How to Create a Snowman in Adobe Illustrator

Although we should get ready for the spring arrival and nice weather, half of the world is still covered with snow. For those who already have a nice weather and are not able to create a Snowman with the real snow, we will show you how to create it from… read more

When The Project Is Over – Gathering Testimonials

In my previous post, I wrote about conducting a follow-up meeting after a project. This is the perfect time to ask for testimonials and referrals. You’re still fresh in your client’s mind and, providing the project went well, they think you’re the bee’s knees. The meeting, or better yet,… read more

21 Most Useful WordPress Admin Page Hacks

WordPress needs no introduction among designers and writers. It use to known as the synonym for blogging but now days it is used to create any type of website of any complexity. WordPress has reached phenomenally high usage rates. There are over 70 million publishers who use WordPress, making it… read more

10 Apps to Increase Your Fitness and Support Good Health

Are you wanting to get in shape, shed weight, feel better or gain that competitive edge? An important part of setting and maintaining fitness goals is using the right tools to help keep you on track. Whether you’re a gym rat, an outdoor adventurer or you prefer the quiet of… read more

Weekly Design News – Resources, Tutorials and Freebies (N.123)

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

Creative Fuel #1: Gridset, Status Board PSD, AP Rebrand & More

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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!

Gridset

Mark Boulton has announced Gridset, a tool for making incredibly custom grids. Instead of grabbing… read more

Screeny 2: The Still Beautiful, Newly Updated Screen Recording Utility

Screencast recording and screenshot capture is an interesting space in the application world. There are a lot of selections that accomplish a variety of different things and many of the same things. You have the super robust, every feature you can think of type of application all the way down… read more

10 Best WordPress Sharing Plugins of 2012 To Get More Social Traffic

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What does it take to get your posts shared on Social Networks? With over 250 million Tweets being posted every day and close to 4 billion items being posted on Facebook, there is definitely not a lack in volume of Social Media updates.

To make a larger… read more

Stylish American Neon Signs

Neon signs have somewhat of 80′s and 70′s road/noir movie feeling, that’s must be why they look so charming and nostalgic. I’ve found this flickr account with several beautiful signs, so decided to select some of the best and share with you.

You can see more neon awesomeness at his Flickr… read more

Lightroom 4 Is Here! (…And a Quick Q&A)

Hey everyone! Well, it’s official. Lightroom 4 is out. Not a beta this time, it’s the actual full version in all of its glory First off, over at NAPP Scott Kelby and I have created the official Lightroom 4 Launch Site. We’ve got videos that go over all… read more

Social Network Links Professionals With Free Lunch

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: GetLunched.com

Quick Pitch: GetLunched.com is a new way to make professional connections over lunch.

Genius Idea: Everyone loves… read more

Police Drone Crash Raises Concerns Over Unmanned Aircraft [VIDEO]

A police drone made to look like a mini-helicopter crashed into an armored SWAT vehicle after its test flight in Montgomery County, Texas, near Houston. The crash occurred last fall and was revealed on Friday by police officials and Vanguard Defense Industries, who made the drone. This crash… read more

10 Biggest Internet IPOs of the Last 10 Years [INFOGRAPHIC]

Until we hear otherwise, it’s assumed that Facebook is well on its way to the trading floor. The social networking behemoth filed paperwork to go public at the beginning of February, and is on track to be the most valuable public Internet company in the universe.

SEE ALSO: How 9 Tech… read more

Forget the iPad 3 — Apple is Launching the iPad HD

As an editor, I’m pretty much contractually obliged to be cautious. So many rumors are constantly swirling around the next hot Apple gadget that one has to keep an open mind about all of them — every last one could be wrong. The company could teach the NSA a thing… read more

Your Facebook ‘Like’ Can Fund Seeing Eye Dogs

Explore.org’s social media community Dog Bless You is running a Facebook campaign that converts “Likes” into donated seeing eye dogs.

For every 5,000 new Likes Dog Bless You receives during the month of March, it will donate the funding required to train and gift a guide dog for the blind,… read more

Is the Philadelphia Cell Phone Jammer a Hero or Pest?

No service? Maybe you’ve been zapped by a cell phone jammer.

A Philadelphia man has stirred up controversy after he frequently used a device on a public bus to create a cell phone dead zone.

A reporter for NBC10 in Philadelphia recently tracked down the man, who was using a cell… read more

5 Huge Digital Marketing Trends You Can’t Afford to Ignore

Jonathan Gardner is director of communications at ad company Vibrant Media. He has spent his career as an innovator at the nexus of media and technology, having worked in communications leadership roles and as a journalist around the world.

Digital marketing is a discipline in flux. We face an onslaught of… read more

SXSW Through Your Eyes: Show Us Your Photos and Videos

Starting March 9, Austin, TX once again becomes the center of the media universe. South by Southwest invites tech, music, and film lovers to the capital of the Lone Star State for 10 days of panels, presentations, and parties.

If you’ve never been, the conference and festival is split up… read more

12 Essential Pinterest Boards for SXSW 2012

1. Events/Parties

User: ROCKTHOUGHT DOTCOM

Board: SXSW 2012

Access this board to view SXSW event announcements, music gig posters and… read more

Is a Retina Screen on the iPad 3 Overkill?

When Apple raises the curtain on its big show this Wednesday, it’ll unveil the iPad 3, which will almost certainly have a retina display that features a pixel count of 2,048 x 1,536 — a truly amazing spec for a tablet. But is such a high-resolution screen really necessary?

Yes,… read more

The 7 Essentials of Crowd-Funding Your Next Photography Project (and How We Funded Ours)

Crowdfunding is a relatively new phenomenon that has emerged over the past few years to help creative people fund their personal projects, including photographers. Kickstarter was the first company to offer this type of platform and others such as emphas.is and IndieGoGo have emerged since. Crowdfunding is a unique way… read more

Russians Tweet, Post Video of Anti-Putin Protests

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin won his country’s presidential elections this weekend amid accusations by some Russians and outside observers that the voting process suffered from tampering and fraud.

Russians protesting Putin’s win and the alleged voter fraud gathered in Moscow’s Pushkin square on Monday, chanting phrases like “Russia without… read more

Take a First Look at ‘Halo 4′ [VIDEO]

Prepare to indulge in some Halo 4 hotness. Fans are getting a closer look at the game, thanks to leaked screenshots and a brand new developer’s diary that shows glimpses at actual gameplay.

Halo 4 is slated to hit the Xbox 360 in time for Holiday 2012. It’s also the first… read more

Collect and Share in Style with Dropmark

Sharing files for business or pleasure over the web has become fairly simple these days, with a ton of hosting services that you can use for free. And as a photographer and designer, I’m always on the lookout for the easiest ways to send across files, collaborate with colleagues, get… read more

Power Pinterest User Chosen to ‘Live Pin’ Event for Fashion Label

Fashion blogger Christine Martinez, the fourth most-followed Pinterest user in the world, has been busy packing for an island adventure and documenting on a Pinboard what she’s stuffing into her travel bags.

But Martinez isn’t pinning to any of the 41 Pinboards on her profile, which nearly 1 million users follow…. read more

Apple’s iPad Event: What if Every Single Rumor Is Wrong?

Here’s something to chew over. Imagine if everything we all think we know about the next Apple iPad — even its name: “iPad 3” — is wrong.

No one likes to be wrong, but all these “inside sources” and collected parts may not, in fact, add up to the sum… read more

Delta Wants You to Shop Amazon While Flying

Delta Airlines announced on Monday that it’s offering free in-flight Wi-Fi for passengers — so long as they’re using it to access e-commerce giant Amazon.

Travelers onboard all Delta and Delta Connection flights with Wi-Fi connectivity will be able to visit and shop at Amazon.com and Amazonwireless.com free of charge. The… read more

How the U.S. Military Shares Its Rich History With Facebook Timeline

Many brands are energizing their social media presences with Facebook Timeline, and the U.S. military has taken this opportunity to present its extensive history in a unique and engaging way.

The Army, Navy, Airforce, Marines and Coast Guard have spent weeks preparing their individual Facebook Pages for the switch over to… read more

Startup Allows You to Stream Programs, Games Remotely From Your PC

If you’re using Photoshop on your PC and need to access it over the weekend while visiting family out of town, the last thing you’d want to do is download expensive software to their computer. What if, however, you could still get the Photoshop work done on your aunt’s PC,… read more

Michael Jackson’s Entire Music Catalogue Stolen in Sony Music Hack [VIDEO]

More than 50,000 Michael Jackson music files were hacked from Sony‘s servers in 2011, the company recently confirmed.

Jackson’s back catalogue spanning his entire career, in addition to unreleased tracks, were allegedly illegally downloaded by Brits James Marks and James McCormick, the Guardian reports. The two suspects will stand… read more

The Perfect Office #129

We’ve seen some great gadgets and equipment for designers. So many cool stuff, that we could actually assemble infinite perfect office spaces! Every week we’ll assemble a perfect office, and we’d like you to help us. What equipment would the perfect office have?

Not only gadgets and equipment, but also furniture,… read more

Can Online Sales of T-Shirts and Coffee Mugs Predict Who Will Win Super Tuesday?

Can the sales figures of T-shirts, coffee mugs and bumper stickers accurately predict political elections? Yes they can, says online retailer of custom-made swag CafePress.

CafePress users have created an abundance of 2012 candidate-themed swag, from “Plan 999″ shirts celebrating former candidate Herman Cain’s economic plan to the classic “hope” Obama… read more

eScan Due To Launch Mac Version of its Security Software

eScan, a popular security software solution for Windows PCs, will release a Mac Edition of its security software at the 36th Annual Conference of MACAL (Michigan Association for Computer Users In Learning), which is due to be held at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids, MI on March 8 and March… read more

5 Ways to Find Work as a New Freelancer

When I first started freelancing, I was unhappy in my job. I was working in Boston during the dotcom bubble burst of the early 2000s. There was nowhere for me to go in my current position, and the constant layoffs and cutbacks were making me nervous. So I retreated… read more

Japanese, A Beautifully Complex Writing System

As a Japanese person living in Europe, I’m sometimes asked: “Japanese is a difficult language, isn’t it?” Those asking are often surprised when my answer is a simple: “No, actually, it’s not.”

While it is true (at least to many Westerners) that Japanese is an exotic language, when compared to learning… read more

Oil Painting: 30 Astonishing Masterpieces of Oil Painting

Oil Painting: 30 Astonishing Masterpieces of Oil Painting

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7 Steps to Learning Freelance Web Development

So you want to become a freelance web developer. Maybe you’re already a front-end developer and want to dig deeper into web applications, or maybe you’re a copy wiz and are eyeing the countless developer positions out there. Either way, it’s an entirely new skill you’ll be picking up…. read more

Create a Racing Snail in Photoshop – Tuts+ Premium Tutorial

We love Photoshop because it allows us to create imagery that can’t exist in real life. This Tuts+ Premium tutorial by author Mario Sanchez Nevado will put the "car" and "go" into escargot by creating a snail so big and fast that you could ride it at highway speeds. In… read more

Discussion: How Can a Vector Designer Protect Their Author’s Rights?

This question is very topical. It is often discussed on vector forums and between different vector designers. In this discussion I want to show you some different ways to protect your author’s rights and how to find the solution to this problem.

How Can You Protect Your Vector Works from Plagiarism… read more

Travel Photography Inspiration Project: India

Welcome to the first installment in the long term DPS Travel Photography Inspiration Project. We start our world travels in India. The response to requests for photos was highest for this county more than any other and what a fine group of samples were sent! I asked each participant to… read more

Thanks to Our Weekly Sponsor – Gemini: The Duplicate Finder

Our featured sponsor this week is Gemini, a gorgeous and super easy way to locate and eliminate duplicate files on your computer.

MacPaw, the developers that brought you CleanMyMac, have released yet another fantastically useful and well designed Mac utility. Gemini helps you free up tons of disk space by… read more

Small Demons: Enter the Storyverse

I’m a sucker for anything Adam Lisagor is commissioned to make a video for, and Small Demons is no exception. While I was originally drawn in by the internet-celebrity video endorsement, I signed up for the service and have continued to use it because of how awesome Small Demons actually… read more

YouTube vs. Self-Hosted Video: Pros & Cons for Webmasters

Video is a favorite way to attract new website visitors. As you know new visitors, means higher traffic. The higher traffic – the more chances to spread your ideas worldwide. The more juice you input in your ideas, the more new people will stop by at your site. This circle… read more

Presenting Your Work in a Vintage Polaroid Frame

In today’s beginner tutorial, I’m going to show you how to create a vector Polaroid, with minimal use of the Pen Tool. I’ll then show you how you can use it in combination with another illustration to frame it.

Introduction

When my partner and I first got together, he was trying to… read more

21 Inspiring Design Agency Websites

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From time to time we like to check out how design agencies (studios, firms, etc.) showcase their design skills in their websites. It’s always nice to see how designers and other creative professionals are presenting themselves to us, so today we gathered a few inspiring examples… read more

Plain Text or HTML?

Plain Text or HTML? is a post from: Free Email Templates

Email Template: Plain Text or HTML?

Through the advent of technology a lot of things have changed in the world. Indeed a lot as evolved in the communication world and many people have been able to change and advance with technology…. read more

The Challenge of Responsive Images

Images are one of the most important elements on a web page in terms of user experience. Few objects on a page have the same impact on everything from emotional responses to bounce rates.

When users are viewing your site on mobile devices, small screens, or in other unusual… read more

NotesTab: Instant Note-Taking on the Menu Bar

While it is true that note-taking apps are a common sight these days, there are only a handful that are specifically made to stay on the menu bar such as Soho Notes, Rapid Note, and Scribblet 2. These menu bar note-taking apps are normally built with minimal features, an easy-to-navigate… read more

48 New Digital Media Resources You Might Have Missed

Been away from Mashable for a few days? Maybe you were sorting through hundreds of Oscar memes. Perhaps you’ve been busy working on integrating your brand with Facebook Timeline. Or have you been trying to figure out what the iPad 3 will look like?

For whatever reason you’ve missed our… read more

How to Use Photoshop Curves to Correct Exposure and Colour

In this brief tutorial, we will demonstrate the power of the curves tool in Photoshop to adjust exposure and color. The shot I am using has the potential to be a good photo, but as it was very much a quick grab, there was no time to adjust exposure or… read more

The Best Instagram Photos Ever Taken [PICS]

1. Maura Grace (@folkfibers)

Josh Riedel: “I love the way you can travel through photos. Maura (@folkfibers) travels the… read more

Win 1000 Custom Postcards from 1800Postcards.com!

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Are you in the need for some postcards for your business, your career or just for fun? Well you can win 1000 Custom Postcards for Free from 1800Postcards.com!

1800Postcards.com is the retail branch of Circle Press, a high-end commercial printing firm with a roster of Fortune 100 clients that… read more

10 Funniest QR Code Fails

It’s become nearly impossible to leave your house without seeing QR codes scattered everywhere. They’re on billboards, in your newspaper, even on your cereal box — enticing you to scan them with your smartphone, and then leading you to who-knows-where on the Web.

Where will the QR code madness end?!

Two… read more

The Pitfalls of Freelancing [INFOGRAPHIC]

Let’s get one thing straight: Freelancing is not easy. While it offers fantastic benefits — flexible hours, more control and creative independence — there are still plenty of risks involved with striking out on your own and running your own business. And while the economy struggles to recover, freelancing poses… read more

SNL Lindsay Lohan Appearance Goes Viral [VIDEOS]

Lindsay Lohan’s return to Saturday Night Live last night has turned viral, with many fans and detractors taking to social media sites to discuss the highs and lows of the pop starlet’s performance.

On Sunday afternoon, “SNL Lindsay Lohan” was the second most-searched term on Google and the sketch “The… read more

How Photoshop Makes us all Paranoid

What I learned very quick in my starting activity as a freelance-photographer is that, all work be damned, you have exceedingly little control over your assignment-flow. Sure, you can make a great website/jolly facebookpage/stellar portfolio. But making people to call you now, now now! is rather hard.

As idleness is the… read more

Knowing how to Create a Photo and Not just Take One

A Guest post by Judd Green

You either are a portrait photographer or landscape photographer and you come across the perfect moment, everything falls into place, every aspect and variable in the equation right at this moment equals awesomeness! Now what? Fire at will captain! Take no prisoners! I once fell… read more

Is This the iPad 3? [VIDEO]

Itching to see what the iPad 3 looks like and don’t want to wait until Wednesday?

Tech blog MIC Gadget has reportedly obtained parts of the next-generation iPad. If this is real, it’s the closest look yet at the new tablet from Apple.

In line with industry speculation, the clip reveals… read more

Lady Gaga the First to Hit 20 Million Twitter Followers

Lady Gaga has become the first person to attract 20 million followers on Twitter, blasting through that landmark number on Saturday.

Gaga topped fellow pop icon Britney Spears in August of 2010 to become the most-followed person on Twitter.  Currently, Spears has 13.5 million Twitter followers — roughly 6.5 million less… read more

Top 10 Most Amazing iPhone Puzzle Games

Since the days of Tetris on the original Game Boy, puzzle games and handheld devices have gone hand in hand. With the App Store encouraging creative developers to come up with their own ideas for addicting brain-teasers, there are plenty of quality puzzle games out there for the iPhone and… read more

This Week in App News: 27 February – 4 March 2012

The news from the Apple-sphere this week has undeniably been dominated with the announcement of the long-awaited iPad 3 release, which is due to be unveiled next Wednesday at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco along with a possible 8GB iPad 2 designed to compete with cheaper tablets in… read more

A Showcase of Enchanting Vintage Advertisements

Everyody needs some inspiration to help unlock those creative ideas. Now, vintage posters might not be your first port-of-call when seeking inspiration. Then you have missed out. Of course, the vintage posters we have for you haven’t aged very well. But the truth is they are all in… read more

The Mac Is Back!

Unveiled alongside that Superbowl Commercial all the way back in 1984, the Macintosh was to become Apple’s main focus and through the years saw host to such iconic designs as the MacBook, iMac and, more recently, the MacBook Air. However, while the Mac is undoubtedly close to all our hearts… read more

SnappSchool Connects Parents With Classrooms

A startup called SnappSchool is compiling a weekly rundown of the Kindergarten to 6th-grade math curriculum — for parents.

The idea is that if parents understand more about what and how their children are learning, they can better support their children’s education.

Each digest contains a “quick refresher” about the topic,… read more

13 Products You Can Make From Your Instagram Snapshots [PICS]

1. Bangles

This Instagram’d bangle on Etsy is made by BuyMyCrap.

“We fell in love with the Instagram process and… read more

Uniiverse: Marketplace for Collaborative Living

However hard one tries, it is almost impossible to live without interacting with other human beings. Today, our online selves are more social than our real world versions. And this could not be a healthy trend. Mingling with the crowd often has its benefits. Uniiverse is an app that tries… read more

Apple’s App Store Hits 25 Billion Downloads

Apple customers have collectively downloaded 25 billion apps from the App Store, the company has announced on its webpage. That’s more than three apps per person in the world.

The milestone signals not only a vast appetite for apps, but also growing smartphone penetration and Apple profits (the company takes a… read more

How Employers Are Paying in 2012 [INFOGRAPHIC]

For those of you who have been working hard for your companies under tight financial constraints during the last few years, a silver lining might be coming your way. Thanks to rosy outlooks of employers in companies of all sizes across the country, it looks as though 2012 is going… read more

4 Reasons Why Networking Is Critical to Going Pro

A guest post by Lara White from PhotoMint. In this article, she explains why networking is critical for photographers looking to go pro. To learn more about how to get business by networking, check out PhotoMint’s new ebook, Get Connected: Build Relationships to Drive Your Business.

When you make the… read more

How to Take Your PR Pitches to the Next Level

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

Often the most visible element of public relations, media relations is a tried-and-true tactic that can influence opinion, change behaviors, and generate new leads and sales. PR… read more

Linkswitch #96, Productivity, Multitasking, Go Viral

Every other week we roundup some of the highest quality articles and resources that benefit freelancers from across the web. We present these articles here on various helpful topics. This week we have articles on finding the best productivity app, multitasking effectively, and getting your posts to go viral.

20… read more

8 Things Every Camera Owner Should Know About Their Camera

by Lynford Morton from www.photocoachpro.com.

If you want to make the evolution from pointing and shooting to creating art, one of the things you must do is master your camera. I’m talking the kind of mastery where you can pick up your camera in most situations and begin firing quickly without… read more

Best of the Week #212

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

Batman: Arkham Asylum: A Visually-Stunning Adventure

From his first appearance in comic books in 1939 to Christopher Nolan’s latest cinematic reboot, the Batman franchise has seen countless reinterpretations in print, TV, and film. Batman: Arkham Asylum isn’t the first time that Bruce Wayne’s crime-fighting alter ego has shown up in a video game, but it is… read more

Movable Ink Serves Live Content in Your Email

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: Movable Ink

Quick Pitch: Insert live-updating and device-specific content into your emails.

Genius Idea: Improves the relevance and… read more

How to Maintain Traditional Customer Service in the Social Media Age

Duke Chung co-founded Parature in 2000, with a vision to provide superior customer support software accessible via the Internet. Today, Parature’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) product suite supports millions of end users worldwide.

You’ve been monitoring your Facebook wall and Twitter pages, responding to customer inquiries. But what are the next steps you… read more

10 Strategies for Non-Profits on Pinterest

Non-profits are utilizing Pinterest as an extension of their organizations, using photography, infographics and other visuals to show supporters more about their missions.

Pinterest’s goal is to connect “people all over the world based on shared tastes and interests.” Non-profits, then, can use the social site to connect people based on… read more

YouTube’s Learning Quiz Asks, ‘Are You A Brainiac?’ [VIDEO]

“Get your learn on at YouTube EDU,” says an erudite young student in a video promoting YouTube’s latest channels. With a bevy of new channels on YouTube EDU, this cutesy video aims to sway more people and educators toward video learning.

YouTuber Matt Koval and “star pupil” Olivia host a… read more

Instagram Tops 25M Users [REPORT]

Instagram has topped 25 million users, becoming the largest mobile-based social network in the world, according to a report.

Dirk Singer, the head of U.K. social media agency Rabbit, claims on his Lies, Damned Lies & Statistics blog that the maker of the popular iPhone photo app just recently surpassed that… read more

Lytro: Shooting Matrix-Style ‘Bullet Time’ Video Isn’t Far Away

The Lytro camera, which launched this past Wednesday, takes photos that the user can refocus after the fact. It’s a cool trick — and you can experience it via the photo below — but it’s really just scratching the surface of what the technology behind the camera can do. Soon… read more

Is It Time To Change Our CSS Practices?

Is It Time To Change Our CSS Practices?

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NASA Was Hacked 13 Times Last Year

It seems not even the high-tech NASA is safe from digital intruders: The space agency’s computer systems were breached by hackers 13 times last year, according to Congressional testimony this week.

“These incidents spanned a wide continuum from individuals testing their skill to break into NASA systems, to well-organized criminal enterprises… read more

Etsy Adopts User-Created App, Gets 1 Million Downloads in 4 Months

Consistent with Etsy’s image, its iPhone app is user-made — and gaining steam.

The handmade and vintage ecommerce site’s official iPhone app, which launched in November, is based on an unofficial app that was entered in its API contest last spring. It’s been downloaded 1 million times since launch, the… read more

‘The Avengers’ Trailer Breaks iTunes Records [VIDEO]

Judging by the success of the latest trailer, Marvel’s The Avengers… read more

Someone at Apple Is Surfing the Web on iOS 6

Apple appears to be testing the next version of its operating system for mobile devices, iOS 6. At least, that’s what device access logs to websites, including Mashable, seem to indicate.

The initial report came from Ars Technica, which says it discovered something unusual in its web logs. The technology site… read more

Homeland Security Tracks These Keywords on Twitter and Facebook [VIDEO]

Next time you write about an “infection,” cooking “pork,” sitting at the “airport” or “subway,” or even mention “social media,” know there’s a chance the Department of Homeland Security will scan the tweet or Facebook comment.

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) just released DHS internal documents about the surveillance… read more

How To Hire a Great Developer [FLOW CHART]

Thomas Edison once said that “genius” is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. In the world of technology startups, that 99% involves a heck of a lot of coding and wireframing. If you’ve got an idea for a startup, that’s great — but odds are that an idea is all you… read more

To B or Not to B? Weighing the Benefits of Benefit Corporations

Aiden Livingston is a cause marketing expert and the author of two books on the subject. He is also the Marketing and Communications Director at Call2Action, a New York-based social enterprise that creates online tools to help non-profits.

At first glance, a Benefit Corporation seems like a good thing. I… read more

Apple TV Sold Out at Amazon, Best Buy: New Model on the Way?

Reduced availability of the Apple TV gives credence to rumors that a new product release may be imminent.

On Tuesday, Apple officially sent out invitations for a media event on March 7. While the unveiling of the iPad 3 will certainly take center stage, it’s looking more likely that the company… read more

ESPN Brings More Than 200 College Basketball Games to Facebook

ESPN is streaming more than 200 college basketball games on Facebook over the next week. It’s the first time the self-proclaimed Worldwide Leader in Sports has turned to the world’s dominant social network to deliver live content.

The streams of conference tournament games — precursors to the real “Big Dance”… read more

Your Desk Job Makes You Fat, Sick and Dead [INFOGRAPHIC]

The productivity of the average worker has skyrocketed thanks to technology, but it comes at the price of a sedentary lifestyle. And mounting research suggests that sitting at your desk for eight hours a day can have a dramatic impact on your health.

Don’t get me wrong. I burn plenty of… read more

HD Hero2

Professional Action Video in a Tiny Package

GoPro’s HD Hero2 camcorder packs video-recording capabilities of 1080p/30, 960p/30, 960p/48, 720p/30, 720p/60, WVGA/60, and WVGA/120, as well as photo-capture capabilities (single, burst, self-timer, and time-lapse) at a maximum resolution of 11 megapixels. And it’s all in a box the size of a… read more

Yelp Stock Soars on First Trading Day

Yelp’s stock was up 64% to $24.58 per share midday Friday during the consumer-review site’s first day on the New York Stock Exchange.

Yelp had targeted its initial public offering in the range of $12 to $14 per share, valuing the company at nearly $900 million on the high end. Shares… read more

Toshiba to Launch World’s Thinnest Tablet Next Week

Toshiba is bringing the world’s thinnest 10-inch tablet to stores on Tuesday.

The company recently announced that its ultra-sleek and sexy Excite 10 LE tablet — which is just 0.3 inches thick and weighs in at 1.18 lbs. — will launch in the U.S. on Tuesday, March 6. The device… read more

Geological Photography: Meteora, Greece

There’s some places in out planet that are truly magical and breathtaking. Meteora, in Thessaly, Greece, is one of those places. The geological formations plus the buildings you can find at the top of these formations are an amazing subject for photography.

Meteora mountains are filled with monasteries in places that… read more

Over 100 Incredible Infographic Tool and Resources (Categorized)

Over 100 Incredible Infographic Tool and Resources (Categorized)

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Can You Survive Without Social Media for Two Weeks? [CHALLENGE]

With over 845 million active users on Facebook alone, it’s safe to say that social media has become integrated into our daily lives.

The social media explosion over the past few years has changed the way people and communities interact. Communication among individuals has become more dynamic, and information is delivered… read more

HTML & CSS – Design and Build Websites Book Competition – The Winners

An unbelievable 411 comments! That is how many comments last weeks HTML & CSS – Design and Build Websites Book Giveaway generated. Its been by far and away our most popular competition ever and clearly underlines how good the book is.

It is just a pity we only have… read more

Health Care Help for Freelancers

Moving from a full-time job working for someone else to starting a freelance business is the dream of many. But before you make the switch there are a lot of things to think about: health insurance being one of them.

If you were taking advantage of your employers health insurance… read more

8Tracks: A Great Way to Create and Discover Creative Playlists

There are a number of sites out there dedicated to listening to music, like Pandora and last.fm. Most of these sites are either traditional radio that is played online, or they create “stations” based upon a particular artist or song. While I use Pandora on a fairly regular basis, sometimes… read more