Interactive Music Video Turns Song Into Coloring Book
Here’s something to keep you occupied this pre-holiday Monday morning: a new video from Brooklyn-based indie band Au Revoir Simone that functions as an interactive coloring book.The video for “Knight...
View ArticleAmazon’s Price Comparison App for iPhone Falls Just Short of Great
Amazon has released a free new price comparison app for iPhone that allows users to quickly compare in-store prices with the prices of Amazon and its affiliated merchants by snapping a photo, scanning...
View ArticleNetflix Finally Brings Streaming-Only Plan to U.S.
Americans have one less thing to envy about life in Canada starting today: Netflix is now offering its streaming-only plan in the U.S. As predicted last month, the plan costs $7.99 per month and allows...
View ArticleGoogle Docs Now Syncs With Microsoft Office
Google has transformed one of its acquisitions into Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office, a new tool that lets users simultaneously edit an Office doc via the cloud. Launching in beta today,...
View ArticleiPhone App Uses Barcode Scans for Product Recommendations
Blake Scholl and Jason Crawford are two Amazon alumni transferring their e-commerce background and social product discovery experience to mobile in the form of Barcode Hero, an iPhone application that...
View ArticleWhy SMS Marketing Still Makes Sense for Small Business
The International Business Series is brought to you by UPS. Discover the new logistics. It levels playing fields and lets you act locally or globally. It’s for the individual entrepreneur, the small...
View ArticleSocial Good Gets the “American Idol” Treatment Online
Charity work and non-profits are getting a shot of reality-TV inspired, crowdsourced, social gaming goodness just in time for the holidays. Yoxi, pronounced “YO-see,” is a new website that challenges...
View ArticleWhy You Need an iPod Touch This Holiday Season
This post is part of the Mashable 10, Mashable’s gift guide of the 10 hottest gadgets that will be on everyone’s wish list this holiday season. We’ll be publishing one new post each weekday until...
View ArticleFoursquare Boasts 4.5 Million Users, Opens West Coast Office
Location-based social network Foursquare announced Monday that it has registered more than 4.5 million users. To complement its growth, the startup has also opened an office in San Francisco.The...
View Article8 Ways Technology Is Improving Education
The Education Tech Series is supported by Dell The Power To Do More, where you’ll find perspectives, trends and stories that inspire Dell to create technology solutions that work harder for its...
View ArticleNew Marketplace Helps Musicians Find Opportunities
Are you an unemployed, funemployed or underemployed musician? Well, music collaboration platform Indaba Music has your back, as it has just launched an “Opportunities Marketplace” for band folk in...
View ArticleMobile Apps Track Your Weight, Body Fat and Sleep Patterns
Digifit has updated its mobile fitness apps for iOS to integrate with the Withings WiFi Body Scale and Zeo Personal Sleep Coach gadgets to provide users with a single dashboard to monitor their...
View ArticleTwitter Plans on European Hires in 2011
It looks like Twitter will be expanding its staff to more international quarters in the coming year.As a Twitter spokesperson told us, “Twitter plans to have a small number of people on the ground in...
View ArticleHands-on With iOS 4.2 for iPad and iPhone
Apple has just released iOS 4.2 for the iPhone, iPod touch and the iPad.iOS 4.2 is a pretty major release because it unifies the iOS platform. Until now, the iPad has had some of the same features as...
View ArticleTwitter’s Creative Director Talks Design, UX and Inspiration
The Web Design Best Practices Series is supported by The Bazaar, a marketplace to buy and sell creative objects. Creatives can start setting up their stores here. The Bazaar offers free shipping for...
View ArticleCopia Debuts Social Reading Platform, Kills $99 E-Reader
Copia, the subsidiary of DMC Worldwide that caused a stir this summer when it announced its plans to bring a $99 color e-reader to market, has now made its social reading and book shopping platform...
View ArticleTim Burton Telling Crowd-Sourced Tale via Twitter
Ever had the burning desire to collaborate with Tim Burton? Well, now you can, as the director/producer/artist/writer has taken to Twitter to create a crowd-sourced tale to promote an upcoming museum...
View Article100+ Upcoming Social Media & Tech Events
Every week, Mashable puts together a calendar of upcoming social media and web events, parties and conferences. Would you like to have your conference or event listed here? If so, please contact us at...
View ArticleViacom Joins the Anti-Google TV Brigade
Add Viacom properties to the ever-growing list of television websites blocked on Google TV.Google’s set-top box product has already received blowback from the major broadcast networks — NBC, CBS, ABC...
View ArticleSpying from Space: U.S. Launches World’s Largest Satellite
The United States has just launched the largest satellite ever to orbit earth; while its exact purpose is secret, we know it’s not going to be monitoring the weather.Its mission will be to gather...
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