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5 Social Media Trends to Watch Right Now
This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.With social media itself...
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LeBron James is Twitter’s Latest Sponsored Trending Topic
The NBA appears to be the latest big brand trying out Twitter’s new “promoted trends” feature that lets a company bump a given topic onto Twitter’s trending topic list.The league has promoted the term...
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25+ Upcoming Social Media & Tech Events
It’s Monday, which means it’s time for Mashable’s guide to upcoming social media and web events, parties and conferences. For more upcoming event listings, check out Mashable’s Events section.This...
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Create Digital Tribute Sites for Important Events
Mashable’s Spark of Genius series highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, see details here. The series is made possible by Microsoft...
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10 Social Media Travel Resources You May Have Missed
90 degree heat? Check. Sunscreen, sandals and sunglasses? Check, check, check. You are officially ready for the hot winds and bright rays of summer days.With summer already upon us, you’re probably...
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U.S. Will Invest $2 Billion in Solar Power
Over the weekend, President Obama announced the Department of Energy would be giving almost $2 billion in conditional funding to two solar energy companies, Abengoa Solar and Abound Solar...
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Prince: “The Internet Is Over”
“I really believe in finding new ways to distribute my music,” pop legend Prince told the Daily Mirror in an exclusive interview today.Puzzling, then, that the musical icon also said he deplores online...
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Get a Diamond-Encrusted iPhone 4 for Just $20,000
We’ll take two, thanks!These gaudy gadgets come unlocked “for worldwide use” and absolutely sparkling with 6.5 carats of VVS quality, F-color diamonds and a complimentary carrying case made of ostrich...
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Web Prank Tries to Send Justin Bieber to North Korea
You can never be too careful with internet polls. Time magazine learned that the hard way when their “Time 100″ poll got completely wrecked by internet pranksters from the internet forum 4chan, and now...
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UK Government Spends Thousands Developing iPhone Apps
The UK Government has spent tens of thousands of pounds developing iPhone apps, BBC News reports, including an app that helps users quit smoking, while another app teaches drivers how to change a tire...
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Twitter Ad Network Tweetup Acquires Popurls and Twidroid
Twitter ad platform and search engine TweetUp has acquired popular Android Twitter client Twidroid, as well as RSS news aggregator Popurls, the company announced today.Popurls is somewhat of an...
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5 Handy iPhone Apps for Home Improvement
While there’s no iPhone app that can help you avoid hitting your thumb with a hammer, falling off a ladder or stepping in a tray of paint, certain apps can be a useful addition to your tool kit when...
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Chatroulette Piano Guy Merton Returns: Now with More Omegle [VIDEO]
There’s been a lot of discussion of late about whether Chatroulette is on its way out — our own Ben Parr wondered whether the random video chat service would retain its popularity if it were censored...
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5 Ways to Clean Up Your Social Media Identity
This series is supported by Gillette. Learn more about Gillette and its products at Gillette.com.There’s an implicit pressure on social media enthusiasts to be connected in more than one way. It’s not...
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Indie Studio’s New Releases to Stream on Netflix Before Cable
Netflix has just signed a deal with Relativity Media to bring major theatrical releases exclusively to Netflix subscribers during the first-run window usually relegated to premium cable channels like...
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LeBron James Joins Twitter
Yesterday LeBron James was a sponsored trending topic on Twitter –- today, the King himself has joined the microblogging service, setting up shop at @KingJames.The account is not yet verified by...
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“Mad Men” Yourself with JibJab’s Animation Tool
Animated viral video masters JibJab have launched a tool that lets you use your friends’ faces to recap what’s happened so far on the critically acclaimed AMC series Mad Men.The “Mad Men Starring You”...
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YouTube Darlings OK Go Roasted in Parody [VIDEO]
When OK Go released their newest video/Facebook contest the other month, we wondered whether people would grow weary of the viral video-lovin’ band. Well, if Babelgum’s latest creation, “OK Go’s New...
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Apple Boots Fraudster from iTunes Store
Over the holiday weekend, one developer managed to game iTunes in a way that put his apps in 42 of the 50 top sales spots in the App Store’s book category.An Apple rep has just confirmed to Engadget...
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Are We Losing Interest in the Oil Spill? [STATS]
We’re losing interest in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill just a few weeks after it became a big media topic — and long before we’ve even made a dent in cleaning up after this mess — if Internet search and...
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