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Wallpaper of the Week 189 by Jeff Huang

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:11:49 +0000

The wallpaper of this week is an image created by Jeff Huang. Jeff is a freelance art director and illustrator based in New York who specializes in Creative Design, Abstract Art, Photo Editing, and 3D.

Jeff has been working professionally for more than 6 years now and has produced work… read more

Giants Website Prematurely Reveals Super Bowl Winner [PIC]

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:22:21 +0000

The New York Giants official website accidentally announced the winner of Super Bowl XLVI more than 24 hours before Sunday’s big game even started, by the look of images floating around the web.

The error was immortalized Saturday in this TwitPic screenshot (above), which Jeff Frias posted to Twitter. No signs… read more

2012 Grammys Embrace Digital, Mobile and Social Media

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:39:55 +0000

The 54th Grammy Awards ceremony is only eight days away and the Recording Academy is kicking off the next phase of its digital and social campaign. Under the heading of “We Are Music” the Academy and its partners are harnessing the power of social, mobile and digital to make the… read more

30 Free Western Fonts Collection

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:45:19 +0000

30 Free Western Fonts Collection

Super Bowl 2012 By the Numbers

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:41:18 +0000

Super Bowl 2012 is blitzing us like a crazed linebacker, coming up in a matter of hours, and the numbers are stacking up quickly. It’s a weekend of superlatives, with astonishing numbers swirling around those brave warriors on the field.

In the Super Bowl, everything is larger than life. Instead of… read more

Anonymous spia l’FBI e Scotland Yard: vi stiamo ascoltando

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:47:29 +0000

La telefonata è partita da Washington il 17 gennaio scorso. Cinque voci, tutte maschili, di ufficiali dell’FBI e Scotland Yard. Diciassette minuti di conversazione durante i quali gli uomini discutono di “effort against hakers”, Anonymous e gruppi simili ignari del fatto che, da qualche parte del mondo, uno o più… read more

Facebook Turns 8, And Together We’ve Grown

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:40:17 +0000

I’ve been on Facebook for 2,561 days, having joined during the first year of its existence and my first year of college.

As the world’s largest social network turns 8 years old today, millions of people will reflect on the impact Facebook has had on their lives, however big or small… read more

Do You Have a Favorite Landscape Photography Destination?

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:27:23 +0000

Is there a place that you love to go shoot landscapes?

I’d love to hear about your favourite landscape photography destinations – particularly I’d like to hear any the following:

where is it (give us a country/state etc – remember our audience is global so don’t assume everyone will know exactly where… read more

Quick Look: Get Dealy

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:54 +0000

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 Get Dealy. The developer describes Get Dealy as site offering sales on tech products. Deals… read more

3 Free iPhone Apps for Creating Your Own Stop-Motion Videos

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:26:28 +0000

1. Created with the Stop-Motion Camera App

Top 10 Google Chrome Plugins for Small Businesses

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:13:58 +0000

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

The Google Chrome Web Store has made it easy for anyone to stay organized, and the browser has gotten much faster, as we’ve noticed in the beta… read more

Super Bowl 2012: Everything You Need to Know About Watching It Online

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:20:21 +0000

This year’s Super Bowl marks a digital first: The game will be the first Super Bowl that you can watch online — legally. NBC, the broadcast partner for this year’s game, is going to stream the game live.

NBC has actually been streaming some NFL games online since 2009, though never… read more

Video – Paul Boag: Get Clients to say ‘Yes!’

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:16:48 +0000

View engaging conference lectures, interesting how to discussions, and high quality freelance advice via video here on FreelanceSwitch.

This week we look at Paul Boag: Get Clients to say ‘Yes!’ by Paul Boag. This weekend we’re sharing a great talk from Carsonified. In this talk at FOWD NYC, Paul… read more

How I Shot And Edited It – Nepal Zoomable Panorama

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:15:27 +0000

Have I mentioned how much I love photography and technology. Here’s a good case for mixing them together.

As you say previous on the Q&A with Uncornered Market, creating panorama’s can create some amazing images. I took their methodologies and applied them to some of my own panoramas, which do not… read more

Best of the Week #208

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:40:45 +0000

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

Hype: A Worthy Flash Alternative?

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:00:04 +0000

Hype, by developers Tumult, seems to have a rather appropriate title. There has been a great deal of talk about this web animation app since its release some months ago, and that can hardly be a surprise, given that it claims to allow the user to create “beautiful HTML5 web… read more

Stylitics Is an Analytics Dashboard for Your Closet [INVITES]

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:59:18 +0000

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: Stylitics

Quick Pitch: Mint.com for your closet.

Genius Idea: A new way to organize your wardrobe and track… read more

Like Testing New Apps? BetaBait Will Hook You Up

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:25:38 +0000

Name: BetaBait

Quick Pitch: BetaBait connects startups with beta testers.

Genius Idea: Access to early adopters that doesn’t require… read more

4 Ways to Tweet as a Visual Brand

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:06:00 +0000

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

Companies that rely on a visual or photographic web presence often find it difficult to convey their media on Twitter. Take, for instance, apparel brands that need… read more

Olapic’s Crowd-Sourced Photo Campaigns Becoming a Sports Trend

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:45:31 +0000

Crowd-sourced social photo sharing appears to be the latest community engagement trend among professional sports teams, largely powered by the online startup Olapic.

Olapic’s service allows organizations to quickly and easily enable fans, readers or other types of audiences to submit photos of their own experiences at a game or… read more

10 Hot Web Startups Changing the Face of Retail

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:07:24 +0000

Macala Wright is the publisher of FashionablyMarketing.Me, one of the leading fashion and retail industry business websites. She is a retail consultant and business strategist who specializes in marketing consulting for fashion, luxury and lifestyle brands. You can follower her on Twitter at @InsideFMM or @Macala.

In 2010, branded content was… read more

Donald Trump, Deion Sanders and Apolo Ohno Star in Century 21′s Super Bowl Ad [VIDEO]

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:53:46 +0000

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

Century 21 has enlisted a team of celebrities for its first-ever Super Bowl commercial.

Reality TV star and business mogul Donald Trump, Pro Football Hall of Fame member Deion Sanders and Olympic speed skater Apolo Ohno… read more

Travel Website Lets You Book Flights Featuring Wi-Fi, Live TV

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:49:44 +0000

Travel is so much easier when you’re prepared and know what to expect. Airfare shopping website CheapAir.com now lets you find out which flights offer Wi-Fi, live TV and movies before you book.

Onboard technology can make flying a much more pleasurable and productive experience. But unless you book with… read more

Smartphone Sales Overtake PCs for the First Time [STUDY]

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:07:38 +0000

If you bought a smartphone in 2011 — and didn’t buy a PC — you were part of a history-making trend.

For the first year ever, total PC sales around the world were outpaced by total smartphone sales, in units at least, according to data released Friday by market… read more

Daily Inspiration #1048

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:56:08 +0000

This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo’s writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it,… read more

How Social Media Changed ESPN Audio’s Super Bowl Week

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:21:44 +0000

Social and mobile technologies aren’t just important for guerilla marketing campaigns and grassroots outreach.

They’re also changing how the world’s biggest broadcast media companies do business.

Mashable recently spoke with top executives and personalities from the sports behemoth ESPN during the company’s biggest week of the year for Super Bowl… read more

How to Deliver a Killer Business Presentation

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:18:25 +0000

Meaghan Edelstein has gained national media attention through her blog, I Kicked Cancer’s Ass, which she started to document her battle with end stage cancer. She is an attorney, the founder of the non-profit organization Spirit Jump, and works for the Global Strategic Management Institute.

Working with hundreds of speakers as… read more

Virgin Galactic Keeps Inching Toward Space, but When Will It Get There?

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:11:30 +0000

Virgin Galactic, the aspiring space tourism company founded by Sir Richard Branson, is on track to begin powered test flights of its spaceship this summer, with the goal of starting passenger flights in 2013.

Virgin CEO George Whitesides discussed the coming test flights at a meeting in January with the Aerospace… read more

MadeFreshly: Instant Ecommerce

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:00:56 +0000

Gone are the days when you needed a truckload of money to start an eCommerce venture. I’m not saying that you don’t need a huge amount of capital to start your own shop online. It all depends on the nature and volume of goods you deal with. But one variable… read more

How Social Media Backlash Made Susan G. Komen Cave [VIDEO]

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:45:14 +0000

The online storm surrounding Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s decision to pull funding from Planned Parenthood came to a close on Friday when Komen reversed its decision.

Score another point for social media.

On Tuesday, the Komen Foundation announced new funding criteria that would severely restrict grants set aside for… read more

Fake Facebook Users Likely to be Popular Bisexual College Women [INFOGRAPHIC]

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:30:58 +0000

So you just got a Facebook friend request from a woman you don’t know. Maybe she’s already connected to some of your friends, maybe she isn’t, but she has about 700 friends total. She seldom updates her profile, but tags her photos like crazy. She went to a college relatively… read more

How Tech Can Prepare You for Extreme Weather

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:53:51 +0000

Steve Rubel is EVP of global strategy and insights for Edelman, the world’s largest public relations firm. Rubel studies the future of media and helps clients unify their communications strategies across traditional, emerging, owned and social channels.

Modern technology can’t actually fix the weather — at least not yet. However, social… read more

Steve Appleton, CEO of Micron Technology, Dies in Plane Crash

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:13:19 +0000

Steve Appleton, the chairman and CEO of Micron Technology, has died in a plane crash, the company confirmed Friday. He was 51.

Appleton was reportedly flying the small plane when something went wrong and the plane caught fire. He was the only person on board the experimental fixed-wing plane when it… read more

5 iPhone Twitter Apps that Do More Than Just Tweet

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:59:15 +0000

Leo Widrich is the co-founder of Buffer, a new way to publish tweets and Facebook posts at better times for more impact. He writes more about social media tips and tools on the Buffer blog. Follow him on Twitter @LeoWid or subscribe to his Facebook updates.

When Twitter recently launched the… read more

Is This The Future of Touchscreen Tech? New Video Will Blow Your Mind

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:02:37 +0000

Gorilla Glass manufacturer Corning has unveiled a follow-up YouTube video to its wildly successful “A Day Made of Glass,” providing another look into what the future could be like with the growth of glass touchscreen interfaces, from innovative chalkboards and activity tables in classrooms to uses for it in hospitals.

Corning… read more

7 Tips for Planning a Wedding on Pinterest

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:59:36 +0000

1. Join

If you haven’t already, sign up for a Pinterest account. There’s a waiting list to join now… read more

Can The Huffington Post Reinvent Cable News?

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:31:55 +0000

The Huffington Post Media Group revealed more details about its upcoming online news channel, the Huffington Post Streaming Network.

The announcement takes place just days before Huffington Post celebrates its first anniversary since its acquisition by AOL. AOL purchased The Huffington Post on Feb. 2, 2011 for $315 million and made… read more

30 Beautiful One Page Websites For Inspiration

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:25:19 +0000

30 Beautiful One Page Websites For Inspiration

Beautiful Houses: Villa BH – Netherlands

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:18:33 +0000

The idea in this series is to show beautiful and inspiring houses. Houses that are remarkable for its design, elegance, elements, concept or simply because they are beautiful. So if you like architecture, interior design and beautifully designed houses, you are at the right spot. Check out this week beautiful… read more

Manage Your Money to Avoid Freelancing Failures

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:59:22 +0000

Business is always about monetizing one component from among a host of other important things. The reason behind every business is to make money or generate revenues. Given the inherent focus on revenues, when launching a business or a site, it is critical to understand how to manage finances, which… read more

How To Use Custom Post Types To Organize Online Marketing Campaigns

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:04:53 +0000

Custom post types add a level of flexibility to WordPress that makes this open-source Web development platform more useful on many levels. Whenever I have been faced with a Web-based task, especially one that involves organizing information, the first thing I do is examine WordPress to determine if it can… read more

Five Tips for Running a Successful Home Office

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:00:55 +0000

There are a lot of stories written about home-based businesses—trust me, I just did a Google search. Working from home has changed drastically over the years, thanks to technology.

If you think back not even 20 years about home-based businesses, you might envision a low-tech service business such as a… read more

How to use checkboxes and radio buttons in Flash

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:40:33 +0000

When you are developing rich and interactive applications in flash, you need to provide the best communication between the user and the application. Flash has some very easy to implement UI components that you can use with your applications. These components will save you from the hassle of designing and… read more

Friday Fresh Free Fonts #138

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:04:06 +0000

I will be posting some fresh free fonts every Friday, yes I know it’s awesome. I will look forward to bring a lot of great fonts that will sure help you improve your typography work. Check out what I selected for you on the FFFF#138 and make sure to comeback… read more

Publish Magazines and eBooks Quickly with Calaméo

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:00:00 +0000

From Amazon’s runaway success with the Kindle platform to Apple’s new iBooks Author tool to help writers create interactive eBooks for their iPad iBooks store, eBooks are the story of the day for digital media. If you’ve ever considered writing a book or creating a new magazine, you’ll want to… read more

Ask Freelance Switch: Building an Agency and Freelancing Internationally

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:00:55 +0000

In this issue of Ask FreelanceSwitch, we look at growing into an agency and freelancing internationally. Ask FreelanceSwitch is a regular column here that allows us to help beginners get a grip on freelancing. If you have a question about freelancing that you want answered, send an email to… read more

Email Marketing Best Practices

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:00:25 +0000

Email Marketing Best Practices is a post from: Free Email Templates

Email Marketing Best Practices

With the kind of fierce competition that is being experienced on the online market, every website owner has been forced to find more effective ways of keeping their clients hooked to their sites. However, this is not… read more

Should You Keep Your Website Open Source?

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:06:10 +0000

When you enter the world of web hosting, you will find yourself inundated with options. Choosing a hosting company is only the beginning. Even after you have a domain, hosting account, and all of the preliminary tasks out of the way, you still have to build a website…. read more

NetSpot: WiFi Site Survey for the Rest of Us

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:00:46 +0000

You’ve just moved to a new apartment and you’ve set up your wireless router. You think you’ve done everything correctly, but you’re just not getting the coverage and rates that you should be. Maybe there is some interference from some other WiFi hotspots nearby? But how do you know?

Enter… read more

Could Facebook’s Newly Wealthy Employees Help California’s Withering Economy?

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:25:53 +0000

Facebook’s slew of newly wealthy employees could “significantly impact” California’s economy during the next few years, said H.D. Palmer, deputy director of external affairs for the California Department of Finance.

“The closest analogue is the 2004 Google IPO,” he said. “Its benefit to the state’s general fund was in the… read more

Google’s Bouncer For Android Shows Malware Apps the Door

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:12:21 +0000

Bouncer scanning software, developed by Google, is designed to search the Android market for software that could be malicious, the company announced Thursday on its blog.

With the success of Android this year, the company says it wants to protect its many users and their devices from harm.

“Device activations… read more

Why Context Is King in the Future of Digital Marketing

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:45:57 +0000

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.

An avalanche of devices, platforms, channels, and information is crushing consumers as they go… read more

Google Kicks Off Super Bowl XLVI with Social Blitz

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:35:22 +0000

Google is suiting up for Super Bowl XLVI this Sunday by launching a set of football-focused features and services to help you get your game on.

Game Day with Google is a site offered through Google’s Inside Search. The specially-built site is… read more

Facebook IPO Sends Tech Stocks Surging

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:21:48 +0000

Facebook filing for IPO Wednesday did good for more than just the social network. Companies associated — even tangentially — saw their stocks soar in trading Thursday.

As the largest Internet IPO to date, read more

HBO and Miso Bring “Game of Thrones” Fans to the Second Screen

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:07:26 +0000

HBO is partnering with Miso to bring Game of Thrones fans an awesome second screen experience.

Miso launched its new SideShow platform at the end of 2011. The idea is to allow fans or networks to create customizable, synchronized content to go alongside what airs on TV. This can include trivia,… read more

8 Things You Should Know Before Building a Mobile App

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:49:20 +0000

Seth Porges is a magazine editor and the creator of Cloth, an iOS fashion app for iPhone and iPod Touch. His Twitter handle is @sethporges.

App appeal is obvious. The barrier to entry? So low! The upshot of producing the next Angry Birds or beer-chug simulator? So high! Heck, with just… read more

Old Spice’s Terry Crews Crashes a Bounce Ad [VIDEO]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:33:32 +0000

In the latest evolution of Old Spice‘s “what will they do next?” social media ad campaign, spokesman Terry Crews literally crashes an ad for Bounce.

The brand chose Crews, a former NFL player perhaps best known as Julius, the father on Chris Rock’s Everybody Hates Chris, to personify its… read more

Book Suggestion: One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:14:17 +0000

The book suggestion of the week is about Jeff Bezos and the history of Amazon.com. One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com is a really good book, very inspiring and motivating especially about believing on what you are doing and focus on the long term when doing things…. read more

Incredible Pieces Of Art By Chasen S Grieshop

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:05:19 +0000

Incredible Pieces Of Art By Chasen S Grieshop

Facebook IPO: How Will the Social Network Be Affected? [POLL]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:38:57 +0000

Facebook‘s $5 billion IPO filing yesterday took the social media world by storm, but if you woke up today and logged into the social network, you probably noticed nothing’s changed — yet.

Yes, Facebook Timeline is in the process of rolling out to all users, so it may actually have… read more

Mac 101: Part 3, The Apple Ecosystem

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:00:56 +0000

When you take the plunge and purchase a brand new Mac, you’re receiving far more than simply a beautiful computer wrapped in svelte packaging. The modern Apple computing experience is complemented by various online services, features and products which Apple offer exclusively to their customers, in the hope of compelling… read more

Social Media Has Turned Super Bowl XLVI Teams’ Marketing Upside Down

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:50:10 +0000

The explosive growth of social media over the past four years has drastically changed how the Giants and Patriots market themselves and connect with fans compared to the two teams’ most recent Super Bowl trips.

“It’s a whole new world compared to last time,” Nilay Shah, the Giants’ director of digital… read more

Apple is Censoring Music on iTunes Match

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:30:44 +0000

Apple is unintentionally censoring rap music and other explicit tracks downloaded using its iTunes Match service — by replacing them with the clean versions of the same songs.

According to a report in Cult of Mac — confirmed in tests by Mashable — songs uploaded to the service with explicit… read more

Illustratior and Creative Mind Lady Noctis

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:25:19 +0000

Illustratior and Creative Mind Lady Noctis

How LinkedIn Gave A Former Pro Athlete A New Career [VIDEO]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:08:08 +0000

While playing for the Tennessee Valley Vipers in the Arena Football League, and pursuing his dream of playing football professionally, Lewis Howes broke his wrist diving for a pass. He gutted out the rest of the season, playing through his… read more

73 Links and Photos That Will Make Your Photography-Loving Head Explode

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:59:51 +0000

It’s been a truly wonderful week online in the world of photography, and Toad Hollow Photography has been busy collecting the best set of links to tutorials, great photography and interesting blogs to share with everyone. This is a really great list highlighting wonderful work by some of the best… read more

Microsoft Has Huge Changes in Store for Windows Phone 8 [REPORT]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:42:32 +0000

Brace yourself, Windows Phone users, because everything’s going to change.

An internal Microsoft video that was supposedly leaked to a website reveals that the entire mobile operating system will be revamped later this year to better integrate it with the upcoming Windows 8. Many abilities will be added and some… read more

Daily Inspiration #1047

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:11:01 +0000

What to Do When Your Website Gets Hacked

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:54:55 +0000

Dallas Lawrence is the chief global digital strategist for Burson-Marsteller, one of the world’s leading public relations and communications firms. He is a Mashable contributor on emerging media trends, online reputation management and digital issue advocacy. You can connect with him on Twitter @dallaslawrence.

If an individual or activist group broke… read more

Zynga Tests ‘Reward Advertising’ in CityVille

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:19:27 +0000

Zynga, aiming to expand its advertising revenue without annoying users, is quietly experimenting with “reward advertising” on CityVille that lets players earn energy by interacting with a sponsor.

Sponsors for the program, which rolled out in December, include Coca-Cola, MasterCard and the DVD release of the 20th Century Fox film What’s… read more

Hands On With Microsoft Surface 2

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:37:28 +0000

Touchscreens are so yesterday’s news, but 40-inch HD displays that can handle 20 or more fingers of touch and real-time interaction with people, objects and tags? That’s something to get excited about. It’s also pretty much the description of Microsoft’s Surface… read more

Amazon Launches Sports Memorabilia Store [VIDEO]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:23:35 +0000

Amazon has expanded its sales reach into sports memorabilia, the company announced on Thursday.

Its new Sports Collectibles Store offers more than two million officially licensed items by the NFL, NBA, FIFA and Major League Baseball. Shoppers can search for collectibles by… read more

Patriot or Giant, Whose Pre-Super Bowl XLVI Spotify Mix Is Better? [POLL]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:54:29 +0000

Super Bowl Sunday is right around the corner and players from both the New York Giants and New England Patriots are getting pumped for the game with their own big-game Spotify playlists.

On Monday, Mashable told you about Patriots rookie running back Stevan Ridley, who posted a 12-song Spotify playlist to… read more

What the Heck Is Groundhog Day? [VIDEO]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:25:05 +0000

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

Punxsutawney Phil saw its shadow on Groundhog Day morning, which historically is a sign predicting six more weeks of winter. But what does it all really mean?

The Feb. 2 holiday — celebrated in the U.S…. read more

The IPO Won’t Change Facebook. Online Ads Will

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:12:16 +0000

Will an IPO change Facebook? The sudden influx of $5 billion (and more) will certainly give it lots of opportunity, though it’ll also mean Facebook will soon answer to shareholders. And those shareholders will demand that the company keep increasing the value of their investment.

In his letter within the IPO… read more

Worldwide Photography #56: Hobart

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:53:17 +0000

Worldwide Photography is a series of posts where every week we’re going to show a city or location around the globe bringing the coolest photography samples of it. The photographs authors are all credited right above their pictures. Today feature: Hobart, Tasmania.

For the next week we’re going to feature Honolulu,… read more

Quick Tip: Create a Highlighted Text Effect With Adobe InDesign

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:00:41 +0000

Sometimes using a highlighted effect text gives a stronger emphasis and style to your design. In this quick tip we are going to achieve that effect by utilizing Paragraph Rules in Adobe InDesign. Let’s begin!

Step 1: Insert text

Create a new document at any size you want. Then insert… read more

Fair Wages for Freelance Writing

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:00:12 +0000

A recent story in The Australian caught my eye. The title of the piece is “Online magazine offers less than 2c a word to freelancers”. The name of the online magazine is Breathe Magazine Australia (BreatheMagazine.com) and it is scheduled to launch in April 2012.

The Australian journalists’ union, called… read more

Start Your Own Email Newsletter the Easy Way with TinyLetter

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:00:04 +0000

Most of us have sent emails to multiple people at once, whether a holiday email to family or a marketing newsletter to fans and customers. Many of us have gotten emails with dozens of addresses at the top where the sender sent the email to their whole list by just… read more

How To Create A Set Of PS Brushes From A Single Texture Photo

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:35:49 +0000

Creating Photoshop brushes is rather easy. But, I often find that brush sets lack consistency and are often created form various textures or sources. I like consistency.

I think a great set of brushes isn’t just a matter of throwing a bunch of brushes that kinda look similar together in a… read more

Focus on Street Photographer Eric Kim ~ In your face with a smile!

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:02:56 +0000

If you shoot street photography, you have most likely heard of California based photographer Eric Kim. He is so active in the social media and blogging world that it is virtually impossible to miss him and his big grin. Who is the person behind the Leica? I had the pleasure… read more

Create a Golf Themed, Vector Illustration – Tuts+ Premium Tutorial

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:00:45 +0000

In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, you will learn how to create a vector golf illustration. It includes creating a golf hole scene, complete with numbered flag for the hole and a cutout section of turf where the golf ball has landed. You’ll also learn to illustrate some dynamic text that… read more

The Euro Crisis Presents a Unique Opportunity for Freelancers

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:00:44 +0000

Unless you’ve been living underneath a very large rock for the past couple of years, you’ve probably heard that Europe is teetering on the brink of financial armageddon.

While there’s no shortage of doom and gloom in the the global outlook, it’s not all bad news – especially if you’re… read more

23 Free Textures for your Delight

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:50:50 +0000

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Here at WDL, we take great pride in being able to find useful freebies and share them with our readers. It saves you time, and allows you to focus on creating, instead of hunting. Here you will find 23 free textures to add to your resource… read more

How to make your type more appealing on the web

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:25:01 +0000

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Making the Perfect Project Pitch

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:50:38 +0000

Freelancing offers you maximum flexibility to choose the projects that best compliment your skills, passions and interests. Without doubt, this is one of the most obvious advantages in becoming a freelancer. However, in this economic climate the ability to only choose the projects that most attract you must… read more

Snapseed – The Awesome iOS Image Editor Comes to the Mac

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:00:13 +0000

A while ago I introduced Snapseed to the readers of iPhone.Appstorm and Apple honored the photo editing app with the App of Year 2011 award. For good reason: Snapseed took full leverage of the intuitive gestures on mobile devices and made editing a breeze.

Now Snapseed is available for the Mac… read more

Google: Microsoft Ad Campaign Is Full of Myths

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:10:54 +0000

Google doesn’t want you to believe everything Microsoft is writing about its privacy policies — especially not in the ads for alternative Microsoft products set to appear in major newspapers.

The search giant published a blog post written by policy manager Betsy Masiello, in hopes of sorting out the myths… read more

How to Make Your Company More Social

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:45:12 +0000

Mae Karwowski runs social media strategy and oversees community management at Gilt City, a subsidiary of the Gilt Groupe. She also consults for several startups.

Social networks are flooded with potential customers. Therefore, today’s companies need to foster a socially engaged culture within company walls.

A business becomes more inherently social… read more

Instagram Users Snap Spectacular Shots at Sailing’s Toughest Event [PICS]

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:32:41 +0000

An AbuDhabi highway shot by Liam Goslett, a 19-year-old photographer from Toronto whose Tumblr blog is called Liam… read more

Stunning 3D Interior Design For Inspiration

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:25:19 +0000

Stunning 3D Interior Design For Inspiration

YouTube’s 20 Most-Shared Ads in January [VIDEOS]

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:19:53 +0000

From last year’s Super Bowl to the upcoming big game, here are the 20 most-shared ads from January, 2012.

Advertisers are increasingly catering to the web before taking commercials to television. Teasers or previews to advertisements are becoming as common as movie trailers. Last year, Volkswagen showcased a teaser to its… read more

Photography : USA Like You’ve Never Seen Before

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:05:19 +0000

Photography : USA Like You’ve Never Seen Before

New Website Connects Language Newbies With Native Speakers

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:05:08 +0000

Name: Verbling

Quick Pitch: Verbling is a web-based platform where individuals can pair up with native speakers… read more

Twitter Users Campaign for Britney Spears ‘Modern Family’ Cameo

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:36:44 +0000

If we’ve learned anything from massive campaigning on the Internet recently, it’s that the Web has the power to get things done.

The latest campaigning effort comes in support of Britney Spears, as many tweeted on Tuesday to let the pop superstar appear on popular TV show Modern Family. The hashtag… read more

How to Prepare Your Social Game for Massive Growth

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:22:11 +0000

Will the IPO Change Facebook Forever?

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:12:18 +0000

Journalists can find some pretty weird things interesting, but I never thought a 207-page government-mandated document would keep me turning the pages.

That changed Wednesday, with Facebook’s mammoth S-1 filing. It wasn’t so much an SEC prospectus as it was a peek into the personality of Mark Zuckerberg — and… read more

Only About a Third of Tweets Are Worth Reading [STUDY]

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:28:57 +0000

Do you ever wonder how people react when they see your Twitter updates? Odds are, most would fall under the category of “meh,” according to a new study.

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon, MIT and Georgia Tech joined forces to get a sense of how most tweets go over. They created a… read more

What Are the Presidential Candidates’ Stances on Important Tech Issues?

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:07:46 +0000

The 2012 race for the White House is well underway. During the numerous debates, campaign speeches and addresses, the five remaining presidential candidates have been outspoken about their stances on unemployment, education and foreign policy. But there’s one area they haven’t been very vocal on: technology.

Just where do these… read more

Facebook: Competition An ‘Ongoing Threat’ But ‘We Compete Favorably’

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:07:15 +0000

Clear as day, Facebook acknowledges its competition in the social media marketplace in the SEC filing document released Wednesday. Despite Google+, Orkut, Mixi, Twitter and the bevy of competing social sites, Facebook say its future looks bright.

In the “competition” section of the SEC filing — about a page long… read more

Facebook IPO: The Illustrated View

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:19:03 +0000

Top Facebook Stats

Facebook kicks off its IPO document with key stats, touting its astonishing number of active users,… read more

Easily Create a Website with Moonfruit

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:00:26 +0000

Many tools and packages exist online to help people create websites with minimal effort and involvement. Of course, each one has their own strengths and weaknesses. Some are more aimed at creating blogs, while others are better for single-page info sites.

Moonfruit is another competitor in this market. It looks stylish,… read more

Facebook: Here Are the 35 Things That Could Kill Our Company

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:52:13 +0000

Here’s one of the more painful parts of taking a company public: You have to make an honest assessment, in front of the whole world, of all the things that could kill your business. Facebook is no exception.

In its SEC filing, as required by law, the company outlined a… read more

Facebook: Zynga Generates 12% of Our Revenue and We Need Them

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:55:09 +0000

Lots of interesting numbers emerged from Facebook’s IPO filing Wednesday — including that one client, game-maker Zynga, accounts for a full 12% of the company’s revenue.

Facebook generated $3.71 billion in sales last year; some $445 million of that came from its partnership with Zynga. Facebook made $1.97 billion in… read more

28 Cute Children’s Book Illustrations from Digital Artists

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:36:16 +0000

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Illustrators have found a nurturing community on the web where they can share awesome work. Artists drawing for children’s books were almost always done by hand. But with the popularity of Adobe software and the many tablet devices it’s easier than ever to move your work… read more

Facebook IPO Reveals How It Made $3.71 Billion in 2011

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:30:30 +0000

Facebook filed for its IPO today, and it revealed a great deal about how it makes money. It’s not too surprising that Facebook said it generates “a substantial majority of our revenue from advertising,” though it also revealed just how much it makes via its partnership with Zynga.

Revenue from Zynga… read more

Zuckerberg to Potential Shareholders: Facebook Is on a Social Mission

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:21:17 +0000

The world got a peek into Facebook‘s inner workings on Thursday when the Securities and Exchange Commission published the company’s preliminary prospectus for a long-awaited initial public offering (IPO). It also got a glimpse of how Mark Zuckerberg views the company.

In a letter to potential shareholders within the document, Zuckerberg… read more

Super Bowl Viewers Will Check Phones 10 Times During the Game [STUDY]

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:27:22 +0000

Nearly half of Super Bowl XLVI viewers will check their mobile device as many as 10 times during the game, and almost a third of viewers under age 45 will watch the game “with device in hand.”

More than 80% of viewers say they’ll use their mobile device during the… read more

France Finds Google Maps Is Unfair Competition [VIDEO]

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:15:04 +0000

A French court has found Google‘s Maps application guilty of unfair competition and ordered the search giant to pay damages and a fine.

Bottin Cartographes, a French company that provides essentially the same services as Google Maps, but for a fee,… read more

Pinterest Drives More Traffic Than Google+, YouTube and LinkedIn Combined [STUDY]

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:03:04 +0000

Pinterest is social media’s rising star — and now has the traffic stats to prove it.

The darling network of brides-to-be, fashionistas and budding bakers now beats YouTube, Reddit, Google+, LinkedIn and MySpace for percentage of total referral traffic in January, according to a Shareaholic study.

Pinterest accounted for 3.6%… read more

Sony Alpha SLT-A65 Review

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:07:13 +0000

Since my review of the Sony SLT-A77 hit the screens of many Digital Photography School visitors it’s obvious the company has pressed the right buttons for people wanting to lift their photo game.

Now we have ‘son of’ … a model similar in many respects, at a lower price, but with… read more

Quick Look: WebEngage

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:12 +0000

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 WebEngage. The developer describes WebEngage as an in-site feedback and targeted survey tool for websites…. read more

WDL Premium: Vintage Inspired Infographics

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:15:11 +0000

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This week, for our WDL Premium members, we have a PSD file from WeGraphics that contains a collection of shape layers that can be edited and reused as various charts and information graphics. With this file you will be able to create stylish vintage looking infographics,… read more

Typography Mania #117

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:01:18 +0000

Typography Mania is a weekly post series that comes around every Wednesday with the best of Typography design works on the web, from type videos to images everything is full of great design and typography inspiration. Users can submit their typography designs.

Click here to check out all the previous Typography… read more

Why Sleep is so Important for Freelancers

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:00:55 +0000

I love sleeping. Always have, always will. I was the kid whose parents had to wake up on Christmas morning. If I don’t get enough sleep—watch out.

Admittedly, sometimes I feel ashamed at getting nine hours of sleep at night. But when I read this article in Inc.com about how… read more

Typerighter: Typing in your Browser, the Righter Way

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:00:37 +0000

Writing from your browser doesn’t have to be difficult, confusing, or cluttered. Actually, writing online should be much simpler, since all you need is a browser and Internet connection, and your writing isn’t tied down to an app or device. If you’re writing in a native app, you’d better remember… read more

How To Shoot 360 Degree Panoramas While On The Road – With Audrey Scott And Daniel Noll Of Uncornered Market

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:18:00 +0000

It’s worth your while to click on the image above to be taken to the full sized 360 view of the Shah-é-Chéragh Mosque taken by Audrey Scott and Daniel Noll of Uncornered Market.com. As DPS evolves, we’ll be adding in the ability to see these immersion style Shockwave files on… read more

Best of Tuts+ in January 2012

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:00:55 +0000

Each month, we bring together a selection of the best tutorials and articles from across the whole Tuts+ network. Whether you’d like to read the top posts from your favourite site, or would like to start learning something completely new, this is the best place to start!

Psdtuts+ — Photoshop Tutorials

Create… read more

Create a Vector Ticket Icon in Illustrator

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:00:31 +0000

In this tutorial you will learn how to use Illustrator to create a clean, vector ticket icon. Begin by creating the basic vector shapes, then add pixel perfect highlights, all the necessary text, warping, and grunge effects to give the final result interest. Get started on designing this vector ticket… read more

Top Tips for a Safer Client Contract

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:00:27 +0000

So you finally got a call back and that client is ready to move forward with working with you! Great! Now it’s time to get down to business.

How do you make sure you get paid for the work you do? We all hate this part, but … read more

What’s So Great about Digital Photography?

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:19:07 +0000

Before digital cameras, the only way to get a digital image was to take a picture with a film camera, get the film developed, then have the photographic print or slide digitized using a scanner.

Digital cameras eliminate the time needed for developing and scanning. When you own a digital camera,… read more

30 Incredibly Useful Apps for Video Pros and Novices

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:00:45 +0000

The Mac has long been the homestead for effective and easy video editing, graphic design, and video compressing for many professionals and novices alike. If you are at all interested in getting your creative juices flowing, video wise, you will absolutely love this roundup. Many people know the big video… read more

Adobe Illustrator Tutorial: Creating a Disco Ball

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:00:24 +0000

Creating an illustration of a sparkling disco ball might seem very complicated, and with good reason. In this new Adobe Illustrator tutorial we will try make it simple. We will be creating a really nice, shiny disco ball using only AI and our good taste in color selection. Overall, the… read more

Things My Clients Hate. What about Yours?

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:55:15 +0000

I have been a freelancer for almost a decade now and in the course of these years, I have had dozens of clients and hundreds of projects. While no two clients are the same, I have noticed some common things many of my clients hate. For truth’s sake,… read more

Piezo: A Refreshing Approach to Audio Recording

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:19 +0000

Audio recording and editing on the Mac can seem like an pretty daunting task. Many of the available tools are extremely powerful, but as a result, too complex for the average user. Piezo, the little brother of Audio Hijack Pro, a favorite among podcasters and broadcasters, hopes to change that… read more

Beautiful Editorial Illustrations by Luciano Lozano aka. Ilustrista

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:31:15 +0000

Luciano Lozano it’s a self-taught illustrator based on Barcelona, Spain working mainly with magazines and books. He got a quite distinctive style, since we cannot simply label it as retro as sometimes he works with traditional methods getting some really fresh results.

You can know more about Luciano at his Website.

About… read more

16 High Quality Twitter Icons That You Can Download For Free

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:07:13 +0000

Let us take you to the free collection of some high quality Twitter icons that you can download for free. This round up showcases 16 beautifully designed and eye catching Twitter icons that will for sure grab the attention of your target audience. Twitter buttons such as Follow Me and… read more

NASA Launches Facebook Game to Test Space Program Knowledge

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:45:44 +0000

How much do you know about the NASA space program, Earthling?

NASA has launched a multi-player Facebook game to test just that. Space Race Blastoff poses a series of surprisingly tough questions — for example, who launched the first liquid-fueled rocket?… read more

Photoshop CS5 Tutorials: 30 Must Have Creative Tips

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:35:28 +0000

Tutorials can often be your greatest source of inspiration when trying to design that project you have been putting off. In this post, I have rounded up a collection of very useful Adobe Photoshop tutorialsfrom around the web from the month of Jan 2012. You’ll find everything from creating a… read more

Project Unbreakable Gives Sexual Abuse Victims a Voice in Pictures

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:05:01 +0000

Pictures can capture a moment, express a feeling or, with Project Unbreakable, help sexual abuse victims take control over the violence done to them.

Project Unbreakable was created in October of 2011 by Grace Brown, a 19-year-old studying at New York’s School of Visual Arts, as a way to address sexual… read more

Men Must be Graduates of Elite Universities to Join New Invite-Only Dating Site

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:46:28 +0000

Name: Sparkology

Quick Pitch: Sparkology is an invite-only luxury dating site for young professionals.

Genius Idea: Sparkology members… read more

Amazing Photoshop Actions for Quick Photo Enhancements

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:25:19 +0000

Amazing Photoshop Actions for Quick Photo Enhancements

Are These the 10 Funniest Super Bowl Commercials Ever?

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:02:04 +0000

1. Sprint

The 10 Most Blatant Design Ripoffs in Social Media

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:24:46 +0000

Pinspire vs. Pinterest

It doesn’t get more blatant than this. Pinspire is pretty much a pixel-for-pixel Pinterest clone, created… read more

Hulu’s Super Bowl Teaser Has Arrested Development Theme [VIDEO]

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:37:51 +0000

Hulu is teasing its new Super Bowl campaign and its plot to turn human brains into “mushymush.”

The ad will star Will Arnett (Arrested Development, Up All Night) as the latest “TV star” who is surreptitiously trying to rot Earthling brains, thanks to the magic of Hulu Plus.

As teasers go, we’re… read more

5,000 Pound Crab-Like Robot Can Walk On Asteroids

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:21:44 +0000

Gravitational pull on most asteroids is pretty low. That’s why NASA’s rover ATHLETE (All Terrain Hex Limbed Extra Terrestrial Explorer) — with its dexterous arms and the ability to crawl across low-weight environments — could become useful in the future… read more

YouTube CEO: The Future of Content Is Niche Channels

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:06:30 +0000

The way consumers access and consume media is changing rapidly, YouTube head Salar Kamangar believes, and YouTube is evolving to accommodate it.

“We’re entering the third wave of media,” Kamangar said during an on-stage interview with AllThingsD‘s Peter Kafka in Laguna Nigel, Calif., Tuesday. “The first wave was the broadcast networks…. read more

Monkey Business: How to Photograph Monkeys

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:05:42 +0000

Monkeys are a hugely fun subject to photograph and can be the subject of some great shots for you. They do, however, present a few challenges for the photographer like any other wild animal (and possibly a few challenges unique to themselves). Lets look at what you will have to… read more

Vevo Made $150 Million Last Year

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:50:36 +0000

Vevo generated $150 million in revenue last year, President and CEO Rio D. Caraeff revealed at AllThingsD‘s media conference on Tuesday.

The two-year-old music video platform, a joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Abu Dhabi Media, has paid out $100 million to content owners over the past… read more

Why Social Recommendation Services Need to Get Even More Personal

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:34:41 +0000

Yen Lee is the founder and president of Uptake, a social travel company that pairs personalized recommendations from friends with an extensive, searchable catalog of expert and consumer travel insights.

Yelp, TripAdvisor and Amazon user reviews aren’t enough anymore. Crowd insights are no longer meaningful to the individual simply because they’re… read more

Petitions Demand Apple Improve Foxconn Conditions

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:10:16 +0000

Two online petitions beseech Apple to improve working conditions in the Chinese factories that make its products.

The petitions, both filed within the last two weeks, follow a renewed round of criticism directed at the company over labor practices at overseas facilities like the Foxconn factory in Shenzhen, China.

One petition, created… read more

Amazon Rides Kindle Fire to Huge Growth, but Profits Are Down

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:52:47 +0000

Amazon is growing fast. But that growth is outpacing its ability to make money, if the company’s quarterly results are any indication.

Virtually every area of the company experienced double-digit growth over the same period a year earlier. Net sales were up 35% to $17.4 billion in total revenue. Sales by… read more

10 Tips and Tricks for the Facebook iPhone App

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:20:37 +0000

1. Change Your Cover Photo on the Go

You can now change your cover photo from the mobile app.

Head… read more

You’ll Download Physical Objects Sooner Than You Think, Thanks to Kids Like These

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:03:46 +0000

File-sharing site The Pirate Bay caused an Internet stir last week when it introduced a new content category called “Physibles,” essentially designed to allow people to pass one another physical objects for download. The term refers to data files that are actually able to become physical objects via 3D printing… read more

Florida Primary: Can Social Media Predict the Winner?

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:31:17 +0000

The Florida primary is shaping up to be an important battleground in the war for the Republican presidential nomination, and it’s getting plenty of attention on social media.

Mashable asked social media analysis company Fizziology to determine the sentiment around each of the remaining candidates and compare it to recent… read more

Facebook to File for $5 Billion IPO on Wednesday [REPORT]

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:15:06 +0000

Facebook will file a preliminary prospectus for its long-awaited IPO Wednesday morning, but the company will raise less than expected — $5 billion — according to a report.

International Financing Review cites “sources close to the deal” who say the company is planning to raise half of the previously reported $10… read more

50 Impressive Examples Of Vehicle Logo Designs

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:05:19 +0000

50 Impressive Examples Of Vehicle Logo Designs

40+ Tips to Get the Most Out of Web Apps

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:00:01 +0000

There’s so many things you can do from your browser, you could get by quite nicely without any other native apps. The internet is full of amazing web apps, ranging from powerful tools for enterprises to little tools that do one thing great.

While the web apps and sites we love… read more

eBay CEO: NFC Payments Need Standardization to Succeed [VIDEO]

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:53:21 +0000

Mashable’s Davos coverage is presented by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment.

eBay CEO John Donahoe sat down with Mashable CEO and founder Pete Cashmore to talk about the future of ecommerce and mobile… read more

Martha Stewart Considering Web-Only TV Show

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:30:04 +0000

Martha Stewart is looking into producing web-only video programming, the TV personality and business magnate suggested on stage at AllThingsD‘s media conference Tuesday.

Stewart’s company, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, is looking for new outlets for Stewart’s daytime show now that her contract with the Hallmark Channel is coming to an end…. read more

Will the iPhone 5 Have NFC? MasterCard Exec Hints at an Answer [VIDEO]

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:20:01 +0000

In a recent interview, MasterCard‘s chief emerging payments officer dropped a hint about the yet-to-be announced iPhone 5: the next smartphone from Apple might include near field communication technology.

Fast Company‘s Austin Carr chatted with Ed McLaughlin from MasterCard about when… read more

Google Will Start Country-Specific Censorship for Blogs

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:59:19 +0000

Google figured out Twitter‘s trick for avoiding universally censoring content weeks ago, but it managed to go unnoticed — for a while.

That is, until TechDows wrote about Blogger‘s plan for country-specific URLs Tuesday.

At some point “over the coming weeks,” Google’s Blogger will begin redirecting users to country-specific domain… read more

4 Inspiring Examples of Digital Storytelling

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:38:31 +0000

Layla Revis is vice president of digital influence at Ogilvy PR Worldwide. Her specialties include international affairs, tourism and multicultural marketing.

In 2011, Sundance Film Festival created The New Frontier Story Lab, an initiative created to foster the development of a new style of media production. As media began to depart… read more

Experiments II the 7th Exhibiiton of Cosmosys

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:29:41 +0000

The group Cosmosys is a creative community focused around different forms of art, composed of artists from around the globe and they recently released their 7th exhibiiton with a beautiful gallery of different stunning pieces. I hope you will enjoy them!

Our goal is to provide artists with a community… read more

Weekly Poll: Pre-launch Apps and You

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:48 +0000

Do you sign up for info on apps before they’re launched?

It’s easy to think there’s always something new in the world of technology. With CES and Macworld, Twitter and Techmeme, there’s a million new things that, all in all, are the same old thing in the latest wrapping. Essentially.

Actually,… read more

Finding Work on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:00:56 +0000

I love a good infographic, and this one created by Jobvite (view full infographic post or view it at full size) is really cool. It shows how Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter help people find work.

This research looks at how people are using social media to look for and find… read more

Get More Done With Sandglaz

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:00:20 +0000

It seems like every week we review a new task management/to-do list app here at AppStorm, and it’s easy to see why – everybody has trouble getting things done. And it’s no secret that things get even messier when you’ve to collaborate with people on tasks, whether it’s a software… read more

20 Best Online To Do List Apps for Freelancers

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:00:03 +0000

To do list task managers and full productivity software is essential to a freelancers business. The style of design your looking for in a to do list app will differ based on the size of your small business, the nature of the services you offer, and your personal preferences.

You… read more

Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: February 2012

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:48:55 +0000

We always try our best to challenge your artistic abilities and produce some interesting, beautiful and creative artwork. And as designers we usually turn to different sources of inspiration. As a matter of fact, we’ve discovered the best one — desktop wallpapers that are a little more distinctive than the… read more

How to Choose a Good Bank as a Freelancer

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:00:22 +0000

When you’re looking at banking options for yourself as an individual, you need different things than you need as a freelancer. A personal bank account is usually part and parcel of building a larger relationship with your bank. After you’ve got the bank account, you’re likely to look at… read more

Best of the Vector Web – January 2012

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:00:10 +0000

Each month, we search the web for the best vector-related content and showcase it here for you all to enjoy. This month, we showcase high quality tutorials on mixing vector techniques with photography, we learn how to create vintage style lettering that has a grainy retro style, dive deeper into… read more

Keeping Yourself Motivated Throughout the Workday

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:36:10 +0000

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Centering your attention throughout the workday can be a difficult process. You need to truly love your work and cherish the time you spend. Unfortunately not all of us can feel this way 100% of the time.

Freelancers are often given tasks related to concepts they care… read more

Ten Things To Think About When Designing Your iPad App

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:03:02 +0000

Like most well-designed things, the magic of an iPad app comes from a union of usefulness, usability and meaning. Games aside, the app must be useful by solving a problem that people actually have through the right set of functionality at the right time. It must be easy to use… read more

50+ Creative Examples of Websites Designed With HTML5

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:23:53 +0000

The web is constantly evolving. New and creative websites are being created every day, pushing the limitations of HTML in every direction. HTML4 has been around for nearly a decade and now its time to move forward. To give authors more flexibility and interoperability, HTML5 is proposed as the next… read more

Web designers, what to look for in a CMS

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:05:18 +0000

Source

Help Wanted: Websites For Finding Design And Programming Jobs

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:00:55 +0000

There are a lot of advantages to freelancing. You will have more flexibility over the hours you work, you won’t have to commute to work any more and best of all, you are your own boss. It can be hard work landing a job. Not to mention making sure a… read more

Weekly Design News – Resources, Tutorials and Freebies (N.118)

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:48:40 +0000

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

Another 11 Unmissable Games Available on the App Store

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:00:13 +0000

Back when the Mac App Store launched we gave you a roundup with all the great games available in it. Things change pretty quickly, and tons of new games have been added since then to the App Store. So, we decided to give you a second iteration of the roundup…. read more

Polling App Makes Blog Feedback Painless

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:59:03 +0000

Name: Quipol

Quick Pitch: Quipol is a web application that makes creating and embedding polls on blogs easy.

Genius… read more

New Career Website Lets Job Seekers Upload Video Resumes

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:26:33 +0000

A new career website that launched on Monday aims to be a one-stop shop for hiring managers and job seekers. GetHired.com was co-founded by Suki Shah, 28, who was inspired to create the integrated site after running his own medical diagnostics company and experiencing difficulties with the hiring process.

“We… read more

What Photography Gear Do You Intend to Buy In 2012?

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:20:19 +0000

Image by Gliuoo

Earlier today I was in conversation with a couple of photography enthusiasts and the topic turned – as it often does with these guys – to gear. Particularly new gear that has been released in the past few months and gear that is rumoured to being announced in… read more

Twitter CEO: We’re Not Censoring the Web

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:57:05 +0000

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo took the stage at AllThingsD‘s media conference in Laguna Nigel, CA, Monday evening to defend the company’s new censorship policies.

Twitter announced last week that it would begin censoring tweets in certain countries to comply with local laws. The move sparked outrage among many users, who gathered… read more

15 Fresh And Free Download GUI Kits for Android Developers

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:45:19 +0000

15 Fresh And Free Download GUI Kits for Android Developers

Giants? Patriots? Mobile and Social to Win Super Bowl XLVI

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:32:09 +0000

The New York Giants and New England Patriots face off for gridiron glory this Sunday in Super Bowl XLVI. But the game’s real winners could be social networks and mobile technologies — as well as the marketers who best leverage those platforms.

A look back at how fans engaged with… read more

6 Ways to Give Your App a Leg Up on the Competition

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:44:56 +0000

Paul Baldwin is the chief marketing officer of Outfit7 Inc., a subsidiary of Out Fit 7 Ltd, the leading entertainment app developer. Paul has more than 17 years of experience developing, marketing and monetizing digital entertainment content.

Spend a few minutes browsing through both the Android and Apple app stores and… read more

Patriots Player Uses Spotify, Facebook to Share Pre-Super Bowl Mix

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:06:06 +0000

Ever wonder what athletes blast in their headphones to get hyped before big games?

Well, wonder no more thanks to a Facebook post by New England Patriots running back Stevan Ridley.

“Super Bowl Pre-Game Mix!!” Ridley wrote on his Facebook wall on Monday, accompanying a 12-track Spotify playlist. Ridley’s… read more

Prey: A Powerful Recovery Tool For Your Missing Laptop

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:00:44 +0000

Our laptops are valuable devices. They connect us. Inform and entertain us. And yes, sometimes distract us. Dealing with a lost or stolen laptop is not typically a thought we ponder in our busy lives. The good news, there are some powerful tools out there to assist us in the… read more

Codecademy is 1 Million Strong and Launching a Teacher Tool

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:47:32 +0000

Codecademy hasn’t had much trouble attracting people who want to learn how to code — it has been used by more than 1 million people and signed up more than 100,000 people for its New Years resolution class alone, including the New York City mayor. Now it’s hoping to have… read more

Microsoft Begins Private Preview of Office 15

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:19:24 +0000

Microsoft says it’s started a private preview program of the next version of Office to a “select group” of customers. Going far beyond just refining and enhancing existing applications, the next version of Microsoft Office, codenamed “Office 15,” will unite the software suite with the company’s cloud and mobile platforms.

Announcing… read more

WorkSimple: The Social Collaboration Platform

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:43 +0000

Enterprise software were never fun to use. For years, in the name of “professional looking”, a boring user interface was listed as most enterprise software’s major USP, it seemed. Microsoft Outlook remained as the path breaking collaboration (!) tool for decades. It ruled the roost until the another equally legendary… read more

Android Users Most Likely to Use Phones While in the Bathroom

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:58:37 +0000

Can’t part with your phone even when you’re in the bathroom? You’re in good company. About 75% of Americans admit they use their phones in the bathroom, according to a new study.

A report by marketing agency 11mark found that three in four people are texting, emailing and even talking on… read more

Syrian Hactivisits Attack Al Jazeera English

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:43:49 +0000

Syrian pro-government hacktivists attacked Al Jazeera English‘s website Sunday, in response to the news organization’s “Syria Live Blog,” which reports on the Arab League’s observer mission to Syria.

Visitors to Al Jazeera English’s blog saw a picture of President Bashar al Assad over a Syrian flag, which read, “You got hacked… read more

How Mobile Games Leapt From Cult to Cultural Phenomenon

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:37:09 +0000

Although they’re played on small devices, mobile games are becoming a huge deal — and they’re not just confined to smartphones anymore.

Games like Doodle Jump and Pocket God were some of the first to expand into multimedia and merchandise markets. And Angry Birds has become ubiquitous enough that retailer… read more

Arrivals for Foursquare Displays Check-ins on Old-Style Airport Board

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:29:09 +0000

Tired of Foursquare‘s busy roll of check-ins? A new app cuts out all the clutter and shows you exactly where your friends have arrived.

Arrivals for Foursquare is an app based on a concept developed by Toby Barnes for his eight-year-old son to keep track of him while on business… read more

Apple Introduces New Reservation System for iPhone Purchases in China [VIDEO]

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:24:04 +0000

When the iPhone 4S first became available at Apple stores in China earlier this month, pandemonium ensued. Now, Apple has revealed a new way of hopefully safely being able to sell Apple’s newest mobile phone in the country.

In mid-January, gangs… read more

Composition: When to Landscape a Portrait and Vice Versa

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:22:17 +0000

This is a guest post by Phil Hill, a travel photographer from the UK based in Australia. You can see more of Phil’s great work at his travel photography blog or follow him on Facebook or Twitter.

At first glance many will probably have tongue firmly in cheek and I might… read more

Groupon is a Star in CBS Pilot — But in the Wrong City [VIDEO]

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:03:02 +0000

Working at Groupon is now cliche enough to work as the setting of a TV pilot.

CBS picked up a pilot for a new sitcom called Friend Me. The conceit is about two twenty-something best friends who move from Illinois to… read more

Weekly Poll: CloudApp or Droplr?

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:31 +0000

Which is better, CloudApp or Droplr?

CloudApp and Droplr are two apps that perform the same basic function. Both allow you to drag items from almost anywhere in OS X to a menu bar icon that instantly triggers an upload and copies a sharing link to your clipboard.

This is simply… read more

Turn Your Facebook Timeline Into a Movie

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:58:02 +0000

A browser tool launched Monday transforms content from your Facebook Timeline into a fast-paced movie.

In what will surely incite a roller coaster of flashbacks, Timeline Movie Maker from marketing agency Definition 6 lets you become a filmmaker with the click of a button. Definition 6 collaborated with Facebook.

After Movie Maker… read more

Bill Would Make Cellphone Carriers Disclose Tracking Software

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:49:49 +0000

Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) released a draft of a cellphone privacy bill Monday that would require providers to tell subscribers if tracking software was installed on their mobile device.

The Mobile Device Privacy Act (MDPA) is a response to the Carrier IQ controversy that exploded at the end of 2011. Under… read more

The Swarm: Short Horror Film Made Entirely on Phones [VIDEO]

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:08:41 +0000

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

The Swarm is all about shallow breathing, heavy petting and Xperia smartphones. The short horror film, shot entirely on Sony’s Xperia Arc S phones, follows a group of (mostly) horny teenagers in London who come face… read more

Face-Detection Program Ranks Senators with the Biggest Smiles [VIDEO]

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:44:28 +0000

Adopting Face.com‘s face-detection algorithm, a new program called Congressmiles analyzes the smiles of a group of people. His guinea pigs for the project: U.S. senators.

Dan Nguyen, a developer at ProPublica, created the program by incorporating the Sunlight Congress API, the Congress… read more

Facebook’s Road to IPO

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:06:51 +0000

2004: First Offers Turned Down

Facebook launches with humble beginnings that most people have seen dramatized in The Social… read more

Apple Could Sell 40 Million iPhones in China in 2013 [REPORT]

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:49:03 +0000

Apple could move as many as 40 million iPhones in China in 2013, according to one analyst’s prediction.

As first reported by AppleInsider, Morgan Stanley’s Katy Huberty issued a note to investors Sunday that touches on the “vast untapped potential” for the iPhone in China.

As Apple CEO Tim Cook noted during… read more

Recently in Web Development (January ’12 Edition)

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:37:02 +0000

Web development is an industry that’s in a state of constant flux with technologies and jargon changing and mutating in an endless cycle. Not to mention the sheer deluge of information one has to process everyday. In this series, published monthly, we’ll seek to rectify this by bringing you all… read more

Animated GIFs Plop Nigel Thornberry’s Face on Disney Princesses

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:34:19 +0000

Nigel Thornberry-Disney GIF

GIF from Know Your Meme.

Click here to view this gallery.

Nigel Thornberry is back again. In what… read more

Download and Test Lightroom 4 for Free

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:28:11 +0000

Over the last week, with the launch of our brand new Guide to Post Processing eBook, there’s been a lot of discussion around dPS around post processing – particularly about software and tools.

One of the common threads of conversation that I’ve been hearing is around the expense of some of… read more

35 Highly Advanced Yet Simple To Use jQuery Plugins

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:05:22 +0000

jQuery is a speedy, succinct library that make traversing HTML documents, handling events, performing animations, and adding AJAX simpler. jQuery imparts web developers the opportunity to make websites better with incredible elements without the necessity to write down dozens of lines of code.

In this compilation, you will find top 35… read more

How You Should Use Google+ for Your Business

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:00:31 +0000

Chris Brogan is the author of the new book, Google+ for Business: How Google’s Social Network Changes Everything.

As a Google+ skeptic (heck, I’m skeptical of all new social media) I was interested to learn more, so I sat down and watched this video where Michael Stelzner of Socialmediaexaminer.com interviewed… read more

Top 10 Free Time Tracking Apps for Freelancers

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:00:00 +0000

Usually two words “freelancer” and “time” go together. Freelancers can’t juggle multiple tasks simultaneously and that’s why we need to allocate time carefully. Time is an essential source of freelancer financial success.

There are lots of web apps that help track time and create reports. If you use one of… read more