How Non-Profits are Exploring Augmented Reality Tech
Geoff Livingston co-founded Zoetica to focus on cause-related work, and released an award-winning book on new media Now is Gone in 2007.Augmented reality promises a new level of interaction between...
View ArticleOur Favorite YouTube Videos this Week: The Science Edition
Do you ever stare off into the cosmos, wondering about all the matter and particles swirling about in the universe? Or gaze into the spiraling petals of a rose and contemplate the Golden Ratio and all...
View ArticleWebsite Aims to Connect Commuters Through Social Serendipity
This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark.. If you would like to have your startup...
View ArticleFoursquare Beats Facebook Places in Reader Vote
Facebook has made its grand entrance into the geolocation space with Facebook Places. Will users embrace it and ditch Foursquare?That’s the question we posed in this week’s Web Faceoff, our ongoing...
View Article“Photo Memories” Coming to Facebook Places?
While checking into a Facebook Places location recently, one Mashable reader noticed a new tab: Photo Memories.We’ve been unable to duplicate the same tab ourselves, which means Facebook may be testing...
View ArticleCheezburger Network Head Offers to Buy Reddit Via Twitter
We’ve seen marriage proposals, political protests, high-profile resignations and daring escapes executed via Twitter; here’s a new one for the list of bizarre and significant tweets.Ben Huh, founder...
View ArticleThe Emmy Awards Get Social
The 2010 Emmy Awards are this Sunday, and NBC is using the ceremony to embrace social media in a big way.NBC is using services such as Twitter, yfrog and Ustream to bring a more real-time experience to...
View ArticleSurvey Says Facebook Feeds Narcissism [STUDY]
In a rather small survey conducted by a young psychologist, Facebook was shown to have some interesting correlations with self-esteem and narcissism in young adults.In a survey of 100 college students,...
View ArticleTrain-Hopping Cat Reunited With Owner Via Twitter
A suburban house cat in Ireland boarded a train and ended up lost in the bustling city of Dublin, but she was returned to her owner thanks to Twitter.After train station staff discovered the cat named...
View ArticleTop 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART]
After a number of weeks bouncing around the middle of the Twitter trends chart, football has dribbled its way back to the number one spot for the first time since the end of the World Cup.The rest of...
View ArticleTop 10 Fantasy Football Sites to Help You Win
Miranda Lin recently completed an M.S. degree from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and now works as a freelance writer and full-time sports fan.While the opening kickoff to the 2010 NFL...
View ArticleHOW TO: Make Free iPhone Ringtones
Ringtones — They are the darlings of the music industry and the bane of anyone subject to hearing a bad one. If you’re sick of your plain old telephone ringer but don’t want to download a canned tone,...
View ArticleCheezburger CEO’s Tweet Gets a Response From Reddit’s Co-Founder
Around this time yesterday, Cheezburger Network CEO Ben Huh publicly offered on Twitter to buy Reddit from publishing company Condé Nast. Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian responded in a blog post this...
View ArticleFoursquare Takes Over Times Square [PIC]
A massive array of shimmering advertisements for Foursquare has been erected in New York City’s Times Square. This picture just appeared on Flickr; it’s pretty impressive. The ad towers over American...
View ArticleOlder Adults Nearly Double Social Media Presence [STATS]
A new study from Pew Internet found that between April 2009 and May 2010, social networking site usage grew 88% among Internet users aged 55-64, and the 65 and older group’s social networking presence...
View Article50+ Web Development, SEO, Social Media and Sales Job Opportunities
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 Article27 Essential Social Media Resources You May Have Missed
A new Digg, a new school year, and a new weekly roundup of essential resources. In case you were too busy buying pencils and calculators for yourself or a young ‘un, we’ve pulled together our top posts...
View ArticleiPads Now Shipping Within 24 Hours
Apple has reduced the estimated shipping time for all six of its iPad models (Wi-Fi 16GB, 32GB and 64GB, and Wi-Fi + 3G 16GB, 32GB and 64GB) to “within 24hrs” on its online store.Up until this weekend,...
View Article6 Job Search Tips for Aspiring Programmers
It’s true that most programmers don’t need any help getting a job. While other professions have cut down on hiring during the recession, the number of programming jobs has shot through the roof. Demand...
View ArticleFoursquare Surpasses 3 Million Users
Foursquare now has more than 3 million users, if the site’s public user registration numbers are correct.The 3 millionth member appears to be Brian S. from St. Louis, Missouri, who has yet to check in...
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