Mashable Connect Is More Than a Conference

Mashable’s largest conference is returning to Orlando, FL from May 3-5, and this year we will explore the future of digital with some of the brightest minds in the industry.

Why attend Mashable Connect? The real value in attending our signature conference is more than just content sessions. Here’s what… read more

Understanding Exposure by Author Stansfield: Book Review

It’s probably a matter that need not concern users of budget-priced fixed lens compact digicams but it is a subject of great matter to those who own DSLRs and other sundry ‘clever’ compacts. Exposure is where it all begins and, sometimes, disastrously ends.

The relationship of lens aperture and shutter speed… read more

Despite Bing’s Rise, Google Still Dominates Search [INFOGRAPHIC]

The tussle for U.S. search dominance over the last few years has been interesting. Google has eaten Yahoo’s lunch for the better part of a decade, but Microsoft’s Bing engine, released in 2009, has crept steadily upward. While it serves nowhere near the volume Google does, it’s interesting to see… read more

First LTE Windows Phones Will Be Available April 8

The first LTE Windows Phones will officially be available April 8 in the form of the Nokia Lumia 900 and HTC Titan II.

Booth handsets were announced earlier this year at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January. The Lumia 900 will be the third smartphone released by Nokia in… read more

FTC Calls for ‘Do-Not-Track’ Internet Browser Rules, Other Privacy Changes

In its long-awaited report on consumer privacy, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) called for designers of Internet browsers to stop allowing websites to collect sensitive data about users, alongside a host of recommendations for the telecommunications industry to improve user privacy and self-regulation.

The FTC wants users to be able… read more

80 Useful (Free) jQuery Plugins to Enrich Your Site’s User Experience

Most of you already aware that jQuery is a lightweight JavaScript library that emphasizes interaction between JavaScript and HTML. it’s also known for fast and concise JavaScript Library that simplifies HTML document traversing, event handling, animating, and Ajax interactions for rapid web development. Or in developer’s words “write less, Do… read more

State of the News Media 2012

The Pew Research Center recently released their State of the News Media study for 2012, and, believe it or not, it’s not all bad news!

The annual study is an analysis of the health of journalism in America. This year’s study includes special reports on the impact of mobile technology… read more

Top 20 Chrome Web Store Games

While web apps are a great way to get work done, they’re also a great pastime. With the recent introduction of the Chrome Web Store, you have instant access to thousands upon thousands of great web-based games in one place. Developers have been working hard making stellar games for the web,… read more

Getting to Grips with HTML5 Browser Compatibility

Over the past few years, HTML5 has gone from mythical creature to vivid reality and has taken its share of hits from skeptics and experts alike as to its readiness and viability. Now, in 2012, HTML5 is ready for use with all modern browsers, including IE9. It has… read more

Virtual DJ Pro 7 vs Traktor Pro 2

For countless years the use of vinyl dominated the DJ market. In the late 90s the use of CDs became more widespread as Pioneer launched the very successful CDJ CD player which offered many of the advantages of vinyl without quite so many drawbacks. In recent years the use of… read more

Square Renames Payment App, Improves Android Version

Square announced a series of updates Monday morning, including a new name for its Card Case payment app — now called “Pay with Square” — as well as an upgraded Android app.

Android users can now make hands-free payments with Pay With Square for the first time. An earlier version of… read more

20 Inspiring Examples of Textures in Web Design

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Here at WDL we love textures, specially because they can add personality, depth and style to websites, print, apps and everything else you can think of. From gathering free textures to showcasing examples of textures in action, we like to keep our readers up to date… read more

10 Best Inanimate Objects on Twitter

1. @MarsCuriosity

After the popularity of @MarsPhoenix soared, NASA launched the official Twitter account of the Curiosity rover, the… read more

15 High Res Wallpapers Perfect for Your New iPad’s Retina Display

1. Aquarium Fish by @RetinaiPadWallpapers

We like this image — it reminds us of the first iPhone’s fish-themed wallpaper.

Click… read more

10 Ways to Re-Live the ’90s Online

“Exciting. Confrontational. Visually interesting. Action-oriented. And capable of producing emotional moments.” These are the lines from a script for an American Gladiators commercial from the early ’90s. It’s also a great way to describe the ’90s themselves.

It’s certainly a decade near and dear to our hearts. Many of us straddled… read more

10 Amazing Slow Motion Videos of Everyday Things

We live in a fast-paced world. Maybe that’s why slow motion videos are so appealing to us. Using cameras with ultra-high frame rates reveals details that are usually invisible to the naked eye. In 1878, a camera that could capture images at a higher frame rate even settled a bet… read more

Clever App Finally Cracks the Code for Facebook Dating

Huffington Post alumni Rob Fishman and Jeff Revesz launched a matchmaking app for Facebook this week designed to help you meet your friends’ single friends. The app’s feature set is rather limited, but compared to the other Facebook dating apps I’ve seen, Yoke shows the most promise.

Signing up is… read more

7 Ways to Rescue Your Crucial Social Media Data from Oblivion

The pace of social media has become so rapid that a tweet could get lost in mere seconds. While real-time data has become increasingly important for businesses to keep up with trends and provide accurate reports, your company’s history is still relevant — the tweets you sent six months to… read more

20 Unique ‘The Hunger Games’ Items on Etsy

Do you want to own a unique piece of The Hunger Games?  The popularity of The Hunger Games film has created a boom around mockingjay-related merchandise.  Instead of going to your local retail store and purchasing a mass-produced product, check out these The Hunger Games-inspired items created by the online community at Etsy.

Etsy is filled… read more

Instagram Sign-Up Page Now Beckons Android Users

The day when Android users will first lay hands on the red hot photo-sharing app Instagram just got even closer. Late Saturday, a sign-up page appeared on Instagram’s website, inviting all those of the Android persuasion to sign up to be notified when the app is first available for that… read more

Linkswitch #98, Freelance Web Development, On The Road, Facebook Changes

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 learning freelance web development, grammar goofs, working on the road, and more.

7 Steps to… read more

This Week in App News: 19 – 25 March 2012

This week saw some pretty big announcements in the world of Mac software, especially with the release of Photoshop CS6 beta on Thursday with a completely revamped interface and tonnes of new features aimed at making editing photos an absolute breeze.

However, Adobe news aside, let’s take a look at what… read more

Wallpaper of the Week 196 by Timothée Mathelin

The wallpaper of this week is an image created by Timothée Mathelin. A graphic designer from France. His influences are from everywhere, from skies to David Lynch and The Designers Republic to Baroque.

My main influences come from everyday’s life. Just a bird on a wire or a falling leaf… read more

For Love or Money: Does Online Dating Really Work? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Online dating is booming. The industry has doubled since 2007, currently boasting 40 million users and $1.9 billion in annual revenue, according Match.com.

But does online dating really work for the lovelorn? Or does it just help companies rake in heaps of cash?

Some 17% of married couples say they met… read more

Internet-Based Theater Company Lives Between Cyberspace and the Stage

A small Philadelphia-based company called New Paradise Laboratories is re-creating theater for the connected generation. It’s incorporating social networks like Facebook, Skype and Chatroulette into the production and presentation of shows, pulling theater into the virtual space.

This innovative experience takes audiences through a rabbit hole on a visually stimulating… read more

How to Leverage Your Personality Type to Nail the Interview

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

With the competition in today’s job… read more

Jessica Alba’s Startup Honest.com Raises $27 Million in Funding

A little honesty goes a long way. For Jessica Alba, Golden Globe-nominated actress and founder of baby products e-retailer The Honest Company, that statement rings truer than ever.

The site just secured over $27 million in funding to grow the baby products space online. And Honest.com investors have quite a… read more

Top 5 Mashable Comments of the Week

We’re back with our weekly top comments from the Mashable community.

In this column, we showcase the best comments we see from our readers, on our site as well as from our Facebook page. We’re always looking for insightful contributions that spark discussion, add unique perspective, or simply make us laugh.

This… read more

How Tech and Social Media Are Changing Travel [INFOGRAPHIC]

It’s spring break and summer is just around the corner, which means vacation season is upon us.

From mobile apps to deal sites, people use technology more than ever to help find places to go. Technology also helps vacationers enjoy themselves after they reach their destinations. But just how much… read more

4 Ways to Optimize Your iPad For Business

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

Are you thinking about snapping up a new iPad? The post-PC lifestyle is especially intriguing for business owners who travel on a regular basis and want to… read more

15 Hilarious Sports Parody Twitter Accounts

1. @NotBillWalton

NBA legend and hardcore Grateful Dead fan, Bill Walton is known for his sometimes curious verbiage and… read more

Social Media and Trayvon Martin: Why Did It Take So Long to Care?

We’re all talking about Trayvon Martin now. But why did it take so long, and where was social media when Martin’s family needed it most?

As I write this, Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old African American teenager who was shot and killed in Florida by a neighborhood watchman is the Number 11… read more

Quick Look: MyRadioList

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 MyRadioList. The developer describes MyRadioList as a free lean online internet radio player with… read more

Former Major Leaguer Starts Fundraising Site With Youth Sports Focus

Need a uniform? Need funds to travel to a tournament? How about money for college? Try asking your Twitter followers or Facebook friends. A new fundraising website, SimpleWayToFundraise, launched this week in beta mode. The site was created by former professional baseball player Jason Romano, who says money for sports… read more

Pinterest Updates Privacy Policy, Terms of Service

The world’s 12 million pinning addicts have some changes headed their way.

Pinterest users will be held to new terms of service and have to follow updated acceptable use and privacy policies beginning April 6.

A Saturday morning email to users of the image-based social network from Pinterest CEO Ben Silbermann… read more

Wake Up Time: A Beautiful and Affordable Alarm App

If you have your computer set up near where you sleep, and you have it hooked up to a nice sound system, you might prefer to use it as your alarm clock instead of using your cellphone or a conventional clock.

We’ve presented many alarm clock apps to you before, but… read more

11 Hilarious ‘Mad Men’ Parody Twitter Accounts

1. Don Draper

The creative director for the Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce (SCDP) advertising agency attends events like SXSW,… read more

Mashable Is Seeking a Director of Sales Development

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

8 Unexpected Moments From SXSW [PICS]

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

Meet the $25 Musical Button Seducing Corporate America

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.

Quick Pitch: A stripped-down iPod-like device that plays the equivalent of a full album and retails for… read more

3 Key Metrics for Evaluating Your Mobile Ecommerce Site

Although the mobile web has become mainstream, not all websites have kept pace with the eager throngs of mobile shoppers.

After all, mobile traffic is projected to surpass desktop traffic by 2015 — the stakes couldn’t be higher for optimizing your site for mobile.

When a mobile user reaches your… read more

Hot Apps for Designers from the Mac OS X App Store

Hot Apps for Designers from the Mac OS X App Store

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Aziz Ansari: Turning Fans Into Customers, One Tweet at a Time

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

In a Long Distance Relationship? This App Is for You

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

Twitter Reviews ‘The Hunger Games’ in 140 Characters or Less

The Hunger Games grossed $19.7 million from its midnight showings across the U.S., making it the seventh highest grossing midnight showing ever — and the highest-grossing non-sequel.

The film has garnered a massive amount of buzz on social media through Lionsgate’s online promotion campaign. In addition to its hype, The Hunger… read more

You Must Remember These: 17 Unforgettable Viral Videos

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

Jolicloud Me: Making Your Own Personal Cloud … From All the Other Clouds

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

8 Compelling Content Sessions to Expect at Mashable Connect 2012

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

Twitter Does Not Actually Predict Box Office Sales [STUDY]

Twitter has developed the reputation of being able to predict the future — from box office sales to presidential primary results and even the stock market. But according to researchers at Princeton University, Twitter might not be able to foretell how well films will perform after all.

A new report called… read more

5 Productivity Tools to Make Your Job Easier

Eric Siu is vice president of SEO at Evergreen Search Marketing, where he writes on topics such as minimum viable SEO. You can follow him on Twitter @ericosiu.

No matter what line of work, there’s guaranteed to be many different processes involved.

For example, we’re seeing the roles of SEOs… read more

Top 5 Instagram Alternatives for Android

1. Pixlr-O-Matic

Instagram has 18 filters, a few focusing tools, and borders that give photos that retro look. … read more

Angry Birds Space Is Headed to Windows Phone 7

It looks like Angry Birds Space will be making it to Windows Phone 7 after all. The game officially debuted Thursday on Android and iOS, however, Rovio indicated that it didn’t have plans to ever bring the game to Windows Phone 7.

“If you look at activations, Apple’s iOS and… read more

20% of March Madness Traffic Comes From Smartphones, Tablets [STUDY]

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

5 Interesting Pinterest Marketing Campaigns

Pinterest is so new that a lot of major brands still don’t know what to make of it. However, there are a few outliers who have found creative ways to exploit the potential of the new social media destination.

As the following list shows, there are many ways to do this…. read more

Job Wars: How Google Stacks Up Against Facebook [INFOGRAPHIC]

Google employees are slightly more satisfied with their workplace lifestyle compared to Facebook for the first time in four years, a new study suggests.

A new infographic from career and workplace community Glassdoor pits Google againts Facebook and compares how employees and candidates view the company.

The data was collected from… read more

Soon You May Be Able to Buy – Not Just Rent – Movies From Google [REPORT]

Google is in talks with film studios to begin selling movies through Google Play, the search giant’s recently redesigned hub for exploring and buying apps, movies, books and music, a new report indicates.

Currently, consumers can only rent movies through Google Play, although they can purchase digital downloads of films… read more

Useful WordPress Tools, Themes And Plugins

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

Ask Clients the Right Questions With Osmosis

While working as an account executive in my previous jobs, I quickly learned that clear communication from the very first meeting is crucial to understanding a client’s needs – and now, working as a freelancer has reaffirmed that many times over. It’s not easy though – between multiple meetings, scores… read more

Rip and Burn with Mac DVD Ripper Pro

DVDs get scratched, broken and ruined in many ways. Unfortunately, this is a simple fact of life. Luckily, there are a number of programs that exist to help rip and back up DVDs. One of these programs, and the focus of this review, is Mac DVD Ripper Pro (MDRP).

This app… read more

Guidelines to Follow when Building for the App Store (iOS & Android)

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

Create Stellar Prototypes with Antetype

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

Creative Fuel #2: Letter-cutting, Presidential Logos, Responsive Design & Chat UI PSD

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Letters & Stone

I Love Typography has an absolutely fascinating feature on Fergus Wessel. Fergus is… read more

Kids Build ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Viper Simulator in Garage [VIDEO]

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

Why ‘World of Warcraft’ Might Get You More Dates Than Match.com [INFOGRAPHIC]

Most guys aren’t grinding away at their Level 45 Battle Mage in order to meet the ladies. But online gaming across the board is becoming more mainstream, and lots of people spend lots of time in virtual worlds — men and women alike.

Despite the growing popularity of online dating networks,… read more

On Intern Sushi, Applicants Submit Videos Instead of Resumes

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 Theme Parks Coming to Europe

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

10 of the Weirdest Pins on Pinterest

Pinterest has quickly become a hot social site for curating themed boards for things like wedding planning, recipes and fashion. Among the pretty pin boards, there are also a lot of weird photos that kind of make us go, “WTF?”

That’s exactly the sentiment Allison Tyler had, which inspired her to… read more

The $175 Speaker That Lets You Direct Sound Like a Laser Beam

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

How Tech Will Transform the Traditional Classroom

Ben Jackson is a writer and app developer living in Brooklyn, NY. He likes clean typography, dirty language, strong coffee, apple pie and comfortable chairs, and he writes about his obsessions at 90WPM.

As the post-PC era moves from interesting theory to cold, hard reality, one of the most pressing questions… read more

The Tech Behind ‘Salmon Fishing in the Yemen’ [EXCLUSIVE]

The premise behind the new film Salmon Fishing in the Yemen: a bold attempt to bring the sport of fly-fishing to the deserts of Yemen.

The film, which stars Emily Blunt and Ewan McGregor, might be fiction, but the filmmakers employed real fish experts to see if it would… read more

Social TV Fans Cheer ‘American Idol’ Singer’s Antics During Judge’s Harsh Critique

The funnyman on this season’s American Idol took his antics to another level Wednesday night, boosting his appeal among users of Peel’s Idol Interactive Experience, a second-screen engagement platform that lets viewers “cheer” or “boo” contestants and judges in real time.

TV discovery app Peel‘s data (see graphic above) of… read more

Netflix To Make Own Horror Show — and Pick Up Terra Nova, The River?

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

Moshcam Puts Thousands of Concerts On your iPhone

Feel like rocking out? Now you can carry around your favorite concerts in your pocket with a new iOS app, Moshcam.

The free app, launched Thursday, gives you instant access to more than 1,200 hours of live music from a roster of bands including The Decemberists, Jane’s Addiction, Blondie,… read more

Resfly: One-Click Job Publishing

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

Mashable Photo Challenge: What’s In Your Laptop Bag?

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

18 Must Read Typography Related Blogs

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

How Private Are Your Apps? Congress Investigates

Just what information is software sold in Apple‘s App Store collecting about its users? Two members of Congress are trying to find out.

Reps. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) have sent letters to 34 top mobile software companies to find out “what, if any, information these particular apps… read more

Feel Your Facebook Pokes With This Poking Machine [VIDEO]

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

Apple Outsells RIM in Canada for First Time

Canada’s hometown smartphone manufacturer is no longer its favorite.

California-based Apple shipped more smartphones in Canada than Waterloo, Ont.-based RIM did last year, according to data compiled by IDC and Bloomberg. While Apple shipped 2.85 million units, RIM shipped 2.08 million.

This is the first time Apple surpassed RIM on its… read more

Android App Lets You Fight Kony With Violence of Your Own

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

5 Ways Spotify Is Pioneering the Hyper-Social Business Model

Patrick Salyer is CEO of Gigya, which provides websites and apps with end-to-end social infrastructure through products like Social Login, Social Plugins, Social Identity Management and Social Gamification. Patrick can be reached on Twitter @patricksalyer.

Spotify has experienced meteoric growth since integrating with the new Facebook Open Graph in September. It… read more

Angry Birds Space is a Stellar Game — Even for Angry Bird Haters [REVIEW]

Rovio released its highly-anticipated Angry Birds Space on Thursday — and its easily the most inventive game in the franchise yet.

I should add that I’m no fan of the original. Angry Birds never grabbed me; after a few levels the content felt recycled. As far as mobile puzzles go, there… read more

World Water Day: How Social Media Campaigns Are Making a Splash

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

How Google’s Semantic Search Will Change SEO

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

Twitter Updates TweetDeck, Allows Users to Edit and Retweet

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

Weekly Poll: What Problems Would You Like to See Web Apps Solve?

Last week, I wrote an op-ed about how so many web apps are so similar to each other and how that needs to change. Then, I checked our Web.AppStorm Facebook page, and saw a comment from a user complaining that we’d featured yet another invoicing app. There’s so many web… read more

Perfect Effects 3

Photographic Effects Plug-in

Many of you know the PhotoTools plug-in from onOne Software, but did you know it has been rebranded as Perfect Effects 3? The result is you get most of the same effects with a ton of new capabilities. Perfect Effects 3 packs a complete library of photographic… read more

Adobe Releases Photoshop CS6 Beta

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

Skip the Flight Agony With Hipmunk

Anyone who has ever had to search for a flight online can understand the agony that often goes into such a search. Whether it’s a lack of flights that fit your itinerary or having to search through fifty pages of results, online flight searches are often cumbersome at best. Luckily,… read more

Review: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4

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Cobook – A Better Address Book?

In some ways, the built in Mac OS X Address Book wears like an old pair of sneakers – comfortable and familiar. What it lacks in style and features, it makes up for in dependability. Over the years, updates to Mac OS X have brought numerous improvements and enhancements…. read more

What’s Working in Digital Non-Profit Fundraising [INFOGRAPHIC]

On April 5, M+R Strategic Services, a public relations and communications firm working with leading non-profits, and the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN), a membership organization of non-profit professionals who use technology for their causes, will release their sixth annual eNonprofit Benchmarks Study of what is working today in online advocacy,… read more

Google Maps Posts New Images of Amazon [VIDEO]

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

LCD Style Effect in Pixelmator

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

First Live Daily Comedy Series to Premiere on YouTube

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

Mobile Game Rewards Library Check-ins With Epic Swords

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

Legal Blogging: How to Craft the Right Strategy

Kevin O’Keefe is CEO and publisher of LexBlog, the leading provider of professional turnkey blog and social media solutions. The LexBlog Network (LXBN), with over 7,000 lawyers and other service professionals, is the largest network of professionals blogging.

For the better part of a decade, law firms have successfully used blogs… read more

Netflix: HD on iPad is ‘On Our Roadmap,’ Not Here Yet

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

Twitter Rewind: Big Highlights From 2012 to 2006

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

Spotify Expands App Platform

Music subscription service Spotify is preparing to roll out a brand new batch of music apps for its desktop player.

While the first batch of apps focused on music startups and aggregators, many of the newest apps are powered by the record labels and distributors — including Sony, EMI, Warner,… read more