5 Ways to Lose Your Dream Job During the Interview Process

Mona Abdel-Halim is the co-founder of Resunate, the makers of the Apply widget for startups. You can start attracting top talent free by getting an Apply widget for your company at Resunate.com/employers. Connect with Resunate on Facebook and Twitter.

If you’ve been on the job search for a while, it’s likely… read more

Valve’s Hilarious Employee Handbook Reveals Amusing Secrets [VIDEO]

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work for game developer Valve? You might have thought the company was highly unconventional, but a peek inside its employee handbook gives you a better indication of just how deep that insouciant peculiarity goes within the organization.

Valve Software is… read more

Daily Inspiration #1115

This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo’s writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, You can submit your images and inspiration to RAWZ via http://raw.abduzeedo.com and don’t forget to… read more

The Ultimate Digital Customer Service Guide

In our recent Customer Experience Series, Mashable dove deep into the mysterious alchemy of customer service. Those who own their own business will tell you: Getting (and keeping) customers is not easy. There are so many different factors that must work together perfectly within a company to ensure that fans… read more

Celebrate Spring With 10 Blooming iPhone Photos [PICS]

1. Sakura 2012 by Junichiro Aoyama

Snapped at Eifukuji Temple at Kyoto, Japan, this flowery Instagram capture is especially… read more

5 Ways Preparing Your Resume is Like Doing Taxes

Josh Tolan is the CEO of Spark Hire, which combines a video job board and online interviewing platform to enrich interaction between job seekers and employers. Connect with him and Spark Hire on Facebook and Twitter.

As we bid adieu to yet another tax deadline, it got me thinking about… read more

Music Festival Tech Changes Drastically Since Woodstock [INFOGRAPHIC]

Concerts have changed a lot since the Woodstock days of the late 1960s. Here’s an infographic that compares how technology is used by fans at music festivals such as the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California compared to the iconic Woodstock festival held in 1969.

Now, concerts incorporate… read more

Happy Earth Day! Celebrate With Google Doodles [PICS]

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Two globes are featured in Google’s first ever Earth Day Doodle.

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10 Apps to Help You Go Green for Earth Day and Beyond

The modern environmental movement began on April 22, 1970, when Gaylord Nelson, a United States Senator from Wisconsin, headed an environmental teach-in with over 20 million participants. This event became known as Earth Day, now in its 42nd year and observed by more than 500 million people in 175 countries.

This… read more

Le vittime “illustri” del patto Facebook-Instagram

Il primo a dare l’addio era stato Jack Dorsey, co-fondatore di Twitter. Una storia lunga la sua. Jack era stato tra i primi investitori di Instagram. Aveva sperato di integrarlo con Twitter. Ha tentato di acquistarlo in più di un’occasione. Se l’è invece lasciato soffiare sotto il naso dal terribile… read more

Wallpaper of the Week 200 by Saad Moosajee

The wallpaper of this week is an image from Saad Moosajee and it is an illustration that is a part of his new series, nature in technicolor. We also are offering wallpapers for the new iPad with Retina Display.

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Norway Massacre Survivor Does Reddit Q&A

Anders Behring Breivik, the shooter behind Norway’s July 2011 massacre, is currently on trial in Oslo criminal court.

Thursday, while Breivik calmly explained how he gunned down and killed 69 people at a political youth camp on the island Utøya, a 17-year-old survivor of the attack held a Reddit Q&A…. read more

Gamechangers: 5 Social Entrepreneurs with Big Ideas

In our social entrepreneurship series, The World at Work, Mashable interviews the faces behind the startups and projects that are working to make a global impact.

By harnessing the power of digital technology, these five companies have offered resources to women in need and used technology to make microfinance more… read more

Robot Red-Light Districts By 2050? [VIDEO]

Robots are slowly taking over many human jobs — even those in the sex industry.

Two researchers from Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand predict that robot prostitutes may be commonplace by 2050. The researchers, futurist Ian Yeoman, and sexologist Michelle Mars, say the robot sex trade could result… read more

Nyan Cat Gets a Soundtrack Album [REVIEW]

Nyan Cat has just gotten its paws on a belated birthday gift: music tailor-made for the 8-bit animated feline.

The Nyan Cat Adventure Soundtrack hit iTunes this week, giving avid fans seven new songs to get their fix of the Pop-Tart-shaped viral sensation. Nyan Cat turned 1 on April 5.

21st… read more

Smartphone Graphics to Soon Surpass Xbox 360? [VIDEO]

Want your phone’s graphics to match those of top gaming systems such as the Xbox 360? Just wait until about 2014 when graphics hardware giant NVIDIA estimates that smartphone graphics might whip those of the popular gaming console.

According to a chart showing yearly graphic performance of console,… read more

Capture – Camera Clip System | Review

Two things I’ll mention first – We are giving away a Capture and a thinkTankPhoto Pro Speed Belt to someone that pops a comment on how they would use Capture below and likes the Capture Facebook page and, we’re also giving dPS readers a special link that *captures* then a $10… read more

William Shatner Takes His Millionth Twitter Follower Out To Dinner [VIDEO]

Following William Shatner on Twitter has its perks, at least if you’re the Star Trek star’s millionth follower.

Troy Pound from South Carolina was the millionth person to follow Captain Kirk, and in return he and his wife were recently treated to a dinner with man himself. Shatner had… read more

Brain Electrodes Could Mean Movement For Spinal Injury Patients [VIDEO]

Imagine moving an object by simply thinking about that action. It’s not telepathy, but a recent development by researchers might give hope to patients with paralysis due to spinal cord injuries.

In a recent issue of Nature magazine, a team of researchers at Chicago’s Northwestern University discovered they could… read more

7 Apps Worth Checking Out [PICS]

Lego Super Hero Movie Maker

Kids and adults will love Lego’s newest iOS app: Lego Super Hero Movie Maker…. read more

Why Mr. Sato Took on the 1,050-Piece Bacon Burger [VIDEO]

A man walks into a Japanese Burger King and orders a bacon burger laden with 1,050 pieces of swine…

No, this isn’t the beginning of a bad joke — it actually happened, and there’s a viral YouTube video to prove it.

In the video (above), we a see a guy sit… read more

Microsoft Research: Bringing Sexy Back

Microsoft: The Garage

This is the famous Microsoft Garage. It actually has two giant garage doors. It’s also a… read more

Cadillac Teases ‘Super Cruise’ Semi-Autonomous Car [VIDEO]

Cadillac took a step closer to the self-driving car, showing off Super Cruise, encompassing way-cool features that edge ever-so-closer to automatic pilot on the highways.

It’s not nearly as advanced as Google’s self-driving vehicle. Cadillac warns that this new semi-autonomous driving tech only works under certain optimal conditions, assisting… read more

How Social Media Gave the UFC a Fighting Chance [INFOGRAPHIC]

The UFC 145 combat contest happens Saturday night — and is one of the mixed martial arts company’s most-hyped fights since it was founded in the early 1990s.

But the company wouldn’t be where it is today without having aggressively adopted social media over the past several years. Platforms such… read more

Fujifilm X-S1 Review

I nearly missed this one. It was only while previewing the glamourous new Fujifilm X-Pro1 that this fixed lens sibling showed its presence. And it was well worth the effort to suss out its talents.

I have to admit to a partiality to maxi zoom cameras … yes, I know they… read more

Best of the Week #219

It’s time for our best news of this week. We have a lot of graphic and web design, a bit of architecture, ads, tech news, awesome reads and other crazy stuff! So take a look at the links we’ve selected for your inspiration and to keep you updated about what’s… read more

The Typographic Illustrations of Marcelo Schultz

Marcelo Schultz is a Brazilian designer and art director with a talent for producing fantastic typographic illustrations. His work typically has a 3D look and feel but is done entirely without the use of 3D tools or applications. In fact, Schultz’s weapon of choice is Photoshop. In this article we… read more

Welcome the New Last.fm App

If you are a fan of Last.fm’s scrobbling service, like me, you’ve probably not been quite satisfied with the official app that has been around for quite some time now. Instead, you might have tried your luck with plugins or third party apps like Bowtie that allow you to scrobble… read more

Parking Panda Helps You Find, Rent & Rent Out Parking Spaces

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 here.

Name: Parking Panda

Quick Pitch: Find, rent or rent out a parking space online.

Genius Idea: Earn money off… read more

Google Execs, James Cameron Plan Space Venture

Google CEO Larry Page and the company’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt have joined forces with Avatar director James Cameron for a space venture that will possibly involve mining asteroids.

The venture, Planetary Resources Inc., plans to “overlay two critical sectors — space exploration and natural resources — to add trillions of… read more

Mobile Advertising: 5 DIY Tips for Small Businesses

Zephrin Lasker is CEO of Pontiflex. Follow the company @Pontiflex.

When it comes to digital advertising, small business owners (SMBs) must wade through a lot of industry jargon. Today, they have to make sense of words like SoLoMo, and tomorrow, they’ll be evaluating marketing options with terms such as InstaLikes.

The… read more

Why ‘#420′ Didn’t Trend on Twitter

If you’re wondering why #420 isn’t lighting up Twitter‘s trending topics on Friday, don’t blame the social media giant. Twitter’s not censoring the hashtag #420. The site just doesn’t recognize numbers as trending terms.

Search Twitter for #4twenty or #Happy420, on the other hand, and you’ll be able to see everyone… read more

Verizon Backing Microsoft In Smartphone War

Verizon is publicly getting behind Microsoft in the smartphone war. During the company’s earnings conference call Thursday Verizon CFO Fran Shammo suggested that the carrier wants to help Windows Phone become more of a contender in the smartphone market.

“It is important that there is a third ecosystem that is… read more

Want to Instagram the Night Sky? Adapter Puts iPhones on Telescopes

When it comes to photographing stars or birds in the distance, most people don’t think of launching their iPhone’s camera app. A new startup is aiming to change that.

The startup, Arcturus Labs, is developing a gadget called Magnifi that attaches an iPhone to just about any lens. It… read more

An End to Wireless ‘Bill Shock’? New Site Points the Way

Just in case wireless companies such as Verizon and Sprint forgot they were supposed to help customers avoid bill shock for going over their monthly plans, the the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) just gave them a big reminder.

The FCC has launched a “Bill Shock” website that keeps consumers up to… read more

How Streaming Video Is Killing the DVD [INFOGRAPHIC]

Will the DVD die off like the LaserDisc and VHS Tape before it?

There’s a compelling case that streaming video is killing its predecessors. This year, it is estimated, there will be 3.4 billion movie views online, compared with 2.4 billion disc views.

Streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime… read more

Instagram Star Users to Document NHL Playoff Game

National media photographers won’t be the only photojournalists packing Madison Square Garden for Saturday’s pivotal NHL playoff game between the New York Rangers and Ottawa Senators. Six popular Instagram photographers is being brought in to document the game with a social media twist.

And there’s a catch — the Instagrammers… read more

Create a website to go with Sidengo

In this day and age, establishing your identity online is becoming almost as important as having a mobile phone. Whether you’re an individual looking to impress potential clients and employers, or a brand that wants to engage its audience on the web, an online profile is a must. Thankfully the… read more

Pinch Your Pennies with Squirrel

Everyone wants to be rich. That’s a great goal to have, but it usually takes a multitude of consistent steps over an extended period of time to actually get there. One half of the equation is to earn more than what you are making right now, and fast. From freelancing… read more

24 Free Mini Icon Sets To Download

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In this roundup we have collected some mini icon sets to download. Enjoy!! If you like these icons you might want to check out our previous posts below.

35 Free Icon Sets

43 Free Social Media Icon Sets

25 of the Best Blogging and Social Media Icon Sets

Micro Icon… read more

15 Amazing App Themes for WordPress

While WordPress is commonly used as a backend for blogs, it can be used for a number of other purposes such as eCommerce and other types of webpages which serve a specific purpose. To build these sites within WordPress, you will need to download a specific theme which fits your… read more

Decoupling HTML From CSS

For years, the Web standards community has talked about the separation of concerns. Separate your CSS from your JavaScript from your HTML. We all do that, right? CSS goes into its own file; JavaScript goes in another; HTML is left by itself, nice and clean.

CSS Zen Garden proved that we… read more

New Rdio: Meet The Latest Version of The Popular Music App

Online streaming, subscription based music delivery services are making an attempt to become the golden ticket solution for music lovers everywhere. Having access to a gigantic library of music is well worth the subscription fee for a lot of people and as the music libraries of these services grow they… read more

Fabulous Phoneography: Gallery of Smartphone Photography

What makes a great photograph? Many believe it’s not just the subject of your picture, but even the composition and the style in which you decide to take your picture. Photography, like many arts, is fairly objective–you may find a picture that you love that your best friend absolutely hates…. read more

Instagram Has ‘Jumped the Shark,’ Says Top Apple Exec [UPDATED]

The $1 billion photo-sharing app Instagram — once named “app of the year” by Apple — has now “jumped the shark,” according to Apple’s marketing chief Phil Schiller.

And not only is Schiller trashing the service (in a brief message to Apple enthusiast Clayton Braasch), he has also deleted… read more

Startup Pays You to Recommend Apps to Friends

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 here.

Name: Buzzdoes

Quick Pitch: Buzzdoes rewards app users who recommend apps to friends.

Genius Idea: A word-of-mouth marketing… read more

5 Hot New Events in Business, Mobile, Social Media and More

From digital advertising conferences to programming hackathons and everything in between, you’ll definitely find a swanky locale to suit your professional and personal interests on Mashable’s new Events Board. Whether you’re an event organizer or an event-goer, our Events Board is an essential resource for helping you build relationships, engage… read more

Kickstarter Project Wants You to Drink 999 Bottles [VIDEO]

Leading a sustainable life is a matter of choice, but it can be hard to visualize what effect your choices are actually making on the world — and prove to others how important sustainability is.

That’s why the new green water bottle 999Bottles is set to launch on Kickstarter,… read more

7 Surprising Facts About Mobile Shoppers

Jinal Shah is a digital strategist at JWT in New York. Before joining JWT, Jinal worked at Advanta, where she created ideablob.com, the very first social network launched by a financial services company.

As we all know, the spike in smartphone adoption is changing the way users interact with their… read more

Waste a Few Hours With This Huge Collection of Photography Links

Another incredible week rolls by and we find the Toad busy hopping all over the internet searching for tutorials, great photography and interesting blogs to share with everyone.  This week’s list presents a serious compilation of the best links he could find from some really incredibly talented photographers and artists. … read more

Why Politicians Should Talk About Technology

Ethan Riegelhaupt is senior vice president for corporate and public affairs at Edelman. Previously, he served as vice president for speech writing and internal communications at The New York Times Company. He was also a senior staff member for New York Gov. Mario M. Cuomo. Follow him at @Ethanriegelhaup.

The… read more

Next iPhone to Be Made of ‘LiquidMetal’, Arrive in October [REPORT]

Apple’s next iPhone will be available in October, according to Gene Munster, analyst for Piper Jaffray. Munster also says the phone will have a redesigned body, and will run on 4G data networks such as LTE.

The analyst predicts the phone will be available in October based on a statement… read more

Microsoft Posts Record Revenue — but Xbox Is Slipping

Microsoft reported record revenues of $17.41 billion for the past quarter, but profits slipped 2.4% from the same period a year earlier, down from $5.23 billion to $5.11 billion.

PC sales were sluggish due to the twin pressures of a hard-disk shortage brought on by flooding in parts of Asia and… read more

Why Dyson Hasn’t Made Its Own Roomba Robot — Yet [VIDEO]

Dyson may have branched out recently into fans and hand dryers, the company’s name is synonymous with vacuum cleaners. On that score, its products are considered some of the most high-tech available.

But there’s one competitor that’s arguably even more advanced: the Roomba.

The little robot vacuum cleaner has gobbled… read more

How 3 Mashable Readers Landed Jobs Via Social Media

At Mashable, we believe that our community is our biggest asset. We love it when you tell us your success stories. Part of our mission is to empower people through social and digital media.

As Alyssa Milano wrote in her TIME 100 article on Pete Cashmore, Mashable “gives voice to… read more

How Social Media Will Change the Olympics [INFOGRAPHIC]

This year’s Olympics are being branded by organizers as the world’s “first social Games,” and it’s not hard to see why. Social media has narrowed the divide between athlete and fan over the past few years, with new and unexpected connections happening every day.

That’s why the International Olympic Committee… read more

Create a Stop-Motion Masterpiece With ‘Lego Super Hero Movie Maker’

Building block giant Lego has released a new iOS app that allows you to create your own stop-motion videos using your iPhone. Called Lego Super Hero Movie Maker, the app lets you bring your blocks to life through a short video and even add tunes to your creation.

Designed to be… read more

Want to Reserve One of Nike’s Hot New Shoes? You’ll Have to Tweet for It

Like Apple, new product releases from Nike generate a lot of hype among fans. Customers will line up in front of a Nike store for days ahead of a midnight shoe release. Sometimes, the police are called in. Such launches can drive a lot of valuable press for Nike —… read more

Airliner’s Close Call Blamed on Pilot’s Texting [VIDEO]

A pilot’s preoccupation with his cellphone caused his crew to forget to lower the landing gear just 500 feet above ground, according to a report issued Thursday by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.

The close call on Jetstar flight JQ57 on May 27, 2010 from Darwin to Singapore began… read more

Viral Video: ‘We’re Not Young’ Parody Teases Getting Older

Sometimes, growing up sucks. “We’re Not Young” — a depressing but funny viral video that turns indie pop band Fun’s “We Are Young” smash hit on its head — captures the conflicts people encounter in their 30s.

Part of Yahoo’s Sketchy comedy series, the parody lampoons 30-year-olds’ drinking problems, married friends,… read more

Win One of 5 Free Copies of Marked

You probably already have a text editor built into your workflow, but what if you want to use Markdown and your editor doesn’t support it? Wouldn’t it be nice to see a live, constantly updating preview of your Markdown files? This is exactly what Marked does, and you’re going to… read more

Google Offering Analytics for Your Email Inbox

Want Google to analyze your email habits? The search engine giant highlighted on its Official Blog on Thursday a program called Google Meter that allows Gmail users to learn more about their inbox, from whether they’re more likely to write long emails to information on how long it takes you… read more

Google Drive Interface Leaked in Employee Presentation [EXCLUSIVE]

Tuesday we heard rumors that Google will soon be launching Google Drive — its own cloud service — and now we have an exclusive screen shot of the Google Drive interface that seems to confirm that rumor.

A Google employee giving a presentation at a university in Brazil Tuesday… read more

Tech Leaders Top Time’s 100 Most Influential People List [VIDEO]

Several tech leaders including Apple CEO Tim Cook and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg landed on Time‘s 100 Most Influential People in the World list, announced Wednesday.

Both Cook and Sandberg have been in the spotlight in the past year. Cook has had a lot thrown at him since he… read more

8 Hot Media Trends You Need to Know

The Modern Media Agency Series is presented by IDG. CDW added humor to its video marketing campaign and it led to one million video views. In an interview last month, Neal Campbell, CDW’s Chief Marketing Officer, explained the program and how it led to the Charles Barkley integrated marketing campaign.

When… read more

Why I Think Siri Is the Future of the Mac

For decades now, voice control over any type of hardware has been the epitome of immersive user interface. From Star Trek to Iron Man, you have seen the benefits of vocal commands used over and over in many forms of science fiction. To date, technology still tries to mimic the… read more

Photo Manipulate a Surreal Coffee Machine Contraption

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50 Awesome Examples of High Dynamic Range (HDR) Photography

I read in a religious book, which was claimed to be written by a prophet of God, that God has hidden minor samples of heaven in this world itself. Well, I have not seen heaven but I feel if it exists, it won’t be too different from some of the… read more

Shave Video: Lightweight Video Editing

Video editing programs are big and bulky and take a lot of resources to run. I regularly use Adobe After Effects and Premiere, but my computer isn’t always happy about that. It doesn’t make sense to use Premiere or After Effects for the little tasks, but I don’t particularly care… read more

Time-Based Task Recommendations with GoalStacker

It’s no secret that we here at AppStorm come across a bunch of new project management apps on a regular basis. There’s so many project management web apps, but then again, there’s so many ways of tackling project management and to-do lists that it’s hard to classify them all together…. read more

Design on the Go: Designer Apps for Android

As smartphones have advanced, and the display and photo capture technologies have improved, many have desired the ability to design and to edit images on their mobile phones. In fact, today hundreds of design applications exist on Google Play (previously known as Android Market). So in order to help you… read more

CSS3 Menu and Navigation Tutorials

All of the CSS3 navigation tutorials we have for you today are all fully functional and could easily be used on a live site. But we do prefer to think of them all as being more experimental and proof-of-concept rather than being a robust end-product (a sprinkle of… read more

Creative Fuel #4: Free Icon Sets, Sass Refactoring, Type Pairing & the WordPress Economy

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Creative Fuel is a periodic collection of design and creativity awesomeness found around the web. Find out about new apps and services, the best freebies, and other significant news from the design community!

Design Freebies: 365psd Icon Sets

365psd has published a whole lot of great free PSDs since… read more

10 Incredibly Useful Plugins for Final Cut Pro & Motion

I was very reluctant to adopt Final Cut X and Motion 5 due to a number of reasons, one of the biggest of which was my favorite plugins working with the new software. I am very happy to say after many months, plugins are now available and coming out strong.

Let’s… read more

App Store Deals This Week

Here’s Mac AppStorm’s picks of the best deals on the App Store for this week, 11 – 18 April (there is also a little surprise waiting at the bottom of the page as well…).

Happy downloading!

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If you’re trying to keep to a diet, or simply wanting to eat less,… read more

The New Google Plus Interface

Surprise, surprise! On 11th April Google+ made a new announcement. Google+ now has more than 170 million users!

This is not the only reason why you should consider using Google+ for your freelancing business. Another very important reason is that Google+ profiles and pages can make an impact on the… read more

Battery Health: For a Longer Battery Life

If you travel a lot or have a job that keeps you working in different places throughout the day, a decisive factor when you purchased your computer might have been the battery life. MacBooks generally have pretty good battery run time, but in order to keep it functional for as… read more

Duolingo: Language Learning Made Into an Interactive Translation Game

Learning a new language can be one of the most difficult tasks you could undertake, but it’s also one of the more rewarding educational experiences possible. You’ll have to relearn that you think to really be able to speak a language fluently, but then, you’ll get to open your horizons… read more

Designing With Audio: What Is Sound Good For?

Our world is getting louder. Consider all the beeps and bops from your smartphone that alert you that something is happening, and all the feedback from your appliances when your toast is ready or your oven is heated, and when Siri responds to a question you’ve posed. Today our technology… read more

Stay Current, Blog Early, and Grow Popular

Irrespective of what niche you write in, there are major industry events that you need to be aware of. Reading about them is a terrific way to get ideas for new topics.

In addition, when you are well informed about your niche, you will be able to generate new… read more

Worksy: smart business tools for creatives and their customers

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The team behind Worksy has been hard at work on their product for a couple of years now, but it was only recently that it was ready to go into public beta. The Next Web covered the end of Worksy’s stealth mode at the end of March.

Worksy… read more

Massimo And Lella Vignelli: Designs That Will Outlive Mankind

There are two major things that had to be overcome in writing this spotlight on Massimo and Lella Vingnelli: One was how to approach the subjects in a different way as they’ve had so much written about them. Two, as with writing about other designers who are still living, one… read more

40 New Dribbble Freebies Published in 2012

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The community of designers over at Dribbble are always happy to release new freebies to the public. It’s such a populated network that it can be frustrating to browse through all the newest shots looking for hidden gems. Thankfully I keep up with all the latest… read more

12 Free Tumblr Themes to Class Up Your Blog

1. Watercolor

Splash some color over your header with this modern design. The hint of paper texture will do… read more

Can Twitter Tell Us What We’re Feeling? [VIDEO]

Twitter’s 140 character limit can be perfect for sending out short bursts of information, but is it also perfect for helping us gauge the public mood?

Researchers at the University of Bristol in the U.K. conducted a study to test this hypothesis. From July 2009 to January 2012, they analyzed… read more

Lover.ly Makes Wedding Planning Simple

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 here.

Name: Lover.ly

Quick Pitch: Wedding planning made easy

Genius Idea: Lover.ly partners with bridal blogs and other editorial content… read more

Appcelerator’s Developer Platform: Now with Cloud-Based Tools

Mobile platform company Appcelerator launched the latest version of its popular Titanium platform Tuesday, with cloud-based tools to help developers build more dynamic apps for Android and iPhone devices.

Titanium 2.0, which includes support for HTML5 mobile web apps, aims to help brands create apps quickly and efficiently for their businesses…. read more

How to Stay Focused in a World of Distractions

Soren Gordhamer is the organizer of the Wisdom 2.0 Conferences, which bring together staff from Google, Facebook, Twitter and Zynga along with Zen teachers and others to explore living with awareness and wisdom in our modern age. You can follow him at @SorenG.

In our connected world, it is easy to… read more

Tell Twitter or Facebook Why You Love Books, Get an All-Star MP3 [VIDEO]

Pinocchio, Madeline, the Three Blind Mice, Little Red Riding Hood and a dozen other beloved storybook characters star in Reading Is Fundamental’s (RIF) latest PSA, which the organization released online Tuesday to kick off its “Book People Unite” campaign.

RIF is calling all story lovers to declare themselves “book people”… read more

Women: Calculate How to Achieve Your Target Salary Online

April 17 is Equal Pay Day — and for women in the workforce, it’s a stark reminder of the glass ceiling that still prevails in most industries. Full-time working women earned only 77% of what their male counterparts did in 2010.

That’s why the women of the Levo League, an online… read more

21% of Brad and Angelina Tweets Asked: Weren’t They Already Married?

Wedding bells are on the horizon for Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, after a seven-year relationship. But if you thought the Hollywood power couple were married already, you weren’t alone.

Some 21% of people who tweeted about the couple’s engagement after it was announced on Friday thought the duo were already… read more

Verizon’s 4G LTE Network Coming To 27 New Markets This Week

America’s largest 4G network is getting a little larger this Thursday. Verizon has announced it will bring its 4G LTE network into 27 new markets this week, and will be expanding the service in 44 of its existing markets.

The expansion makes Verizon’s 4G LTE network available in a total of… read more

Is Twitter Trying to End the Tech Patent War?

Twitter announced an internal patent agreement on Tuesday that it says will empower designers and engineers — as well as hopefully begin a movement to quell the tech world’s rash of patent infringement lawsuits.

Publicly revealed in a blog post and dubbed the Innovator’s Patent Agreement (IPA), the policy pledges… read more

Hide Your Wi-Fi From Prying Eyes (and Google Cars)

In case you had any doubt, the recent flap over Google’s Street View cars has made it clear that private data transmitted over Wi-Fi can quickly become not-so-private.

The good news is that there are ways to easily protect yourself, without going back to wired connections.

The easiest and most direct… read more

Google Bike Isn’t What You’d Expect

The New GBike

Here’s the design of the new Google bike for the company’s Mountain View, California campus, which… read more

Chicago Police Use Social Media to Find Food Trucks Breaking The Law [VIDEO]

Chicago police are monitoring food trucks on social media, and it’s not because they want a juicy burger.

Instead, police are asking the trucks to pack it up and are issuing citations if they don’t, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. In the Windy City, by law, food trucks are… read more

Finally, a Rap Song About Being 24 and Awkward [VIDEO]

When a young man in a purple button-down shirt and khakis creates a rap song to tell you what it’s like to be 24 years old, gosh darnit, you listen.

In my case, you relate. As a 24-year-old myself, I can testify that, I too shop at Trader Joe’s because… read more

Facebook Meets Instagram: What It Means for Your Brand

Joshua Teixeira heads up the strategy discipline at Big Spaceship, helping shape engagements for active projects and prospective clients alike. Recent projects include work with clients like Crayola, Chobani, Google, Wrigley, General Electric, Urban Daddy, and Gilt Groupe.

When it comes to Facebook’s $1 billion acquisition of Instagram, details are still… read more

Prototype Apple Macintosh Computer Selling for $100,000 on eBay [PICS]

Prototype Apple Macintosh 128

What just might be the oldest Mac computer in the world is up for bids… read more

Weekly Poll: How Do You Organize Your Photos?

How do you organize and view your photos?

Lately the world of Mac software has seen quite the surge in photo editing apps, many of which are banking on the retro photo craze that helped fuel Instagram to a huge user base and billion dollar sale. This increase in the… read more