Why Good Entrepreneurs Borrow, Great Ones Steal [VIDEO]

Fabrice Grinda is the CEO of OLX, one of the largest classified websites in the world, and he’s very excited about the emerging digital markets Russia and Brazil. His company, which he describes as Craiglist 2.0 for the rest of… read more

9 Awesome High-Tech Holiday Easter Eggs

YouTube Snowflakes

A new snowflake button can be clicked at the bottom right-hand side of certain YouTube videos to… read more

GDrive: 5 Ways Google Could Dominate the Cloud Storage Market in 2012

Charlie Wood is the CEO and founder of Spanning, makers of Spanning Backup for Google Apps. For years Wood has worked closely with the Google Apps team and possesses unique insights into the Google ecosystem for businesses. You can read more by Wood here.

For more than five years now, people… read more

30 Amazingly Great CSS Menu Tutorials

At the moment, we would like to give you an idea about some amazing and useful CSS menu tutorials that will help you in using CSS more efficiently and expertly. CSS for sure is the wonderful language for designing attractive and eye-catching navigation menus. It is able to be employed… read more

Researchers Create ‘Sun-Believable’ Solar Cell Paint

Notre Dame researchers have created a semiconductive paste, which can turn surfaces its applied to into solar cells.

A team of researchers, lead by Professor Prashant Kamat, created the new material by coating nano-sized particles of titanium dioxide with either cadmium sulfide or cadmium selenide, and then suspending them in… read more

Christmas & New Year Special Giveaway: Prizes Worth Over $20,000

The end of this year is almost coming and Christmas is already on our doorsteps. It’s never too late to hang your stockings, keep milk and cookies and wait for Santa to drop in at your home with lots of gifts and Christmas cheer. It’s time for Santa’s gifts, for… read more

Betterment: An Easy Way To Invest Online

One of the things that I’ve found out about investing is that it can be very confusing if you don’t know what you are doing. I played the stock market and put money in some other things, but it kept me longing for more. I wanted a way to invest… read more

How many colours are there?

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Colour. It’s something that we all use in our web or print work and finding the right colour to highlight, emphasise and stand out from the crowd can be easier said than done. Trying to make a decision about which hex code to use got… read more

50 Fantastic Premium Business WordPress Themes From 2011

Whilst Joomla and Drupal are popular amongst website designers, WordPress is by far the number 1 used CMS in the world. Which is one of the reasons that WordPress themes are seen as such a hot commodity these days in the design world.

It’s popularity amongst design firms could explain the… read more

Facebook Names Top Games of 2011

Social gaming was a big trend in 2011 and we expect the market to continue to grow in 2012. Facebook, the biggest platform for social games, released its list of the most popular games of 2011.

Unlike most year-end lists, this one actually has quite a few surprises. I fully expected… read more

You Know Your Klout Score. What’s Your Kred Score?

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: Kred

Quick Pitch: Kred assigns influence scores to Twitter users.

Genius Idea: Transparency.

Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga are… read more

Could Your Next Phone Have Intel Inside?

Intel has been dying to get its chips into mobile devices for a long time. Almost all phones and tablets today have processors based on the designs of U.K.-based ARM. Now Intel hopes to start chipping away (ouch!) at ARM’s near-total market share with a new kind of processor called… read more

Bud Light Searches Facebook For a “Correspondent” to Cover Super Bowl

Are you on Facebook? Do you like drinking beer and watching football? Then you might be just the person Bud Light is looking for.

The Anheuser-Busch brand on Wednesday launched a program on its Facebook Page seeking a Bud Light Hotel correspondent. The winner will cover Super Bowl XLVI from a… read more

Read Better With Readings

There is little innovation happening in the online news reader space. I am so jealous at the awesome apps like Google Currents, Flipboard, Pulse, and more that push the envelop for reading on a tablet. After mercilessly slaughtering the usability of the Google Reader web app, Google came up with… read more

Create Online Community Platforms Easily With Hoop.la

Community platforms are a great invention. Think of them as mini social networks where people can share information, comment on posts and connect to each other. Of course, we’ve already got sites such as Facebook and MySpace which will already do that for you but say you want a private… read more

22+ Last-Minute Gifts You Can Send by Email

1. iTunes gift card

A good ol’ standby, an iTunes gift card is always appreciated. Your recipient can download… read more

NBA Stars to Answer Fans’ Questions Live on Facebook

NBA fans will have a chance to interact with some of the league’s biggest stars through a live-streamed Facebook town hall event on Thursday evening. The NBA will also give away 150 free gifts the same day via Twitter, the league announced on Wednesday.

NBA scoring champion Kevin Durant of the… read more

Apple in 2011: A Bittersweet Year for Tech’s Most Valuable Company

January

Apple started the year on a high, surpassing $300 billion in market capitalization.

The launch of the Mac… read more

700,000 Android Devices Are Activated Every Day [VIDEO]

Google‘s Android Chief Andy Rubin has revealed that Android sales continue to climb, boasting 700,000 activated devices daily. In June, that number was 500,000.

Rubin announced the milestone on Google+ and Twitter late Tuesday.

Check out the video above to learn… read more

A Beginner’s Guide to Podcasting on The Mac

Thanks to iTunes, podcasts have become increasingly popular, and with the power of the Mac anyone can harness that popularity and create their own.

This guide will walk you through every step of creating your own podcast, from getting the right hardware to publishing it online. This is the definitive… read more

10 Most Popular Actors on IMDb’s Website and Apps

The crown for Internet Movie Database’s most-visited profile no longer belongs to perennial chart-topper Johnny Depp.

Natalie Portman attracted the most page views on IMDb.com and the service’s slew of mobile apps, making her the queen bee on IMDb’s Top 10 Stars list this year.

But why Portman? “You can see… read more

IBM: Mind-Reading Machines Will Change Our Lives

In five years, we’ll simply be able to think something, and a computer will respond. That’s the vision from IBM, which just published its “5 in 5″ forecast, which attempts to predict five technologies that have the potential to significantly change our lives in the next five years. One of… read more

75% of Worldwide Cellphone Users Send Text Messages [STUDY]

Mobile phones are universally popular — and so is text messaging. Cellphone users in 21 countries were surveyed on their mobile habits and 75% replied they send text messages.

A Pew Research Center Global Attitudes Project study, published Tuesday, examined worldwide use of digital communication tools such as mobile and… read more

Twitter Users Are More Likely to Follow Journalists Than News Organizations [VIDEO]

A recent study found that during the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia, Twitter users were more likely to get information from journalists, bloggers and activists than from news organizations.

“Both revolutions featured prominent use of social media, both by activists organizing the… read more

Celebrate the Mashable Awards Winners at MashBash at CES

Now that the Mashable Awards winners have been announced, it’s time to celebrate their victory at MashBash during CES in Las Vegas.

We’ll be celebrating the best of digital at the brand new 1OAK Nightclub in the Mirage Hotel and Casino on Wednesday, January 11, 2012. You can expect a… read more

Here’s How Twitter Got Big [VIDEO]

A new study suggests good ol’ fashioned real-world networks played a bigger role in Twitter‘s path to prominence than online influencers.

MIT researchers analyzed Twitter’s user acquisition between 2006 and 2009 in 408 U.S. cities with relatively high numbers of Twitter users. They found at first the network spread… read more

NASA’s Virtual Snow Globe Looks at 10 Years of the White Stuff

NASA has released a video that highlights where snow graced the Earth during every month for more than 10 years.

The clip starts with a snow-covered map of the Earth on February 2000 and runs all the way up until last month. The maps show observations collected by the Moderate Resolution… read more

Microsoft’s So.cl Combines Social Networking and Student Research [VIDEO]

After months of speculation, Microsoft rolled out its semi-social network, So.cl. The site is aimed at students looking to collaborate and share searches.

The site also lets users create mood boards similar to Pinterest. “There is a bit of an art… read more

Kindle Adds Periodicals to iOS Apps: But Will Consumers Read Them?

Amazon updated its Kindle app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch Wednesday, giving users access to their periodical subscriptions and cloud-stored documents for the first time. Previously, users could only use the Kindle app to read — and, before Apple changed its guidelines, buy — ebooks on those devices.

Having… read more

Quick Look: Instabuck

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 Instabuck. The developer describes Instabuck as a tool that helps vendors to sell online their… read more

Conan Skewers Amazon’s Kindle Fire [VIDEO]

Amazon may have issued an update to its Kindle Fire this morning, but Conan O’Brien was still able to skewer the device and some of the early customer complaints on his show.

Team Coco and crew mock the Kindle Fire’s ill-placed power button, security concerns and other areas of dissatisfaction.

O’Brien has… read more

Create Navigable Site Mockups With ClickDummy

One of the most important aspects of website and app design is flow – how a user navigates and goes through the process that the site/app is built for. It’s very important to properly close the loops on all navigation and actions. For example, if you’re building an online… read more

iBiz 4: Easy Client and Job Management

For the freelancer or small business owner, client management, job management, time tracking, and invoicing all tend to be more complicated than is often necessary. But iBiz greatly simplifies all these processes by providing a clean and intuitive interface that is not overwhelming or hard to understand.

Keeping track of the… read more

8 Free Solitaire iOS Game Apps

8 Free Solitaire iOS Game Apps

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New iPhone App Connects Strangers Around the World Through Instagram Photos

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: Wander

Quick Pitch: Wander is a free app that connects penpals and Instagram.

Genius Idea: Gives users… read more

BioWare Founders Talk Good and Evil in Star Wars: The Old Republic

As perhaps the biggest MMORPG to hit since World of Warcraft gaming developer BioWare’s newly-released game Star Wars: The Old Republic is certainly swallowed in loads of hype. An expansion of the company’s 2003 venture, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, SWTOR takes place thousands of years before the… read more

5 iPhone Apps for Last-Minute Christmas Ecards [PICS]

1. Christmas Cards – 100+ Free Cards – Zaggle

While the “100+” in the app’s title appears a slight… read more

The 10 Most-Influential Retailers of the Holiday Season Online

Amazon and Victoria’s Secret are among the top retailers — at least based on their Klout scores — that are getting shoppers to talk about them or go to their sites this holiday season.

Klout measured retailers’ online influence on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn and Foursquare to determine the 10… read more

What Does Tom Cruise Do With His iPad? [VIDEO]

Mashable doesn’t get invited to a lot of red carpet events, so we took advantage of our primo spot at the Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol premiere to ask big-name stars and celebrities what they do with technology. Tom Cruise… read more

Why Quora’s New Boards Feature Makes It a Better Network

Quora’s relationship with the Q&A format is no longer exclusive. As of Tuesday, you can also use the site to arrange content from around the web on Pinterest-like boards.

While the move seems like an odd one for a startup most often defined as a Q&A platform, it also opens… read more

Twitter Takes TextSecure, Texting App for Dissidents, Open Source

A technology that helped start a global movement is now being put into the hands of the people. TextSecure, an Android app that encrypts text messages and is popular among activists in many countries, is now open source, thanks to Twitter.

Twitter acquired the company that makes TextSecure, Whisper Systems, last… read more

Study: Happiness Is Trending Down on Twitter [VIDEO]

A recent study of Twitter use reveals that the general public appears to be less happy than previously. University of Vermont researchers surveyed more than 4.5 billion tweets and discovered which words were used the most and how they characterize our… read more

Nuance Acquires Voice-Recognition Competitor Vlingo

Voice-recognition giant Nuance announced on Tuesday that it is acquiring Vlingo, the creator of a voice-to-text and voice recognition app that has been the subject of various Nuance lawsuits over patent infringement.

But with the growth of virtual assistant and voice-enabled capabilities such as Apple’s Siri, Nuance and Vlingo are… read more

Puppies Prepare for Christmas [VIDEO]

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

Just when you thought cats had a patent on holiday cuteness, puppy power rears its adorable head.

In the aptly named “Puppy Christmas” YouTube video, director Devin Graham captures four adorable puppies enjoying a picturesque Christmas tree,… read more

Facebook Brings Timeline Feature Support to Its iPhone App, iPad Version Coming Soon

Facebook Brings Timeline Feature Support to Its iPhone App, iPad Version Coming Soon

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Best Of 2011: 70 Beautiful And High Quality Free Textures

For the designing fraternity, premium quality texture, backgrounds and patterns are the most necessitated freebies on the internet. Use of texture in web designs is tremendously frequent. As a result every designer is in search of good quality textures, although they do not get all at one place. Therefore, in… read more

PhoneGap Beginner’s Guide Giveaway Winner Announcement

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Last weeks PhoneGap Beginner’s Guide giveaway has now ended, and it is now time to announce the winners.

Thanks to everybody for all the comments and thanks to Packt for the books.

The Winners

All winners should have by now received their winner emails, if not please get… read more

MasterCard Offers Discount for Small Businesses on Microsoft’s Office 365

MasterCard on Tuesday announced that it was offering eligible small businesses a 10% discount on Microsoft‘s Office 365 cloud productivity service.

The program, open to businesses that have a MasterCard Easy Savings Program account, is the credit card firm’s latest overture toward the small business category. In October, the brand teamed… read more

Startups and VCs Parody Rebecca Black’s ‘Friday’ [VIDEO]

Startup founders and employees of GroupMe, Turntable.fm, Birchbox, RockMelt, Path and a slew of other companies have just put their spin on the Internet’s biggest hit of 2011 — Rebecca Black‘s “Friday.”

The “holiday” parody from First Round Capital features 22 startups and a handful of venture capitalists belting out original… read more

How a First-Time Entrepreneur Built a Top-Grossing iPad App [VIDEO]

Comics by Comixology has become the de facto tablet reading platform for comic books. That only happened because Comixology CEO David Steinberger spent time learning the business of comics before figuring out how to digitize it. “We took the… read more

Weekly Poll: How Do You Share Holiday Pictures With Others?

How do you share holiday pictures with others?

The Christmas season provides us with plenty of “Kodak Moments”: the kids with grandma and grandpa, someone eating fruitcake, mistletoe disasters. Odds are, though, your “Kodak Moments” now are captured on your smartphone, digital camera, or possibly even tablet, and they’re likely… read more

Introduction To Designing For Windows Phone 7 And Metro

Microsoft’s new mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7 (WP7), introduces a fresh approach to content organization and a different UX, based on the Metro design language and principles that will be incorporated into Windows 8. It also targets a different market than its predecessor: instead of being designed mainly for… read more

75 Outstanding Tutorials, Quick Tips, Articles and Interviews from Vectortuts+ in 2011

As the year comes to an end and we pack up our vector tools for some well deserved rest and relaxation, let’s take a look back at some of the best and most inspiring Vectortuts+ articles and tutorials for 2011.

The following collection is just a fraction of the fantastic content… read more

AutoCAD on the Go with AutoCAD WS

Imagine how convenient it would be if everyone always had the insanely expensive software that you need to open whatever project it is that you’re working on. Obviously we know that isn’t the case. We know how difficult and frustrating it can be to have a file that a client… read more

Best Android Apps Useful for Web Designers

It is mesmerizing to see such high end developments in the field of technology. Perhaps one of the most scintillating advancements has taken place in the field of web services for mobile phones. Earlier it was considered as a luxury to own mobile phones and now even the young adolescents… read more

Top Freelance Jobs from Job Board – Week 3, December

Looking for a new client? The FreelanceSwitch job board is a great resource of freelance gigs and opportunities. These opportunities are in various fields, from development to writing to design, and come from a wide range of potential clients. The job board is hand-moderated by dedicated staff and volunteers… read more

5 Mac Apps That Make CSS Preprocessors Easier to Use

If you’re a fan of CSS preprocessors, then you know that despite their usefulness, they can be a bit of a pain to work with at times. Most of them require some sort of Terminal voodoo to compile, which immediately scares off a good portion of potential users.

As always, the… read more

IBM Says We’ll Have Mind-Reading Computers Within Five Years

Keyboards and mice may seem like clunky artifacts of the past within the next five years, pushed aside in favor of the ultimate user interface: the human mind.

That’s according to IBM, which just published its “5 in 5″ forecast: a prediction about five innovations that will fundamentally change our world… read more

Weekly Poll: Will Apple Release a Television in 2012?

Will Apple Release a Television in 2012?

“It will have the simplest user interface you could imagine. I finally cracked it.”
- Steve Jobs

According to Walter Isaacson, these words were spoken by Steve Jobs regarding a new television that Apple is working on (reportedly not a set-top box like the… read more

Amazon: 13 Major Milestones of 2011

The year 2011 was especially prosperous and successful for Amazon, partly due to the company’s popular Kindle ebooks, but also because Amazon introduced its first Android-based tablet, the Kindle Fire.

Just five days after Amazon announced the new tablet in September, customers pre-ordered 250,000 Kindle Fires. The $199 7-inch tablet… read more

Apple Wins Patent Victory Over Android, but Does It Matter?

Apple was just handed potentially its biggest victory yet in its ongoing patent lawsuits with Google Android. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled today that Android devices that display phone numbers in a specific way should be banned for violating Apple’s patents. The ruling potentially bans phones like the… read more

Flickr 2011: The Year in Photos

Tunisian Protests

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2011 has been a year of memorable news… read more

25 Fabulous Image Sharing and Portfolio Apps

I have got a few gigabytes of photos lying around in my harddisk. Thanks to digital cameras and smartphones, now everyone has got a load of them too. Stashing them away in an external hard disks or DVDs doesn’t actually serve the purpose. Uploading them to one of the many… read more

Self-Employed? How to Give Yourself a Raise in 2012

Here’s a hypothetical (yet common) situation: Sara is a brilliant web designer who has never raised her client rates. Not once. Sure, she signs on new clients more often, but her existing clientele enjoy some kind of unwritten grandfather clause that has maintained the same rates since 2002.

Does this… read more

The AT&T T-Mobile Deal Is Officially Dead

AT&T said today it was abandoning its plan to acquire T-Mobile.

In a statement, AT&T said it had agreed with Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile’s owner to end its bid to buy the company for $39 billion. AT&T said it had thoroughly reviewed all its options — which amounted to pressing ahead with… read more

Cornell Wins Bid for New York City Tech Campus

Cornell University has been chosen by New York City to build a technology campus on Roosevelt Island with a grant of city-owned land and $100 million.

The campus Cornell proposed will occupy 2.1 million square feet, accommodate up to 2,500 students and cost more than $2 billion to build. A $350… read more

Who’s Tweeting About Holiday Travel? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Traveling this holiday season? Whether it’s by train, plane or automobile, you’re not alone. Twitter is abuzz with more than just complaints about flight delays, lengthy layovers and traffic jams — many of you are also tweeting about your travel plans ahead of time.

So what’s the method of transportation for… read more

Flirting With Danger: More Drivers Texting on the Road Than Ever

Despite various state law bans and nationwide awareness campaigns to prevent texting from behind the wheel, the amount of people texting while driving is actually on the rise, a new study suggests.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the percentage of drivers who sent texts and use mobile… read more

Announcing the 2011 Mashable Awards Winners

The votes are in and the results have been tabulated: After two months of nominations and voting by our community, Mashable is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2011 Mashable Awards!

The fifth annual Mashable Awards honors the best in Mashable‘s core content areas: Social Media, Tech, Business and Entertainment…. read more

Quora Adds ‘Boards’ and Becomes a Little More Like Pinterest

Q&A site Quora launched a new feature on Monday that has nothing to do with Q’s or A’s. “Boards” function like Pinterest’s “pinboards,” allowing users to collect and organize web content under topics they create.

“As Quora has grown, we’ve learned that people want to read the most interesting content regardless… read more

NYC Startup Scene Celebrated in 2012 Calendar [PHOTOS]

Only In The Alley Calendar

12 New York City-based startups are featured in the “Only in the Alley” 2012… read more

‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Trailer Hits iTunes [VIDEO]

Warner Bros. released the first full-length trailer for next summer’s The Dark Knight Rises exclusively on iTunes.

The film, which will be out next summer, has already been part of an extensive digital campaign. In July, the studio released the first teaser for the film via Facebook.

The studio has continued to… read more

What Were You Doing on Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and Instagram One Year Ago?

Maybe you were on a first date, leaving for a vacation or downing a beer at a baseball game. Or maybe you were checking into the hospital with Pancreatitis. Timehop wants to help you remember whatever you were up to exactly one year ago.

The startup sends you daily emails with… read more

The Giftinator: The Ultimate Way to Find Your Man a Last-Minute Gift

Face it: You need a cool, last-minute gift for the special guy in your life. Boyfriends and husbands love tech toys, but chances are your man already owns the smartphone, tablet or game system of his choice. What he will enjoy are media, accessories and unique offerings that only our… read more

Why Defensive .XXX Registration Is Only the Beginning of a Branding Nightmare

David K. Mitnick is the founder and president of Domain Skate, LLC, an Internet company that focuses on domain name arbitration disputes. This post was co-authored by Howard Greenstein.

If you did not know about ICANN’s decision to release the .xxx gTLD (global Top Level Domain) earlier in the year you… read more

20,000 Christmas Bulbs Bring Angry Birds to Light [VIDEO]

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

Move over Grinch, the Angry Birds pigs are the new villains out to destroy Christmas. But don’t fear, we know you’ve been practicing flinging birds at those wretched hogs all year and are ready to defend… read more

AT&T’s Plan to Sell Some T-Mobile Assets Stalls [REPORT]

AT&T’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile is looking even less likely than ever, now that there’s a report saying the negotiation to sell off some of T-Mobile’s assets — AT&T’s last-ditch effort to save the $39 billion deal — has stalled.

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The 21 Most Memorable Tweets of 2011

Twitter in 2011 was the go-to outlet for everyone — celebrities, businesses, politicians, religious leaders and the average user alike. Across the board, Twitter users shared hair-trigger reactions to the year’s biggest news.

When Steve Jobs and Osama bin Laden died, you turned to Twitter. When Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak… read more

DesignModo’s Futurico UI Pro (The World’s Biggest User Interface Elements Pack) Giveaway

DesignModo is running a contest, where Futurico UI Pro pack for 5 winners are givingaway. Well, you guys know what is Futurico UI Pro? Let’s say it once again for n00bs.

Futurico UI Pro is the world’s biggest user interface elements pack. It contains more than 200  web design elements that… read more

3 Free To Use Great Tools For Web Designers

There are many tools out there for web designers, but getting by free and good ones is not that easy. That is why I am sharing 3 Free To Use Great Tools For Web Designers. Read each entry in the list and see which one suits your needs best.

You are… read more

Business Productivity Bundle Giveaway

It might be a mouthful, but the AppStorm Business Productivity Bundle Giveaway is here! It’s holiday season, and AppStorm has got you a real treat…

We have 5 bundles to giveaway, each including a license to Daylite and Billings Pro – it’s the perfect combination for getting your business organised and… read more

The AppStorm Holiday ’11 Video Game Giveaway

The holidays are upon us and ’tis the season for giving! And giving we most definitely are!

We are launching a season of fortnightly games giveaways on Windows.AppStorm and have a stunning array of award-winning games up for grabs! Be sure to follow Windows.AppStorm, and get stuck in, for a chance… read more

22 Last Minute Holiday Gift Ideas for Freelancers

Santa will be going down the chimney soon. We’re running out of time to give those perfect gifts to freelancers. Shipping will only get more expensive as we get closer to the big present opening morning. The clock is ticking and the days are running down. There are plenty… read more

Thanks to Our Weekly Sponsor: FaceTab Pro for Facebook

Our featured sponsor this week is FaceTab Pro for Facebook, an easy and amazing way to access Facebook from your menu bar.

I know what you’re thinking, you’ve seen menu bar Facebook apps before right? Well this one is the best. FaceTab Pro is simply packed with awesome functionality that gives… read more

Enter to Win a Free Billings Pro Subscription!

The season of giving continues here at AppStorm, as we’ve got yet another awesome giveaway for our readers. This time, we’ve got 5 one year individual subscriptions for Billings Pro with Marketcircle Cloud, the market-leading invoicing app for Macs and the cloud. For all of our readers that are looking… read more

How to Make Your Website More Accessible

Constant improvement is imperative to a world of progress, including the web world. Designing an effective website requires a lot of techniques, skills and testing. Testing determines the usability of the website, which ties into accessibility. Thus, one of the most important things to consider when creating a website is… read more

Web design predictions for 2012

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Page Layers: Turn a Website Into a Layered Photoshop Document

There is no shortage of screenshot apps for Macs. Whether you want something with a ton of functionality like LittleSnapper, something sweet and simple like Screeny or something free and fun like Skitch, Mac developers have you covered and have for years.

However, every screenshot app that I’ve ever used shares… read more

Abduzeedo 5 Years – 5 Lessons Learned

This month Abduzeedo celebrates our 5th anniversary. It’s been an incredible journey, starting after a terribly demotivating robbery that ended up being the best thing to happen to us. Nothing could be worse, but as the art of war says: when you cannot go back the only thing you can… read more

YouTube Cover Song Face-Off: Gavin DeGraw’s ‘Not Over You’

Each week, Mashable picks a popular song, finds 10 covers of it and asks you to vote for your favorite.

Gavin DeGraw is no stranger to having other people sing his songs. Remember “I Don’t Want to Be,” the karaoke favorite that has been covered in bars and on reality TV… read more

7 Free iPhone Apps that Make Shopping a Cinch

1. Amazon Mobile

Compare prices and shop within the largest online warehouse right from your phone. This all-in-one app… read more

10 Funniest GIF Trends of 2011

The Internet has always had a love-hate relationship with animated GIFs. Long a telltale sign of an archaic website (especially when multiple artifacts wind up on a single page), the bandwith-eating multi-image animations were a cause of annoyance rather then entertainment.

Well, the GIF’s reputation is changing. Since the meteoric… read more

11 Free Mobile App Builder Tools

11 Free Mobile App Builder Tools

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How to Influence Purchasing Decisions On The Web [INFOGRAPHIC]

When savvy consumers are in the market for something — a new pair of kicks, a sweet DSLR camera, hair pomade, a toaster — they turn to the web, knowing there’s a wealth of knowledge and information to be had. But where on the vast Interwebs do they look? Well,… read more

Facebook Adds Timeline Support to iPhone App

Facebook has released an update to its iPhone app, with version 4.1 now giving you access to its new Timeline interface.

The timeline was available on iPhone before, but only if you accessed Facebook from its mobile site (m.facebook.com) on the iPhone’s Safari browser. Now you can download an update of… read more

A Guide to SEO Salaries By Market [INFOGRAPHIC]

Sometimes finding your dream job is like an Easter egg hunt: It’s not only how you look for jobs, but also where you look for them. It seems like common sense, but in order to hedge your bets and ultimately nab a high-profile gig, it’s all about location, location, location.

This… read more

Is a Need to Please Hurting Your 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.

When it comes to business, there’s a thin line between “people pleasing” and good customer service. And these days, in crowded and competitive markets, anything less than… read more

The 10 Craziest Kickstarter Projects of 2011

Kickstarter’s prominent crowdfunding platform has made it possible for just about anyone to raise money and awareness about his project. We’ve seen a multitude of success stories — whether it’s a cool wristwatch, a great story or an entire web service.

We’ve gathered some of this year’s craziest Kickstarter projects, from… read more

Wallpaper of the Week 182 by Alex Beltechi

The wallpaper of this week is an image created by Alex Beltechi for the 5th Anniversary of Abduzeedo. Alex Beltechi is an artist and designer based in the city of Oradea, Romania. Although a student at a Visual Arts University, he also teaches the tools of his trade through various… read more

59 New Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed

This week was another “giant leap for mankind” in the social media world, and possibly in the real universe too. Facebook Timeline rolled out to everyone, so you may have been busy cleaning up those pictures that popped up from your college days.

Scientists found what they claim to be “strong… read more