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Our Favorite BooTube Videos This Week: The Halloween Edition
Is that a ghost? No… It’s just your cubicle mate Fred, and his pasty, pasty skin. Is that a vampire? Nope. Just your soul-sucking boss. Gah! A witch! Or… ugh, the reflection of your own face in your...
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Facebook Acquires Simple File-sharing Service Drop.io
Simple file-sharing service Drop.io has been acquired by Facebook.“Today, we’re proud to announce that we’ve struck a deal with Facebook,” the company said in an announcement on its blog. “What this...
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Facebook to Hold Mobile Event Next Week
According to an invite sent to Mashable, Facebook will be holding “a mobile event at Facebook HQ” next Wednesday at Facebook’s offices in Palo Alto, California.The event will almost certainly contain...
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Microsoft Shifts From Silverlight to HTML5
Adobe isn’t the only company being tempted by the sweet taste of HTML5, Microsoft has a hankering for the stuff too.Despite its past efforts to shape Silverlight into the leading cross-platform runtime...
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Microsoft’s Newest Acquisition Is About 3-D Gesture Controls
Microsoft has acquired Canesta, the manufacturer of semiconductor chips capable of sensing movement and gestures in 3-D. The technology could be applied to everything from Windows 8 motion controls to...
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On MySpace’s New Strategy
The Social Analyst is a column by Mashable Co-Editor Ben Parr, where he digs into social media trends and how they are affecting companies in the space.You’ve probably heard by now: the new MySpace is...
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Qwiki Creates Visual Presentations for Millions of Search Topics [INVITES]
This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup...
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Will You Get the Verizon iPhone? [POLL]
It’s official: the Verizon iPhone is Apple’s worst-kept secret. The persistent rumors have reached such a frenzy that we’d be utterly shocked if Apple’s smartphone didn’t land in Verizon stores next...
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Weekend Gaming: “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II,” “Fable 3″ [OPEN THREAD]
This week in gaming saw a number of major releases, but the game that has seen the most action on my console is Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II.The game moves much faster than its predecessor. There...
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Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART]
Sports and entertainment were top-of-mind for Tweeters this past week as the NBA kicked off its season, the UFC found a new champion, and Taylor Swift released her third record.If you were poking...
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HOW TO: Score a Job Through Facebook
If you’re looking for a job, ask yourself if you’ve tapped every possible resource. Have you scoured Craigslist and made Monster your homepage? Have you set Google Alerts for every possible word...
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Retaliation: Apple Sues Motorola Over Multi-Touch
Apple has sued Motorola, claiming smartphones like the Droid, Cliq, Backflip and others violate six of Apple’s patents related to multi-touch interfaces and mobile operating systems. You could say the...
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Google Chrome Gets Its Own PDF Viewer
For Google Chrome users, viewing PDFs in the browser has been a collosal pain for lo these many moons. That’s why we are (and you should be) thrilled to learn that Google is rolling out a better way to...
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After UK Stabbing, YouTube Removes Extremist Videos From Site
In response to critics around the world, YouTube has removed content from Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who many believe was responsible for inciting violent, terrorist acts.Al-Awlaki was linked to...
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Pepsi Fans Pledge to Recycle on Facebook
PepsiCo has launched a new Facebook application that aims to encourage Pepsi drinkers to commit to recycling their used bottles and cans, and recruit their Facebook friends to do the same.The Bottle...
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HOW TO: Start Your Own Internet Talk Show
Shane Snow, a Mashable contributor and infographic designer, is the founder of Printing Choice and Visual Economics.The accessibility of video is a big reason why Internet talk shows are trending....
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Tasti D-Lite Now Installing iPads in New Stores
Dessert franchise Tasti D-Lite is re-purposing Apple’s iPad to serve as customer information kiosks at all new locations moving forward. The iPads, internally referred to as “TastiPads,” run a custom...
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Tumblr Upgrades iPhone and Android Apps
Tumblr for mobile fans can look forward to a cadre of improvements to their Dashboards today, as the blogging site tells us that it has completely overhauled that feature for iPhone and Android.“In...
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Twitter Increases Student Engagement [STUDY]
Communicating in 140-character segments may seem to contradict the goals of generally long-winded academia, but a new study has found that the two are less opposed than one might think. Students in the...
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5 MP3 Players for Pumping Up Your Workouts
Whether you finish a triathlon before breakfast, speed walk around the block at lunch or do 50 laps before dinner, one thing that makes exercise so much more enjoyable is some music.We all love...
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