...

02:21 am GMT - Mon, June 27, 2011

Mashable Clock-watching: 12 Terrific Timepieces For Your Office [PICS]

How many times per day do you check the office clock? We bet quite a few, which means it’s well worth investing in one that looks good. We̵…...

01:14 am GMT - Mon, June 27, 2011

Mashable Superphone Battle: Galaxy S II vs Droid Bionic [INFOGRAPHIC]

Which one of these two highly anticipated Android dual-core smartphones will be the hottest seller? The Samsung Galaxy S II and Motorola Droid …...

12:02 am GMT - Mon, June 27, 2011

Mashable 9 Steps to Consider When Valuing Your Startup

Determining your startup's worth is one of the hardest parts of the fundraising process. There is no magic formula that will spit out a valuat…...

10:59 pm GMT - Sun, June 26, 2011

Mashable 44 New Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed

Wow, we have a ton of resources this week. And we’re perfecting one of the most engaging ways to view news: the infographic. Our team love…...

10:03 pm GMT - Sun, June 26, 2011

Mashable Gay Pride Celebrations Rock the Social Media World [TWITPICS]

The last Sunday in June is officially Gay Pride Day, and today there were parades and exuberant celebrations breaking out on the streets of citi…...

08:42 pm GMT - Sun, June 26, 2011

Mashable Employment Site Monster Starting a Network on Facebook

Monster is adapting its job search functionality to social networking with BeKnown, an app that lets users set up a professional network on Face…...

07:36 pm GMT - Sun, June 26, 2011

Mashable 10 Creative Bar Code Designs [PICS]

On this day in 1974, Clyde Dawson made history as the first consumer to buy a product which had been scanned into a till by its Universal Product Code…...

06:51 am GMT - Sun, June 26, 2011

Mashable LulzSec Shuts Down, Ends Hacking Campaign

LulzSec, the hacker group that has hacked the CIA, U.S. Senate, Nintendo, Sony and others, has surprisingly announced that it is disbanding. Lul…...

02:39 am GMT - Sun, June 26, 2011

Mashable GitHub for Mac Makes Version Control Sexy

The Web Development Series is supported by Rackspace, the better way to do hosting. Learn more about Rackspace’s hosting solutions here. E…...

01:34 am GMT - Sun, June 26, 2011

Mashable Seagull Snatches Camcorder, Flies Into Viral Video History [VIDEO]

Enjoy this video along with us, as we really try to believe a seagull would actually pick up a tiny GoPro video camera and fly with it for a few bloc…...

12:38 am GMT - Sun, June 26, 2011

Mashable NASA Successfully Tests Autonomous Lander [VIDEO]

Here’s a video of NASA‘s successful attempt at setting a robotic lander free to fly on its own. The space agency’s robotic lander…...

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10:26 pm GMT - Sat, June 25, 2011

Mashable Our Favorite YouTube Videos This Week: The Summer Edition

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09:30 pm GMT - Sat, June 25, 2011

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08:30 pm GMT - Sat, June 25, 2011

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07:28 pm GMT - Sat, June 25, 2011

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06:32 pm GMT - Sat, June 25, 2011

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10:44 am GMT - Sat, June 25, 2011

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10:26 am GMT - Sat, June 25, 2011

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09:43 am GMT - Sat, June 25, 2011

Mashable Wikipedia's New Love Button Will Let You Send Kittens or Beer to Others

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09:10 am GMT - Sat, June 25, 2011

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08:43 am GMT - Sat, June 25, 2011

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07:45 am GMT - Sat, June 25, 2011

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07:45 am GMT - Sat, June 25, 2011

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07:11 am GMT - Sat, June 25, 2011

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06:07 am GMT - Sat, June 25, 2011

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05:47 am GMT - Sat, June 25, 2011

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04:55 am GMT - Sat, June 25, 2011

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03:48 am GMT - Sat, June 25, 2011

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03:48 am GMT - Sat, June 25, 2011

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03:39 am GMT - Sat, June 25, 2011

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02:44 am GMT - Sat, June 25, 2011

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02:12 am GMT - Sat, June 25, 2011

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01:49 am GMT - Sat, June 25, 2011

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01:36 am GMT - Sat, June 25, 2011

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01:16 am GMT - Sat, June 25, 2011

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12:47 am GMT - Sat, June 25, 2011

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11:50 pm GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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11:18 pm GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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10:58 pm GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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10:58 pm GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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10:10 pm GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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09:36 pm GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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09:13 pm GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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08:39 pm GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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07:47 pm GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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07:04 pm GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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06:37 pm GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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06:26 pm GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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06:15 pm GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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06:03 pm GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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05:47 pm GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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05:18 pm GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

Mashable Cellphone Hints at Osama Bin Laden's Connections in Pakistan

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04:47 pm GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

Mashable Thanks to Mashable's Socially Savvy Supporters

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04:03 pm GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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02:15 pm GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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02:15 pm GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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10:43 am GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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08:48 am GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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07:17 am GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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06:27 am GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

Mashable Twitter to Put Promoted Tweets in Your Timeline in Next 2 Months

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05:56 am GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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05:56 am GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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04:33 am GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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03:50 am GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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02:51 am GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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01:56 am GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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01:37 am GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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01:23 am GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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01:04 am GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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12:26 am GMT - Fri, June 24, 2011

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11:59 pm GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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11:37 pm GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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11:21 pm GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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11:05 pm GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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10:56 pm GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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10:46 pm GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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10:22 pm GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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10:04 pm GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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09:28 pm GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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09:06 pm GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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08:50 pm GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

Mashable HP TouchPad To Include Digital Publication for Discovering Apps

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08:36 pm GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

Mashable How the FBI Used Social Media To Search for Whitey Bulger [VIDEO]

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08:36 pm GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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08:18 pm GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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08:02 pm GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

Mashable Republican Presidential Candidates To Participate in Twitter Debate

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07:36 pm GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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07:06 pm GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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06:48 pm GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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06:16 pm GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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05:49 pm GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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05:36 pm GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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05:09 pm GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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04:40 pm GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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04:21 pm GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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03:10 pm GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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02:41 pm GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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08:43 am GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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07:25 am GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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06:59 am GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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06:03 am GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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04:59 am GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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03:55 am GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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03:20 am GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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02:45 am GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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02:45 am GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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02:10 am GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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01:54 am GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

Mashable Saudi Women Drive Again as European Union Offers Support

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01:47 am GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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01:19 am GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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12:54 am GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

Mashable Famous DIY Haynes Manuals Finally Coming Online

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12:35 am GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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12:09 am GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

Mashable Mad Men's Jon Hamm Signs for Another 3 Years & $250K Per Episode

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12:03 am GMT - Thu, June 23, 2011

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11:48 pm GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Nazi Photographer Identified Thanks to New York Times Crowdsourscing

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11:26 pm GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable MOG Launches Moggles: Find Music By Snapping Album Art With Phone

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11:09 pm GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Click This: Why Banner Ads Are Having a Banner Year

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10:56 pm GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers Joins Square's Board

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10:38 pm GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

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10:27 pm GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable 5 Proven Twitter Marketing Strategies

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10:10 pm GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Arizona & San Carlos, California, Officially Name June 30 Social Media Day

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10:03 pm GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Audio of Southwest Pilot's Hate-Filled Cockpit Tirade Hits the Web

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09:45 pm GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

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09:24 pm GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Internet Archive Now Supports HTML5 for a Half Million Videos

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09:06 pm GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Pottermore To Be Online Gaming Site [REPORT]

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08:43 pm GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Released

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08:35 pm GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable "Footloose" Remake Trailer Hits Web [VIDEO]

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08:20 pm GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

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07:50 pm GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Shazam Wants To ID Your TV

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07:10 pm GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Saudi Women Petition Subaru To Leave Country Over Driving Ban

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07:00 pm GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Stride Gum Pursues the Record for Setting Records

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06:40 pm GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Gunman Updates Facebook During Standoff

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06:24 pm GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable China Is Second Largest Market for App Store Downloads [STUDY]

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06:06 pm GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Google Now Reaches 1 Billion People Per Month [STATS]

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05:56 pm GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable How New York City Is Going Digital in 2011

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05:40 pm GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Google Translate Now Supports 5 More Indic Languages

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04:44 pm GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Facebook Pages Can Now Be Personalized Based on Klout Score

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04:15 pm GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable The 5 Biggest Stories in Tech, Gadgets & Social Media This Morning

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04:13 pm GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Google Translate Now Supports 5 More Indic Languages

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03:24 pm GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Equip Your Galaxy Tab 10.1 Like a Pro With Flashy New Accessories [PICS]

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02:28 pm GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable One Fifth of Grandparents Use Social Networking [STUDY]

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02:28 pm GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable One Fifth of Grandparents Use Social Networks [STUDY]

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02:28 pm GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable One-Fifth of Grandparents Use Social Networks [STUDY]

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10:15 am GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Interactive Video Shows 360 of Vancouver Riots

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10:15 am GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Interactive Video Shows 360-Degree View of Vancouver Riots

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09:45 am GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable A Camera That Could Care Less About Focus: Introducing Lytro

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09:45 am GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable A Camera That Couldn't Care Less About Focus: Introducing Lytro

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09:10 am GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable The iPhone 5 Rumor Mill Kicks Into High Gear

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08:35 am GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable 10 Mobile Astronomy Apps for Stargazers

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07:06 am GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Wheretoget.it Helps You Find the Garment You're Looking For

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06:05 am GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Sir Mix-A-Lot Likes Big " Facebook Games

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05:02 am GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Potential Plugin Security Breach Forces WordPress.org To Reset Passwords

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03:43 am GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable 10 Beautiful Social Media Infographics

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03:05 am GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Is Hulu For Sale? [REPORT]

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03:05 am GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Is Hulu For Sale? [UPDATED]

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02:41 am GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable iPhone App Lets You Cut Movies Using Clips on Friends' Phones

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02:06 am GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable PR Guy Fired Over Duke Nukem Tweet Hits Back

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01:53 am GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Rob Zombie's Woolite Ad Shows Hidden Terror of Doing Laundry [VIDEO]

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01:42 am GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Roger Ebert Defends Controversial Tweet About Ryan Dunn's Death

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01:27 am GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable How Has Social Media Changed Your Life?

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01:13 am GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable 7 Tips for Bootstrapping Your Startup

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01:02 am GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Amy Winehouse Cancels Tour as UMG Removes YouTube Videos of Failed Concert

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12:44 am GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Margaret Atwood Joins Twitter-Based Book Club for Live Chat

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12:32 am GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Cee Lo Issues Apology for Homophobic Tweet

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12:15 am GMT - Wed, June 22, 2011

Mashable Sluggish Print Ad Business Prompts Gannett To Cut 700 Jobs

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11:57 pm GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Postano Offers Real-Time Social Hub for Brands [VIDEO]

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11:52 pm GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Talk Isn't Cheap: New York Times Shrinks Online Comments By 60%

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11:52 pm GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable New York Times Reduces Character Limit of Readers' Comments by 60%

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11:10 pm GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Onswipe Launching "Insanely Easy" Tablet Publishing Platform

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11:02 pm GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Top 20 Most-Shared Tennis Ads of All Time [VIDEOS]

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10:41 pm GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Grooveshark Adds Channel for Emerging Artists

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10:05 pm GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Why the Best Innovations Are Incremental, Not Monumental

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09:51 pm GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Rise Against, Gaga & Katy Perry Say "It Gets Better" on Vevo

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09:35 pm GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Don't Just Listen to This Trippy Music Video, Play It, Too

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09:23 pm GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Hillary Clinton Throws Support Behind Saudi Women2Drive Movement

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08:27 pm GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Foursquare Updates iPhone App With Faster Checkins, Improved Explore Tab

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08:12 pm GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Firefox 5 Available for Download

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07:51 pm GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable New Radiohead Song "Staircase" Hits the Web [VIDEO]

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07:35 pm GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable 5 Innovative Mobile Marketing Campaigns to Learn From

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07:21 pm GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Fried Kool-Aid Is This Summer's Viral Treat [VIDEO]

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07:00 pm GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable 5 Big Trends in Mobile Commerce [STUDY]

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06:41 pm GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Apple Releases Final Cut Pro X

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06:19 pm GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Roger Ebert's Facebook Page Removed Following Comment About Ryan Dunn

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06:12 pm GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Jon Huntsman Announces Presidential Run [VIDEO]

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06:11 pm GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Coca-Cola Launches Location-Based Summer Promotion

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05:22 pm GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Authentication Bug Briefly Makes Dropbox Password-Free

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05:22 pm GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Dropbox Bug Made Accounts Accessible Without Passwords

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05:05 pm GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable 5 Creative Location-Based Campaigns for Small Businesses to Learn From

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04:16 pm GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable LulzSec Suspect Arrested, Nokia N9 Announced & More: This Morning's Top Stories

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04:05 pm GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Need a Really Good Read? Byliner Has 30,000 Suggestions

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03:34 pm GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable LulzSec Mastermind Suspect Arrested in Essex, England

A 19-year-old suspected to be the mastermind behind the hacker group LulzSec has been arrested in Wickford, Essex in England, in a joint action…...

01:42 pm GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Nokia's MeeGo-Based N9 Confirmed for 2011 [VIDEO]

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01:02 pm GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable How ICANN's Approval of New Domains Will Change the Web

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10:39 am GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Google Doodle Celebrates the Summer Solstice With Murakami Art [GALLERY]

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10:39 am GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Google Doodle Celebrates the Summer Solstice With Murakami Art [PICS]

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09:33 am GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Who's Winning: Walmart or Amazon? [INFOGRAPHIC]

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08:01 am GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Startup Seeks to Personalize Content With Artificial Intelligence [INVITES]

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07:00 am GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Movie Discovery Engine Uses Music to Find Flicks You Might Like [INVITES]

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05:43 am GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Friends & Fans Post Ryan Dunn Remembrances on Twitter

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05:16 am GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable 9 Things You Need to Know About ICANN's New Top Level Domains

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03:57 am GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Roger Ebert Tweet on Ryan Dunn's Death Draws Controversy

Roger Ebert took to Twitter Monday to express opinion on the tragic alcohol-related death of Jackass star Ryan Dunn. “Friends don’t…...

03:04 am GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable One Year Later: How a Tennis Match Became the Biggest Event in Web History

American John Isner and Frenchman Nicolas Mahut are set to play in the first round of Wimbledon on Tuesday. It’s a rematch of the sillie…...

02:07 am GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Groupon Responds to IPO Critics With Spokescat

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01:52 am GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable New York State Senator Asks Twitter & Facebook Followers How To Vote on Gay Marriage Bill

As New York sits on the precipice of becoming the sixth state to pass gay marriage legislation, one lawmaker has taken to Twitter and Facebook t…...

01:25 am GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable BeautifulPeople Repels Invasion of 30,000 "Shreks" After Alleged Virus Attack

More than 30,000 users were indiscriminately admitted to the highly selective dating website BeautifulPeople.com last month, after the site was…...

12:51 am GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Foursquare Surpasses 10 Million Users [INFOGRAPHIC]

Foursquare hit a big milestone over the weekend: It surpassed the 10 million user mark, becoming the first location-based social network to do so. The…...

12:51 am GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Wimbledon 2011: Where to Follow the Action Online

As Wimbledon 2011 prepares for an active couple of weeks, we’re serving up the best places to watch and follow the tournament online. Plug into…...

12:30 am GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Flip UltraLive: The Story of the Wi-Fi Video Camera That Might Have Been

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12:03 am GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable Amy Winehouse Meltdown Caught on YouTube [VIDEO]

Troubled musician Amy Winehouse is blowing up on YouTube — but for all the wrong reasons. On Saturday, the singer — who has long-str…...

12:01 am GMT - Tue, June 21, 2011

Mashable What's the Most Social City in the World? [CONTEST]

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11:43 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable Club Penguin Goes Down After Disney Fails To Renew Domain Name

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10:29 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable Keith Olbermann's New Show Makes TV Debut Tonight

Keith Olbermann returns to television Monday night in his new gig at Current TV. The show will air at a familiar time (8:00 p.m.) and with a fam…...

10:11 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable Why Russia's Social Media Boom Is Big News for Business

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09:34 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable "Jackass" Star Ryan Dunn Posted Photo to Tumblr Hours Before Death

Jackass movie star Ryan Dunn is dead at the age of 34, killed in a fatal car crash in Pennsylvania early Monday morning. Hours before the cra…...

09:34 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable "Jackass" Star Ryan Dunn Posted Photo to Twitter Hours Before Death

Jackass movie star Ryan Dunn died in a car crash in Pennsylvania early Monday morning. He was 34. Hours before the crash, Dunn posted a photo…...

09:34 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable Ryan Dunn Posted Twitter Pic Hours Before Death [PHOTO]

Jackass movie star Ryan Dunn died in a car crash in Pennsylvania early Monday morning. He was 34. Hours before the crash, Dunn posted a photo…...

09:02 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable Consumers Now Spending More Time on Mobile Apps Than the Web [STUDY]

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08:51 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable Will Facebook Launch a Music Service in August?

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08:38 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable HopStop Expands to 20 New Cities

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08:18 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable Weird Al's Lady Gaga Cover Gets a Video

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08:18 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable Weird Al's Lady Gaga Parody "Perform This Way" Gets a Video

It was just two months ago that comedian Weird Al Yankovic released a stripped-down video for his parody song “Perform This Way”…...

08:18 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable Weird Al Yankovic's Lady Gaga Parody "Perform This Way" Gets a Video

It was just two months ago that comedian Weird Al Yankovic released a stripped-down video for his parody song “Perform This Way”…...

08:17 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable HopStop Expands to 20 New Cities

HopStop, a web and mobile application that provides door-to-door directions in 37 metropolitan centers, has expanded into 20 additional markets…...

07:58 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable Meet the Kissing Couple From the Vancouver Riots 2011 [VIDEO]

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07:57 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable Facebook To Take Number 1 Spot in Display Ad Market This Year [REPORT]

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07:48 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable 13 Ways to Improve Your International SEM Strategy

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07:24 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable First Full-Length Muppets Movie Trailer Debuts [VIDEO]

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07:07 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable HTC Tries on Google Goggles for New Ad Campaign

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06:51 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable OK Go's New Album Premieres on Mashable

OK Go is a name critics constantly evoke when discussing bands who are exceptionally plugged into the digital scene. For years now, this gr…...

06:33 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable Independent Author Sells 1 Million Ebooks via Amazon

Crime novelist John Locke has become the first independent author to sell more than 1 million ebooks through Kindle’s Direct Publishing pr…...

06:19 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable Google LGBT-Related Searches Are Rainbow-Colored for Pride Month

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06:01 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable HOW TO: Celebrate World Refugee Day

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05:41 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable How Movie Marketers Are Innovating On Facebook

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05:03 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable Google To Digitize 250,000 British Library Books

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04:55 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable Skype Adds More Facebook Features

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04:11 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable This Morning's Top 3 Stories in Tech, Gadgets & Social Media

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04:01 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable To Buy or Not to Buy? Decide Has The Answer

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03:31 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable Mashable Weekend Recap: 20 Stories You May Have Missed

As dads basked in the glory of their special day, we commemorated it here at Mashable with Google doodles, infographics and guides galore. Not…...

01:52 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable ICANN Approves New Top-Level Domains, Prepare For .whatever

A handful of not very descriptive top level domains, such as .com, .net, .org, as well as country-specific TLDs are what the web is currently ma…...

01:52 pm GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable ICANN Approves New Top-Level Domains, So Prepare For .Whatever

A handful of not very descriptive top-level domains, such as .com, .net, .org, as well as country-specific TLDs are what the web is currently ma…...

03:37 am GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable How Social Shopping Is Changing Fashion Production

Fashion editors and department store buyers have long had the biggest say in what parts of designer collections make it to market. This pattern…...

03:07 am GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable Behind the Scenes on 8 Innovative Social Media Campaigns

With the Behind The Social Media Campaign Series, supported by Oneupweb, Mashable took an in-depth look at the makings of eight innovative social medi…...

02:02 am GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable NBC Omits "Under God" From U.S. Pledge, Ignites Controversy [VIDEO]

Soon after NBC aired a pre-taped opening segment for a golf tournament that twice omitted the words “under God” from the United States P…...

02:02 am GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable NBC Omits "~Under God' From U.S. Pledge, Ignites Controversy [VIDEO]

Soon after NBC aired a pre-taped segment for a golf tournament that twice omitted the words “under God” from the United States Pledge of…...

01:12 am GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable Top of the Flops: 10 Tech Products Ahead of Their Time [VIDEOS]

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12:02 am GMT - Mon, June 20, 2011

Mashable 5 Clever Ways to Get a Job Using Social Media

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10:44 pm GMT - Sun, June 19, 2011

Mashable Google Doodles for Father's Day: Every One Since 2000 [PICS]

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10:08 pm GMT - Sun, June 19, 2011

Mashable How Big Is the Web & How Fast Is It Growing?

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01:16 am GMT - Thu, June 16, 2011

Mashable Burger King Lets You Win Free Whoppers by Watching Them on TV [VIDEO]

Stare at a picture of a Whopper long enough and you’ll win one. That’s the premise of a new interactive TV campaign from Burger King tha…...

12:50 am GMT - Thu, June 16, 2011

Mashable 10 Stunning iPhone Bird Photos

When you think of bird photography, do you imagine men in anoraks laying in wait with a ton of photo gear and an enormous zoom lens? Well, we’ve…...

12:27 am GMT - Thu, June 16, 2011

Mashable The Dalai Lama Loses Joke in Translation [VIDEO]

His Holiness the Dalai Lama recently appeared on the Australian morning show Today, and from the looks of things, humor is not his forte. To…...

12:11 am GMT - Thu, June 16, 2011

Mashable Netflix Users Are Slashing Their Cable Bills [STUDY]

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11:48 pm GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable Could Game Mechanics Turn Work Into Play? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Somewhere between FarmVille and Office Space, there’s a key to improving how we think about work and how we perform on the job. Think abou…...

11:31 pm GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable Get a Job in Social Media, Community Management or Online Sales

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11:01 pm GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable Hotel Sues Google Over Libelous Autocomplete Results

Google is on the receiving end of a lawsuit over some of its autocomplete suggestions for an Irish hotel. The Ballymascanlon House Hotel, Golf a…...

11:00 pm GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable 5 Innovative Ways to Teach Your Skills Online

The Global Innovation Series is supported by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment. It delive…...

10:45 pm GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable Virtual World for Kids Launches With Free Offline Sporting Equipment

FunGoPlay, a virtual world that rewards outdoor play for children ages 6 to 11, is launching a free trial period Wednesday. Users who sign up wi…...

10:29 pm GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable Tumblr Now Has More Blogs Than WordPress.com

According to their respective websites, 4-year-old microblogging platform Tumblr now hosts more blogs than 8-year-old WordPress.com. In Janu…...

10:13 pm GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable Academy Changes Best Picture Oscar Requirements

The governors of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences voted Tuesday to shake up the Best Picture competition at the 84th Academy Awa…...

09:55 pm GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable Soundcloud Hits 5 Million Registered Users

Music-sharing platform Soundcloud has become mighty noisy over the past year by adding 4 million registered users in one year, which now brings…...

09:36 pm GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable Google's Chromebooks Arrive in Stores

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09:19 pm GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable Juror Faces Imprisonment for Messaging Defendant Over Facebook

A juror and defendant who made contact over Facebook during a drugs trial in the UK have been convicted for contempt of court. The juror, 40-yea…...

09:00 pm GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable The Voice: How a TV Show Became a 247 Social Media Conversation

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08:50 pm GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable Artists Can Share Unreleased Tracks With Fans Via New Site

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08:39 pm GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable Watch the 140 Characters Conference [LIVE VIDEO]

You can follow along today and Thursday as social media professionals gather in New York City for the 140 Characters Conference. The event — E…...

08:33 pm GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable How Social Media's Short News Cycle Can Precipitate Bad Journalism

Last Tuesday, Captain Rex Evans had one of those days. You know the kind of day I mean. The kind where you're the public information officer for th…...

08:08 pm GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable How 3 Mashable Fans Are Celebrating Social Media Day

The second annual Social Media Day, a worldwide celebration of the revolution of media becoming social, is in two weeks. It's a day to connect…...

07:47 pm GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable Watch the Lunar Eclipse Live on YouTube

At 11:20 a.m. PT Wednesday, a total, 100-minute-long lunar eclipse will be visible in South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. If you…...

07:29 pm GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable Americans Watching More Video Than Ever Before [STUDY]

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07:16 pm GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable Shazam Adds Lyrics "" It's Spontaneous Karaoke Time

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07:00 pm GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable New Online Marketplace Uses Facebook To Eliminate Anonymity

Those who prefer to buy and sell online with complete anonymity will want to avoid Copious, a new online marketplace launching Wednesday, where…...

07:00 pm GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable New HTC Sensation 4G Brings Dual-Core Goodness to T-Mobile

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06:02 pm GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable Facebook Is Developing a Photo-Sharing App [REPORT]

Facebook is reportedly developing a photo-sharing app on top of its social graph. Tech blog TechCrunch reported Wednesday that it had obtained…...

05:40 pm GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable Pandora Jumps More Than 50% in IPO

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05:40 pm GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable Pandora Jumps in IPO

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04:54 pm GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable Hacker Group Wreaks Havoc on Gaming Websites, Starts Taking Hack Requests

The Hacker group LulzSec, which rose to notoriety after claiming it hacked Sony and Nintendo’s servers, has taken down the servers of seve…...

04:16 pm GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable Pandora IPO, Facebook Photo App & More: This Morning's Top Stories

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01:16 pm GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable Warner Launches Video On Demand Service in China

Warner Bros. has launched YOU On Demand, the first pay-per-view, video on demand service in China, the company has announced. YOU On Demand has…...

09:08 am GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable There's an Anthony Weiner Doll, And It's Apparently Selling Like Hotcakes

People just can’t seem to get enough of Anthony Weiner. A website selling action figures of the embattled politician has received a lot of…...

09:08 am GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable There's an Anthony Weiner Doll & It's Apparently Selling Like Hotcakes

People just can’t seem to get enough of Anthony Weiner. A website selling action figures of the embattled politician has received a lot of…...

08:25 am GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable Stunning Music Video Takes Us Through Jerusalem

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07:11 am GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable New App Finds Dining Deals & Specials Near You

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06:15 am GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable Why Top Brands Are Investing So Much Time In a Social Media Leaderboard

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05:33 am GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable Sunspots Suggest a Drop in Solar Activity

Results from three separate studies indicate that the sun could be less active in its next cycle. While the relationship between solar activity and…...

04:20 am GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable Facebook Hires President Clinton's Former Press Secretary

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03:32 am GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable Pandora IPO Now Worth $2.6 Billion

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02:49 am GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable Want To Meet Justin Bieber? Try Building a School

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02:12 am GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable LinkedIn Users: You've Got Klout

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01:28 am GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable Apple Store Guru Leaves To Lead J.C. Penney

Ron Johnson, top retail executive for Apple, is leaving the company in order to fill the role vacated by Myron E. Ullman III, chief executive of…...

01:13 am GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable HANDS ON: Google Desktop Voice Search Gets It Right 7 Times Out of 10 [VIDEO]

Google announced a host of new search features at its “Inside Search” event on Tuesday. On the desktop side, the company announced voice…...

12:35 am GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable Starbucks Mobile Payments Coming to Android & 1,000 Safeway Locations

Starbucks is extending its popular mobile payment system to Android device owners, and introducing the alternative payment option at 1,000 Sta…...

12:07 am GMT - Wed, June 15, 2011

Mashable 100+ Gadgets & Accessories to Make Your Soul-Crushing Office More Fun

Even if you’re lucky enough to enjoy your job, spending time in a boring office is the pits. Here at Mashable, we believe a fun workplace…...

11:34 pm GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable BBC Developing iPhone App for Live Broadcasting

The BBC is developing an app that will enable reporters to upload images, audio and video directly to the BBC’s servers from an iPhone or…...

11:06 pm GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable How Cities Are Using Web Video To Take Control of Their Public Image

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10:50 pm GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable Consmr Aims To Be the Yelp for Supermarket Goods

A new site is hoping to become the Yelp or Rotten Tomatoes of supermarket products. Consmr, which launched Tuesday, ranks consumer-packaged good…...

10:36 pm GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable Pandora IPO Set for Wednesday

In the first test of investors' appetite for high-profile IPOs since LinkedIn's successful public offering last month, Pandora is expected…...

10:21 pm GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable UK Ministry of Defense Warns Troops Against Careless Talk on Social Media [VIDEO]

The UK Ministry of Defense has posted two YouTube videos to warn its servicemen and women about the dangers of sharing too much information on socia…...

10:02 pm GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable 5 Mobile Apps Trying To Do Some Social Good [VIDEOS]

A recent contest challenged developers to create apps for low-income Americans to help them get educated, find jobs, get healthy, manage their…...

09:34 pm GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable Google Launches Mobile Icons, Image & Voice Search on Desktop [VIDEO]

Google announced a revamp of its mobile search interface, allowing easy access to restaurants, bars and coffee shops in the vicinity of your pho…...

09:18 pm GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable The Roxy Theatre Lets Patrons Control Its Playlist

You know that music that plays between bands at shows? You know how it’s always kind of random and terrible? Well, what if you had the pow…...

09:00 pm GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable HOW TO: Optimize Marketing Copy For Mobile

The Mobile Content Series is supported by Mygazines, the better way to enhance and distribute brochures, catalogues, newsletters and other docum…...

08:28 pm GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable HOW TO: Get Started With the COMPASS CSS Framework

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07:40 pm GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable Facebook Collaborates With Social Browser RockMelt

Facebook has collaborated with RockMelt on a new version of the socially savvy web browser. The browser, which is available for download Tuesday…...

07:21 pm GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable LulzSec: We Hacked the U.S. Senate

Hacker group LulzSec, which recently claimed responsibility for high-profile attacks against Sony and Nintendo, says it successfully attacked th…...

07:00 pm GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable Samsung's Droid Charge Delivers on the Promise of 4G LTE

The Gadget of the Day Series is supported by the Energizer® Inductive Charger, which brings you the next generation of charging with Qi tech…...

06:42 pm GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable Google Invests $280 Million in Solar Energy

Google is investing $280 million to create a fund that will allow SolarCity — a company that helps homeowners and businesses starting to u…...

06:21 pm GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable USA Network's Covert Affairs Launches Alternative Plotline on Twitter

The USA Network show Covert Affairs has launched a new plotline that takes place in Budapest — but don't look for it on TV. It’s o…...

06:02 pm GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable Turkey Arrests 32 Suspected Hackers After Protests Against Government Internet Filters

Turkish police have arrested 32 people that they believe played a role in taking down government websites on Thursday. A loosely affiliated grou…...

05:36 pm GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable Hulu Expands Original Programming With 3 New Sci-Fi Series

Following Netflix’s exclusive distribution deal with David Fincher’s forthcoming House of Cards series, Hulu announced Tuesday that…...

05:36 pm GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable Hulu Expands Original Programming With Sci-Fi & Comedy Shows

Following Netflix’s exclusive distribution deal with David Fincher’s forthcoming House of Cards series, Hulu announced Tuesday that…...

05:05 pm GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable 1,600 Michael Jackson Fans Come Together for Interactive Video

Michael Jackson may have died almost exactly two years ago, but his legacy lives on — as evidenced by an epic crowdsourced music video out Tue…...

04:56 pm GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable Comcast Is Bringing Skype to TV

Soon you might be heading to the television to take a call instead of the phone. Comcast has partnered with Skype, a video-calling service that…...

04:45 pm GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable QR Code Dress Plays Video When Scanned [PIC]

Although QR codes have yet to hit the mainstream, there are some locations where they’re very appropriate: namely, the Webby Awards, which…...

04:18 pm GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable New MacBook Air Coming Late June [REPORT]

A new version of Apple’s MacBook Air is coming in late June, Taiwan’s Economic Daily said, quoting sources familiar with the company…...

04:07 pm GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable Apple, Nokia & Government Hacks: This Morning's Top Stories

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02:40 pm GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable Apple Starts Selling Unlocked iPhone 4 in the U.S.

Confirming rumors that surfaced over the weekend, Apple has started selling the unlocked version of the iPhone 4 in Apple Retail stores. Only t…...

01:09 pm GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable Nokia Signs Patent License Agreement With Apple

Remember all those patent lawsuits from Nokia against Apple (and vice versa)? Well, they weren’t just smoke and mirrors. Nokia has announc…...

10:40 am GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable Who Won the Presidential Debate? Facebook Gives Some Clues

In Monday’s New Hampshire Republican Presidential Debate, Americans tuned in (and logged on) to listen to what the seven declared Republic…...

10:26 am GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable Instagram by the Numbers: 5 Million Users & 100 Million Photos

Instagram, the poster child of the mobile photo-sharing craze, now has more than 5 million users. The eight month-old iPhone app added 100,000…...

09:33 am GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable How the GOP Debate Exploded on Twitter [STATS]

Tonight’s New Hampshire Republican Presidential Debate had a huge impact on the web. Current events are increasingly being mirrored in soc…...

08:22 am GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable Watch It Later: Squrl Is Your Video Queue on the Web, iOS & Apple TV

Those who appreciate the on-demand and platform-agnostic news-reading experience engineered by Instapaper or Read It Later may come to find imme…...

07:42 am GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable Obama Suggests Weiner Resign After Twitter Scandal [VIDEO]

In an NBC interview, President Obama weighed in on Rep. Anthony Weiner (D) and the Congressman’s possible resignation from office over a s…...

07:05 am GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable Sneakpeeq's Gaming & Social Layers Make Flash Sales Even More Addictive

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05:47 am GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable 10 Clever Laptop Cooling Solutions [PICS]

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04:44 am GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable LIVE BLOG: The 2011 Webby Awards

The 2011 Webby Awards are about to swing into action. Who’s going to be taking home the awards for the best of the web? We’re live f…...

04:33 am GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable The Republican Presidential Debate in Tweets, Pics & Videos

Tonight, as GOP presidential hopeful Michelle Bachmann noted, “Republicans have a story to tell.” And to a great extent, they’…...

03:21 am GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable How CNN Is Using Social Media for Tonight's GOP Debate [VIDEO]

The web is revving up for tonight’s Republican debate between 2012 presidential hopefuls, and social media is set to play a large role in…...

03:21 am GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable How CNN Is Using Social Media for Monday's GOP Debate [VIDEO]

The web is revving up for Monday night’s Republican debate between 2012 presidential hopefuls, and social media is set to play a large rol…...

02:48 am GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable American Airlines Giving First Class Passengers the New Samsung Galaxy Tabs

Attention American Airlines passengers: Some of those in first class are getting Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1s to play with during the flight. Earli…...

02:11 am GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable How Much Money Should Your Startup Raise?

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01:48 am GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable Steve Jobs Set To Become Comic Book Hero

If you already have the Steve Jobs action figure, it’s possible that you’ve been lusting after an Apple-flavored comic book for a wh…...

01:32 am GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable Should Apple Store Employees Form An iUnion? [POLL]

Cory Moll wants to unionize Apple’s retail stores. The 30-year-old works part-time at an Apple Store in San Francisco and has embarked on…...

12:41 am GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable 25+ 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 net…...

12:26 am GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable How Nike Stepped Up Its Social Media Game for the NBA Playoffs

Nike has added another layer of competition to the NBA Playoffs with a social media data visualization tool that shows which players and teams g…...

12:01 am GMT - Tue, June 14, 2011

Mashable Evernote for iOS Lets You Post Notes to Facebook & Twitter

Note-taking platform Evernote, fresh off a splashy release of Evernote Peek, has finally updated its iPhone, iPod touch and iPad apps to support…...

11:51 pm GMT - Mon, June 13, 2011

Mashable Neil Patrick Harris To Tony Audience: "Broadway's Not Just For Gays Anymore" [VIDEO]

On Sunday night, actor Neil Patrick Harris delivered a very important message to the audience of the 65th Annual Tony Awards: “Broadway…...

11:31 pm GMT - Mon, June 13, 2011

Mashable RIP iWeb

When Apple moves existing MobileMe users to its new iCloud service later this fall, the venerable iWeb hosting feature won’t make the tran…...

11:00 pm GMT - Mon, June 13, 2011

Mashable The Future of Voice Search

The Future of Search Series is supported by SES San Francisco Conference & Expo, the leading search, social and display conference. From Au…...

10:24 pm GMT - Mon, June 13, 2011

Mashable Facebook Preparing for $100 Billion IPO in Early 2012 [REPORT]

Facebook is preparing itself for an IPO that could easily top $100 billion, according to a new report. At $100 billion, Facebook’s impendi…...

09:50 pm GMT - Mon, June 13, 2011

Mashable Google Confirms Admeld Buy

Google has purchased Admeld, a yield optimization firm, in a move to simplify the process of buying display ads. The acquisition, which had bee…...

09:17 pm GMT - Mon, June 13, 2011

Mashable Boxee's Mac, Windows & Linux Software To Get Major Updates

Boxee users on Mac OS X, Windows or Linux can expect a major update to the media center with a social twist later this fall. On the official Box…...

09:00 pm GMT - Mon, June 13, 2011

Mashable 4 Tips For Interviewing Long-Distance Job Candidates

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08:45 pm GMT - Mon, June 13, 2011

Mashable Katy Perry's "Last Friday Night" Stars Rebecca Black, Glee Cast & More [VIDEO]

Katy Perry’s ’90s-infused, B-list star-studded video for "Last Friday Night (TGIF)” has premiered on Funny Or Die, and we’…...

08:22 pm GMT - Mon, June 13, 2011

Mashable CGI Baby Plays Guitar in Stealth Ad [VIDEO]

In a viral video that’s racked up more than 1 million views since going on YouTube June 6, a baby rocks out to the Black Keys with the help of…...

07:48 pm GMT - Mon, June 13, 2011

Mashable Max Burgundy Gives a Guerrilla-Style Glimpse at Life as a Street Performer [VIDEO]

Subway performers: To many of us, they’re just an unwanted distraction from whatever is coursing through our iPod headphones. But to hi…...

07:26 pm GMT - Mon, June 13, 2011

Mashable Citizen Kane Gets the Digital Treatment

Warner Home video will bring Citizen Kane to Blu-ray, iTunes, On Demand, Vudu and Amazon Instant Video on Sept. 13. Rosebud has never looked so…...

07:10 pm GMT - Mon, June 13, 2011

Mashable HP Shows Off What Its WebOS TouchPad Tablet Can Do [VIDEO]

HP’s WebOS 3.0-based tablet, the TouchPad, is coming to the U.S. on July 1. HP wasted no time over the weekend, posting nine videos that h…...

07:00 pm GMT - Mon, June 13, 2011

Mashable One Speaker Dock for the Entire iOS Family

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06:55 pm GMT - Mon, June 13, 2011

Mashable Iceland Crowdsources Its Constitution

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06:06 pm GMT - Mon, June 13, 2011

Mashable Display Ad Spending Jumped 14.6% in the First Quarter [REPORT]

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05:34 pm GMT - Mon, June 13, 2011

Mashable Facebook Lost Users in the U.S. & Canada in May [REPORT]

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05:34 pm GMT - Mon, June 13, 2011

Mashable Facebook's Growth Slows [REPORT]

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04:56 pm GMT - Mon, June 13, 2011

Mashable 7 Boilerplates, Templates & Resets for a Fresh Start

Over time, every web developer gathers a collection of tools " useful libraries, code snippets, reference materials and images that get re-use…...

04:18 pm GMT - Mon, June 13, 2011

Mashable This Morning's Top 3 Stories in Tech, Business & Social Media

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03:58 pm GMT - Mon, June 13, 2011

Mashable Mashable Weekend Recap: 24 Stories You May Have Missed

It was a strange weekend here at Mashable. For instance, Apple’s building a flying saucer-like HQ that we dubbed “the AppleSaucer,&#…...

03:58 pm GMT - Mon, June 13, 2011

Mashable Mashable Weekend Recap: 23 Stories You May Have Missed

It was a strange weekend here at Mashable. For instance, Apple’s building a flying saucer-like HQ that we dubbed “the AppleSaucer,&#…...

01:49 pm GMT - Mon, June 13, 2011

Mashable Toshiba Thrive Now Available for Pre-Order

Toshiba’s tablet, the Thrive, is now available for pre-order either directly from Toshiba or from Amazon and Office Depot. The device stan…...

05:13 am GMT - Mon, June 13, 2011

Mashable HOAX: McDonald's Issues Official Statement On Racist Sign [UPDATED]

Making the Twitter rounds on a super-sized scale today (under the hashtag of #seriouslymcdonalds) is this obviously fake sign that’s al…...

05:13 am GMT - Mon, June 13, 2011

Mashable HOAX: McDonald's Official Statement Condemns Racist Sign [UPDATED]

Making the Twitter rounds on a super-sized scale today (under the hashtag of #seriouslymcdonalds) is this obviously fake sign that’s al…...

03:13 am GMT - Mon, June 13, 2011

Mashable 10 Personal Details Revealed by Bill Gates "" Including 1 Secret

In one of his most candid interviews ever, Microsoft founder Bill Gates (the world’s second-richest man) revealed personal details never h…...

03:13 am GMT - Mon, June 13, 2011

Mashable 10 Personal Details Revealed by Bill Gates "" Including 1 Secret [UPDATED]

In one of his most candid interviews ever, Microsoft founder Bill Gates (the world’s second-richest man) revealed personal details never h…...

02:06 am GMT - Mon, June 13, 2011

Mashable 10 Instagram Tips For Bands, By Bands

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01:13 am GMT - Mon, June 13, 2011

Mashable The Top 5 Nintendo Announcements at E3 [PHOTOS]

Nintendo closed out E3 this year with a bang, thanks to the Wii U and a slew of new game announcements. The unveiling of the Wii U was the show&…...

12:17 am GMT - Mon, June 13, 2011

Mashable Horrific Le Mans Crash Goes Viral on YouTube [VIDEO]

Watching this dramatic crash that happened early in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race on Saturday, you might wonder how 41-year-old driver Allan McNish…...

10:56 pm GMT - Sun, June 12, 2011

Mashable HOW TO: Land a Job at Google

Google is having a big hiring year — its biggest ever, in fact. This week we spoke with Bryan Power, a people operations manager at Google…...

09:46 pm GMT - Sun, June 12, 2011

Mashable Full-Court Press: How The NBA Scores With Digital Media

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08:41 pm GMT - Sun, June 12, 2011

Mashable First Gabrielle Giffords Pics Since Shooting Released on Facebook

You’d never know by looking at these photos that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords had suffered a gunshot wound to the head five months ago. Two…...

07:41 pm GMT - Sun, June 12, 2011

Mashable 51 New Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed

Hello and welcome back to Mashable‘s weekly roundup of tool and resources for your daily life. This week we have some cool stories on how…...

04:20 am GMT - Sun, June 12, 2011

Mashable HOW TO: Use Social Media for Recruiting

Finding the right candidate for a job is like finding a new apartment: timing, finances and quality all have to align just right. And somehow,…...

03:25 am GMT - Sun, June 12, 2011

Mashable The Web's Been Running Out of Space, But IPv6 Is Saving It

The Web Development Series is supported by Rackspace, the better way to do hosting. Learn more about Rackspace’s hosting solutions here. T…...

02:29 am GMT - Sun, June 12, 2011

Mashable 4 Fun Apps for Foodies, Savers & Travelers

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…...

01:25 am GMT - Sun, June 12, 2011

Mashable Apple Isn't The Only Company With A Spaceship [PHOTOS]

When Steve Jobs laid out plans for Apple’s new corporate campus to the Cupertino City Council on Tuesday, he noted that the giant circular…...

12:45 am GMT - Sun, June 12, 2011

Mashable This Week in Politics & Digital: The Information Issue

This week marks a return to news with stories on Tim Pawlenty’s Google-based economy cuts, a bill for tighter online privacy, the release…...

11:54 pm GMT - Sat, June 11, 2011

Mashable Magician Separates Lies & Truth With 3 iPods [VIDEO]

Magician Marco Tempest uses sleight of hand and fortuitous timing on his three iPod Touches to show us his own brand of techno-three-card Monte. A…...

10:55 pm GMT - Sat, June 11, 2011

Mashable Exclusive: Who Won The E3 Buzz Battle? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Now that Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft have sung their spiels at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2011 (E3), let’s find out which company,…...

09:42 pm GMT - Sat, June 11, 2011

Mashable 10 Must-Follow Fake Twitter Celebs [PICS]

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08:40 pm GMT - Sat, June 11, 2011

Mashable Cellphone Executive Says 4G iPhone 5 On the Way

Apparently Apple’s steel barrier of secrecy hasn’t reached the United Arab Emirates, where cellular carrier Etisalat told the Gulf N…...

08:40 pm GMT - Sat, June 11, 2011

Mashable Cellphone Executive Says 4G iPhone 5 On the Way [UPDATED]

Apparently Apple’s steel barrier of secrecy hasn’t reached the United Arab Emirates, where cellular carrier Etisalat told the Gulf …...

07:27 pm GMT - Sat, June 11, 2011

Mashable 5 Gadgets We're Playing With This Week

Mashable recently kicked off its Gadget of the Day Series, supported by the Energizer Inductive Charger. Each week, we review five gadgets that…...

06:35 pm GMT - Sat, June 11, 2011

Mashable Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART]

International soccer dribbled its way to the top of our chart for the second week in a row, thanks to a smattering of trends that kept the Twit…...

11:16 am GMT - Sat, June 11, 2011

Mashable Mashable Connect 2011: Full Conference Highlights [PICS & VIDEO]

Mashable Connect 2011, Mashable's inaugural three-day conference in May, united leaders from the digital world to connect with each other of…...

10:17 am GMT - Sat, June 11, 2011

Mashable Google's Musical Doodle Lives On "" On Its Own Web Page [VIDEO]

For fans of the Les Paul Google Doodle, we have some excellent news: The musical logo will live on at its own web page. This rendition of the Go…...

09:47 am GMT - Sat, June 11, 2011

Mashable How Online Education Is Changing the Way We Learn [INFOGRAPHIC]

Over the past decade or so, the Internet has become a huge source of information and education, especially for those who might be short on time,…...

09:19 am GMT - Sat, June 11, 2011

Mashable The Top 5 Sony Announcements at E3 [PHOTOS]

Sony may have announced a few games and addressed the PlayStation Network hack, but the company’s E3/a> was defined by the PlayStation Vita…...

07:32 am GMT - Sat, June 11, 2011

Mashable Startup Helps You Scope Out The Scene By Putting Cameras In Bars

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…...

06:29 am GMT - Sat, June 11, 2011

Mashable CafePress Files for $80M IPO

Custom fashion and gifts site CafePress has just filed with the SEC for its initial public offering. The site allows users to customize and crea…...

06:04 am GMT - Sat, June 11, 2011

Mashable Why Mobile Payments Are the Safest Solution for Online Transactions

In the past, the urge to anonymously surf the web has always had a somewhat negative connotation. Now, with new data and identity theft issues…...

04:53 am GMT - Sat, June 11, 2011

Mashable New State Law Makes Posting Distressing Images a Crime

Tennessee residents: Come July 1, 2011, the state may punish you with jail time or fines should you “transmit or display an image” o…...

03:48 am GMT - Sat, June 11, 2011

Mashable Glamour Gains a Digital Chief, Freshens Up Online Strategy

Glamour magazine announced the appointment of Mike Hoffman, the former editor of Inc.com, as its new Digital Managing Director Thursday. The ann…...

02:24 am GMT - Sat, June 11, 2011

Mashable BeeTV HD is a Social TV Companion for the iPad

TV recommendation engine BeeTV has just released a new iPad app designed to let users get personalized show recommendations and share what they…...

02:04 am GMT - Sat, June 11, 2011

Mashable Spotify Signs Deal With Universal Music [REPORT]

Back in February, Spotify was “a few weeks away” from signing a deal with Universal Music. Apparently, those “few weeks”…...

01:47 am GMT - Sat, June 11, 2011

Mashable Our Favorite YouTube Videos This Week: The Graduation Edition

It’s a time of endings and a time of beginnings. The end of pencils, bags and books, the beginning of sunshine, swimming and abject lazine…...

01:26 am GMT - Sat, June 11, 2011

Mashable Sarah Palin's Email Dump, By the Numbers

Say what you will about Sarah Palin, but she was a prolific email writer during her tenure as governor. While the total number of emails Palin…...

01:14 am GMT - Sat, June 11, 2011

Mashable Should Free Over-The-Air HDTV Broadcasts Go Away? [POLL]

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has released a study showing the number of people watching digital TV broadcasts over-the-air is drop…...

01:00 am GMT - Sat, June 11, 2011

Mashable 5 Ways To Raise Funds for Your Startup

Raising capital can be the hardest step in launching a startup. You can be passionate about your idea and convince a lot of people that it will…...

12:42 am GMT - Sat, June 11, 2011

Mashable Angry Twitter Birds Topple Arab Dictator in French TV Ad [VIDEO]

Twitter‘s power to dislodge dictators is dramatized in a TV ad promoting French international news channel France 24. The two-minute ad shows…...

12:24 am GMT - Sat, June 11, 2011

Mashable Gowalla Goes to Digital Farmer's Market

Gowalla is asking users to share their favorite farmer’s markets to help raise money and awareness for healthier, local eating. The campai…...

12:11 am GMT - Sat, June 11, 2011

Mashable 20 Years Later, Madonna-Imitating 9-Year-Old Steals Heart of Internet [VIDEO]

Summer is all about dancing and good times by the beach, which is why we’re so happy that the above video has emerged from the mists of time:…...

11:58 pm GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable It Was All Just a Huge Misunderstanding [COMIC]

Mashable Comics are illustrated every week by Kiersten Essenpreis, a New York-based artist who draws and blogs at YouFail.com. How’s you…...

11:40 pm GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable World's Fastest Toy Car Goes 161.76 MPH [VIDEO]

You’re looking at the fastest radio-controlled model car in the world: a Schumacher Mi3 that currently holds the world record of 161.76 mph.…...

11:16 pm GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable Sarah Palin Email Archive Going Online "" Here's How To Find It

On Friday, the state of Alaska released 24,199 pages of email correspondence from former Gov. Sarah Palin’s time in office. The partially…...

10:50 pm GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable The Case Against Having a Social Media Department [INFOGRAPHIC]

If you're a marketer looking to make more inroads into social media — and who isn't? — you might want to take a look at the infographi…...

10:32 pm GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable 35% of Americans, Particularly iPhone Users, Have Online Regrets

Ever posted a not-so-flattering picture to Instagram during a drunken evening on the town? Or fired off a passive aggressive tweet directed at a…...

10:14 pm GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable Twitter Clarifies App Permissions Regarding Direct Messages

Twitter has responded to concerns from a developer about the actual authorization level that third-party Twitter apps have over user data. On F…...

10:05 pm GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable Future NYT Editor Jill Abramson Finally Joins Twitter

Pundits applauded when The New York Times announced last week that managing editor Jill Abramson will succeed Bill Keller as executive editor…...

09:26 pm GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable Top 3 Gaming Trends From E3 2011

Electronic Entertainment Expo, the annual video game convention better known as E3, isn't just the top place to go to watch scantily-clad n…...

09:00 pm GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable Gmail Add-On Lets You Follow, Reply & Retweet Inside Email Messages

Rapportive, makers of a Gmail add-on for inbox social intelligence, stood up to Google last week by integrating with Gmail’s people widget …...

08:26 pm GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable Are Verizon iPad 2s Being Recalled Due to 3G Connectivity Issues?

There are widespread reports that Apple suddenly began recalling Verizon iPad 2 32GB and 64GB units, with some of the tablets called back to App…...

08:10 pm GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable Twitter OAuth Bug Leaves Direct Messages at Risk

A flaw in Twitter’s OAuth procedure could mean that direct messages are accessible by third-party apps without user authorization. Dutch d…...

08:10 pm GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable Twitter OAuth Bug Leaves Direct Messages at Risk [UPDATED]

A flaw in Twitter’s OAuth procedure could mean that direct messages are accessible by third-party apps without user authorization. UPDATE:…...

07:51 pm GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable AT&T Donated Cash to Groups That Supported T-Mobile Merger

A handful of liberal non-profits voiced support to the FCC for AT&T’s T-mobile acquisition, after receiving financial donations from…...

07:24 pm GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable Pandora Boosts Share Price Before IPO

In the wake of LinkedIn‘s successful public offering, Pandora has boosted the size of its IPO by 43%, raising its share price and the numb…...

07:00 pm GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable Samsung Chromebook Could Redefine the Modern Laptop

The Gadget of the Day Series is supported by the Energizer® Inductive Charger, which brings you the next generation of charging with Qi tech…...

06:49 pm GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable RIM's PlayBook To Become Available Internationally Next Month

Research in Motion has announced that its tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook, will be shipped to 16 countries outside of North America in the next…...

06:18 pm GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable 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…...

05:28 pm GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable Spain Arrests 3 Suspects in Sony Hacking Case

The Spanish police have arrested three suspected hackers who allegedly helped attack Sony as well as other corporate and government websites. Ac…...

05:04 pm GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable Motorola Announces Photon 4G on Sprint

Motorola has announced a new 4G smartphone called Photon 4G on Sprint and a device called Triumph on Virgin Mobile. The Photon 4G is powered by…...

04:36 pm GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable Facebook Testing Real-Time "Happening Now" Feed

Facebook has begun testing a new feature in the news feed that allow users to see what their friends are liking, sharing and commenting on in…...

04:02 pm GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable The 6 Biggest Stories in Tech, Business & Social 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 w…...

02:03 pm GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable Hackers Protest Censorship by Taking Down a Government Website in Turkey

A group of hackers known as Anonymous has taken down a Turkish government website in a protest against recently introduced Internet filters whic…...

09:52 am GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable Celeb Q&A: Formspring Adds Special Features for the Famous

Formspring, the addictive Q&A app, has announced it’s giving celebs, including musicians, comedians and actors, special features to c…...

08:25 am GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable Facebook's Newest Talent Acquisition Is All About Design

Facebook has acquired the team behind Sofa, an Amsterdam-based software firm known for its design prowess. “We expected to keep working a…...

07:45 am GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable Kickstarter Project Aims to Open Fashion Week to the Public

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…...

06:48 am GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable HOW TO: Squash Bugs in Your Code Without Really Trying

If you’re a .NET dev who likes the sound of predictive bug-squashing, you might want to give Armadillo a shot. This handy tool runs in the…...

05:40 am GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable Celebrate Social Media Day With Mashable in San Francisco

Mashable‘s Social Media Day is a day being recognized all over the world through Meetups organized by local communities. And on June 30,…...

05:15 am GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable Nintendo Wii U: First Impressions [PHOTOS]

Nintendo stole the show at E3 with the unveiling of its Nintendo Wii U console, but does it have enough to beat the competition and surpass its…...

04:30 am GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable 9 Lessons From Successful Brands on Twitter

Brands are beginning to establish best practices for communicating with their customers and prospects on Facebook. But many of those same brand…...

04:02 am GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable Google In Talks to Acquire AdMeld for $400 Million [REPORT]

Google is in the final stages of acquiring AdMeld, a firm that specializes in ad optimization and ad inventory for publishers, according to seve…...

02:53 am GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable Qwiki for iPad Flies Past 500,000 Downloads in 7 Weeks

Qwiki for iPad, an application from the information experience startup by the same name, has surpassed 500,000 downloads in seven weeks. The sta…...

02:39 am GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable Woman Catches Husband in Murder Plot on Facebook

We know Facebook gets brought up in a lot of divorce cases, but this is ridiculous. A 29-year-old woman going through a difficult divorce create…...

02:39 am GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable Woman Catches Husband in Fake Murder Plot With Fake Facebook Profile

We know Facebook gets brought up in a lot of divorce cases, but this is ridiculous. A 29-year-old woman going through a difficult divorce create…...

02:02 am GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable HuffPo Surpasses New York Times in Monthly U.S. Unique Visitors [CHART]

The Huffington Post has surpassed The New York Times in monthly uniques from the U.S., according to data from Comscore. In May, The Huffington…...

01:43 am GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable True Blood Takes You & Your Facebook Friends Inside Interactive Teaser

Season four of the popular vampire drama True Blood premieres on HBO June 26. To celebrate, the network is teasing the season via an interactive…...

01:16 am GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable 7 Les Paul Google Doodle Tunes From Mashable Readers

If you’ve used Google at all today, you probably saw the Google Doodle tribute to Les Paul. Chances are many hours of productivity at of…...

01:08 am GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable Twitter Will Automate Ad-Buying by the End of the Year

Twitter plans to offer an automated ad-buying system for small businesses that should lead to a torrent of new advertising for the platform. Ada…...

01:03 am GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable Congress Members Produce 30% Fewer Tweets After Weinergate [INFOGRAPHIC]

On the evening of May 27, Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York accidentally posted a lewd photo to Twitter, deleted it and claimed that his Twitter a…...

12:31 am GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable New Blog Blends Snapshots of the Past With the Present

Although tangible photographs will probably be obsolete in 10 years or so, there’s something inherently wonderful about old snapshots. A…...

12:05 am GMT - Fri, June 10, 2011

Mashable Why Business Collaboration Is Necessary in a Socially Sustainable World

Creating a better world requires teamwork, partnerships, and collaboration, as we need an entire army of companies to work together to build a…...

11:35 pm GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Top 10 Animated Google Doodles [VIDEOS]

Blown away by the interactive Google Doodle for guitarist/inventor Les Paul’s birthday? So are we, and it’s left us hungry for mor…...

11:18 pm GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Watch The Black Eyed Peas Perform Live From Every Angle

The Black Eyed Peas are playing in New York’s Central Park Thursday, but you can catch the group’s performance whether you live in t…...

11:04 pm GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable HOW TO: Share & Embed Your Favorite Comic Books on Any Site

Comic book fans, are you ready to share your passion with the world? Or at least with your Facebook friends, Twitter followers and blog readers?…...

10:46 pm GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable New York City Adds Free AT&T Wi-Fi to Public Parks

New York-dwelling tech geeks rejoice: Pretty soon, you’ll be able to access Wi-Fi while lounging in the park. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg,…...

10:25 pm GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Google Offers Employees 30 More Electric Cars To Share [VIDEO]

Google has shored up its environmental bonafides by adding more than 30 electric vehicles to Gfleet, its employee car-sharing program. And it’…...

10:03 pm GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable How Agencies Are Spending Online Media Budgets [INFOGRAPHIC]

Before the Internet, media agencies planned clients' campaigns with a fairly straightforward menu of TV, radio, print and outdoor advertising…...

09:51 pm GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Like Cats? You'll Love This Girl [VIDEO]

A little video buzzing around the web today purports to be an “eHarmony Video Bio” featuring a woman just mad for cats. We’…...

09:00 pm GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Dartmouth & Stanford To Live Stream Commencements on YouTube

Never made it to your college commencement ceremony? (All-night celebratory benders can do that to you.) Never fear. YouTube will be live stream…...

08:44 pm GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Hearst Unveils Think Tank for App Development

Hearst unveiled its fabled App Lab to members of the press Thursday. The lab is a plush, windowless, gadget-filled room designed to serve as a &…...

08:26 pm GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Fab.com Relaunches With Daily Deals & Design Inspiration

Fab.com‘s creators have just taken the wraps off a new portal for daily deals — up to 70% off retail in some cases — for those…...

08:15 pm GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Exclusive: Fund Offers Smaller Investors a Piece of High-Profile Private Companies

Small scale investors wanting a piece of burgeoning private companies such as Zynga, Groupon or Facebook before they go public may have a new fr…...

08:00 pm GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Send Facebook Photos as Pretty Postcards With Postagram for iPhone & Android

Postagram, the app for sending Instagram photos as printed postcards, is out with version 2.0 of its iPhone application and is releasing an Andr…...

07:47 pm GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Apple Compromises With Publishers on App Subscriptions

Apple has quietly updated its App Store Review Guidelines, enabling publishers to offer free subscriptions to apps so long as those subscription…...

07:38 pm GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Global Internet Traffic Expected to Quadruple by 2015 [INFOGRAPHIC]

Global Internet traffic is expected to quadruple between 2010 and 2015, according to data provided to Mashable by Cisco. By that time, nearly 3 billio…...

07:16 pm GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Turn Your Summer Tweets Into a Dramatic Movie Voiceover [VIDEO]

The European telecom Orange wants to make your summer more dramatic by giving your tweets the movie-voiceover treatment. The program, which runs unt…...

07:00 pm GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Want to Sleep Like a Baby? iPhone App With Vibrating Strap Can Help

The Gadget of the Day Series is supported by the Energizer® Inductive Charger, which brings you the next generation of charging with Qi tech…...

06:50 pm GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Jerry Levin & Steve Case Team Up Again, This Time To Encourage Healthcare Innovation

Yet another location-based service, photo-sharing app or social network might be a lot of fun, but the effect on people’s well-being is ad…...

06:50 pm GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Jerry Levin & Steve Case Reunite To Encourage Healthcare Innovation

Yet another location-based service, photo-sharing app or social network might be a lot of fun, but the effect on people’s well-being is ad…...

06:23 pm GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Did Nintendo's Wii U Just Bellyflop With Investors?

Investors are giving Nintendo's Wii U console a cool reception, sending the company's stock price to its lowest since 2006, before the first…...

06:00 pm GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable WebOS-Based HP TouchPad Tablet Coming July 1

Hoping to try out a tablet that’s not iOS or Android based? A new alternative is hitting the market: HP’s WebOS-based tablet, the To…...

05:38 pm GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Why Brands Need a Digital Customer Experience Strategy To Stay Competitive

Once upon a time, companies differentiated themselves almost entirely based on the things they made. Early in the 20th Century, the ability to…...

05:09 pm GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable LooseCubes Brings Coworking to Anywhere There's a Desk

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…...

04:58 pm GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Citibank Hack Affects 210,000 Customers

Hackers have broken into Citibank’s computers, stealing names, account numbers and contact information of customers, the bank said in a st…...

04:19 pm GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable The 4 Biggest Stories in Tech, Business & Social 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 w…...

03:50 pm GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable 9 Well-Designed User Registration Pages To Learn From

Captchas, confirmation emails, account activation, and credit card details " let’s face it, user registration can be a headache. When your goa…...

02:22 pm GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Nokia CEO Denies Acquisition Rumors

Nokia is not for sale, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop told attendees at the Open Mobile Summit in London today. Nokia turned its smartphone strategy up…...

11:13 am GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable J Hilburn Expands Custom Menswear Line With New Funding

J Hilburn, a three-year-old retailer that focuses on made-to-measure dress shirts and other men's apparel, is expanding, thanks to a $5 millio…...

10:57 am GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Eventbrite Launches an iPad Box Office

Eventbrite has sold more than 31 million event tickets online. Now it also wants to sell them at the door. The company announced the release of…...

10:03 am GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable The History of Video Games in 100 Seconds [VIDEO]

Commercial video gaming is a battlefield of consoles, franchises, huge corporations and highly opinionated individuals. In this motion graphic,…...

08:59 am GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Playable & Recordable Google Doodle Honors Guitar Great Les Paul

When you’re searching for something on Google today, you’ll notice a fascinating instrument at the top of the page: It’s a…...

08:04 am GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Spy Shots: Dell's 7-Inch Tablet Has a Slide-Out Split Keyboard

What the tablet world needs is innovation, and from these newly uncovered spy pics, it looks like Dell is the one stepping up with a design t…...

07:07 am GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Discover & Share Video & Music Playlists With JamCloud [INVITES]

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…...

06:34 am GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Get a Job in Social Media, Marketing or Dev and Design

If you’re seeking a job in social media, we’d like to help out. For starters, Mashable‘s Job Lists section gathers all of ou…...

05:41 am GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Kinect Star Wars: First Impressions [PICS]

Star Wars is finally coming to the Xbox Kinect. Will it live up to gamers’ lofty expectations? Ever since Microsoft unveiled the Kinect, I…...

04:55 am GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Former Googler, Current Rapper: Meet Hoodie Allen

We’ve all heard the time-honored tale of a Googler leaving the Googleplex to work on a startup, but Steve “Hoodie Allen” Marko…...

04:02 am GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Hands-On: Twitter's New Photo-Sharing Service

Twitter has begun rolling out its new photo-sharing feature to the masses. The new Twitter photo service, which replaces the functionality provi…...

03:22 am GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Tumblr Unveils New Dashboard Redesign

Tumblr rolled out a new update to its user dashboard on Wednesday, and users are reacting with a mixture of acceptance and dramatic outrage. The…...

02:56 am GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Zynga Might Offer Less Than 10% of Shares to Public [REPORT]

Zynga is leaning toward a so-called "low float" IPO that would offer a relatively small percentage of shares to the public, according to a r…...

02:03 am GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable AddThis Launches New Way to Measure Social Sharing

AddThis has launched a new way for publishers to track the sharing that happens in its simplest form — copying and pasting a URL from the…...

01:59 am GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Angry Birds to Publish Cookbook Full of Egg Recipes

Rovio’s Angry Birds franchise has been churning out commercial hits at every turn — its widely popular games have accounted for near…...

01:46 am GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Will Justin Bieber Blend? [VIDEO]

The Blendtec guys are at it again. Their latest victim? The gloriously maned boy king of pop himself, Justin Bieber. In the past Blendtec has…...

01:38 am GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable HOW TO: Watch What You Eat on World Oceans Day [PICS]

Oceana is kicking off World Oceans Day this Wednesday with innovative uses of Instagram and Foodspotting. The organization, which is dedicated t…...

01:09 am GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Facebook Friend Sleeve Tattoo Is a Hoax, Artist Says [VIDEO]

The epic, 152-friend tattoo that an anonymous woman flaunted on YouTube is a hoax. Forbes is reporting that Rotterdam tattoo artist Dex Moelker, who…...

12:59 am GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable You Probably Can't Get Into the World's Most Exclusive Website

Sorry, guys — unless you have a verified Twitter account, there’s no way you’re getting into this super cool, super exclusive…...

12:43 am GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable U.S. Soldiers Use YouTube To Win Battle With Delta Airlines

A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Afghanistan won a battle against Delta Airlines’ bag policy, thanks to a video on YouTube. The soldier…...

12:14 am GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable HOW TO: Start Marketing on SCVNGR

The Social Media 101 Series is supported by Global Strategic Management Institute. GSMI’s Social Media Strategies Series are the leading e…...

12:00 am GMT - Thu, June 9, 2011

Mashable Men's Lifestyle Publication Thrillist Hits the iPad [PICS]

Thrillist, a lifestyle and product-focused e-mail newsletter for men that has since expanded to the web and smartphones, has stepped further i…...

11:07 pm GMT - Wed, June 8, 2011

Mashable Sony Pictures Admits 37,000 Users Got Hacked

Sony confirmed that a recent hack of the Sony Pictures Entertainment website exposed information from more than 37,000 users. LulzSec, the group…...

10:29 pm GMT - Wed, June 8, 2011

Mashable How Small Businesses Are Using Mobile [INFOGRAPHIC]

Small and medium-sized businesses rely heavily on mobile technologies. In fact, our smartphones and other mobile devices have become so critical…...

10:07 pm GMT - Wed, June 8, 2011

Mashable Evernote Peek Uses iPad 2 Smart Cover To Help You Study

Note-taking platform Evernote has just released Evernote Peek, a first-of-its-kind application for the iPad 2 Smart Cover that is designed to help y…...

09:41 pm GMT - Wed, June 8, 2011

Mashable The Top 6 Xbox Announcements at E3 [PHOTOS]

Microsoft kicked off the E3 with lots of Kinect, Xbox Live and the first trailer to what is guaranteed to be a smash success, Halo 4. Although M…...

09:19 pm GMT - Wed, June 8, 2011

Mashable HOW TO: Maximize Your Brand's Relevance With Facebook Post Targeting

Facebook has a handy feature for Page admins that allows them to better target posts for specific subsets of fans. This allows only certain fan…...

09:01 pm GMT - Wed, June 8, 2011

Mashable How Mobile Phones Are Saving Lives in the Developing World

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03:35 am GMT - Sun, June 5, 2011

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02:45 am GMT - Sun, June 5, 2011

Mashable Syrian Internet Restored, Dramatic Footage Emerges [VIDEO]

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01:21 am GMT - Sun, June 5, 2011

Mashable Exclusive Review: Two Elegant iPhone 4 Cases Have Carbon Fiber Backs [PICS]

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11:49 pm GMT - Sat, June 4, 2011

Mashable 6 New Apps For Getting More Out of Foursquare

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10:43 pm GMT - Sat, June 4, 2011

Mashable Video Glasses Stream Everything You Do to Social Media Sites [VIDEO]

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09:13 pm GMT - Sat, June 4, 2011

Mashable 5 Gadgets We're Playing With This Week

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08:06 pm GMT - Sat, June 4, 2011

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06:34 pm GMT - Sat, June 4, 2011

Mashable Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART]

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10:35 am GMT - Sat, June 4, 2011

Mashable How Top Redditors Compete for Karma [INFOGRAPHIC]

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09:27 am GMT - Sat, June 4, 2011

Mashable NASA Photos + Nine Inch Nails = Spacey Mashup Music Video

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08:27 am GMT - Sat, June 4, 2011

Mashable New Batman Clips Tease "~The Dark Knight Rises'

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08:27 am GMT - Sat, June 4, 2011

Mashable New Batman Clips Tease The Dark Knight Rises [VIDEOS]

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07:00 am GMT - Sat, June 4, 2011

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04:53 am GMT - Sat, June 4, 2011

Mashable Syria Shuts Down the Internet As Revolt Gains Steam

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03:26 am GMT - Sat, June 4, 2011

Mashable Google Acquires Social Data Startup PostRank

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02:24 am GMT - Sat, June 4, 2011

Mashable Twitter.com Adds Content From Amazon, Foursquare, Meetup & More

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02:11 am GMT - Sat, June 4, 2011

Mashable Our Favorite YouTube Videos This Week: The Unexpected Rapper Edition

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01:36 am GMT - Sat, June 4, 2011

Mashable 9 Things Weinergate Tells Us About Twitter

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01:07 am GMT - Sat, June 4, 2011

Mashable Why Fashion Photographers Are Flocking to Instagram

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12:30 am GMT - Sat, June 4, 2011

Mashable Snoop Dogg Fragrance Gets Cheaper As It Gets More Facebook Likes

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12:05 am GMT - Sat, June 4, 2011

Mashable Did Tennessee Just Make It Illegal To Share Your Netflix Account?

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11:47 pm GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable Why You Can't Say "Twitter" Or "Facebook" On French TV

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11:30 pm GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable Top 20 Most-Shared Video Ads This Month

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11:01 pm GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable Rumor Roundup: All About Apple's iCloud Streaming Service

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10:36 pm GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable 3 Tips for Better Mobile SEO

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09:59 pm GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable "ZOMG" & "Twittersphere" Enter the Oxford Dictionary

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09:30 pm GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable Why Web Personalization May Be Damaging Our World View

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08:50 pm GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable National Donut Day Sparks Twitter Trivia Contest

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08:02 pm GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable Kaiser Chiefs Turns Fans Into Producers for Record Release

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07:40 pm GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable Pose 2.0 Transforms iPhone Into Fashion Discovery Engine

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07:29 pm GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable Thanks to Mashable's Socially Savvy Supporters

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07:00 pm GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable HOW TO: Make a Mini Movie Theater With Your iPhone

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06:38 pm GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable Yfrog Says It Wasn't Compromised in Wake of Weiner Photo

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06:15 pm GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable MI6 Hacks Al-Qaeda Website, Attacks With Cupcake Recipes

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06:00 pm GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable Zynga Courts Goldman Sachs for IPO [REPORT]

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05:14 pm GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable HOW TO: Write a Standout Job Description

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04:53 pm GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable Google Search Becomes More Image-Friendly

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02:01 pm GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable 86 Percent of Android Devices Run Eclair or Froyo

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02:01 pm GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable 86% of Android Devices Run Eclair or Froyo

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09:10 am GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable How 7 Black Hat Hackers Landed Legit Jobs

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07:21 am GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable Men Can Skip the Mall With Skype-Based Concierge Clothing Service

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06:02 am GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable 8 Reasons Every Ecommerce Site Should Get Serious About Video

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05:06 am GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable Clever Case Converts iPad 2 Into a Laptop

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04:02 am GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable Groupon Took $946 Million Off The Table in Recent Funding Rounds

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03:11 am GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable Capital One's Visigoths Invade FarmVille

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02:06 am GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable Sony Pictures Website Hacked, 1 Million Accounts Exposed

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01:40 am GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable Pandora Raises IPO Size as High as $141.6 Milliion

Pandora has announced new, more specific terms for its impending IPO. In February when the Internet radio company registered with the SEC, it di…...

01:40 am GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable Pandora Raises IPO Size as High as $141.6 Million

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01:06 am GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable Need an API? Try Mashape's Marketplace [INVITES]

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12:50 am GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable Apple Signs Deal With Universal for iCloud Music Service [REPORT]

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12:41 am GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable Former NPR CEO Named Chief Digital Officer of NBC News

Vivian Schiller, who was pressured to step down from her role as CEO of NPR earlier this year, has been named chief digital officer of NBC News.…...

12:23 am GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable Groupon CEO Includes Keys to Success in SEC Filing

Groupon’s $750 million IPO filing leads off with an unusually enjoyable letter (for an SEC filing) from CEO Andrew Mason. The letter touch…...

12:18 am GMT - Fri, June 3, 2011

Mashable Did Rep. Weiner's Lewd Twitter Photo Come Through a Yfrog Security Hole?

By now, most people know that the lewd photo sent from the Twitter feed of New York Rep. Anthony Weiner to a Seattle college student was posted…...

11:52 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Groupon's IPO by the Numbers [STATS]

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11:39 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable The State of Photo Sharing on Twitter [STATS]

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11:18 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Mitt Romney's Presidential Bid as Told by Social Media

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11:01 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable BREAKING: Groupon Files for $750 Million IPO

Groupon has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to go public in a $750 million IPO underwritten by Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse a…...

11:01 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Groupon Files for $750 Million IPO

Groupon has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to go public in a $750 million IPO underwritten by Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse a…...

10:55 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Robyn Releases Stripped-Down, Dance-Heavy Video for "Call Your Girlfriend"

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10:32 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable iPad Has 53x the Browser Share of its Nearest Competitor [STATS]

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10:17 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable 3 Pressing Questions Facing the Future of Social Media

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10:06 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Facebook Strikes Back at Man Who Claims Half of Zuckerberg's Shares

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09:45 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Amazon Joins Facebook, Yelp & Google on the Daily Deals Bandwagon

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09:45 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Amazon Joins Facebook, Yelp & Google on the Daily Deals Bandwagon [UPDATED]

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09:34 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Rapportive Takes on Gmail's People Widget

Rapportive, which makes a Gmail add-on for social intelligence in the inbox, has responded to what many perceived as a direct attack from Google by…...

09:21 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Coca-Cola Celebrates 125th Anniversary With iPad App [VIDEO]

Coca-Cola is celebrating its 125th birthday with a fancy coffee table book that fetches up to $650, but you can get the same content on the iPad for…...

09:05 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable HOW TO: Connect With Mashable Readers Offline [VIDEO]

Mashable Meetups are events organized by the Mashable community. They give our readers the opportunity to meet with fellow web enthusiasts to discus…...

08:48 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Topshop Sets Up Instagram-Styled Photoshoot in Stores

Topshop is treating its shoppers to something beyond air conditioning this summer: a complimentary styling and makeup session, followed by an In…...

08:48 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Topshop Sets Up Instagram-Styled Photoshoots in Stores

Topshop is treating its shoppers to something beyond air conditioning this summer: a complimentary styling and makeup session, followed by an In…...

08:25 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Stephen Colbert Uses Twitter To Poke Fun at Weiner Scandal [PICS]

Last weekend, a lewd photo was sent via the Twitter feed of New York Rep. Anthony Weiner to a young college student in Seattle. The congressman…...

08:00 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Social News App Pulse Lets Users Save Stories for Later

Pulse, a social news reader for iPad, iPhone and Android, is getting into the save-for-later article bookmarking arena with the release of Pul…...

07:52 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Some Real Dolls Promote Nokia's Pink N8 [VIDEO]

Say this for Nokia’s latest ad: It doesn’t exploit women " at least not real ones. The plastic kind are another story. The financiall…...

07:37 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable 5 Amazing Charity Ads Shown at Cannes [VIDEO]

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07:19 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Pricey Noise-Canceling Earbuds Make Mobile Music Sweeter

The Gadget of the Day Series is supported by the Energizer® Inductive Charger, which brings you the next generation of charging with Qi tech…...

07:19 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Noise-Canceling Earbuds Make Mobile Music Sweeter

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07:08 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable 6 Factors Behind the Mobile Photo Sharing Boom

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06:45 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Jill Abramson To Replace Bill Keller as Editor of New York Times

Managing editor Jill Abramson will become the first female executive editor of The New York Times September 6, replacing current executive edito…...

06:43 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Klout's +K Button Lets You Find Topical Experts Across Social Media

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06:31 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Try To Get a Date Wherever the Inspiration Strikes You

Idea-driven dating site HowAboutWe has launched a location-based dating app that’s more about planning than hooking up. When we hear ̶…...

06:02 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable The 4 Biggest Stories in Tech & Social Media This Morning

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06:01 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Arrives at New York City Best Buy Store on June 8

After Samsung’s recent announcement that the new version of its tablet, the Galaxy Tab 10.1, is coming “in a few days,” the co…...

05:46 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable YouTube Adds Creative Commons Content to Video Editor

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05:02 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable China Denies Involvement in Gmail Hacking Attack

The Chinese government has denied any involvement in the recent Gmail phishing attack that Google says originated in China. Google hasn’t…...

04:38 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable 4 Ways Video Conferencing Can Benefit Small Businesses

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12:26 pm GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable FaceNiff Makes it Easy to Hack Facebook From Android Smartphones

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11:00 am GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Pete Cashmore Talks Google, Nokia & Mashable Follow on Bloomberg [VIDEO]

Mashable‘s Pete Cashmore paid a visit to Bloomberg’s studios this week to discuss the big buzz in tech. In this five minute interview, C…...

09:30 am GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Should You Build That Website You've Been Talking About? [FLOWCHART]

So you’ve got a great idea for a website. That makes you and about 17 bajillion others. When it comes to committing to building a site or…...

08:57 am GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Snooth Turns Wine Discovery Into a Social Game

Snooth, the world’s largest wine site, continues to lead tech innovation within the wine industry. On Wednesday, the company added a socia…...

08:56 am GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable "The Last True Hacker" Now Selling Signed Books

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08:24 am GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Start a Career in Social Media, Online Marketing or Web Design

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07:28 am GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Startup Publisher Gives Readers Control Over What Books Get Printed

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…...

06:40 am GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Top 25 Most Shared Mashable Stories in May

The news cycle in May got off to a fast start as social networks were abuzz on May 1 with speculation and subsequent confirmation of terrorist O…...

06:40 am GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable The 25 Most-Shared Mashable Stories in May

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06:04 am GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Why Flip Video's Inventor Is Starting a High-Tech Grilled Cheese Empire

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05:24 am GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Twitter Attempts to Personalize 1.6 Billion Search Queries Per Day

Twitter is rolling out a new search experience, its most ostentatious addition being photo and video results. Perhaps more notable, however, is…...

04:42 am GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Chinese Hackers Targeted U.S. Officials in Gmail Phishing Attack

Google has revealed that U.S. government officials and Chinese activists were the targets of a recent Gmail phishing attack that originated from…...

04:16 am GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Microsoft Offers First Sneak Peek of Windows 8 [VIDEO]

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03:29 am GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable How Twitter Works as a Q&A App [INFOGRAPHIC]

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02:54 am GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable 7 Ways to Build a Business Around WordPress

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02:28 am GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable 30+ 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 net…...

02:18 am GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable City Proves Its Mettle With 5,000-Person Lip Dub [VIDEO]

After website Main Street dubbed Grand Rapids, Michigan, a “dying city” (with the story published in Newsweek due to a content-sh…...

02:08 am GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Causecast Launches a Wikipedia for Brand Philanthropy

Causecast is aiming to become the Wikipedia of philanthropy with the launch of its Cause Integration Profiles. The site allows any company to si…...

01:33 am GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Twitter Launches Photo & Video Search

Twitter began rolling out an improved version of its search service Wednesday, which now surfaces photos and videos on the right side of the results…...

01:31 am GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Groupon & Expedia Launch Travel Deals Service

Groupon and Expedia have joined forces to create Groupon Getaways with Expedia, a new service that will broadcast travel deals. The new service…...

01:20 am GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable 10 iPhone Apps for Planning the Perfect Wedding

Summer is right around the corner, and with that warmer weather comes wedding season. Seeing your friends and loved ones getting married is one…...

01:02 am GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Welcome Robyn Peterson, Mashable's New SVP of Product

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12:59 am GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Barnes & Noble's Touchscreen Ereader Now Shipping

Barnes & Noble announced Wednesday that it has begun shipping its Simple Touch Reader, the latest in its line of Nook ereader devices. Al…...

12:50 am GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable HOW TO: Add the +1 Button to Your WordPress Site

Google turned up the heat on its +1 feature Wednesday, rolling out the new +1 button across select partners sites (including Mashable) and intro…...

12:39 am GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Is Twitter Killing Off Third-Party Services?

Twitter’s announcement of its own photo-sharing service puts quite a few third-party photo-sharing services in a bind. Apps such as Twitpi…...

12:26 am GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable San Francisco Giants Are First MLB Team To Say It Gets Better

The San Francisco Giants have helped kick off Pride Month by becoming the first professional baseball team to join the “It Gets Better”…...

12:03 am GMT - Thu, June 2, 2011

Mashable Shaq Announces Retirement Via Twitter

Basketball star Shaquille O'Neal has announced his retirement from the NBA via Twitter and a short video he linked to from the microblogging s…...

11:50 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Does This Audi Commercial Rip Off Eminem? [VIDEO]

Does a new Audi ad use the backing track from Eminem's “Lose Yourself” or is it just similar? Eight Mile Style, the publisher of Emin…...

11:41 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Venmo Now Overnights Funds To Your Bank Account

Social payments startup Venmo is meant to be both a practical and enjoyable way for friends to electrically exchange money, split bills and make…...

11:25 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable 5 Key Shifts Happening Right Now in the World of Digital Marketing

"We’re living through the social revolution, which is every bit as significant as the industrial revolution." So began the remarks of…...

11:11 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Esquire Challenges iPad Owners to "The Hardest Puzzle Ever"

Esquire has released an iPad app the publication is calling “the hardest puzzle ever.” It is certainly very difficult. The game [iTunes…...

11:01 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Mashable Follow Hits 100,000 Users 38 Days After Launch

We’re excited to announce today that Mashable Follow, our new social layer, has exceeded 100,000 signups fewer than 6 weeks after its pub…...

11:00 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable How JetBlue's Social Media Strategy Took Flight

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10:51 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Hipster Offers PBR, Skinny Jeans and $10,000 for Hiring Help

Remember Hipster, that Q&A startup that received so much buzz back in January — before anyone even knew what it was — based on…...

10:40 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable LinkedIn To Launch Job Application Button

LinkedIn will launch a button for employers’ websites called “Apply With LinkedIn” that allows job candidates to submit their…...

10:19 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Twitter Unveils Photo & Video Sharing

After years of leaving photos and videos to third-party services like Twitpic and Yfrog, Twitter has finally launched its own version. “A…...

09:56 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Now You Can Google +1 Mashable Stories

Google has announced the launch of its +1 button for websites. Mashable is a launch partner for +1, and we’re excited by this opportunity…...

09:51 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Groupon, LivingSocial Launch Realtime Deals Battle in New York

Groupon and LivingSocial plan to battle in the New York market with competing local daily deals services. Groupon’s expansion, which start…...

09:42 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Netflix CEO: Want Complete Online Movie Selection? Try Apple, Amazon

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09:00 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable How SCVNGR's First National Brand Partnership Scored Big During March Madness

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09:00 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Google's +1 Button Challenges Facebook's Like Across the Web

Google is taking its +1 feature beyond search results and launching a button that publishers can include on their own websites. The button, wh…...

08:43 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Tumblr Users Can Now Record & Share Music With Soundcloud

Soundcloud, one of the most popular music-sharing sites for musicians, has announced a partnership with Tumblr that will make it much easier for…...

08:30 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable iamamiwhoami Announces Festival Appearance Via Mysterious Phone Number

Once-mysterious musical project iamamiwhoami has announced today that it will finally perform live, at Sweden’s Way Out West Festival, v…...

07:55 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Did Google Hide Apple's Data Center On Its Satellite Images?

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07:37 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable 13% of Online Americans Use Twitter [STATS]

Thirteen percent of online Americans use Twitter, up a full 5% from November 2010, according to a Pew Research Center study released Wednesday.…...

07:00 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Keyboard Case Enhances iPad 2 With a Sleek, Matching Design

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06:50 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Attention Narcissists: Intel's Museum of Me App Is for You [VIDEO]

Have you ever wondered what people mean when they say, "My life flashed in front of my eyes?" Well, if all your life took place on Facebook, it…...

06:40 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable MTV Launches Tumblr As Part of Digital Expansion

MTV has just added another social media tool to its roster in the form of a new Tumblr blog featuring original and reblogged content. In an ongo…...

06:10 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Laptop Thief Nabbed Thanks to Hidden Security Camera App & Tumblr Blog

Oh, the power of the Internet. Remember Joshua Kaufman, who put up a Tumblr just the other day featuring pictures of the man who stole his lap…...

06:01 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Can a Mobile App Put Activism in Your Pocket?

ONE.org, the anti-poverty advocacy group co-founded by Bono, just released its first app designed to raise the profile and efficacy of digital a…...

06:00 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Laptop Thief Nabbed Thanks to Hidden Security Camera App & Tumblr Blog

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05:41 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable The Top 4 Stories in Tech, Social Media & Business This Morning

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05:23 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable How One Impressive Mobile App Plans to Overcome Language Barriers

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05:08 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable HTC Sensation 4G Coming to T-Mobile June 15

The HTC Sensation 4G will become available exclusively to T-Mobile customers no later than June 15, the company has announced. The Android 2.3…...

05:08 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable HTC Sensation 4G Coming to T-Mobile by June 15

The HTC Sensation 4G will become available exclusively to T-Mobile customers no later than June 15, the company has announced. The Android 2.3…...

04:19 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Roku To Bring Angry Birds & Other Games to the TV

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03:46 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Tiffany & Co. Releases User-Generated Map of World's Romantic Moments

Tiffany has launched a multimedia-rich microsite and iPhone app designed to be the “go-to resource” for romantics everywhere. Afte…...

12:06 pm GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Space Shuttle Endeavour Lands for the Last Time [VIDEO]

Space Shuttle Endeavour has touched down safely at the Kennedy Space Center at 2:34 a.m. ET, ending its last mission. Endeavour’s STS-134…...

10:05 am GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable King Camera Is a Dark Room For Your iPhone Photos

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09:49 am GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Zynga's Newest Social Game Lets You Fight Your Friends

Zynga, the creators of FarmVille and CityVille, is about to unleash its newest social game upon the world: Empires & Allies, the company…...

08:18 am GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Fox News Launches Its iPad App [EXCLUSIVE]

Fox News has released its official iPad application, a visually-focused news experience with a big-name sponsor. The app, which is now available…...

07:27 am GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Google's Schmidt Takes Subtle Shots At Microsoft, Apple, Facebook

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06:47 am GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Google Launches Its Groupon Competitor Tomorrow

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has announced that the search giant will launch its Groupon competitor tomorrow, starting with Portland.…...

06:47 am GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Google Launches Its Groupon Competitor Wednesday

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has announced that the search giant will launch its Groupon competitor on Wednesday, starting with Portla…...

06:01 am GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable How to Decide Whether Your Business Needs an App [INFOGRAPHIC]

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05:03 am GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Top 10 Twitter Trends This Month [CHART]

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04:18 am GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Apple iWork Makes Debut on iPhone & iPod Touch

More than a year after its debut on the iPad, iWork, Apple’s suite of productivity apps, is now available on iPhone and iPod touch. Apple&…...

03:31 am GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Google Graduates 3 Gmail Labs Features

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02:34 am GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable More iCloud Details Emerge

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02:07 am GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Laptop Thief Gets Exposed by Hidden Security Camera App

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01:44 am GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Ice Cream Lovers Save Money in Nestle's Mobile Campaign

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01:44 am GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Ice Cream Lovers Earn Rewards in Nestle's Mobile Campaign

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01:20 am GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable 9 Viral Videos That Are Actually Advertising

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12:59 am GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Lewd Photo From New York Congressman's Twitter Account Has Web in a Tizzy

On Friday evening, a lewd photo was sent via the Twitter feed of New York Rep. Anthony Weiner to a young college student in Seattle. Now, that p…...

12:40 am GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable World Health Organization: Cellphone Radiation May Cause Cancer

After reviewing hundreds of scientific articles, an international panel of experts has declared cellphones a potential cancer risk. The 31 scie…...

12:24 am GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Twitter Launches Follow Button for Websites

Twitter has launched a Follow button, enabling users to subscribe to the Twitter feeds of companies and individuals directly from their websit…...

12:18 am GMT - Wed, June 1, 2011

Mashable Android Users Now the Biggest Data Hogs [STATS]

The Nielsen Company has released the details from its latest mobile survey, which reveals that Android not only leads in U.S. marketshare, it al…...

11:33 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable 4 Ways To Nurture Your Child's Entrepreneurial Spirit

You can read about young entrepreneurs starting new companies or raising millions of dollars in venture capital on a daily basis. For parents w…...

10:41 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable The Facebook Effect on Relationships [INFOGRAPHIC]

Facebook and romantic relationships make for a potent — and potentially volatile — combination. While the network does offer opportu…...

10:40 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable Unlocking the Value of the Checkin: What's Next for Location Apps

Are we maxed out on checking in? While Twitter lets us tell the world what we're doing, and Foursquare lets us tell the world where we're d…...

10:29 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable Twitter Acquires Google AdWords Tool AdGrok

Twitter has acquired web advertising company AdGrok, the Y-Combinator-backed startup announced on its blog Tuesday. “When Twitter approach…...

10:22 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable Hulu Users Could Be Seeing More Ads Soon

As Hulu irons out its next contract with major content providers, more ads could find their way onto the streaming service. According to a repor…...

10:09 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable 38% of College Students Can't Go 10 Minutes Without Tech [STATS]

Many college students are dependent on digital technology in the classroom, according to a study released on Tuesday by etextbook seller CourseS…...

09:51 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable Browser Plugin Blocks Chinese Sites To Protest Artist Ai Weiwei's Detainment

FAT Lab member Greg Leuch’s browser plugins have been mainly whimsical (abolishing mentions of folks like Justin Bieber and Charlie Sheen)…...

09:34 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable Kevin Rose Helps Launch San Francisco-Themed Vodka

Digg founder Kevin Rose has segued into a new role: party promoter. Rose has been handpicked as one of several "inspirational San Franciscans…...

09:18 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable Improv Everywhere Mutes Noisy New Yorkers [VIDEO]

In what can only be described as every New Yorker’s fevered fantasy, those masters of orchestrated disruption, Improv Everywhere, recently exe…...

09:04 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable Joby GorillaMobile for iPhone 4 Offers Flexible Fun

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09:04 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable Flexible Tripod Takes iPhone Photography to the Next Level

The Gadget of the Day Series is supported by the Energizer® Inductive Charger, which brings you the next generation of charging with Qi tech…...

08:55 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable Saudi Woman Behind Social Media Driving Campaign Released From Detention

The Saudi Arabian woman who was arrested after posting an online video of herself driving has been freed from a women’s prison after nine…...

08:48 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable Sony Promises All PlayStation Services Will Return This Week (Again)

Forty-one days after Sony shut down its PlayStation Network and Qriocity music service in response to a hacker attack, the company finally annou…...

08:15 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable Alaska Airlines Replaces Flight Manuals With iPads

First it was schools and universities, and now airlines are substituting iPads for sizeable amounts of paper documents. Last week, Alaska Airlin…...

08:01 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable Kids Generally Frustrated & Confused by Nyan Cat [VIDEO]

The popular meme Nyan Cat combines two elements that kids hold dear: sugary breakfast pastries and adorable kittens. Therefore, we would assu…...

07:39 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable Web Security: Why You Should Always Use HTTPS

The next time you visit a cafe to sip coffee and surf on some free Wi-Fi, try an experiment: Log in to some of your usual sites. Then, with a s…...

07:19 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable Call of Duty Elite Adds Social Layer to Hit Gaming Series [PICS]

Video game company Activision has finally revealed Elite, a new social layer for its wildly popular Call of Duty games. Elite was designed to un…...

06:55 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable Google Tool Tracks Spread of Dengue Fever

Google is now offering a tracking mechanism, similar to the tool it released in 2008 for flu trends, for Dengue Fever. Google Dengue Trends, ann…...

06:40 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable Pentagon: Cyber Attacks Can Qualify as Acts of War

The Pentagon has finished drafting its first official “computer sabotage strategy,” determining that online cyber attacks from anoth…...

06:29 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable Opera 11.50 Beta Brings Speed Dial Extensions & Password Sync

Opera has released a new beta version of its desktop web browser, Opera 11.50 " or Swordfish " bringing several nifty improvements to the fe…...

06:18 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable Steve Jobs To Participate in Keynote at WWDC

Apple has indicated that Steve Jobs will participate in the opening keynote address at the company's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), wh…...

06:10 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable Nokia's Freefall Continues

Competition from Apple and Google has prompted Nokia to downgrade its second-quarter sales projections, sending its stock price down as much as…...

05:44 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable The 4 Biggest Stories in Tech & Social 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 w…...

05:41 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable 4 Creative Ways to Reward Your Facebook Fans

A key part of your Facebook marketing strategy is figuring out how to build and engage your fan base — and one of the best ways to do thi…...

04:56 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable Apple To Unveil Mac OS X Lion, iOS 5 & iCloud at WWDC

Apple will start its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with several important software releases: the next iteration of its desktop a…...

04:56 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable Apple To Unveil iCloud, Mac OS X Lion & iOS 5 at WWDC

Apple will start its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with several important software releases: iCloud, Apple’s upcoming clou…...

04:36 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable Men's & Women's Health Launch Search for Hottest Bodies on Facebook

Men’s Health and Women’s Health have launched a joint search for the fittest bodies to feature in their respective magazines —…...

04:36 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable Men's & Women's Health Launch Search for Most Attractive Bodies on Facebook

Men’s Health and Women’s Health have launched a joint search for the fittest bodies to feature in their respective magazines —…...

04:27 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable Mashable Weekend Recap: 25 Stories You Might Have Missed

It was a long leisurely three-day holiday in the U.S., giving us plenty of time to stoke the Mashable fire with fuel for thought all weekend lon…...

01:40 pm GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable Ultrabook: Intel Launches New Class of Thin, Powerful Laptops

Intel has revealed at Computex trade show it will direct its mobile computing efforts towards an entirely new category of laptops called Ultrabo…...

06:47 am GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable OhSoWe Is a Hyperlocal Network for Neighborhoods

After finding success revolutionizing restaurant reservations, OpenTable founder Chuck Templeton has taken up a new challenge: to bring neighbor…...

04:39 am GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable 4 Free iPhone Apps for Making Home Movies

It’s summer: Time for outdoor festivals, picnics and anachronistic celebrations of our fading youth (see: crochet matches, clambakes and i…...

02:41 am GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable Twitter Plans To Launch Photo-Sharing Service [REPORT]

The rumor mill has been churning Monday afternoon with reports that Twitter is working on its own photo-sharing service that would compete with…...

02:17 am GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable Playing for Change Brings Together Musicians Around the World To Sing "Gimme Shelter" [VIDEO]

Playing for Change is out with a new video Monday that gives the global treatment to the classic Rolling Stones song, “Gimme Shelter.&#…...

01:23 am GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable Android Market Gives Video Game Emulators the Boot

A collection of console emulators, including N64oid, Nesoid and Snesoid, have been removed from the Android Market. HotHardware and Engadget bot…...

12:58 am GMT - Tue, May 31, 2011

Mashable 24% of U.S. Adults Have Made Phone Calls on the Internet [STUDY]

The number of adults in the U.S. who make phone calls over the Internet has risen exponentially in recent years. According to a survey released…...

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