Whatever Happened to Ringtones? [INFOGRAPHIC]

When was the last time you downloaded a ringtone? 2008? For many of us, downloading our favorite pop song du jour feels as dated as choosing a buddy icon our AIM profile. However, somewhere, people still download ringtones. The mobile call alerts still make up one-third of the online music… read more

Hubble Telescope Reveals ‘Snow Angel’ in Space [VIDEO]

NASA and ESA’s Hubble Telescope has sent home stunning pictures from the region S106 where a young star is forming. Astronomers say the images are colorful, but reflect a violent scene in outer space.

Watch the video above to see the “snow… read more

Understanding Zynga: A Post-IPO FAQ

Zynga started trading under the symbol ZNGA this morning. Although early results show a slight dip in the $10 share asking price, Zynga remains one of the most promising IPOs in the tech sector.

At Mashable, we’ve actively covered Zynga for the past several years. We decided to breakdown the company,… read more

Zynga Stock Price Dips After Nasdaq Debut

Zynga‘s long-awaited IPO finally occurred Friday morning, but the stock looked a bit wobbly out of the gate, dipping below its $10 asking price at one point.

Upon its Nasdaq review, Zynga (ticker symbol: ZNGA) was trading at $11, but then fell to around $9.50 before hitting $10 at press time…. read more

Bing Now Ties With Yahoo as Number Two Search Engine in America

Microsoft’s Bing is slowly eclipsing Yahoo as the number two search engine in the U.S., according to the most recent statistics from comScore. Both sites now have about 15% of the market, although that’s just a 0.2% rise from last month for Bing.

Of course, Bing (15%) and Yahoo (15.1%) take… read more

Why Your Business Needs a Mobile Website Right Now

The Digital Marketing Series is supported by HubSpot, an inbound marketing software company based in Cambridge, MA, that makes a full platform of marketing software, including lead generation tools.

First, the good news: If you have a website, then you have a site that can be accessed by any mobile device… read more

It’s the Last Day to Vote in the Mashable Awards

Today marks the last day of the voting period for the 2011 Mashable Awards.

Both Mashable and the Mashable community have come a long way since this year’s nominations.  We received hundreds of thousands of nominations and narrowed them down to the top seven finalists in all 28 categories.

This year is… read more

Best Of 2011: 40 Detailed Photoshop Icon Design Tutorials

Icons are an imperative fraction of web design. In a lot of cases you can pay money for icons or download free ones, however every now and then you may require generating custom icons to acquire exactly what you want. Luckily, there are loads of tutorials out there that get… read more

Getting Your Videos Off the Ground With Vimeo

Videocasts can be a fun addition to any website, giving people a glimpse of what you’re like in front of the camera and promoting some face-to-eyes interaction. There are many different services to host your videos with, but today I’m going to show you how to get started with just… read more

How to Create a Stinking Zombie Flesh-Eater in Illustrator

A few times a each month we revisit some of our reader’s favorite posts from throughout the history of Vectortuts+. This tutorial by Nik Holmes was first published on June 19th 2009.

In this tutorial, I will show you how to create a cartoon zombie in Illustrator. Starting by creating… read more

The Comprehensive Guide of a Guest Post Writer

Few days ago I read an interesting article that presented in detail the total income of a freelance writer and the figures make me think twice about the actual job I have. Yes, working a lot in addition to a smart strategy of gaining more clients could bring a serious… read more

10 Rules to Follow for Popups and Modal Windows

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Skillfully used popups or unclicked modal windows are among the best ways to attract newsletter subscribers, to sell affiliate products, and to generally get your message noticed. The problem with them is that they are at times far too obtrusive and users do hate it… read more

Chocolat: The New Mac Text Editor on the Block

The Mac text editor market is rapidly heating up. Hot off the heels of an awesome Espresso update, we’re all anxiously awaiting the arrival of the next Coda, Textmate and even a new Mac-friendly Sublime Text. With such important and revered players each on the verge of their next great… read more

40 Excellent Free Windows 8 Wallpapers

40 Excellent Free Windows 8 Wallpapers

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Students Turn Classroom Notes Into Cash With Social Site NoteWagon

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: NoteWagon

Quick Pitch: NoteWagon is a peer-to-peer network that turns student notes taken into cash.

Genius Idea:… read more

Some Cool Links for Photography Addicts

Another fabulous week in the world of photography passes us by, and Toad Hollow Photography has been busy compiling this weeks list of tutorials, photography and interesting blogs to share with everyone.  This comprehensive list contains some truly wonderful works by some talented artists and photographers, and the Toad hopes… read more

AP Stylebook’s New Tool Automatically Edits Your Writing

The Associated Press unleashed software Thursday that proofreads content using AP Stylebook’s guidelines on spelling, language, punctuation, usage and journalistic style.

The new plug-in software — AP StyleGuard — works in Microsoft Word and will come in handy for writers and editors who produce and publish news articles and press releases…. read more

Why Facebook Uses MySQL for Timeline

A little-known fact about Facebook Timeline: It relies on MySQL, a database-management system that was originally designed to be used in small-scale applications on just one or a few machines — a far cry from the 800+ million users of the world’s largest social network. What gives?

In this report from… read more

Fresh Featured Artist: Coren Macniven

Fresh Featured Artist: Coren Macniven

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Mozilla Firefox Challenge Pits 12 Celebs in Battle of the Most Charitable

Mozilla is hoping people see the socially-minded side of its popular Firefox web browser with a new celebrity-fueled charity campaign called the Mozilla Firefox Challenge.

The Challenge, hosted on the Crowdrise fundraising platform, pits 12 celebrities in a race to see who can raise the most money for their cause. Users… read more

Win a Copy of PopClip: 10 Licenses Up for Grabs!

Earlier this month we posted a review of PopClip, an awesome little app that brings iOS style copy copying and pasting to the Mac. It’s simple, attractive and you’ll love using it.

We’re super excited to announce that we have 10 PopClip codes to give away!

Gradient for Mac

Tweet to Enter

Entering… read more

Consumers Not Turning to Social Media Sites for Local Business Info [STUDY]

People who look for information about local restaurants and businesses are turning to the Internet but not social media sites, according to a new study.

The Pew Internet and American Life Project found that the Internet far outpaces other sources for local business information, followed by newspapers and word of mouth…. read more

Zynga to Raise $1 Billion in IPO [REPORT]

Zynga is offering 100 million shares to the public at $10 each for a potential $1 billion IPO, according to a report.

Bloomberg is currently reporting the figure, but hasn’t elaborated further. Zynga reps could not be reached for comment. Other outlets, including The Wall Street Journal also reported that… read more

How Mark Cuban Helps JungleCents Win at Daily Deals

Mark Cuban wins at many things, especially business and professional basketball. Now the owner of the Dallas Mavericks and film distributor Magnolia Pictures thinks JungleCents — the online deals site he’s invested in — will also be a hit.

Cuban’s involvement with JungleCents reflects the advantages that startups can find… read more

Can You Teach Entrepreneurship? [VIDEO]

Can you teach entrepreneurship? Bestselling author Eric Ries thinks so. He also thinks that entrepreneurship must be taught to more people if the American economy is to successfully pivot to a post-manufacturing world. According to Ries, we’ve gotten so… read more

Dwolla Loans Users $500 to Make Instant Payments Through Facebook and Twitter

Online payment startup Dwolla has attracted more than 70,000 users with money transfers that are both less expensive and, it says, safer than traditional credit cards. Now, it’s further challenging the plastic in your wallet by allowing you to make such transactions instantly — and on credit.

Dwolla users make payments… read more

How the World Googled in 2011

Following the release of Yahoo’s most-searched list, Google has released its annual Zeitgeist report, revealing the most popular search terms of 2011 by region and worldwide.

The search giant analyzed billions of searches performed in 2011 and compared them with searches from 2010 to identify emerging trends. YouTube sensation Rebecca Black… read more

What It Takes to Be a Successful Social Good Entrepreneur

The Commerce With a Conscience Series is supported by Fedex. FedEx does more than shipping. They offer solutions like transporting heart valves to those in need and helping entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life. See how.

So, you want to create social change by starting something new — that’s quite a… read more

Grand Theft Auto III Is Worth Your Mobile Dollar [REVIEW]

Grand Theft Auto III: 10th Anniversary Edition

Liberty City is your sandbox for destruction. Make sure you read our… read more

Ron Howard Film to Make World Premiere on YouTube

It only makes sense that the new short film by two-time Academy Award winner Ron Howard and his daughter Bryce Dallas Howard would make its world premiere on YouTube. After all, the very concept of the film is user-generated.

The film when you find me will debut to the public… read more

Threadless Co-Founder Jake Nickell Answers Your Questions [LIVE CHAT]

Jake Nickell is Threadless’s young and fearless entrepreneurial leader. Jake has a passion for learning new things, from how to get t-shirts made to figuring out how to design and program an ecommerce website. Currently, he’s focused on running the worldwide, hugely successful business that Threadless has become…. read more

Six CSS Layout Features To Look Forward To

A few concerns keep bobbing up now and then for Web developers, one of which relates to how to lay out a given design. Developers have made numerous attempts to do so with existing solutions. Several articles have been written on finding the holy grail of CSS layouts, but to… read more

Get the Most Out of Your Bookmarks With Kippt

We’re coming to the end of a wonderful year and I’ve realized that I’ve read far more content online this year than any other. That being said, I’ve also accumulated long lists of articles that I haven’t gotten around to reading and I attribute this to two factors: constant distractions… read more

Timely Tax Deduction Tips for Freelancers

The year is winding down and once the holidays are over, tax season is upon us. As a freelancer, there are certain things you should be thinking about before 2011 is over to set yourself up for some tax benefits in 2012.

We’ll delve into a couple of timely tips,… read more

Nokia and T-Mobile Are Bringing the Lumia 710 to the U.S.

Nokia is partnering with T-Mobile to bring its entry-level Lumia 710 Windows Phone to the United States this January.

The Lumia 710, which shouldn’t be confused with the more eye-turning, high-end Lumia 800, will be available from T-Mobile on Jan. 11, 2012. Like the Samsung Focus Flash (which is available on… read more

LinkedIn Rolls Out Polling for Groups

Aiming to spur more conversation among its one million Groups, LinkedIn on Wednesday announced Polls, a new feature that’s designed to get a quick read on an issue.

Ian McCarthy, principal product manager at LinkedIn, wrote via the LinkedIn Blog that the feature came about after Group Moderators shared that they… read more

Barbara Walters Names Steve Jobs Most Fascinating Person of 2011

“It’s hard to imagine there ever being anyone quite like him again,” said Barbara Walters as she named Steve Jobs the most fascinating person of 2011. It was the first time she’s ever given such an honor to a person who is not alive.

Here’s the entire list:

Steve Jobs
Herman… read more

Earth 2.0 Is Out There. What Tech Will We Take?

Outer space seems a lot closer this month. Have you noticed?

December has seen a sudden flurry of starbound studies and new technology — from the NASA comet-wrangling harpoon to the space plane-rocket hybrid funded by a Microsoft co-founder, which cleverly marries designs from the world’s top private space companies…. read more

Pet Lizard Plays Game on Smartphone [VIDEO]

Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks.

A pet owner recently discovered a way to let his lizard interact with a smartphone. Using an HTC Android device, his bearded dragon amusingly tries to eat non-edible virtual bugs residing in a mobile game called… read more

Michael Bublé Comes to CityVille

Michael Bublé is coming to CityVille. The Grammy-winning artist — whose album Christmas is currently number one on the Billboard 200 — will be making a (digital) appearance in Zynga’s hit Facebook game.

Bublé joins a growing list of entertainers and brands that have integrated with various Zynga properties. This particular… read more

5 Major Trends That Changed Digital Entertainment in 2011

As 2011 comes to a close, it’s time to look back and reflect on some of the major events, changes and trends across various industries. Social and digital media are having a profound impact on how media entertainment content is created, consumed and distributed.

Music, television, movies and casual games are… read more

The Smashing Deals Countdown For Christmas

Christmas is near and the spirits are rising but why not speed it all up a bit? To make the days prior to Christmas much more exciting, we’ll provide you with something to look forward to each day for the next ten days. This year, we’d love to help you… read more

Only 3 Days Left to Vote in the Mashable Awards

The voting period for the 2011 Mashable Awards, a celebration of the most outstanding digital presences and projects, is quickly drawing to a close. You only have three days left to vote for your favorites of the web!

This marks the fifth consecutive year we’ve been celebrating the best of the… read more

Prioritizing Discussion: Why Community Is as Critical as Content

Fred Wilson wrote earlier this year, “Modern community building isn’t easy, but if there is one thing the Internet has taught me over the past 15 years, large engaged communities are incredible powerful things, both commercially and socially. Building them is important and ultimately very valuable work.”

He was referring in… read more

How Social Media Prompts Holiday Purchases [INFOGRAPHIC]

Have you ever gone on Facebook to bounce a few gift ideas off your friends before browsing to Amazon or another site to actually make those purchases?

Me neither, but apparently we’re in the minority this holiday season. Mr. Youth, a word-of-mouth marketing firm recently acquired by LBI, polled about 4,500… read more

7 Tips for Traveling Bloggers

Alexis Grant is a journalist, newbie entrepreneur and author of the eguide How to Take a Career Break to Travel. She tweets @alexisgrant.

Working remotely, on your own schedule, from wherever you want, can be a pretty sweet gig. But once you’ve nailed down an income that allows you to travel,… read more

Gmail for iPhone, iPad Adds Option to Doodle

Gmail updated its iOS app on Wednesday, adding standard features such as custom signature support and nested tabs along with one feature — an option to add doodles to emails — that’s right out of left field.

When users access the “scribble” feature while composing a message, the app pulls… read more

NASA Plans to Wrangle Comets With New Harpoon [VIDEO]

NASA is testing a new harpoon to collect surface samples off asteroids and comets that were once unreachable.

“The best way to grab a sample of a rotating comet that is racing through the inner solar system at up to 150,000… read more

SkyDrive for iPhone: A Poor Man’s Dropbox? [HANDS ON]

At the end of a huge year for cloud computing, Microsoft just launched a SkyDrive app for iPhone and Windows Phone.

SkyDrive, which has been active since 2007, is Microsoft’s cloud service, letting users access documents over a network from anywhere — and now, from a lot more devices.

We took… read more

Louis CK Makes $200,000 Profit in Four Days With Online Video

Comedian Louis Szekely, better known as Louis C.K., is profiting handsomely from a $5 video of his latest standup routine, which he produced and distributed himself.

Instead of partnering with a studio, C.K. hired a team with six cameras to tape two of his performances at the Beacon Theater in Manhattan…. read more

Google Giving Targets Education, Tech and Anti-Slavery

Google‘s charitable branch, Google.org, released a list Wednesday of its 2011 non-profit grant recipients, who received a combined $40 million. The list highlights the search giant’s work promoting STEM and girls’ education, empowering through technology, and fighting slavery and human trafficking.

The above video highlights the company’s work in those four… read more

LowePro Pro Roller Attaché X-50 Review

Introduction

The LowPro Pro Roller x-50 Attaché is something different in a market of photo bags. It attempts to be a hybrid, mixing camera bag with clothes bag. Personally I have been searching for a bag that can handle a subset of all my photo gear and clothes for a weekend… read more

Demi Moore: Changing @MrsKutcher Twitter Name Isn’t ‘Top Priority’

Almost a month after publicly announcing she’s divorcing Ashton Kutcher, actress Demi Moore has acknowledged the split for the first time on Twitter, saying changing her @MrsKutcher name to something else “isn’t a top priority.”

Moore used all of the available 140 characters Wednesday morning to address the question that’s been… read more

App Review: Gradient by Jumpzero

Today I wanna share a review about an app I tried a couple days ago and I truly enjoyed it. It’s the Gradient App from Jumpzero, the app is the opportunity to create gradients for web browsers. It’s a really good app for the web designers and also for designers… read more

Big Collection of Free WordPress Themes with Premium Quality

Today we present you a big collection of FREE WordPress themes with premium quality to beautify your self-hosted WordPress blogs. Click on the picture to head to the info, demo and download page.

Personal Blog Themes

Ari by Elma Studio

BonPress by WPZOOM

ecoBlog by iDesignEco

Skeptical by WooThemes

Side Blog by Press75

iTheme2… read more

Quick Tip: How to Use the Transform Panel as a Calculator with Adobe Illustrator

I bet that you’ve been working in Adobe Illustrator and had to use a calculator for mathematically aligning elements and designs. Forget that,
with this Quick Tip you will learn how to use the Transform Panel as a calculator. This is a handy tip if you need to scale, position… read more

Excellent Tips for Branding Your Blog

Branding is an important factor behind the success of all business. Whether you are selling a pen or a car, brand names work everywhere. People still prefer buying a Pelikan and a Toyota. This is because these names have grown up as big brands and people have started relating to… read more

50 Useful and Free Seamless Pattern Sets

Employing seamless patterns are an extraordinary way to give your design some additional depth and personality. Either by delicately highlighting important areas or for producing a background that will elevate your layout design to top notch status.

In this post you will unearth all types of assorted patterns; for example fabrics,… read more

Interarchy: The Simpler Way to FTP

Just like email, the file transfer protocol (FTP) has been around for a long time, making it indispensable for those dabbling with web servers. Now that the entire World is swearing by the cloud, the significance of FTP has gone up exponentially. Tons of FTP clients – free, open source and premium… read more

Ask the Mac.AppStorm Editor #15

It’s time for another “Ask the Editor” post. A big thank you to everyone who sent in their questions, it’s always a pleasure to help out the awesome community of Mac users.

Today I’ll be offering some advice about providing remote tech support to your friends and syncing your contacts across… read more

Turn Your Great Ideas Into Extraordinary Projects With Rock the Post

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: Rock the Post

Quick Pitch: Rock the Post is a free business social networking site.

Genius Idea: Serves… read more

Frosty Christmas HD Wallpapers for Windows 8

Frosty Christmas HD Wallpapers for Windows 8

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Star Friends: George Takei Brings Peace to Sci-Fi Geek Feud [VIDEO]

Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks.

George Takei just wants some peace. The actor, famous for his role as Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek, wants to put an end to the YouTube wars between fans of his franchise and fans of Star… read more

FCC Mutes Loud TV Ads

Those insanely loud TV commercials that disrupt viewing will soon be a thing of the past. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted a new rule that will limit the broadcast volume of television ads.

The rule is an implementation of 2010′s Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (the CALM Act), which… read more

Hands-on with Sony’s PlayStation Vita: Can It Win the Portable Gaming Crown?

Curious about the PlayStation Vita handheld console? You can now try one out for yourself.

Mashable stopped by Sony’s Vita Hill Social Club — a pop-up store Sony has opened temporarily to show off the Vita to curious consumers — to play major games like Uncharted: Golden Abyss and FIFA Soccer.

The… read more

Badoo Unveils Features to Help Shy Users Flirt

In a bid to lure in more users in the United States, multilingual social network Badoo has rolled out two “U.S.-friendly” features that aim to help users charm strangers online.

The London-based company, which has 130 million users in 180 countries and has recently made a push into U.S. borders, touts… read more

No Calls in Cars, Even Hands-Free: NTSB Wants U.S.-Wide Cellphone Ban

If the National Transportation Safety Board has its way, cellphone use of all kinds behind the wheel — from texting down to talking hands-free with a headset — will be illegal in all 50 of these United States.

That was the ruling the NTSB issued Tuesday, in what chairman Deborah… read more

Are Young People ‘Fed Up’ With the iPhone? [POLL]

With the release of the iPhone 4S, Apple is selling iPhones hand over fist, but are many of those buyers merely settling for something because they don’t see a better alternative? That appears to be the theory from one Nokia executive, who said young people are “fed up” with the… read more

Weekly Poll: Do You Still Download Apps from the Web?

Do You Still Download Apps from the Web?

Earlier today we published an article containing over thirty great apps that you won’t find in the Mac App Store. This impressive selection of must-have software proves that despite the App Store’s wild success (100 million downloads), there are in fact… read more

Mobile Gadgets Top the List of 2012 Corporate Security Threats [VIDEO]

A recent study suggests mobile devices pose the biggest risk to media companies, especially those companies that allow employees to “bring their own phone.”

The study, conducted by Deloitte, found that 34% of tech, media and telecom companies surveyed believe mobile devices… read more

Why the Higgs Boson Announcement Matters

Some of the brightest scientists in the world announced Tuesday that they’d come close to actually discovering a new particle: the Higgs boson. Unfortunately, for a large part of the world, the question of why it’s important is far from being answered.

In the world of business, even high-tech business, this… read more

With 5% Discount, Amazon Triples Use of Controversial App

Amazon has been offering shoppers a 5% discount (up to $15 for three items) for looking up an item using its Price Check App and making a purchase through the online retailer.

The promotion, which ran Saturday, was a success in… read more

10 Reasons to Turn off Your Autofocus

A Guest Post by Alistair Scott.

When I started using a camera autofocus was something out of science fiction. I mean … it would never work in real life, would it? Apart from anything else, how could it know what you wanted to focus on?

Now fiction has become fact, and pretty… read more

‘Fear Factor’ Dominates Social TV Conversation [STATS]

Fear Factor is back! Five years after being booted off the air, NBC’s gross-out stunt show returned to TV Monday night and dominated the social TV conversation.

Viewers generated more than 403,000 comments across social media websites during the two-hour premiere, according to data from Bluefin Labs. The reality show attracted… read more

The 2012 Vimeo Festival Plus Awards: Now Open for Submissions

Video sharing site Vimeo has opened up submissions for its second Vimeo Festival + Awards — and it’s adding new categories, new judges and new prizes.

Part awards ceremony and part film festival, the Vimeo Festival + Awards is designed to celebrate the best in original online video. This year, Vimeo… read more

WordPress 3.3 Update Refines Features, Interface

Self-hosted WordPress users, get your update engines running: WordPress 3.3 is now available.

The culmination of five months of hard work, WordPress 3.3 offers a number of new updates and tweaked features.

The first of these is a redesigned dashboard, which features menus and toolbars that are more cohesive and easier to… read more

Dance to the Hottest Mashups at MashBash 2012 in Las Vegas

We’re pleased to announce that San Francisco-based DJ duo A Plus D — a.k.a. Adrian and Mysterious D — will be spinning their world famous mashups at MashBash! No, we’re not talking about your typical mashups, this time it’s all about mashing up musical genres. Think Lady Gaga + Bob… read more

The 10 Most Overused LinkedIn Profile Buzzwords of 2011

Do you describe yourself as professionally creative and motivated? Then a new list from LinkedIn suggests another descriptor for you too: Unimaginative.

LinkedIn has analyzed the 135 million accounts on its network to reveal the top 10 most-overused buzzwords that people use on their professional profiles.

“Maybe during the last year… read more

U.S. Shoppers Have Spent Nearly $25 Billion Online This Holiday Season [VIDEO]

U.S. shoppers have already spent close to $25 billion online this holiday season, marking a 15% increase in ecommerce since last year, comScore says. Cyber Monday had its biggest year ever, with $1.2 billion spent online.

“These highlights represent another very… read more

NoiseControl 1

Fast and Effective Noise-Removal Plug-In

NoiseControl 1 is a plug-in for Photoshop and compatible programs (both Mac and Windows) that’s remarkably effective at reducing image noise while keeping edge details and natural grain. It can also sharpen a noisy image without increasing noise, and even add simulated film grain to… read more

15 Awesome Christmas Gifts for Digital Illustrators and Designers

As we count down the days until Christmas, it’s time to make our lists and check them twice. Today we have an awesome gift guide full of hand picked goodies for illustrators and designers. Make sure to link this post on Twitter, Facebook and G+ – you never know –… read more

40 Fresh And Creative Print Ads

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In this post we are featuring some fresh and creative print advertisements to inspire you. Enjoy!! If you like these advertisements you might also want to check out our previous posts below.

30 Hilarious Print Advertisements

30 Creative Print Advertisements

WWF Desertification: Elephant

Aruba: Flippers

Top Gear Magazine: Ice-Cream<br… read more

The Messy Art Of UX Sketching

I hear a lot of people talking about the importance of sketching when designing or problem-solving, yet it seems that very few people actually sketch. As a UX professional, I sketch every day. I often take over entire walls in our office and cover them with sketches, mapping out everything… read more

Vote for the 2nd Round of Our Disqus Pro Giveaway!

Last week, we featured a review of Disqus Pro’s new features, and launched a giveaway with 2 free Disqus Pro accounts for our readers. Disqus Pro has many features that can enhance your site’s community spirit and increase your feedback on articles. We got a number of great entries for… read more

40 Fantastic Movie Related Websites

The internet is a popular place for movie fans. It’s a place where you can read the latest reviews, watch trailers of upcoming films and argue plotlines with other film buffs. Big movie studios are vastly aware of how important the internet is to marketing their new films, and as… read more

30 More Great Apps You Won’t Find on the App Store

Apple recently announced that the Mac App Store has led to over 100 million app downloads, cementing it as the indisputable one stop shop for just about everything Mac users need or want. Today I want to place emphasis on the “just about” part, because despite these impressive numbers, there… read more

Web Design Trends in 2012

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It’s that time of year again, where we look into our crystal ball to see what will be the hot trends in web design for the upcoming year. It’s no secret that trends come and go, with some hanging around longer than they should. (Yes, splash… read more

ToutApp Brings Sanity To Repetitive Outgoing Emails

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: ToutApp

Quick Pitch: ToutApp lets you template and track your emails.

Genius Idea: Improving email rather than trying… read more

NBA Fan’s Twitter Stunt Lands Him Job With Team

On Friday, Mashable brought you the story of two NBA fans who took it upon themselves to help out their favorite team on Twitter, only to receive a legally threatening email. By the end of the day, though, the fans had traded in the Twitter accounts they created for box… read more

The 10 Best Mac Apps of 2011

The Mac App Store launched at the beginning of 2011 and has already surpassed 100 million downloads. The Mac App Store isn’t the only place for users to get Mac apps — and not all apps (or publishers) are in the Mac App Store — but the uptake amongst developers… read more

Groupon to Offer Two Tickets Around the World in $10,000 Deal

Groupon is offering an unforgettable deal Tuesday — that is, if you can really call something with a $20,000 price tag a deal.

You can purchase Epic Deal: Jet Set Adventure, consisting of a pair of tickets around the world, through Groupon’s Epic Deals program. For $10,000 you get two economy… read more

How to Watch the Higgs Boson Announcement Live

Tomorrow the European Organization for Nuclear Research, more commonly known as CERN, will reveal something about the Higgs boson. Back-to-back public seminars are scheduled for 2 p.m. Zurich time (8 a.m. Eastern) on Wednesday, Dec. 13, each from one of the main ongoing experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC),… read more

How to Make a Monkey: Meet the CGI Wizard Who Brought ‘Apes’ to Life

It’s easy to lose yourself in the digital jungles of Avatar, the widescreen landscapes of The Adventures of Tintin or the uncannily human eyes of Caesar, star of Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

It’s also easy to forget that all this wizardry had to be created from scratch… read more

Microsoft Brings iPad Support to OneNote

Microsoft just updated its OneNote iOS app to support the iPad. The new version, OneNote 1.3, works on any device running iOS 4.3 or later, including the iPad and iPad 2.

Far from being just adding device support, the iPad version of OneNote makes full use of the tablet’s larger screen,… read more

How to Craft a Smart Startup Exit Strategy

Jason Lemkin is vice president of web business services at Adobe and former CEO of EchoSign. His operational experience spans the business development, sales, legal, human resource and finance fields, and he is an acknowledged expert in the field of electronic signature and electronic contracting.

Entrepreneurs often speak of their startups… read more

Rounded Corner Business Cards Giveaway From Next Day Flyers

Next Day Flyers is running a contest, where 500 pcs of Rounded Corner Business Cards for 5 winners are givingaway. Well, you guys know who are Next Day Flyers? Let’s say it once again for n00bs.

Next Day Flyers is an online printing services company that delivers top-quality printed marketing materials with… read more

Google Street View Becomes ‘Google Shoot View’ in Unsettling Mashup [VIDEO]

Here’s a rather uncomfortable use of the Google Maps API. Advertising agency Pool Worldwide blended Google Street View and a fake assault rifle to create “Google Shoot View.”

Users can tour the world firing away in a first-person-style shooter, a… read more

Track Your Gift, Without Ruining the Surprise

Exchanging package tracking information is the gift equivalent of a buzz kill. But Slice, an online purchase manager startup, launched a new feature on Monday that warns recipients to expect a delivery while preserving the fun of gift giving.

“Track With Friends” sends a gift-wrapped virtual box to the recipient’s email… read more

Charlie Sheen Accidentally Tweets Phone Number to 5 Million Followers

Charlie Sheen accidentally tweeted his phone number to his more than 5 million Twitter followers while attempting to send a direct message to Justin Bieber.

Sheen — who first joined Twitter earlier this year — was eating dinner at elite French restaurant Guy Savoy in Las Vegas last week when he… read more

OneUp Turns Live Football Into a Game of Play-Making Bingo

For many, watching a sporting event in person or on TV is an all-consuming experience — coaching decisions spark heated debate, scores force spasmodic bellows or groans, and the external world dims out of focus. So will fans be willing to add another social layer to the sports they love?… read more