The kitchen floors of the future are here. IBM has been granted a U.S. patent for a multi-touch smart floor that can detect home intruders or call “911″ when you&…
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11 Apr ' 09:50
Google+ Rolls Out New Look
announced on Wednesday that it is rolling out a significant redesign for its social networking platform Google+, which will allow users to create a more customized experien…
WeTopia takes popular social gaming fundamentals proven enormously successful on Facebook and introduces an element of philanthropy to help...
Approximately 119 million tablets will reach consumers’ hands around the world this year, up from 60 million in 2011, according to a forecast released by Gartner Tuesday. The…
It didn’t take long on Wednesday afternoon, when Rick Santorum ended his campaign for the White House, for the story to go from “Santorum’s out” to “…
The sponsors of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), a new cybersecurity bill in the House, assured a group of technology journalists and bloggers during a Tu…
Quirk Books editor Jason Rekulak developed an ingenious literary idea in 2009. Take a classic novel beloved by individuals around the world that all of them remember reading —…
Viral America’s favorite Golden Girl, Betty White, has officially joined . White may be 90-years young, but she seems to be getting along just fine on Twitter, already at…
Viral Pop quiz time! There are 20 popular video game-themed planets represented in this fun animated video. Can you name all of them? Winners get ultimate gamer bragging rights. If you&…
When the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup playoffs start Wednesday evening, the on-ice action will have more social complements than ever before. An official pa…
Hot on the heels of its surprise acquisition by Facebook, has leapt to the number one spot in the iOS App Store. It’s the first time the photo-sharing app has risen…
Smart notebook Springpad is morphing into a smart . The app is launching a redesign Wednesday that lets users make notebooks public, follow other users’ public noteb…
Groupon has offered up another enticement to use its service: A feature called G-Pass that let you jump the line for GrouponLive events. Prior to G-Pass, which was announced WednesSenior Vice President, Digital Consumer Marketingat Edelman (New York, New York)
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Setting up a Twitter chat is really easy, especially for social media marketers who already know how to utilize the power of a Twitter account. All it takes is a set date, a topi…
The phrase “cats on skateboards” harkens an earlier Internet era when websites feasted on slews of amateur content. Online entertainment has since become more sophistic…
Even if you don’t know Jim Gaffigan by name, you’d probably recognize him. The standup comic and writer has had a number of successful Comedy Central specials, and pl…
Instagram photos can be beautiful, whimsical, emotion-inducing pearls of intensely filtered visual goodness. But all too often they stay trapped inside smartphone screens, un…
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11 Apr ' 05:04
Tsunami Warning Issued After Major Earthquake Hits Indonesia: Follow on Social Media
US & World An earthquake of magnitude 8.7 has been detected off the west coast of northern Sumatra, the U.S. Geological Survey says. The epicenter of the quake was some 430 kilometers (267 m…
Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. Today, we’re looking at three pa…
The way we listen to music has changed dramatically in the digital era. Most recently, streaming services have made it easy for listeners to legally get access to music, and that j…
Business There are 5.3 billion mobile subscribers around the world, meaning 77% of the world’s population uses a phone. The majority of those users — 3.8 billion or 73% of the g…
Pinterest is the Next Big Thing, if it’s not already the Current Big Thing. The image-sharing social network appeals to people across the globe, no matter what your interest.…
Social Media Managerat American Society for Clinical Pathology (Chicago, Illinois)
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Business When Facebook decided to acquire Instagram for a whopping $1 billion on Monday, the two companies weren’t the only ones with reason to pop open a bottle of champagne. The ac… -
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10 Apr ' 23:44
5 Ways to Market Your Brand With Location-Based Networks
Business Between the rise in location-based social networks, like Foursquare, and the mobile market’s meteoric growth, a new marketing avenue has opened up. Location-based marketing is…
Business When Instagram launched its first app in October 2010, it did not strike most people as the kind of startup that would be acquired for $1 billion. “We were all like, ‘…
BusinessThe Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, plea
Social Media A woman named Betty Wheeler was killed in a hit-and-run incident while she was out walking in Waynesboro, Virginia last week. On Tuesday, the car-culture blog Jalopnikposted the…
If you’re one of the many cellphone owners who’ve ever left their mobile device behind at a crowded restaurant, packed bar or city-crossing taxi, you know the heart-sin…
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Customer Support Engineer Portland, Oregon Are you ready to be a key player for our SaaS company that is settin...
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10 Apr ' 18:41
Rufus Wainwright Wants You to Instagram His Video
Singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright wants fans to use to create a lyric mosaic for his new single, Out of the Game. Users and fans are tasked with taking Instagram photo…
Emmy Award winner Anthony LaPaglia will play a detective tracking a young Julian Assange in an upcoming film that focuses on the WikiLeaks founder’s early forays into Interne…
Online retailers have become a growing threat to lifestyle magazines over the past few years, hiring away influential editors and building their own magazine-like interactive sprea…
In January CloudOn launched its iPad app allowing you to access and work with Microsoft Office documents directly on your iPad, saving those documents to DropBox. Tuesday, the com…
Advocacy non-profit ONE is hoping to tackle extreme poverty by planting digital and physical seeds that represent a commitment to fight global poverty. ONE launched a new campaign
There may have been champagne and celebration at Instagram and Facebook early Monday when their $1 billion acquisition deal was announced. But there was little joy in Twitterville…
Social Media Teachers are known for their organizational skills, so chances are they’ll love Pinterest‘s intuitive and logical design. The social network’s user experience ha…
You know what your MacBook needs? A fun decal on its lid to make it stand out from the crowd. As well as adding some personalization, you can show a bit of wit with an amusing desi…
Violence is no laughing matter, especially because it seems to happen often in New York City subways. EITANNOYZE uploaded this video, seemingly shot on a smartphone,…
China has come online extremely quickly in recent years. Today, one in five Internet users are Chinese — that’s half a billion people. And while growth has evened out s…
Rick Santorum may be dropping out of the presidential campaign, but there’s one thing he’ll leave behind in perpetuity — and it’s not sweater vests. Santoru…
Social Media Manager Ozzie Guillen was suspended for five games by the Miami Marlins on Tuesday following comments he made praising Fidel Castro. In a recent interview with Time magazine, Guil…
The City of New York asked city dwellers to submit their best snapshots of the Big Apple in its first photo contest, #lovenyc. Now the city has released its top 10 photo…Community Managerat Moosylvania (Miami, Florida)
We are seeking a Community Manager with a collaborative spirit and creative flair to work on-site in our client'...
Viral Texts From Hillary, a hot new Tumblr featuring a sunglasses-clad, all business Hillary Clinton checking her cellphone on a military plane, got a guest submission from an unexpected…
There’s no mistaking it: Columbus, Ohio is a sports town. Drive through the city streets and you’ll see Ohio State University bumper stickers everywhere. On the Sunday after t…
Pirates seeking plunder on the high seas might soon be caught by the U.S. Navy’s autonomous “robocopters,” equipped with 3D imaging laser technology. The Of…
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10 Apr ' 11:56
Rick Santorum Drops Out of Presidential Race, But His Memes Live On
US & World Rick Santorum, former senator from Pennsylvania, has dropped out of the 2012 presidential race, but his campaign’s impact on the social web lives on. Follow along as Mashabl…
Reports that Iran was planning to shut off Internet access and replace it with a national intranet this summer were lies perpetrated by “the propaganda wing of the West,R…
Cellphone theft may not be the most egregious of crimes, but it’s one of the most personal. When someone steals your phone, that person is also stealing the intimate segments…
Anonymous, a global, loosely knit hacker collective made infamous by a series of high-profile data breaches, information leaks and website takedowns, has won the people’s cho…
Apple CEO Tim Cook will be the opening night speaker for the D10 Conference, hosted by the Wall Street Journal‘s All Things D. Cook is scheduled to appear on May 29. The appe…
Viral “Have you ever been in the situation where you lost your keys and your mobile?” It’s a frustrating problem we all can relate to — misplacing your keys or y…
Along with our weekly chart of television chatter, the folks at Trendrr have provided some fascinating social TV statistics. In March, three-quarters of all social TV engagement s…
Besides the world’s biggest tablet, Toshiba today also debuted a new all-in-one PC. Toshiba claims it’s the first all-in-one model that’s completely Windows 8-rea…
Viral Ever wondered what people look like when they’re eating sushi? user TheMrDavidPatrick captured the world from the point of view of a tuna roll. He placed his iPhon
Intel has launched the latest device in its line of classroom computers: a tablet, Intel studybook. The Intel studybook is built to be both a rigorous education tool and a sturdy p…
After a relatively short test period, Amazon announced Tuesday that developers can now set up in-app purchases within apps offered in the Amazon Appstore. The move gives the develo…One day after Facebook acquired Instagram for $1 billion, the photo-sharing startup doesn’t really need another excuse for celebration. But it has one: Its six-day-old Androi…
George Zimmerman, who shot and killed Trayvon Martin last month, has launched a website petitioning supporters to send donations via PayPal. Visitors to the site, TheRealGeorgeZimmSr. Web Analytics / Research Engineerat NBC Universal (New York, New York)
JOB SCOPE: The senior research engineer will be critical in managing our digital analytics and research technol...
Tech Electronics retailer Best Buy announced on Tuesday that its CEO and director Brian Dunn has resigned after 28 years at the company. The news comes as Best Buy struggles to keep u…
On the heels of putting on a free Nicki Minaj concert in Times Square on Friday, the big marketing push behind the Lumia 900 smartphone went into high gear this week in New York Ci…
When Paul Rieckhoff came home after a tour of duty in Iraq, he realized that the services for recent veterans didn't meet the his needs or or the needs of his military peers.
Tech The Japanese blog, Macotakara recently brought to our attention NoteBookCase for iPad 2, a new case that converts an iPad into a mini laptop. The case features a Lithium…
If you thought James Cameron’s megahit Titanic is a bit boring, you’ll probably love the new version. Titanic Super 3D brings new motion feel technology, sea monster…
Tech A few days ago, I was walking around the George Eastman Mansion in Rochester, NY, blissfully unaware that was preparing to buy for $1 billion. I loved the tour.… -
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10 Apr ' 05:59
Toshiba Debuts Monstrous 13-Inch Tablet [PICS]
Up till now tablets have generally been in two size classes: smaller models like the Kindle Fire whose screens measure 7 inches or less, and large-size models like the iPad that ar…
Business The world of personal finance is slowly experiencing an Internet revolution, but many people still rely on the old brick-and-mortar shops for advice about investing, mortgages, re…Business Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. Today, we’re looking at three pa…
Time after time, a display manufacturer will come up with some ideas for making a flexible screen, and end up showing it off at a trade expo. Over the years, we’ve seen varia…Vice President, Social and Digital Strategistat MSLGROUP Americas (New York, New York)
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For Facebook, buying Instagram looks like one of the smartest acquisitions the company has ever made. But when the news first broke that Facebook had acquired Instagram, my immedi… -
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10 Apr ' 00:35
The weather is warming up, which means you’re ready to take on the elements. In preparation for summer swimming, cycling and singing in the rain, make sure to keep your smart…
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 startup considered for inclusion, plea…
BusinessThe Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, plea…
Calling all graph paper cartographers! If you're looking to get lost in a subterranean cesspit teaming with badass beasties, your wait is nearly over.SEO Specialistat Balise Motor Sales (West Springfield, Massachusetts)
Were a large fast growing auto dealer group. Our corporate office and retail locations are in southern New Engl...
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09 Apr ' 19:23
Facebook Instagram Acquisition: 20 Witty Reactions
Social Media Facebook’s arsenal of services will soon get a little flashier with the $1 billion acquisition of trendy photo-sharing Instagram — and users on social networks quickly…by 10
Several top tech-industry groups said Monday they were the target of cyberattacks because of their support for controversial cybersecurity legislation. The hacker group Anonymous c…
Selling cloud and software-as-a-service applications is all about driving usage, adoption, and customer success—not about selling. This is obviously true for onboarding new cust…
Netflix has a new feature: Instantly streaming thousands of dollars to lobbyists and candidates through a Political Action Committee. The company has formed a committee named FLIXP…
If you’ve ever been looking for a robotic puppet, your day has finally arrived. Meet TJ*. He’s one part toy and one part science project. Just like a puppet, his…
Finding something to do around town is pretty easy. Finding something to do around town when you actually have free time, however, can sometimes pose quite the challenge. A new app…
Just how wealthy are Instagram‘s nine employees after Facebook acquired the two-year-old startup for $1 billion? Ridiculously wealthy, according to one report. A source ̶…
NASA has revamped its two-year-old Open Government Plan with a new website and a commitment to building a community-focused online architecture, featuring new tools for data sharin…
College students can now turn hours spent playing social games into tuition grants and philanthropic giving with recently launched startup Grantoo. The online gaming platform hosts…
Nokia held a huge launch party for the Lumia 900 in NYC’s Times Square on Friday night. But when it came time for the phone’s release on Sunday it was hard to fin…
If you’re a resident of Maryland, you no longer have to fear a potential employer asking you to hand over the keys to your Facebook or Twitter profiles before giving you a jo…
Business Earlier this year, Microsoft brought in an acapella group to sing tweets from CES 2012 and last month Skype had a hilarious town crier reading tweets during South by Southwest Int…
On April 6, a Navy F-18 fighter jet crashed into the Virginia apartment of Reddit user DevinJet. Yesterday, she posted her and her brother’s story to Reddit, and turned to the community there for advice and comfort.Retail Salespersonat White Cloud Cigarettes (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
We need enthusiastic, committed, long-term sales associates to generate buzz and excitement about our amazing pr...
Mashable Connect is only a few weeks away! Now’s a better time than ever to get your pass to our biggest conference of the year. There are many reasons to attend Mashable…
The not-yet-released electric version of the iconic DeLorean sports car featured in the Back to the Future films has arrived at the 2012 New York International Auto Show, touting a…Tech Deciding what to make for dinner just got a little easier with Allrecipes’ updated app. The updated app now allows you to keep track of what food items you ha…
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09 Apr ' 13:32
Many Instagram Users Already Heading for the Exits
Deciding what to make for dinner just got a little easier with Allrecipies’ updated Dinner Spinner app. The updated app now allows you to keep track of what food items you h…
If you’re watching NBC’s Smash, odds are you are annoyed by Ellis, the slimy assistant who will do whatever he can to further his career. Even those who otherwise love…
Experience is the enemy of thinking big. So is fear, caution, politics and perfection. The problem is these issues make up the very rungs of nearly every corporate ladder. That co…
No doubt you’ll hear or read this phrase a hundred times Monday: Instagram is over. Facebook bought it and now it’s going to ruin it, right? It’ll never be the…
New York City’s dilapidated phone booths are getting a high-tech makeover. Hundreds of phone booths will soon be outfitted with iPad-like touch-screen devices for directions…
Facebook is buying Instagram — and some Instagram users aren’t happy about it. They’re tweeting that they’ll delete their Instagram accounts because of the…Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the social network’s acquisition of Instagram on his Facebook Timeline Monday. In his post, he writes that int…
At $200 per computer, One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) has sold or facilitated donations of about 2.5 million laptops to classrooms in 42 different countries. A new study suggests thos…
Tiger Electronics’ Talkboy was the height of tech pranks in 1993. After figuring prominently in the plot of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, every kid required one in his ce…
Sen. Chuck Grassley is probably among the most inept Twitter users on Earth. From multi-tweet diatribes against the History Channel to pontificating in the form of single consonant…
Joel McHale, star of TV comedy Community, takes jabs at the often mocked “viral video industry” in Nintendo’s latest commercial for 3DS, its glasses-free 3D gam…
We may not quite be living in George Jetson’s reality yet, but the science of robotics is making huge strides toward that future. Many scientists have been looking to natureSoftware Engineer, Java, YouTube - San Brunoat Google (San Bruno, California)
This position is based in San Bruno, CA or Mountain View, CA. The area: YouTube and Video The first video post...
As part of its global “Open Happiness” campaign, Coca-Cola has set up a vending machine at the National University of Singapore that trades free coke beverages for hu…
US & World Facebook frequently takes flack for privacy invasions, but the next controversial byproduct of the social network may be cyber espionage, according to security researchers. Statu…
More than 66% of adult online users are now connected to one or more social media platforms. And it’s not just about keeping in touch with friends or following news or intere…
MassChallenge is the largest startup accelerator in the world, working with 125 companies each year, in an effort to catalyze a startup renaissance.
US & World If you signed up for email updates from any of the Republican presidential candidates, your inbox is probably getting bombarded by Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich or Ron… -
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09 Apr ' 07:22
9 Social Networks for Sports Fans
Social Media may host the most sports chatter, but it’s not the only place online where sports fans can connect and conversate. Some sites are dedicated to supporters of specific…by Sam Laird
Birchbox, a two-year-old service that delivers boxes of beauty samples to subscribers once per month, is now launching an equivalent service for men. For $20 per month — twic…
Today’s Google Doodle celebrates the 182nd anniversary of the birth of photographer Eadweard J. Muybridge. Muybridge was born April 9, 1830 in Kingston upon Thames, England,…
During Labor Day weekend in 2011, Activision drew more than 10,000 gamers to a massive debut event for their latest installment in the Call of Duty franchise, a full month before…
PASADENA, Calif. — An energy-hungry Earth is in need of transformational and sustainable energy solutions, experts say. For decades, researchers have been appraising the use…
Social Media As the holiday brought out the best in people, reveling in their Easter eggs and double feasts this weekend, there was still plenty of digital, tech and social news breaking all ov…Sony plans to cut 10,000 jobs, or about 6 percent of its global workforce, Nikkei reports. The layoffs will most likely happen in Sony’s chemicals and small and midsize LCD…Business Sephora is getting a little more digital. Today the beauty chain rolled out a completely updated website with integration, an updated mobile site, and offi…
Public Relations Associateat Fab.com (New York, New York)
Job Description Fab.com is looking for a PR Associate who will work directly with the Vice President of Communi...
It was an exciting week for tech, especially for those of us who can’t wait for the future to get here. Get this: A flying car arrived at a big auto show, there was a breakth…
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