How to Deliver a Killer Business Presentation

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

How To Use Custom Post Types To Organize Online Marketing Campaigns

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

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

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

Why Context Is King in the Future of Digital Marketing

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

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

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

Tumblr Hires an Editor-in-Chief

Tumblr may have lost a fashion director, but it has now gained an editor-in-chief.

The blogging platform told The New York Times Thursday it brought on Chris Mohney, formerly Senior Vice President of content at BlackBook Media, to serve in the newly created role of editor-in-chief.

Mohney will be joined by… read more

Romney and Obama Go Head-to-Head in Online Donation Drives

Mitt Romney dropped the gloves on Barack Obama Tuesday night by launching an online-only donation drive. The goal? Collect $1 million to make Obama a “one-term president.”

“The inspiration was President Obama,” says Romney digital director Zac Moffatt. “It’s three years ago to the day that he should be held… read more

Sheryl Sandberg Was Facebook’s Best-Paid Employee in 2011

Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, got paid $30.87 million last year, making her the most highly compensated employee at the company in 2011.

That disclosure, including in Facebook’s S-1 filing with the SEC on Wednesday, further outlines that Sandberg got $295,833 in salary plus a bonus of $85,133… read more

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

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

Obama’s Google Hangout Wins Over Republican Questioner

If you watched President Obama’s Google+ hangout Monday night, you saw two interesting exchanges between the president and Jennifer Wedel, a 29-year-old Texas mother of two.

It turns out that Wedel’s digital meeting convinced her to vote for Obama in this year’s presidential election — despite her support for the… read more

4 Inspiring Examples of Digital Storytelling

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

Help Wanted: Websites For Finding Design And Programming Jobs

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

Obama: Protect The ‘Fundamental Integrity’ of the Internet

President Barack Obama called for the protection of intellectual property rights in a Google+ hangout Monday evening, but said such protection must be done “in a way that’s consistent with Internet freedom.”

Obama was replying to a question submitted over YouTube about his stance on the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA),… read more

Behind the Scenes of Twitter’s No-Cost Viral Recruiting Video

Twitter’s viral job recruitment video took the web by storm over the weekend, already gaining nearly half a million views — and it didn’t cost the company a dime.

“We spent zero dollars on this film, using only existing equipment,” explain the video makers and members of Twitter’s corporate design team,… read more

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

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

Julian Assange Records The Simpsons Guest Spot While Under House Arrest

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is set to play himself in the 500th episode of The Simpsons, according to a report by Entertainment Weekly.

Assange — who has been the subject of a grand jury investigation in the U.S. that has been going on for more than 500 days amid sex crime… read more

The Psychology Of Color In Design

Have you ever wondered why you seem to be getting hungrier while waiting to place your order at a fast food place or why you eat faster than any human should ingest that poison? Have you ever heard of a “power tie” in business?

There are things that excite the human… read more

45 Latest Photo Manipulation Tutorials for Photoshop

When we talk about image editing or photo enhancement, Adobe Photoshop is the first thing that comes to our minds. The software itself is hard to learn and harder to master though. Thanks to the many tutorials available though, even novices can learn the tricky tecniques used by… read more

Squad: Collaborative Code Editing in Your Browser

Web development can be a sole or group task. For the former, it’s pretty simple to organise your workflow, having everything within your own hardware and your own software. However, if you’re working as part of a development group, it’s a little more difficult to organise and collaborate.

Introducing Squad, a… read more

How the Peace Corps is Building a Community of Volunteers Online

When volunteers return home from service with The Peace Corps, they often want to stay in touch with fellow Corps members. Can social media help them do that?

Yes, says Erica Burman, director of communications at The National Peace Corps Association (NPCA).

The Peace Corps, a U.S. service program, sends Americans… read more

Meet Beckinfield, a YouTube Show With 4,000 Actors [PICS]

The make-believe town of Beckinfield is the setting for the Mad Libs-style show of the same name, which uses crowd-sourced amateur actors from all over the world who create the show’s story by posting videos.

Writers outline the plot and email a “town happenings” newsletter to actors each week. Each… read more

Flashpoint Demo Day a Glimpse of How Entrepreneurs’ Dreams Come True

A gathering of entrepreneurs in the Bay Area on Thursday offered a window into how ambitious techies’ visions become reality. It started with a presentation from a go-getter named Adam Ghetti.

Dressed casually in a dark tee-shirt, Ghetti stepped to the front a conference room at the Silicon Valley venture… read more

How Brands Can Manage Facebook Comment Overload

Jason Keath is the CEO of Social Fresh, the leading social media education company for marketers. He works with industry leading brands, agencies and vendors to produce social media conferences and online social media training programs. Follow him on Twitter @jasonkeath.

Human beings are social by nature, and not surprisingly, we… read more

U.S. Takes First Steps Toward Internet Voting

The 2012 Republican primary‘s first vote was not cast in New Hampshire, as most Americans would assume. An Okaloosa County, Fla., resident living in Thailand got that privilege in December, thanks to a new technology called LiveBallot.

LiveBallot, a new platform for accessing ballots built on the Windows Azure operating… read more

Nokia’s Windows Phones Rising Slowly, CEO Hints at Tablet

The reinvention of Nokia is going slowly, if the last financial quarter is any indication. The Finnish cellphone giant lost nearly a billion euros in Q4 2011, or $1.3 billion. On top of that, Nokia sold 31% fewer smartphones than over the same period last year.

Despite those troubles, the company’s… read more

Which Oscar Nominees Got the Most Social Buzz [STATS]

The nominees for the 84th annual Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday, and fans quickly hopped to social media to share their approval or distaste for those selected.

Our friends at NM Incite analyzed 120,000 messages across several social media platforms to reveal the most buzzed-about films and actors.

The study showed… read more

Your Google Information Is Worth up to $5,000 a Year to Marketers [VIDEO]

By now, you may have already checked to see what kind of person Google thinks you are (if you’re a female Mashable reporter, Google apparently assumes you’re a middle-aged man). Google’s new, unified privacy policy can show you that, as well… read more

Jailbreaking Exemption Law Could Expire Soon

Protection granted by the U.S. Copyright Office for people who modify their iPhones and other iOS devices so they can install apps not authorized by Apple (known as “jailbreaking”) is set to expire soon. That’s why the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)… read more

10 Tips for Building a Strong Online Community Around Your Startup

Megan Berry is Senior Marketing Manager for Klout, the standard for online influence. She also blogs at The Huffington Post and Brazen Careerist. You can follow her on Twitter as @meganberry.

Building a community around your startup can be one of the cheapest ways to create momentum for your product. A… read more

Comedian Crashes at iJustine’s and 12 Other Celebrities’ Homes [VIDEO]

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

The man who lived in an IKEA store for a week, hit up 171 Starbucks within 24 hours and even brought a goat to an Apple Store is back. This time, comedian Mark Malkoff embarks on… read more

McDonald’s Follows Twitter Fiasco With Another Hashtag Campaign

McDonald’s — whose last Twitter campaign, themed #McDstories, became a magnet for criticism of the brand — launched another hashtag campaign on Wednesday. The new drive is called #littlethings.

The fast food giant introduced the talking point with the following tweet, which hit at 11:42 EST: “No line at the bank,… read more

13 Important Resources for Learning How to Design Typefaces and Full Fonts

If you’re serious about creating a typeface design, then you’ll need some solid resources to get started. Learn effective typeface design workflows, how to take an initial spark of an idea from sketch, through Illustrator, into Fontlab, and then work your creation into a complete and custom font design. Here… read more

Google Changes Again, Launches One Privacy Policy to Rule Them All

Offering users what it calls less “legal gloop to wade through,” Google announced a new master privacy policy and terms of service on Tuesday via the company’s blog.

Google began notifying users of the change coming to its terms of service and privacy policies, which will take effect on March… read more

Not Lovin’ It: Twitter Users in Revolt Over McDonald’s Promotion [VIDEO]

A Twitter campaign that was supposed to reveal positive stories from McDonald’s suppliers turned into a nasty hashtag hijacking, as unhappy customers tweeted a variety of unpleasant tales — such as finding fingernails in their food.

The hashtag #McDStories started… read more

Live From the White House: The State of the Union, Tweeted

Tonight, President Obama will be addressing the nation in the annual State of the Union address. Mashable has been invited by the White House to attend a State of the Union tweetup.

The event (using hash tags #sotu #whtweetup) will be held at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C,… read more

How to Watch and Interact With the State of the Union Address Online

Several websites are flexing their digital muscles Tuesday, offering interactive ways to watch, learn about and participate in the State of the Union address on your browser or phone.

Aside from having the option to see President Barack Obama‘s 9 p.m. ET speech on TV, you can jump into the… read more

20 Must Have Alfred Extensions

One of the first few apps I downloaded was the popular Alfred launcher. Being able to launch apps, open files, shutdown and restart my laptop with just a few taps on the keyboard intrigued me, so I decided to give it a shot. And hey, who can resist that adorable… read more

9 Best Practices for Social Networking in the Workplace

Maria Ogneva is the head of community at Yammer, where she is in charge of social media, community programs, internal education and engagement. You can follow her on Twitter, her blog, and via Yammer’s Twitter account and company blog.

If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably witnessed (or maybe even been… read more

Introduction To Linux Commands

At the heart of every modern Mac and Linux computer is the “terminal.” The terminal evolved from the text-based computer terminals of the 1960s and ’70s, which themselves replaced punch cards as the main way to interact with a computer. It’s also known as the command shell, or simply “shell.”… read more

9 Digital Ways to Become a Social Good Hero in 2012

Scott Henderson is managing director of CauseShift and writes about social impact for the Chronicle of Philanthropy, RallytheCause.com and occasionally for the ableBanking blog.

January is already half-over, so how’s that New Year’s resolution to do more good coming along? If you haven’t made much progress, don’t fret — changing the… read more

Wallpaper of the Week 187 by Jeff Huang

The wallpaper of this week is an image created by Jeff Huang and featured on the Abduzeedo Book. Jeff is a freelance art director and illustrator based in New York who specializes in Creative Design, Abstract Art, Photo Editing, and 3D. He has been working professionally for more than 6… read more

Crowdsourced ‘Star Wars Uncut: The Director’s Cut’ Debuts on YouTube [VIRAL VIDEO]

Two years ago, a group of Star Wars fans decided to remake Star Wars: A New Hope out of fan-generated scenes. Now, that Star Wars Uncut project has finally come to its full fruition with a Director’s Cut, a two-hour+ YouTube video created entirely by crowdsourcing.

When fans were… read more

Super Bowl XLVI Gets a Social Media Command Center

Super Bowl XLVI host city Indianapolis has concocted a new way to deal with the madness that comes with managing the world’s biggest annual sporting event. The solution? The Super Bowl’s first-ever social media command center.

A team of strategists, analysts and techies will monitor the digital fan conversation via… read more

How To Close The Books on Your Startup

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

In the life cycle of an entrepreneur, shutting the doors on a business isn’t necessarily a gloomy situation. The end of one venture often signals the start… read more

GO App Lets You Anonymously Share Photos, Videos or Comments [PICS]

If you’ve ever wanted to post a photograph, video or brief comment without your real name or online moniker attached to the content, a fresh mobile app now gives you that option.

GO, which rolled out Friday for Android and in November for iPhone, allows you to capture, share and discover… read more

Twitter Releases 2012 Sundance Film Festival Must-Follow List

Twitter is getting into the Sundance Film Festival buzz with a list of must-follow accounts from top filmmakers, critics and interesting voices that will be at this year’s movie extravaganza. The Twitter list is a way to promote the festival’s growing social media presence as well as allow movie fans… read more

The Pixel Renaissance: Pixel Art’s Place in 21st Century Expression

My first experience with pixels occurred in second grade. During the rainy months, our teacher allowed us to stay inside, where we replaced recess with video game tournaments. Huddled over old Apple II monitors, we maneuvered game hero Panama Joe through endless levels of Montezuma’s Revenge.

Panama Joe’s image featured an… read more

Google Maps & World Bank Join Forces, So Why Isn’t Everyone Smiling?

Google is now working with the World Bank to make Google Map Maker more accessible to government organizations, but some experts are questioning the terms of the arrangement.

The World Bank is an international money-lending and development assistance organization, which grew out of the need to rebuild Europe after World War… read more

Newt Gingrich Posts Income Tax Return on the Internet During Debate

As a debate began between the Republican presidential candidates, Newt Gingrich released his 2010 federal income tax return, placing it on the Internet for all to see.

In an obvious political ploy to goad his opponent Mitt Romney into revealing his income tax returns, Newt Gingrich’s campaign released the tax return… read more

Bioshock Infinite’s Difficulty Could Hurt So Good

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Villagers gather in Columbia, the game’s fictional city in the sky.

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If… read more

Internet Users to Congress: We Hate SOPA

With major websites such as Wikipedia and Reddit down Wednesday in protest of SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act), millions of social media users took to the Internet to express their own opinion on the two bills. And they don’t like them one bit.

In a tweet… read more

What else does HTML5 need to defeat flash? (Part 1)

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Nowadays, HTML5 is like a shining star in the webs sky. However, is HTML5 ready to take the overall crown? From 2 aspects, we are going to discuss what else HTML5 needs to defeat Flash.

Technically:

First of all, I’d like to emphasize that HTML5 and Flash… read more

An Introduction to Concrete5 CMS — Part I

When we talk of CMS, the options are plenty. For a start, we can opt for some of the biggest names in the game – WordPress, Drupal or Joomla! However, in this article, we shall take a look at one of the fastest growing and light-weight CMS, that is, Concrete5…. read more

Facebook Announces Tight Integration of 60 Apps to Timeline, More on the Way

In a press event in San Francisco, Facebook Director of Platform Products Carl Sjogreen announced further extension of the Open Graph, which will now allow developers to build a variety of apps that let users add anything they want directly to their timelines.

Sjogreen announced that more than 60 apps are… read more

Artists: SOPA Would Hurt More Than Help

A group of artists including Hollywood actors, Saturday Night Live comedians, comic-book authors, musicians and others signed an open letter opposing the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its sister bill in the Senate, the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA).

Actor Aziz Ansari from Parks & Recreation, fantasy author Neil Gaiman,… read more

Yahoo’s Jerry Yang Resigns

Former Yahoo CEO and co-founder Jerry Yang announced his resignation Tuesday, saying he would no longer be a part of the company in any way.

Yang served on Yahoo’s board of directors after he resigned from the CEO position of the Sunnyvale Internet company in 2008.

In the press release… read more

Facebook Finally Beats Google’s Orkut … in Brazil

Facebook, following a year of whirlwind growth, overtook Orkut as Brazil’s most-popular social network in December.

Orkut is a social network that Google launched in 2004. Its popularity in Brazil, where 60% of Orkut’s users are based, led to it being hosted and managed by Google Brazil from 2008 onwards.

Facebook’s… read more

40+ Super Secret OS X Lion Features and Shortcuts

OS X Lion has now been around long enough for us all to dig in and really find some interesting functionality that is either completely hidden or just enough below the service that many users don’t even know it exists.

We’ve spent hours combing through Lion for secrets and put out… read more

21 Excellent Portfolios and Design Agency Websites

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It has been a while since we last showcased Design Related Websites here, so today we decided to check out how is it that design firms, designers, and other creative agencies are presenting their work. From design studios to brand firms and freelance designer’s portfolios, you… read more

Want Half-Off Facebook Ads? Keep Users On-Site [VIDEO]

Facebook offered advertisers a discount of as much as 45% on cost-per-click rates if they directed users to other Facebook destinations rather than to external websites during the fourth quarter of 2011, according to a report by marketing agency… read more

Tablets Will Transform the Classroom [OPINION]

Neil Johnston is managing director at Store Van Music. Neil is an award winning young entrepreneur and composer who specializes in a breakthrough link between the music industry and education. You can find out more about his pioneering work by following him on Facebook and Twitter.

Apple released the original iPad… read more

5 Useful iPad Apps for Doctors, Patients and Med Students

The days are gone when a doctor walked into a patient’s room and grabbed the paper chart at the end of his bed to check his medical history. iPads and tablet computing have revolutionized the way many companies do business, and the medical field is no different. The sharp, intuitive… read more

4 Steps to Becoming a Freelance Copywriter

If you are reading this, chances are, you’ve already made up your mind that you want to be a copywriter.

However I do have to warn you, it isn’t easy!

Most potential copywriters wish to take up the vocation because they love writing. When you have to write… read more

20 Things You Didn’t Know About Pop Art & Graphic Design

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The advent of the Pop Art movement in the 50′s didn’t just impress the wealthy, it changed the culture. So iconic and profound were the inspirations and meanings behind this movement that it’s art is still featured, studied and produced to this day.

In this article,… read more

Inside the Recruiter’s Head: What He’s Really Asking You During the Interview

Jayne Mattson is Senior Vice President at Keystone Associates, a leading career management and transition services consulting firm in Boston, Massachusetts. Mattson specializes in helping mid-to-senior level individuals in new career exploration, networking strategies and career decisions based on corporate culture fit.

You applied for a new job, and you’ve been… read more

The Job Search and Confidentiality [INFOGRAPHIC]

We know that social media is a huge part of the modern job search. But being active on social media also can prevent you from searching stealthily. Coworkers and bosses can see who you’ve recently followed on Twitter (handles of job boards could tip them off), Facebook friends can see… read more

10 Creative Ways to Use QR Codes for Marketing

Ekaterina Walter is a social media strategist at Intel. She is a part of Intel’s Social Media Center of Excellence and is responsible for company-wide social media enablement and corporate social networking strategy. She was recently elected to serve on the board of directors of WOMMA.

QR codes have been around… read more

Apple Mini-Stores Coming to Target

Target has confirmed that it will be introducing 25 Apple mini-shops within its stores this year.

Last week, rumors that the discount retailer might be partnering with Apple started to circulate, but the company revealed to the New York Times on Thursday that it will officially test the store-within-a-store concept… read more

5 Digital Publishing App Trends to Watch in 2012

Erik Loehfelm is the executive director of user experience at Universal Mind, where he leads the design team in developing new, immersive app experiences for a variety of devices. He is also a leading voice in the digital publishing industry. Follow Erik @eloehfelm and read his blog.

Digital publishing grew tremendously… read more

ARM Shrugs Off Intel’s First Smartphone

LAS VEGAS — For the past several years, almost every smartphone, tablet or other mobile device has used a microprocessor based on the computer chip technology of U.K.’s ARM Holdings.

That has finally changed with the unveiling at CES of the first mass-market smartphone that packs Intel technology, and it… read more

5 Strategies for Creating Magnetic Online Content

Frank Marquardt is director of content strategy at The Barbarian Group, a digital services and creation company. Find him on Twitter @tralition.

Traditional advertising worked through distraction — an interruption to our sitcom, a page between magazine articles, a banner teasing our attention at the top of a webpage.

Then entertainment… read more

How Commercial Plugin Developers Are Using The WordPress Repository

A few weeks ago I wrote about how you can put together a great readme.txt for the WordPress plugin directory. In addition to using a WordPress readme as a tool to help out your users, you can use it to promote your commercial products and services. While commercial theme developers… read more

4 Short-Form Blogging Networks Perfect for Customer Engagement

Anne Buehner is the associate social media strategist at Red Door Interactive, a strategic partner dedicated to ensuring businesses acquire, convert, retain and engage their customers wherever they are. Email her at abuehner@reddoor.biz.

Toasting the new year is not what it used to be. Which comes first – a kiss from… read more

Privacy Watchdog Complains to FTC: Google’s Social Search is Unfair

Twitter isn’t the only party that thinks merging Google+ with Google search results is an abuse of its monopoly power in search.

Privacy watchdog EPIC filed a complaint with the FTC on Thursday, saying that Google is using its search engine to create an unfair advantage for its social… read more

10 excellent SEO plug-ins for every blog

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10 Social Good Kickstarter Projects Seeking to Change the World

Everyone wants to change the world, but the money to do so is rarely available. That’s where Kickstarter comes in.

Although Kickstarter is primarily a funding platform for entrepreneurs of all kinds, activists, humanitarians and other pioneers of social justice can tap this fundraising community to share their projects —… read more

Cut the Rope Hits the Web via Internet Explorer 9

Popular mobile video game Cut the Rope is coming to the Web by way of Internet Explorer 9.

Microsoft announced during its keynote at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show on Monday night that a desktop HTML5 version of the game is now available for free through Internet Explorer 9, thanks to… read more

13 Tips for Increasing Your Company’s Google Rank

Scott Gerber is the founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council, a nonprofit organization that promotes youth entrepreneurship as a solution to unemployment and underemployment. The YEC provides young entrepreneurs with access to tools, mentorship, and resources that support each stage of a business’s development and growth.

It goes without saying… read more

These aren’t the fonts you’re looking for…

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The other day I was on location with a customer, and as they are a secure site I was not allowed to bring my laptop any further than the security locker at the font desk. This I don’t mind as I would usually just leave… read more

AR.Drone 2.0: Now This Toy Is Serious Fun [VIDEO]

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LAS VEGAS: AR.Drone was a fun, albeit… read more

A Recruiters’ Perspective: Job Boards and Career Websites

Rob Byron is a Principal Consultant in the Information Technology Permanent division at Winter, Wyman. Winter, Wyman is the largest and one of the most recognized staffing organizations in the Northeast. Find out more on the Winter, Wyman blog or follow on Twitter @WinterWyman.

If you’re looking for a job, you’re… read more

Pinterest: 13 Tips and Tricks for Cutting Edge Users

On Pinterest? Follow Mashable to check out our favorite infographics, tech news, internet memes and digital culture!

Pinterest has been one of the hottest new social networks on the radar for a few months now. In fact, Pinterest has cracked the current list of top 10 social networks — and it’s… read more

Top Freelance Jobs from Job Board – Week 1, January

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

Wallpaper of the Week 185 by Perttu Murto

The wallpaper of this week is an image created by Perttu Murto, a 26-year-old graphic designer, art director and illustrator from Finland. Perttu has been involved in graphics for more than 8 years and his work has been featured in several prestigious design websites and magazines. In 2007 he was… read more

Exhilarating Film Takes You Through 11 Countries in 1 Minute [VIRAL VIDEO]

Take a look at what director Rick Meriki did last summer: a spectacular one-minute video he made with two of his pals as they traveled to 11 countries over 44 days, walking us through a dazzling variety of cultures, locations and images.

“Move” shows actor Andrew Lees strolling toward us… read more

Top 10 Flash Slideshow Image Viewers

Featuring professionally edited photos on your website is a surefire way of making your site stand out above others. Slideshows are a great way to capture the attention of a visitor and hold them on your page. It will cause them to pause and watch the pictures rotate through while… read more

Keep Your Mac Safe from Infections with ClamXav

I remember from when I used a Windows machine how annoying the anti-virus apps used to be. It was kind of a “can’t live with them, or without them” relationship. If you ran a Windows machine, you had to have an anti-virus app if you wanted it to remain functional…. read more

How Did Students From the 1910s Get on Facebook?

There is a glitch in the matrix at the University of Nevada at Reno, where two students from the 1910s have joined Facebook.

Joe McDonald‘s profile says that he likes to box, that his favorite musicians include W.C. Handy, Irving Berlin and Scott Joplin. He’s listed as “In a relationship” with… read more

Twitter to Host Its First Live Streaming Concert, Starring Tiësto [EXCLUSIVE]

HP and Intel will be hosting the first-ever live stream of a concert on Twitter next week at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. The headliner: electronic music master Tiësto.

The concert will kick off the launch of a new 10-episode series on YouTube called “In the Booth” — a behind-the-scenes look… read more

Focal Points In Design Layout

Why are magazines and books always laid out the same? Even with alternative design, there is a harmony in layout or the reader’s head will explode… or they will just stop reading and skip to the next page. Successful design in publishing, advertising, web design, illustration and anything else that… read more

Nikon D4 to blow our minds?

Jared Polin from FroKnowsPhoto.com has just handed me this press release from Nikon on their new D4! Which he says is pure awesome.

Sniff test it? Yes he did… Watch the video below for Jared’s reaction to the newly announced Nikon D4

Potentially available end of Feb 2012 and coming in at… read more

HBO Stops Discounting Discs to Netflix, Intensifying Battle for Content

The unspoken battle between HBO and Netflix got a little uglier on Thursday when it was revealed that the premium cable channnel had stopped offering DVDs to Netflix at a discount.

As first reported by the The New York Times and later confirmed by both companies, the volume wholesale discounts that… read more

Shorty Awards Opens Voting, Adds ‘Best Presidential Candidate’ Category

The Shorty Awards, an annual crowdsourced contest that honors social media professionals, agencies and brands, launched its nomination phase Wednesday with improved campaign tools and new categories.

Among the new categories Shorty Awards producer Sawhorse Media added this year is “Best Presidential Candidate in Social Media.” As with all categories, people… read more

Verizon: CEO CES Keynote Cancellation Unrelated to Recent Travails

It’s been a tumultuous couple weeks for Verizon, and now company CEO Lowell McAdam has canceled his scheduled keynote appearance at the upcoming International Consumer Electronics Show.

Verizon said this week that a “schedule change” prevented McAdam from following through on his planned participation in a keynote “Innovation Power Panel”… read more

Asian Social Media Users Create; Western Users Consume [STUDY]

Social media users in metropolitan China and India are much more apt to be “creators” on the platforms than their Western counterparts, according to a new report.

Forrester Research polled about 100,000 consumers in Asia, Latin America and North America in the second and third quarters of 2011, and the results… read more

Coolest Apps From 2011 You Would Never Want To Miss In 2012

The year 2011 has ended. We have explored and reviewed so many useful tools and resources for you all the year. Today, we are going to take a look on few of the web apps we have featured that we think you would like bookmark for 2012. I hope designers,… read more

Top 50 Graphic Design Photoshop Tutorials from 2011

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What a great year 2011 has been for the Photoshop community. With so many new tutorials being published daily it has never been easier to learn a new creative techniques that will help reduce your learning curve substantially.
In this yearly round-up we have… read more

Piet Zwart: The Rebellious Type

“Among the few I have indicated, is there no dynamic man of action, the rebel who will help determine the aspect of the collective expression of tomorrow? Ponder this question and know that to make beautiful creations for the sake of their aesthetic value will have no social significance tomorrow,… read more

RIM Considering New Chairmen [REPORT]

A new report suggests that Research in Motion, the company behind the BlackBerry, is looking to make some changes to its board of directors, changes that could cast aside current co-chairmen Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie.

According to the Financial Post, a committee of independent directors are assessing whether Lazaridis and… read more