1. Don Draper
The creative director for the Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce (SCDP) advertising agency attends events like SXSW,… read more
Interested in joining Mashable‘s growing sales team? We’re expanding and we have an opening for our first ever Director of Sales Development.
As the Director of Sales Development, you will be part of a growing Mashable team focused on the development of innovative sales and marketing solutions that will drive revenue… read more
South by Southwest can be a stimulus overload. With so much to see and do crammed into such a short period of time, it’s easy to forget to stop and take in the smaller details.
Some of the most interesting moments happen outside of the panels and official festivities, and… read more
3D Motion and Position of Text Characters with After Effects
If you’ve been seeing a strip of thumbnails along the bottom of YouTube videos lately, you’re not seeing things.
The site has been quietly rolling out a feature that automatically generates thumbnails of every moment in a video, laying them all out the way a video-editing app like iMovie would.
When… read more
There’s no rest for the online entrepreneurs of comedy these days. Standups like Louis C.K. and Aziz Ansari are among the first to break out of the traditional distribution methods for comedy specials.
Louis C.K. knocked it out of the park with his DRM-free $5 special, earning $1 million in less… read more
Oleg Kostour moved from Canada to Mountain View to build a 3D software startup. Instead, he built an app to stay in touch with the girlfriend he left behind in Canada.
The iPhone app, Pair, launched in the app store this week. It creates a private shared timeline for couples that… read more
Ahh, memories. Remember the simple days of the Internet when we all laughed at videos of a dancing baby? Oh, that’s right, we’re still doing that.
Regardless, memes have changed a bit since the old days. Today, they’ve become so widespread, it’s difficult to distinguish the vintage from the modern.
If you’re… read more
Remember that picture you shared last fall? Or the link you shared in 2009? How about the note you write in CloudApp and shared on Twitter? Or that article that was about … ramen noodles. You shared it, you’re sure. Now how in the world can you find it? Facebook… read more
Our largest conference, Mashable Connect, is returning to Orlando, Fla., from May 3-5, and this year we will explore the future of digital with some of the brightest minds in the industry.
An array of digital leaders will be speaking on topics ranging from new digital business models, mobile networking,… read more
Take on look at the world of mobile devices — from multitouch smartphones and tablets to virtual assistants ready listen to your questions and give you answers — and you get the idea that the world of interfaces is changing fast. Desktop interfaces, however, are a different story
“Despite advances… read more
Trayvon Martin was just another face in the crowd until a month ago. But now the teen’s name is a household one. Fueled by a racially charged social media outcry, the story of the 17-year-old from Sanford, Fla., who was shot and killed by a self-appointed neighborhood watch captain, is… read more
Two lawmakers are taking a stand against companies that have been demanding access to employee’s social media accounts.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D.-Conn.) will introduce a bill preventing companies from snooping on your Facebook page, Twitter profile or other sites. He told Politico that the practice is an “unreasonable invasion of privacy”… read more
6 Inspiring Examples of Infographic Design (Bonus Video)
The White House has a message for those who say that it’s not paying attention to “We the People” online petitions: “We’re listening. Seriously.”
Macon Phillips, the White House’s director of new media, defended the platform in an email to users sent on Thursday.
“Back in September when we launched the ‘We… read more
In what it’s dubbing “March multi-screen madness,” comScore is reporting that more than 20% of online viewings of the NCAA basketball tourney have occurred via a smartphone or tablet thus far.
That figure is about double the share of views of non-sports content via non-PC devices, comScore reports. Although the first… read more
Face-recognition technology is rapidly evolving as evidenced by this new surveillance camera system. It can not only recognize specific faces, but is able to compare a single face to 36 million others in just one second.
The system, made by Hitachi Kokusai Electric and reported by DigInfo TV, was shown at… read more
40+ Fantastic Cinema 4D Tutorials to Blow you Away
If you’re looking for some great ways to improve your WordPress workflow, read on for a massive collection of free themes, plugins, tools and tutorials. These resources were all linked via the Smashing Magazine Twitter stream, Facebook stream, and other social-media streams around the Web.
These awesome resources have now been… read more
As bloggers, we face a wide variety of tasks each day related to managing and building our blogs. Productivity and efficiency are vital, especially for part-time bloggers. A number of extremely addictive and time-consuming habits stand in the way, though.
I’m sure all bloggers wonder, “How did others make it to… read more
There are a lot of factors to consider before building and submitting a mobile application. Developers have plenty of resources on the web for consulting official documentation. But there are some traits you should consider about the overall process.
Whether you are building for Apple or Android-powered devices will… read more
When I was with a former employer there were rumors of upcoming layoffs (obviously the rumors ended up being true or I wouldn’t be referring to it as a FORMER employer). The company denied the rumors, which sent employees a message to be nervous. Sure enough, layoffs started. First it… read more
There are so many among us with a ton of ideas for the next Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. But, ideas are practically worthless unless you have at least a prototype in place. If you think it would be a good idea to entrust someone to make your vision for the… read more
Here is a list of some of the geekiest things in the world: Flight sims. Kickstarter projects. Maker Faire projects. Battlestar Galactica fans who know the 1970s series as well as the 2000s version. And high school students who engineer projects in their spare time, in their garage.
Put… read more
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: Intern Sushi
Quick Pitch: Intern Sushi is a new way to find, apply for and manage internships… read more
Angry Birds might be coming for the little green pigs near you. Rovio Mobile, makers of the worldwide mobile game phenomenon, are in talks to open a theme park in the U.K. and additional parks in the U.S. and China at a later date, further expanding the Angry Birds empire… read more
Apple is rumored to be working on its own Apple-branded HDTV, and a new patent filed by the company suggests it may also be working to turn your iPhone or iPad into a universal remote for that television and a whole lot more.
According to Patently Apple, the patent… read more
You can already buy a special kind of loudspeaker that directs sound with the precision a flashlight beam. These gadgets can send messages to people on the street without disturbing neighbors or create audio explanations for multiple museum exhibits in one room without worrying about a clash of sound. Or… read more
40+ Easter Photoshop & Illustrator Tutorials & Freebies
It’s been an action-packed week in the world of photography, and Toad Hollow Photography has been busy compiling a list of the best links to tutorial, great photography and interesting blogs to share with everyone here. The Toad loves to follow the work of incredible artists and photographers, and loves… read more
Netflix is bringing an original horror series to subscribers early next year as the company builds out its catalog of original content.
The streaming video and DVD rental service is also reportedly in talks to acquire two broadcast dramas facing cancellation from their networks.
Netflix describes the 13-episode horror series, Hemlock… read more
Hunting for a job is a tough task. There are way too many job boards to keep track of and nowadays, there are job listings in popular social networks like Facebook and Twitter. Then comes the resumes and interviews. While not as tough, employers face a tough time with the… read more
The social web is becoming an increasingly visual place. Facebook users alone upload 250 million photos every day.
One of the things we love most at Mashable is seeing the world as our readers encounter it, through their photos and videos. For this reason, we are excited to announce a new… read more
Typography is the most important element of any web design that holds great significance. Typography is one of the basic and fundamental parts of any web design that can enhance the attractiveness and elegance of your design. This is the reason why designers pay special attention to font selection. Today,… read more
What is the purpose of a poke you can’t feel? That’s what occcured to the creators of a device called, appropriately enough, the poking machine.
Netherlands-based student inventors Jasper van Loenen and Bartholomäus Traubeck constructed an armband that physically pokes you when someone pokes you virtually on Facebook. … read more
Video Inspiration is a weekly(ish) post where we either feature a specific artist or show a sort of “best of” list of videos we’ve discovered during the week. Everything here may not be brand new, but we felt it worth sharing with the community. If you have good… read more
A controversial app debuting Thursday, called Kick Kony’s Ass, allows you to “punch and generally beat down” a picture of the Ugandan warlord, “essentially giving him a taste of his own medicine.”
Made by mobile safety app developer Iconosys, the app plays off of the attention currently on Uganda sparked… read more
People who really want to leave behind evidence of their existence, and have the means, will do so — whether the evidence is the great pyramids of Egypt, Machu Picchu or the iPad.
But what about people on the opposite end of the spectrum, the little guys who happened… read more
World Water Day, celebrated annually on March 22, draws attention to the global water crisis and the importance of water to public health.
Organizations fighting for water sanitation use the day to spotlight their best efforts, many of which take place in the social space. This year, we took a… read more
Erin Everhart is the director of web and social media marketing at 352 Media Group, a digital marketing agency that also provides web and mobile app development. Connect with her on Twitter @erinever.
While the SEO game has changed drastically over the past months, one thing has remained fairly consistent: It’s… read more
Still struggling in the wake of its acquisition by Twitter, TweetDeck has just issued an update to its desktop, Chrome and web apps that adds support for better list management, inline media support and improved retweeting support.
The first Twitter-branded version of TweetDeck was released in December, and the reaction was… read more
Photo Effect Tutorials for Designers by Photoshop
You’ve probably seen some sneak peaks over the last few months, but now it’s official. Photoshop CS6 Beta was just announced. Adobe’s been releasing public betas for a few versions of Photoshop now. It gives people the chance to test it out before it’s ready for prime time. There’s definitely… read more
Just 5 days after we wrote about the fact that Adobe was putting the finishing touches on Creative Suite 6, which promised to be their biggest update to the software package yet, Adobe has released the public beta of Photoshop CS6, the first of the new programs to hit consumers…. read more
This is a different take on Responsive Web design. This article discusses how we can better embrace what the Web is about by ignoring the big elephant in the room; that is, how we can rely on media queries and breakpoints without any concern for devices.
The Challenge
Let’s start our journey… read more
Do you want to illustrate a vector vacuum cleaner? You’ll learn some excellent vector illustration techniques in this tutorial, as well as use powerful Illustrator tools, such as: 3D tools, Opacity Masks, and Blends. Follow along, while creating your own impressive artwork.
Step 1
Sketch a vertical elongated rectangle, shown below. You… read more
Today, Adobe announced some big news. Photoshop CS6 is now available for download in Beta. For the last several months, we have been speculating about what features we can expect to see in Photoshop CS6. This speculation was fueled by the Photoshop team’s release of several sneak peek videos that… read more
Google Webmaster Tools is one of the most popular tools in SEO and makes the work of webmasters much easier. This tool allows a webmaster to keep track of a Web site’s traffic, analyze its robot.txt files, add site maps, and so on. This free tool provided by Google has… read more
This is an interesting topic which isn’t often discussed between web designers. Getting started in Adobe Photoshop is difficult, and you feel an exhilarating rush when you complete your first web project. But what good is a website mockup if you can’t build it?
Arguably designers by definition do… read more
Nothing seems out of reach for Google Maps. More than 50,000 images of the world’s largest tropical rainforest — more than a billion acres of lush jungle teeming with abundant animal life — is now available for anyone to view on Google Maps.
The photos went live Wednesday and were… read more
Digital LCD effects are very common but they still impress me especially in terms of light effects. The way the light gets blurry on the edges and super strong in the center is simply amazing. I have been doing this kind of effect for quite a long time but… read more
Now when you’re looking for a great place to grab dinner, get your haircut, or find an awesome dog walker for your K9 companion, Siri can help – with ratings. With the launch of iOS 5.1 last week, Apple added deeper Yelp integration for the built-in personal… read more
Scientists at MIT have created a camera that can capture images of objects hidden around corners.
The camera’s titanium sapphire laser bounces pulses from the camera. Because they move so fast, the pulses are able to bounce off any kind of surface, like a wall or floor — no… read more
Online entertainment studio My Damn Channel is planning to launch the first live, daily comedy channel in partnership with YouTube next week. It’s part of the Google-owned video network’s initiative to build out its catalog of original, cable TV-like programming.
The channel, called “My Damn Channel Live,” will be hosted by… read more
Flash Developers Take Notice: Top 10 Superlative Flash Frameworks
The upcoming iOS title God of Blades asks players to venture to their local libraries to unlock better items in the game.
God of Blades, which is coming to all iOS devices later this year, is a side-scrolling action game set in a fantasy world. Your character, known as The… read more
New iPad owners who are also Netflix subscribers — and we’re guessing there’s a lot of overlap there — may have been excited to see an update to the Netflix iPad app pop up in the App Store on Wednesday. Could this be the beginning of the HD video revolution… read more
Six-year-old Twitter is a remarkably different animal than it was when co-founder Jack Dorsey sent the service’s first tweet in March 2006: “just setting up my twttr,” he wrote.
A minuscule user base grew into today’s 140 million-strong active tweeters, who at last count send more than 1 billion tweets every… read more
Famous photographer, Jim Richardson, once famously said “If you want to be a better photographer, stand in front of more interesting stuff.” While that piece of advice says a lot about subject selection, many photographers will know that it’s not always possible. Furthermore, many take challenge from making the mundane… read more
An “Etch A Sketch” Romney campaign gaffe is spreading around the political web like wildfire.
Eric Fehrnstrom, one of Mitt Romney’s senior advisors, told CNN’s “Starting Point” Wednesday morning that winning the Republican primary would allow his campaign to “hit a reset button.” But then came the quote that’s gone viral:
“Everything… read more
1. Milo Greene
@dawsonheringer
“The final Milo Greene show of SXSW. #AustinExhaustion”
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Max Blau is Paste… read more
Whole Foods Market is giving its annual Do Something Reel Film Festival the digital treatment and taking it online.
Now in its third year, the festival showcases films and documentaries about food and environmental issues.
Starting on April 22 (Earth Day), users will be able to stream a different film each month… read more
Zynga acquired Draw Something creator OMGPOP Wednesday.
The company has not disclosed the cost of the sale, but AllThingsD reports the acquisition cost Zynga $180 million, plus another $30 million in employee retention payouts.
Draw Something is a Pictionary-style game that lets you draw pictures on your phone or tablet… read more
For those of you who are following along with Freelance Bootcamp over on Tuts+ Premium, you’ll be into the second chapter of content: Running Your Business. The first couple videos in this chapter, “How to Get Your First Client” and “How to Find Your Ideal Client” deal all with… read more
Editing YouTube videos just got a whole lot easier. YouTube is rolling out a new feature that lets users edit the visual quality of videos with a click of a button. Basically, it’s like auto-levels for video.
Video Manager will notify desktop users if their video could benefit from some… read more
Ashton Kutcher may be heading into space, but NASA is already planning future missions that’ll make the celebrity’s journey to low earth orbit look like a walk across the street.
A coming test flight of NASA’s next-generation spacecraft will take humans farther into space than they’ve been since missions to the… read more
jQuery allows you to create stylish yet user friendly websites that are not only pleasing to the eye but also are very lightweight and load quite quickly. This is the reason why jQuery has a special place in the field of web development. jQuery is getting better day by day… read more
Quick Look posts are paid submissions offering only a brief overview of an app. Vote in the polls below if you think this app is worth an in-depth AppStorm review!
In this Quick Look, we’re highlighting Productive Web Apps. The developer describes Productive Web Apps as an interactive directory that lets… read more
100+ Tutorials To Help You Create A Professional Business Card
A Guest Post by Benjamin Jenks from AdventureSauce.com.
You love digital photography…
Or at least you love when you capture a beautiful moment and you can share that moment with others.
What if you could share more of these moments with more people?
The technique I’m suggesting is called photomotion. It is a… read more
Pomegranate is a mentoring emagazine for creative entrepreneurs—that’s you! Their March 2012 issue is all about creating value for your customers.
Creating value is the easiest way to differentiate you from your competitors. To be honest, when I choose vendors to work with, the lowest price doesn’t always win out…. read more
Photoshop is an excellent tool for manipulating photographs but it can also be used as a means to create stunning digital art. This tutorial is part of a 25-part video tutorial series demonstrating everything you will need to know to start producing digital art in Photoshop. Digital Art for Beginners,… read more
In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, you’ll learn how to go from basic sketch concept, which was inspired by a past era, as well as stock, and then set to vector an aged retro living room. The final artwork is complete with vector textures, a television, chair and folded fabric using… read more
Even if you’re new to all things Mac, you’ve most likely already realized that your computer comes packed with a great selection of built-in applications designed to cater to most people’s basic needs. However, it’s when installing third-party apps that the fun can really start and there’s a massive amount… read more
Let’s face it: when we eat out at a restaurant, we usually aren’t making the most logical choice on any front. Restaurants are quite a bit more expensive than cooking meals at home; they’re also less nutritious, less filling, and sometimes the quality of the food or the… read more
Cheating at chess? A computer program that can call you out may be here soon. A computer science professor and chess master has spent the past five years at work on a system to determine when players get unfair electronic assistance with their kings and queens.
Kenneth Regan’s system… read more
It seems nearly everyone has a terrible roommate story. Maybe it was in college, or your first place after moving out of your parents’ house, or that time you moved across country for a job. Sure, maybe finding a roommate on Craigslist was a bad idea, but besides… read more
Madonna‘s 12th studio album, MDNA, comes out March 26 but not before the queen of this year’s Super Bowl delivers her ever-enthralling commentary during a live Facebook chat Saturday.
Late-night TV host Jimmy Fallon will interview Madonna starting at 6 p.m. ET on March 24. Their exchanges will be broadcast… read more
Morgen E. Peck is a contributing writer at Txchnologist and Txchnologist Brasil, an online science and technology magazine. She has written about programs to drag space junk out of orbit, technology that could print houses and how to build a house on Mars.
If a tree falls in the forest and… read more
Photography is more than just sunsets, memories of vacations, family gatherings and weddings – it’s actually in our life every single day. Product photography ranges the gamut from cereal boxes and billboards, to the photos you see on Amazon and every other online retailer. Someone takes those photos, and those… read more
Aziz Ansari has joined the ranks of stand-up comedians becoming online entrepreneurs. Ansari, known best for his role on Parks and Recreation, is releasing his new comedy special online for a mere five bucks.
Ansari is also relying on the web and social media to promote his latest endeavor. The actor… read more
The Navy will soon have fire-fighting humanoid robots aboard its military vessels.
Navy ship fires are all too common, with or without military battles. The SAFFiR, or Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot, will help fight fires — which will in turn increase safety and reduce excessive ship repair costs due… read more
You’ve heard of setting your phone on vibrate, but how about your arm? A new patent filed by Nokia describes a piece of fabric that can be attached to your skin, that will also alert you in you have a call.
Originally uncovered by Unwired View, the patent shows a… read more
The New York Times
Looking at the updated New York Times app (free for 10 articles/month) on a new… read more
Filmmaker and producer Adam McKay (Talladega Nights, Anchorman) is partnering with director Jason Pollock to develop what they are calling a “social media documentary” that sheds light on the high school dropout rates in the U.S.
The goal of the documentary: use social media to tell the stories of students and… read more
Photographic artistry can take on many forms. Those that make the greatest impact often challenge convention and blend styles to create something new. Nature photography is defined almost as strictly as Photojournalism where one’s subject must be honestly portrayed with minimal digital alteration (e.g. no composites, cloning, etc.) all while showing… read more
50 Useful Responsive Design Tutorials and Tools
Collection of Nature & Environment Illustrator Tutorials
8 Plugins & tutorials to create unique presentational & scrolling website
Since the advent of social networks such as Facebook, we’ve all pretty much had a second persona and an online hangout spot where you can trade messages, secrets, photos or just general chit-chat with pretty much anyone. It doesn’t stop there either: sites such as Virtual Life and Habbo have… read more
Let’s face it – buying a Mac isn’t cheap, but you can help justify some of that cost if you use only a few of these outstanding free Mac apps. I’ve included my favorite apps, from simple text editors to advanced publishing tools, which are available at no cost to… read more
This is our weekly column were we share our favorite design related articles, resources and cool tidbits from the past week. Enjoy :)
If you would like to receive our daily updates and keep up to date with the latest and greatest articles and resources from the… read more
There’s no doubt that eBook devices such as the Kindle and the Nook have changed how people read books forever. At the start of 2011 Amazon reported that for the first time eBook sales exceeded paperbacks. It’s doubtful this trend will ever be reversed.
Though with E ink devices, image… read more
iTunes movies and TV shows are great. You can rent or buy, then download and watch from your Mac, Windows PC, or Apple TV. But what if you have a lot of DVDs or Blu-rays? Do you have to buy all your content again through the iTunes store? Thankfully not…. read more
Tired of not being able to pick up an overstuffed shopping bag? Want to change a tire without jacking up your car? Or maybe you just want to look cool at the gym without all that tedious weight training?
That’s the promise behind a new kind of glove that NASA… read more
Buzz surrounding the upcoming film, The Hunger Games) is at a fever pitch — with social networks, movie ticket sites and the greater web in a frenzy.
Fans are already pre-ordering movie tickets for the film — which opens in the U.S. on Friday — at a frenetic pace. According to… read more
55 Gorgeous Dance Photo Manipulations and Tutorials
25 Photoshop Tutorials Released in February 2012
Technology and art came together in San Francisco this past weekend at The Creators Project, an event designed to showcase the talents of emerging and established artists who are using technology to create art.
The project is part of a partnership between Intel and Vice and was initially sparked by the… read more