Does WiFi Kill Trees? Dutch Report Causes Doubt
Recently, we’ve read a few articles stating that, according to research from Dutch scientists, WiFi is bad for deciduous trees — so bad, in fact, that it’s killing them in urban areas where WiFi...
View ArticleStartup Puts a Twitter Twist on Real-World Networking [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 startup considered for inclusion, please see the details...
View Article“Angry Birds” Coming to Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360
Angry Birds, one of the most successful mobile games in history, is taking its bird-slinging game mechanics to a new platform: the traditional game console.Rovio, the company behind the popular iPhone...
View ArticleDelicious Founder Secures Funding for Something Even Tastier
Union Square Ventures — the New York-based investment firm with a stake in Twitter, Foursquare and Zynga — has announced that it has invested in Delicious founder Joshua Schachter’s latest project:...
View ArticleWhen Will You Do Your Holiday Shopping? [POLL]
Cyber Monday has become an enormous online event in the U.S., with upwards of 100 million Americans taking to the Web on the day after Thanksgiving weekend to do some holiday shopping.But retailers are...
View ArticleAussie Scores Invite to Strangers’ Thanksgiving via YouTube Plea [VIDEO]
For years, Australian journalist James West has been receiving e-mails from the mysterious Tran family in West Palm Beach, Florida, detailing their Thanksgiving Day plans. The catch? The notes were not...
View ArticleTwitter’s Not Building a News Network, But Here’s What It Should Build [OP-ED]
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone says that he wants to create a Twitter news service — “something that would be very open and shared with many different news organizations around the world.”During an...
View ArticleHow Investigative Journalism Is Prospering in the Age of Social Media
In a society that is more connected than ever, investigative journalists that were once shrouded in mystery are now taking advantage of their online community relationships to help scour documents and...
View ArticleWhy You Need a Nikon D3100 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 ArticleRecord Labels Withhold Key to Google’s Digital Music Locker [REPORT]
Google’s long-anticipated music service will not be released in time for the holiday shopping season, if a new report citing an executive at Google is accurate.Delays can be attributed to the...
View ArticleWhat Is the Web Thankful For? [INFOGRAPHIC]
It’s that time of year again where we let everyone know what we’re thankful for. We all know the usual suspects (friends, family, God, Twitter, etc.), but what else is the web thankful for? What...
View ArticleJob Openings at Mashable and Other Great Companies
If you’re seeking a job in social media, we’d like to help out. For starters, Mashable’s Job Lists section gathers together all of our resource lists, how-tos and expert guides to help you get hired....
View ArticleHOW TO: Boost Holiday Sales With Commonly Overlooked Marketing Strategies
Charles Wiedenhoft is the director of business planning and optimization for Red Door Interactive, a San Diego-based Internet presence management firm that manages clients’ online presence by analyzing...
View ArticleAndroid Market Matures With Mandatory Application Ratings
In a few weeks’ time, Google’s Android Market will begin displaying one of four possible content ratings — All, Pre-teen, Teen and Mature — for each application available on the market. The addition of...
View ArticleRichard Branson to Unveil iPad-Only Magazine Next Week
Virgin Group Chairman Richard Branson is set to unveil a new magazine built specifically as an app for the iPad at a press event on Tuesday in New York City.We first caught wind of the magazine in...
View ArticleHOW TO: Help Feed the Hungry with Online Donations
Around this time of the year, as many of us begin to celebrate our blessings, our thoughts turn toward those in need.Especially as those Americans among us prepare for our Thanksgiving feasts, it’s...
View ArticleHands-on With Facebook Alternative Diaspora [PICS]
Following a release of initial source code back in September, the first group of private alpha invites for Facebook alternative Diaspora were released to users on Tuesday. Mashable managed to snag some...
View ArticleGoogle Wave Comes Back From the Dead in an Apache Proposal
Google Wave, which was thought to be all but extinct after Google ended development on the project, has been given new life, thanks to Apache.Once considered the e-mail killer, Google Wave was one of...
View Article“Boston Globe” Pilots Site Checkins and Social Commentary With Marginize
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View ArticleApple Buys Land, Looks to Expand Operations in Cupertino
Apple has bought 98 acres of land in Cupertino from Hewlett-Packard, which is moving out of the city, Mercury News reports.As HP moves out of Cupertino to consolidate its operations in its headquarters...
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