Our Favorite YouTube Videos This Week: The Mythology Edition
Hello there, weary travelers, winding your way — LOTR-like — toward the glimmering horizon that is the weekend. Isn’t this is thing we call life one, big adventure? Nah, we didn’t think so. That’s why...
View ArticleTwitter Hits 20 Billion Tweets
There have now been more than 20 billion tweets since Twitter’s inception, according to tracking service GigaTweet.The milestone comes just two months after the service hit 15 billion tweets and about...
View ArticleTop 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART]
Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi thriller Inception (staring the palpably handsome Leonardo DiCaprio) nabs the top of the Twitter talk chart for the second week in a row.What else is up in the Twitterverse?...
View Article5 iPhone Apps to Help You Learn to Dance
Some people are born with rhythm and simply know how to move. Others aren’t so lucky. While our mothers may have toted us to childhood ballet classes, some were only in it for the tutu.But if you’re...
View Article5 Things the Internet Will Do for $5 [VIDEOS]
When we first heard about Fiverr — the service which asks, “What are you willing to do for $5?” — we were seriously skeptical. Who would actually advertise to do anything for the cost of an overpriced...
View ArticleNew Gmail Design Revealed in Leaked Screenshot
A version of Gmail used by Google employees has been revealed in a screenshot included with a Chromium OS bug report, and the image reveals more than a half dozen changes to the Gmail most of us are...
View Article10 Cool Konami Code Easter Eggs [PICS]
Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start. If you were a video gamer in the late ’80s, there’s a very good chance you’ll have pressed that combination of buttons more than a few...
View Article25 Essential Social Media Resources You May Have Missed
Another beautiful summer week brings another beautiful social media round-up. In case you missed any of the resources published here on Mashable, we’ve got them all laid out in neat little sections for...
View ArticleUAE to Ban BlackBerry E-mail, Web Browsing and Messaging
Citing national security concerns, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced that it will soon ban e-mail, web browsing and messaging for the BlackBerry smartphone.“In the public interest, we have...
View ArticleInternet Explorer Gains Market Share at the Expense of Firefox
Microsoft Internet Explorer continues to make a comeback, gaining market share for the third month in a row, mostly to the detriment of Mozilla Firefox.According to new statistics from Net...
View Article5 Energy Efficient Office Gadgets
This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.For years now the world...
View Article10 Cool Tech Toys for Kids [PICS]
Kids today have been born into a digital world and it’s something that is reflected in their toys.While you may have played Hungry Hungry Hippos or had to pretend to burp your baby doll, today’s toys...
View ArticlePC Defeats Mac in Reader Vote
One of the most visible battles in all of technology is Mac vs. PC. Earlier in the week, we asked you, the Mashable readers, to weigh in.Our Web Faceoff this week focused around the device you’re...
View Article5 Awesome Optical Illusion Videos
How long has it been since you watched a video that made you go “Whoa?” If the answer is more than a day, then fear not, as we’ve got five lined up, each chock-full of “whoa” potential.Using nothing...
View Article10 Geekiest Apple-Flavored Cakes [PICS]
Here at Mashable, it’s no secret we all love cake. In fact, the only things we love more than cakes are geeky cakes.So, to satisfy our sweet tooth (and geekiness) we’ve hunted down 10 particularly fine...
View ArticleThe Origin of Twitter’s “Fail Whale”
If you’ve been on Twitter in the past month, you’ve probably bumped into the Fail Whale once or twice. The popular social network has been crashing pretty consistently from an influx of tweets and...
View Article10 Steps for Successful Social Media Monitoring
Recently I wrote about the differences in social media monitoring and measurement, as well as the importance of doing both.However, taking the first step to actually start monitoring can be daunting....
View ArticleJailbreakMe Is the First Web-based Jailbreak for iPhone 4
The first jailbreak for the iPhone 4 and iOS 4.0 has been released, and it’s available now via mobile Safari.JailBreakMe 2.0 is a tool for jailbreaking not only the iPhone 4, but any iPhone running iOS...
View Article4 Ways BlackBerry Can Stay Relevant
James Citron is CEO and Co-Founder of Mogreet, the worldʼs first mobile video marketing platform. The digital entrepreneur has more than a decade of experience in the mobile industry with a proven...
View ArticleFoursquare and Gogo Form Their Own “Mile High Club”
Starting today, airplane passengers who check in to Foursquare via Gogo’s Inflight Internet service will be greeted with a nice surprise — the “Mile High Badge.”The “Mile High Badge” is nothing more...
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