Now You Can Bump iOS Devices to Share Music
Bump, the application maker known for its mobile device contact and photo exchange technology, has just released an update to its iOS applications — iPhone, iPod touch, iPad — that supports...
View ArticleFredde Gredde Curates: Our Favorite YouTube Videos This Week
The other week, we brought you YouTube star Fredrik Larsson’s (a.k.a. Fredde Gredde) “Cartoon Medley” — an impressive video in which Larsson busts out with renditions of myriad cartoon favorites....
View ArticleJoomla Leaders: Enterprise Is Better With Open Source [INTERVIEW]
Unlike with other open source content management systems, it’s hard to pin down one founder of Joomla. The CMS that now runs about 2.4% of the top 1 million websites was created by a group of...
View ArticleLocation Shopping Startup Scores $1.5M Seed Round
Retailigence, a startup in the location-based mobile and web shopping space, has just closed a $1.5 million seed round from prominent Silicon Valley VC firms.The startup’s initial roster of investors...
View ArticleThe Future of Social Media Parenting [COMIC]
This comic was illustrated by Kiersten Essenpreis, a New York-based artist who draws and blogs at YouFail.com. For more laughs, check out our previous Mashable Comics.If babies could tweet, what would...
View ArticleGorillaz Record New Album on an iPad
The members of cartoon supergroup Gorillaz have been busy touring this year, but they could already have a new album — recorded on an iPad — out before Christmas.As frontman Damon Albarn told the NME,...
View ArticleThanks 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 sponsors are as social media savvy as our readers!Advertise with us...
View ArticleHOW TO: Turn Your Expertise Into Dollars Online
Darren Waddell is vice president of marketing at MerchantCircle.com. He can be found on the MerchantCircle blog and on Twitter.Every time you search for a topic online these days, it seems a few...
View ArticleTumblr Lands Major Investor, New Director Of Product
Tumblr just landed a major investor in the form of Silicon Valley VC firm Sequoia Capital. The blogging service also confirmed today that it has hired Derek Gottfrid from The New York Times as director...
View ArticleWill “Daily Beast” Merger Save “Newsweek”?
After weeks of rumor, 77-year-old weekly print publication Newsweek, and 2-year-old online news and opinion site The Daily Beast have announced a 50/50 joint merger — and the union’s first casualty is...
View ArticleGoogle Engineer Wants You to Hack Microsoft’s Kinect
Engineer Matt Cutts, one of Google’s more public faces, is offering a cash prize for the best open-source and Linux-based projects built on Microsoft’s Kinect.The Kinect is something we’ve been excited...
View ArticleAs Groupon Grows, Will Small Business Be Left Behind?
Group buying site Groupon is growing so fast that its “deals of the day” are attracting the attention of big brand names like the Gap. One small business owner believes this growth is making Groupon...
View ArticleFree Messaging App Kik Hits 2 Million Downloads in 3 Weeks
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...
View ArticleFoodspotting Wins Mashable’s Fast Pitch Competition
After three judges, 10 startups, one David Hasselhoff and a spectacular two-minute pitch, Foodspotting has emerged as the victor of Mashable’s second Fast Pitch competition.Last month, we put out a...
View ArticleCould Facebook Replace Your E-Mail Inbox?
Facebook is inviting the press to a special event Monday, leading some to speculate that the company is set to overhaul its Messages product.The basis for the speculation? The invite prominently...
View ArticleFacebook Acquires Fb.com, Set to Launch E-mail Service
It has been revealed that Facebook has acquired the Fb.com domain. This news comes just days before its special event, where it is set to reveal an overhauled version of Messages that works like...
View ArticleSo an iPhone, an Android and a Windows Phone 7 Are Put on a Grill… [VIDEO]
Have you ever wondered which smartphone would last the longest when cooked like a hamburger? Us too.This neat little video of an iPhone 4, an Android G2 and a HTC Surround getting seared and charred...
View ArticleTop 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART]
If you’re trying to convince colleagues that Twitter is a fantastic real-time information network with huge personal and business value, save your spiel until after the flames of The Great Jonas/Bieber...
View ArticleHOW TO: Land a Business Development Job
So you want to be a business development professional? The job title has certainly become a coveted one of late, especially in the tech sector where the business guys and gals are the ones forging...
View ArticleNetflix Promises Android Streaming App… But Not For All Phones
Early next year, some Android users will get Netflix streaming apps like those enjoyed by iPhone and Windows Phone 7 users — but not everyone.We knew Netflix was working on bringing streaming to...
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