Nike’s “Write the Future” Ad Sets Viral Record [VIDEO]
Nike’s three-minute “Write the Future” epic, starring soccer superstars Didier Drogba, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo, set a new record for most views of a viral video ad in its debut week,...
View ArticleApple iTunes Facing Antitrust Inquiries
The U.S. Department of Justice has been making a few calls to record labels to ask some pointed questions about iTunes.According to several reports, the DoJ’s antitrust division has reached out to...
View ArticlePublish2 Aims to Oust the Associated Press
Publish2, a news curation and linking startup, unveiled its news distribution platform, News Exchange, on Monday. The company hopes this initiative will replace the Associated Press’s “obsolete...
View ArticleWhy Facebook’s Privacy War Is Not Over
With the announcement of “simpler” privacy settings this week, Facebook must surely hope that its torturous privacy debacle is drawing to a close. It’s not.Although Facebook’s updates may defuse this...
View ArticleFacebook Launches Developer Toolkit for Android
Facebook is making a deeper push onto the now surging Android platform with the release of the Facebook software development kit for Android.The Facebook SDK for Android is the first one for mobile...
View ArticleHands-On: Roku’s New Netflix Interface [PICS]
Earlier this month we reported on an updated interface for Roku’s Netflix app. The release will start going out to customers at the end of the week, but we had the opportunity to test a near-final...
View ArticleFacebook to Roll Out Q&A Feature
Facebook is starting to roll out a new Q&A feature to challenge a slew of sites, from newcomer Aardvark to long-standing sites such as Yahoo Answers and Wiki Answers.It’s also interesting to note...
View ArticleIt’s Official: AdMob Is Now Part of Google
After more than six months of government scrutiny, it’s official: The Google mothership has finally absorbed mobile ad platform AdMob.More than six months ago, Google announced that it was acquiring...
View ArticleHOW TO: Start a Small Business Social Good Campaign
Meaghan Edelstein has gained national media attention through her blog, I Kicked Cancer’s Ass, which she started to document her battle with end stage cancer. She is an attorney, the founder of the...
View ArticleWired Sells 24,000 iPad Apps in One Day
Will your iPad app sell like hotcakes or will it flop? If you’re like magazine publisher Condé Nast, that might depend entirely on your target audience.Geek mag Wired sold 24,000 iPad apps on its...
View ArticleNon-Profit Uses Foursquare to Raise Environmental Awareness
Earthjustice, a non-profit public interest law firm, has blanketed San Francisco BART trains with posters that instruct riders to check in to the “Earthjustice ad” on Foursquare to help the firm raise...
View Article“Glee” Tops Digital Music Charts
Songs from the FOX TV show Glee have led digital music sales in recent weeks, according to Nielsen. The compilation albums featuring popular music covered by Glee cast members jumped from 51,000 song...
View ArticleThe Future of Web Fonts
This series is supported by Rackspace, the better way to do hosting. Learn more about Rackspace’s hosting solutions here.Over the last 15 years, web design and development has evolved tremendously....
View ArticleOne Laptop Per Child to Produce $100 Tablet
Remember that One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) tablet concept we showed you back in December? Today the company has announced a partnership with silicon solutions maker Marvell that will make that concept...
View ArticleThe Internet Coos Over “Iron Baby” [VIDEO]
Iron Man 2 has been getting its share of online play lately — what with the millions of views the trailer racked up on YouTube, the iPhone app and all that augmented reality jazz. But what it has been...
View ArticleCreate Playlists from Music Blogs with ExtensionFM
This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. The...
View ArticleFacebook Leads in the Top 1,000 Sites [STATS]
According to Google’s AdPlanner stats, Facebook is the #1 most-visited destination on the web. Weighing in at an unfathomably heavy 570 billion page views and 540 million users, the ubiquitous social...
View ArticleDIY iPad Wall Mount [VIDEO]
It’s been spotted in the car and in the kitchen cabinet, but the newest custom locale for the “magical” iPad? Swivel mounted to the bedroom wall.YouTube user dim3m cooked up this DIY wall mount setup...
View ArticleNBC and Time Warner Side with Flash in Apple-Adobe War
Apple’s war against Adobe Flash has hit yet another speed bump, as several major media companies have reportedly told Apple that they are sticking with Flash.According to the New York Post, NBC...
View ArticlePete Cashmore Discusses Facebook’s New Privacy Settings on PBS [VIDEO]
In response to mounting concern from users and the media, as well as a member of the Senate, Facebook unveiled simpler privacy options yesterday.Mashable Founder and CEO Pete Cashmore appeared on PBS...
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