Five Tips for Running a Successful Home Office

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

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

OS X 10.7.3 Released, Featuring Safari 5.1.3 And More

After spending the last couple of months in the testing stage, the third update to Mac OS X Lion has finally been released to the public through Apple Software Update. OS X 10.7.3 is a recommended update for all Lion users and features a small number of tweaks and fixes… read more

Chris Sanders – Photographer Spotlight

This commercial photographer spotlight features Chris Sanders. Sander’s lifestyle and travel work developed out of a film background. His client list includes publications such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, Esquire and Conde Nast Traveler as well as companies such as Bank of America, Microsoft, Reebok and Starwood Hotels. He lives and works from… read more

Is iOS the Future of the Mac?

When I used an iPad for the first time, I couldn’t help but think that it felt like the future of computing. The iPad not only impressed me with its beautiful interface, but also delighted me with an effortless user experience. No matter how much I used the device, it… read more

Apple’s Best Quarter Ever: When Will its Run End?

Somewhere, the spirit of Steve Jobs is smiling.

The company he so reluctantly left behind is in better shape than ever. Jobs’ hand-picked successor, Tim Cook, is a well-compensated, self-effacing steady hand on the tiller — exactly as advertised.

And every indicator of the company’s health you care to… read more

Apple Reveals Its Q1 Results In Earnings Call

Apple today has announced its Q1 earnings for the fiscal year 2012 – and the results are certainly not to be sniffed at. Q1 has been Apple’s best quarter ever with a reported $46.33 billion in revenue posted. The data, which is available for download from Apple’s corporate website, breaks… read more

Make Your Website Mobile Friendly

My husband gave me an iPad as a wedding gift. I thought it was pretty cool. I had no idea how much I would use it for my job.

I take my iPad with me everywhere. I do not have an iPhone, or even a smartphone. The thought of reading… read more

Vizio to Roll Out Full Line of PCs at CES 2012 [PICS]

Vizio, known for its low-cost but good-quality HDTVs, will introduce five new desktop PCs and laptops at CES 2012.

Although the official announcement hasn’t been made yet, we obtained pictures of some of the surprisingly complete group of products Vizio will introduce, starting with a 27″ all-in-one PC and ranging down… read more

Snapheal: Pure Image Editing Magic

Do you remember the last time you searched frantically for your camera to capture a moment, a landscape or something else that took your breath away? And do you remember the disappointment when you later at home saw that something – a lamp post, a person, a trash bin… –… read more

Mashable’s Digital Predictions for 2012

It’s hard to believe all that came out of the tech world in the year 2011. From drastic changes in social media trends to unexpected company acquisitions — both startups and major corporations — it goes without saying that it has been a banner year for technology as… read more

Twitter Admits Verifying Fake @Wendi_Deng Was a Mistake

On Tuesday morning, the world learned that the account bearing media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s wife’s name, Wendi Deng Murdoch, is not run by her or anyone connected to her.

And less than two hours after the revelation, Twitter admitted in a tweet that it had mistakenly verified the @Wendi_Deng account… read more

What Will Your First 2012 Apple Hardware Purchase Be?

What Will Your First 2012 Apple Purchase Be?

We’re at the beginning of a brand new year, which means there’s no better time to look ahead and start planning your upcoming hardware purchases. If you’re like me, you’ve got a few pieces of aging hardware that you’ve been putting off… read more

Best Of 2011: Stunning Collection Of High Quality Free PSD Files

PSD files can be a useful asset to your projects, thus why not download them and apply them? In my opinion I recommend starting a well thought-out collection of commercially free PSD files on your computer. In this way, you can save loads of your valuable time in the future… read more

What’s In Store for the iMac in 2012?

These days news articles about Apple are anything but scarce. Every day there is a fresh new crop of speculation, rumors and discussion regarding the future Apple’s product line and how it will continue to shape the way that we interact with technology.

However, the media hype is largely centered on… read more

30 More Great Apps You Won’t Find on the App Store

Apple recently announced that the Mac App Store has led to over 100 million app downloads, cementing it as the indisputable one stop shop for just about everything Mac users need or want. Today I want to place emphasis on the “just about” part, because despite these impressive numbers, there… read more

iScreen: Apple TV Imagined with Magnificent Curved Screen [PICS]

Slightly iMac Look

From the front, it looks a bit like a conventional TV or all-in one Mac

Click… read more

Best of the Week #200

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

DIY Lighting: Photography Challenge

Lit by Computer – Image by Martin Gommel

This week’s photography challenge is a little different – we’re not telling you what to photograph, but we’re challenging you to light your shot with some kind of lighting gear that is not designed for photographic lighting.

Your challenge is to take and share… read more

Future Tech: 8 Ways We Could Recycle Our Wasted Heat

Julian Taub is a freelance science writer and performance poet in the East Village of NYC. He writes a nanotechnology blog called Julian’s TechSplurge, and runs Late Nite Labs’ science blog. You can follow him on Twitter: @JulianTaub.

Every electrical appliance — from a humble light bulb to a MacBook Pro… read more

Apple, Nintendo and Kodak: Three Innovators and How They Faced Extinction

Today I’d like to talk about three tech companies that have each had their ups and downs. Apple, Nintendo and Kodak: How are these companies alike? How are they different?

We’ll discuss how an industry leader falls from grace and whether or not it’s possible to be saved once that happens…. read more

Effective User Research And Transforming The Minds Of Clients

Ah, the love of a client. That is indeed what we all seek as professionals, is it not? If we lived in a utopia, then that’s all there would be. Openness. Honesty. Passion. Flowing in both directions, client to service provider and vice versa. We want our clients to be… read more

Snap Art 3

Turn Your Images into Works of Art in a Snap

Snap Art 3 is Alien Skin’s latest version of their painting and drawing effects plug-in software for Photoshop, Lightroom, and Elements. And it’s exactly what the name implies—software for quickly transforming photographic images into stylized art. There’s a comprehensive collection… read more

52 Superb Free Icon Sets For Mac

If you own a Mac, you probably know that the software on these machines is often stunningly well designed, and in particular Mac icons are renowned for being gorgeous, or even ‘lickable’ to borrow the words of Jobs.

These beautiful icons are made not only by Apple designers, but by designers from around the… read more

5 great animations

5 great animations

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5 great short animations

5 great short animations

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Apple Black Friday Sale Now Live

Apple’s Black Friday sale is less surprising than ever this year, since a leaked brochure informed us on all the discounts two days in advance. As usual, the discounts are nice, but far from amazing, with most price cuts being in the 10-15% range.

Now, Apple Black Friday is officially… read more

34 Stunning Infographics To Understand The World Of Social Media

Infographics is a new way of showing information through graphical representation. We recently posted some interesting posts on infographics that you can also find on the net. Infographics not only show the information in a neat and clean manner but also is very easy to understand. Through inforgraphics, a large… read more

What We Couldn’t Work Without

Every freelancer out there has a bag of tricks they wouldn’t want to do work without—whether it’s their computer, useful software, or their favorite radio station. Find out what sorts of things help FreelanceSwitch.com contributors during their workday.

Perhaps their advice will inspire you to try something new, or… read more

Default Folder X: Browse File Dialogs at Lightning Speed

Over the past week or so we’ve been on a mission to help you improve the experience of file browsing by introducing you to interesting Finder alternatives. We started with TotalFinder, which boosts your Finder’s natural functionality by adding tabs. We then moved on to Raskin, which dramatically redesigns the… read more

Can Occupy Wall Street Match the Tea Party’s Offline Effectiveness?

Jesse Comart serves as a communications and public affairs consultant at the Glover Park Group (GPG). Before joining GPG, he worked on policy and communications issues for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Follow Jesse on Twitter at @jcomart.

People continue to compare the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) and Tea Party movements…. read more

Fluidity Of Content And Design: Learning From Where The Wild Things Are

Have you read Where the Wild Things Are? The storybook has fluidity of content and design figured out.

It goes that one night, protagonist Max “wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind or another.” He hammers nails into walls, pesters a small dog. Author Maurice Sendak doesn’t explain… read more

iTunes Match Has Us on Cloud Nine [REVIEW]

iTunes Match is now available and ready for sign-ups.

Apple introduced the service back at WWDC 2011; it’s a way to access all your iTunes music via the cloud, for a fee.

Similar to Amazon’s Cloud Player and Google Music, iTunes Match offers users the ability to access their music libraries… read more

Top 5 animation (Gobelins)

Top 5 animation (Gobelins)

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Google Leaves Trail of Clues to Mystery Musical Event

One thing Google appears to be learning from Apple is this: how to build buzz around a product launch by being short on details but long on clues.

That’s certainly the case with the invite Google sent us and others in the tech press Friday, to an event next Wednesday… read more

Will Steve Jobs Be Time’s Next Person of the Year?

Steve Jobs has been nominated to be the 2011 Time Person of the Year. Join us as we take a brief look into why he’s being considered, who nominated him and the interesting history he has with this very title.

A Fallen Hero

The passing of Steve Jobs hit the… read more

Two Schools of Thought: The Key Difference Between Apple and Google

Apple and Google may look similar on the surface, but the companies couldn’t be any more different. That much has become clear to me after reading both the Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson and Steven Levy’s In the Plex.

Google and Apple are technology behemoths that bucked the system, created… read more

14 Ways to Improve Your Photography in a Few Days

Some might argue the point that photography is an art form.  Training your eye to see the world and translating your perspective visually takes time and patience. Yet, there’s also technique involved in creating arresting images. There are ways to quickly improve your photography and impact your creative vision. Let’s… read more

The Essential Shotlist for Temple Photography (With 17 Gorgeous Examples)

If you have traveled in Asia, you know that temples are on your itinerary. The rich cultural heritage of Asia’s religions means any tour you take in Asian countries will be peppered with temples! temples! temples!

How many ways can you photograph a temple? We learned about shotlists with Ralph Velasco… read more

42 Unconventional Shoe Ads That Work

If you’re going to promote shoes using Print Ads, surely you have to put a lot of emphasis on the actual shoes…right?

Not quite. With so many brands and so many shoe models coming out every single month, flashing a shiny pair of shoes may no longer be enough to capture… read more

Apple iTV: Not So Fast

An Apple iTV is coming. Or is it? I mean, isn’t Apple too smart to get into the TV business? With no new Apple iPhone on the near horizon and not enough iPad 3 non-information to chew over, the media has turned its attention to yet another non-existent Apple gizmo:… read more

Weekly Poll: Is the Mac Pro Doomed?

Is the Mac Pro Doomed?

AppleInsider recent published an interesting article that doesn’t bode well for Mac Pro fans. Supposedly, diminishing sales of the Mac Pro led have led to considerable discussions at Apple over whether or not it will be profitable to continue the line further.

Though there will always… read more

45 Realistic Gadgets Designs Photoshop Tutorials

This is the era of gadgets, and we all love them. Creating levelheaded gadgets designs in Photoshop that look real is not an easy task particularly for the novices. But you can definitely get better in your general skills in Adobe Photoshop and then can design your own set of… read more

Zoo Photography Tips

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I recently took a trip to the zoo to do a test on a camera that I was reviewing and thought I’d share a few tips that I put into practice along the way.

Zoos are great locations to practice photography as they present us both with a great variety… read more

The Impact of the iPod

“With iPod, Apple has invented a whole new category of digital music player that lets you put your entire music collection in your pocket and listen to it wherever you go,” said Steve Jobs as the first iPod launched in 2001. “With iPod, listening to music will never be the… read more

Apple’s iCloud: Fine on Mobile, Dead on the Desktop [REVIEW]

Along with iOS 5, Apple officially released iCloud Wednesday. The successor to the much-maligned MobileMe, iCloud is Apple’s first major attempt at unifying its product lines with online storage.

Unlike MobileMe, iCloud is free to anyone with an iOS 5 device. It’s also available for OS X Lion — and yes,… read more

Why New Media Literacy Is Vital for Quality Journalism

On June 17, 2009, Mashable made a mistake. In a report about the volume of Twitter activity surrounding the #IranElection movement, we accidentally used a “b” instead of an “m,” inflating the number of total tweets one thousand-fold. This, on its own, is not spectacular. Though we certainly try… read more

What Do You Think is the Ultimate Browser Feature?

The web plays such a large role in our modern lives, even for those of us not working in one of the many industries which are based there. Be we users, web workers or both, internet browsers are a major part of how that experience all goes down. For designers… read more

Disney CEO: “Jobs Was Such an Original”

Bob Iger, the president and CEO of Disney, released a statement expressing his thoughts and sadness on the passing of Steve Jobs.

In addition to his work at Apple, Steve Jobs was also a member of Disney’s board and its largest shareholder, thanks to the sale of Pixar to the… read more

Steve Jobs Remembered: 10 of His Most Magical Moments [VIDEO]

Steve Jobs demos Apple Macintosh, 1984

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Steve Jobs: 1955 – 2011

Steven Paul Jobs, the co-founder and chairman of Apple, died Wednesday at the age of 56.

Born in San Francisco in 1955, Jobs grew up near Cupertino, Calif. After attending Reed College in Portland for one semester (and auditing classes for free for several more), Jobs took a job at Atari,… read more

Steve Jobs Has Died

Steve Jobs, co-founder, chairman of the board, former CEO of Apple and industry icon for decades, has died.

Apple released this statement:

We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today.

Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives…. read more

Apple: 250 Million iOS Devices Sold and Other Huge Stats

As the world’s tech media waited for news about the new iPhone on Tuesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook took the opportunity of a captive audience to deliver a long list of favorable Apple stats.

Here’s the rundown of the numbers he revealed during his long windup:

Apple has six stores in… read more

Video Q&A Platform VYou Makes Broadcasting Personal

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: VYou

Quick Pitch: VYou is a video Q&A platform.

Genius Idea: A video-sharing site with an interactive twist.

VYou’s… read more

Life Stream: All Of Your Social Media Networks In One Place

These days, it sometimes feels like I sign up for a new social network every single week. So many people I know work on a daily basis with Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Tumblr, Flickr, LinkedIn, Foursquare, YouTube…the list goes on. Often, managing those networks is as big of a task as… read more

4 Reasons Every Online Brand Should Explore Gamification Strategies

Elizabeth Shaw is an emerging media analyst at Forrester Research, serving interactive marketing professionals. Follow her on twitter @shaw_smith2.

Adding a few visual game elements to a brand’s site in order to “gamify” a marketing strategy and increase engagement just isn’t enough. To be done right, gamification must take a behavior-focused… read more

10 Excellent User Interface Designs to Learn From

The Web Design Usability Series is supported by join.me, an easy way to instantly share your screen with anyone. join.me lets you collaborate on-the-fly, put your heads together super-fast and even just show off.

Over the last few weeks, we’ve gathered together some great resources and information on constructing amazing user… read more

Mobile app design considerations for web designers

Everywhere you turn these days people are talking about mobile apps. Apps for this, apps for that.

The statistics too, have been kind of staggering. One recent study by Flurry, showed that consumers spent 81 minutes per day using mobile apps, compared to 74 minutes of web surfing.

As more people begin… read more

Suddenly It’s Clear: 10 Transparent Screen Trick Shots [PICS]

Here at Mashable we’re big fans of photos that make you look twice. The “transparent screen” trick shot does just that, offering your eyes a delicious dose of unreality.

To celebrate such cunning creations, we’ve collected 10 of our favorite “see-through display” images into a gallery for your viewing pleasure.

SEE ALSO:… read more

iMac 27″ Free Vector

iMac 27″ Free Vector

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Daily Inspiration #927

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

Top 5 Animation

Top 5 Animation

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What Is Apple’s Next Big Thing?

The past decade has been a remarkable one for Apple. They’ve revitalized and reinvented their product line several times and have even shifted a large portion of their vision and focus to devices that didn’t exist in the 90s.

Innovation has been the name of the game since Jobs took… read more

Taking A Customer From Like To Love: The UX Of Long-Term Relationships

What do you mean “improve”? I charged him correctly, didn’t I?.

My manager looked at me, disappointed:

Yes, Des, you charged him correctly. But a vending machine can do that, too. They show up on time; they’re more accurate; I don’t pay them by the hour; and they’re never hungover. Your job… read more

What Web App Developers Can Learn From Steve Jobs

Today, the world is waking to the news that Apple’s dynamic leader, Steve Jobs, is stepping down from his position as CEO of one of the greatest companies in the world. Nearly 15 years after returning to Apple, and 11 years after becoming CEO again, Jobs is leaving Apple as… read more

10 Iconic Steve Jobs Moments [VIDEOS]

The career of one of America’s most innovative businessmen has been more than just a string of moments, but these 10 peeks at Steve Jobs’ formidable presence will remind you of why his resignation is such a momentous event.

From his cocky early days launching Macintosh, to his triumphant return to… read more

Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second and Third Acts in Business History

Earlier this evening, Steve Jobs stunned us all with the news that he is resigning from his position as CEO of Apple, Inc. Jobs took a medical leave of absence in January — his second since 2009. He will remain as Chairman and will be succeeded as CEO by Tim… read more

How a Wide-Angle Lens Can Add Intimacy To Your People Photos

Robert Capa once said, “If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.” Capa wasn’t advocating the use of longer lenses; he was telling photographers to physically get closer and more involved with their subjects.

If you ever look at the lenses photojournalists have on their cameras, you will almost… read more

Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple

Steve Jobs, co-founder and two-time CEO of Apple, offered his resignation to the company’s board Wednesday.

“I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know,” he… read more

Take Your Menu Bar to Go with MenuPop

Macs these days span the extremes, from 11-inch MacBook Airs to 27-inch iMacs. It’s a prevalent first-world problem: there’s not enough space on your laptop, but everything’s too far away on the big screen. When you’re working on a large screen monitor (or two), especially when you work in design,… read more

Review: Microsoft Touchmouse Feels Just Right [PICS]

Let’s imagine Microsoft two years ago, gazing longingly at Apple’s just-released Magic Mouse and wondering how Microsoft might jump into the buttonless mouse game. Cut to the present day, and the Redmond giant has released Touchmouse, specifically created for Windows 7. How does it measure up? We have one in… read more

Missing E: How a Troubled Tumblr Add-On Was Reborn

The Web Development Series is supported by Rackspace, the better way to do hosting. Learn more about Rackspace’s hosting solutions here.

Nearly two weeks after Tumblr requested that unofficial browser extension Missing e go offline, the useful utility is planning to make its way back to users.

Missing e is an unofficial… read more

Personal Computers: A History of the Hardware That Changed the World

On this day in 1981, IBM launched the “Personal Computer.” Revealed at a press conference at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, the 21-pound PC cost $1,565, boasted 16K of memory, and had the ability to connect to a TV set, play games and word process.

While IBM wasn’t the… read more

REVIEW: “Andes” by Andrew Gibson

The talented Andrew Gibson has recently released another invaluable photography ebook, this time covering the topic of traveling to South America. In the simply-titled “Andes”, Andrew discusses his journey through South America and reveals the hows and whys to some of the most impressive photos I’ve seen.

Andrew starts… read more

Apple Offers a $999 iMac for Schools

Apple quietly introduced a new 21.5-inch iMac specifically for educational institutions on Monday.

The computer, first noticed by MacRumors, costs $999 — about $200 less than the models available to the general public.

Lowering the price seems to have come at the expense of some bells and whistles. The education-only iMac… read more

Skype for Mac Gets Support for HD Calling & OS X Lion

Skype has just released a big update to its Mac application, adding official support for Mac OS X Lion and HD calling.

With Skype 5.3, Mac users can finally enjoy the HD calling feature that PC users have had for quite some time.

To take advantage of the feature, users will need… read more

Repeat Work and the Search For The Holy Grail

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I’ve mentioned elsewhere that I’m starting up a new studio called Dos Entre Dos. Last week was business card time, and to honest, almost my favourite part! We got our design together and planned out the specifics of the printing. We were going with a matt… read more

How to Shoot Urban Wildlife (With 10 Very Cute Examples)

This is a guest post fromMischa van den Brandhof. For more cool urban wildlife photos, check out her Flickr stream.

Most wildlife photography is shot with a telephoto zoom lens. But urban wildlife photography is about being up close and personal. It is not advisable to try this with… read more

Weekly Design News – Resources, Tutorials and Freebies (N.97)

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This is our weekly column were we share our favorites design related articles, resources and resources all from the previous week.

If you would like to be kept up to date with loads of fresh design news and resources, you can follow us on Twitter, on Facebook,… read more

Strengthening behavioral cues in UX web design with Gestalt principles

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Google+ Hangouts: 4 Creative Ways People Are Using Group Video Chat

Already using Google+? Follow Mashable’s Pete Cashmore for the latest about the platform’s new features, tips and tricks as well as social media and technology updates.

While we’ve yet to find out how Google+’s “Hangouts” will mature and evolve, we’ve already seen some great uses of the built-in, group video conferencing… read more

Paste Magazine To Premiere Slow Club’s New Album on Turntable.fm

Paste magazine will premiere English folk-rock band Slow Club’s upcoming disc Paradise via still-in-beta startup Turntable.fm on Tuesday.

Slow Club’s sophomore album drops on September 13, but fans can check out tracks and chat with the band in Paste‘s Turntable room today at 2 p.m. ET. (And you can check out… read more

The Perfect Office #97

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

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

Turntable.fm Scores Licensing Agreement With BMI

Right after securing a licensing agreement with ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers), startup Turntable.fm has inked another deal — this time with Broadcast Music, Inc (BMI).

BMI — which, like ASCAP, licenses and collects royalties for a massive back catalog of tunes — announced the agreement via its… read more

Weekly Poll: Do You Use Web Apps on Multiple Computers?

Where have you used your web apps? (check all that apply)

One of the biggest promises of web apps is that you can use them anywhere on any computer with an internet connection. Whether you’re at home on your netbook, in the office on an iMac, or on… read more

Apple iMac 24”

Apple iMac 24”

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What’s In a Name: Google+ Is Your Plus One

Google+, the long-awaited and highly ambitious Circle-driven social network from Google, has a clumsy name. It’s a search-unfriendly and seemingly unfitting moniker for the world’s next great social network. So, why this bizarre name choice?

At launch, Google+ project co-leader Bradley Horowitz told AllThingsD that the name denotes… read more

16 Ways To Play With Instagram

We all love Instagram. I mean, what’s better than taking a photo of your father when he’s sleeping on the couch, just looking nice and relaxed, then stylizing that photo so it looks like it comes from the 1970s, and then, with a click of a button, sharing it on… read more

Why Daily Deal Sites Are Here to Stay [OPINION]

This post reflects the opinions of the author and not necessarily those of Mashable as a publication.

John Amato is the CEO of MarketSharing, a premium business-to-business deals provider for exceptional business products and services. Follow @MarketSharing on Twitter for more information and the latest deals for businesses.

If… read more

Weekly Poll: Which Mac OS Did You Start On?

Which Mac OS Did You Start On?online survey

Today’s poll is a fun walk down memory lane. I’m very interested to know how young or old our audience is in their Mac-using lives. Leave your answer in the poll on the right and let us know which was… read more

Sci-fi/Futuristic Digital Works & Resources

One place that designers tend to turn when they are looking for something of an inspirational recharge is to the worlds of science fiction and futuristic fantasy artwork. These rich, highly detailed works tend to be a fantastic testament to the creativity it takes to bring about something spectacular from… read more

Five Copywriting Errors That Can Ruin A Company’s Website

No matter how brilliant a website’s design, no matter how elegant its navigation, sooner or later visitors will decide whether to take action because of something they read. In the end, the effectiveness with which a website converts visitors hinges on words. If a new website is going to hit… read more

The World Up Close: Showcase of Beautiful Macro Photographs

As designers we are often told to think outside the box when we approach any new project. This change in perspective is supposed to grant us access to seeing the design differently than we normally would. To break out of that mold or routine that we can easily get sucked… read more

One Year Later: How a Tennis Match Became the Biggest Event in Web History

American John Isner and Frenchman Nicolas Mahut are set to play in the first round of Wimbledon on Tuesday. It’s a rematch of the silliest, longest, most record-breaking tennis games of all time.

Last year, Isner and Mahut played each other in the first round of Wimbledon. That… read more

Sean Hodge Takes Over as Editor of FreelanceSwitch

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For those of you in the know, you’ve probably noticed that Amanda Hackwith has moved to the Rockable Press side of our business following the release of her successful book Freelance Confidential: The Whole Truth on Freelancing. She’s still a full-time Editor at Envato, but is… read more

Hot New Additions to Twitter: Advanced Search, Image Upload & More

Twitter is a much loved social network. But it is one of those very few uber popular crowd favorites that sees hardly any new feature additions. Twitter team isn’t known for pushing updates and new features at the appropriate time. Unlike Facebook where something exciting is introduced every other week,… read more

Ask the Mac.AppStorm Editor #11

It’s time for another “Ask the Editor” post today. A big thank you to everyone who sent in their questions – it’s great to have the chance to help you out with your Mac-related queries and quibbles.

Today I’ll be offering some advice about what Thunderbolt means for Mac users, how… read more

Interview with Bree Leman

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Bree Leman, presently based in Florida, is a fashion and glamour illustrator. In this interview she talks about how she started her career as an advertising graphic designer and evolved herself into developing her own illustrative fashion vector style.

Today she is a successful freelance designer working with some top… read more

HANDS-ON: iTunes in the Cloud [PICS]

At WWDC on Monday, Apple officially unveiled its much anticipated iTunes in the Cloud feature.

The feature will be part of iCloud, which will formally launch alongside iOS 5 this fall, but users can get a taste of some of features today.

iTunes in the Cloud allows users to… read more

Be Aware Of The Light Source Hitting Your Screen

Pop Quiz: What is the color temperature of the light hitting your monitor right now?

Followup Question: Do you know why it matters?

Many people do not give much thought to the light hitting their monitor while editing photos. Yet it is critically important if color accuracy is important in the least. … read more