BROKEN: No One Could “Like” Anything on Facebook

For about an hour, Facebook’s Like feature wasn’t working at all, either on-site or off. Many websites depend on likes for incoming traffic, so outages like that can be big problems for a lot of people. Facebook moved very quickly to correct the problem.

When the error occurred, anyone who liked… read more

Apple’s New Campaign: 4 Ads About iPhone 4 Video Calls [VIDEOS]

Apple just released four new TV spots, all of them advertising the FaceTime video calling feature of the iPhone 4.

The ads go for the emotional jugular, depicting loving interactions that just wouldn’t be the same with an old-fashioned voice call. They’re not quite as impactful as the Sam Mendes-directed commercial… read more

Facebook Will Add a “Panic Button” for UK Teens

Facebook will help UK teens fight cyber abuse and bullying by deploying a panic button on its sites. Teens will be encouraged to click it when suspicious that they’re being targeted for abuse.

The button will actually connect the teens with resources hosted by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection… read more

5 Handy YouTube Channels for DIY and Home Improvement

The easiest way to learn how to do something practical is to first see it done properly by someone else. By breaking it down into easy-to-follow steps, these how-to videos offer an absolute wealth of knowledge that is just a few clicks away.

We’ve searched YouTube for the very best home… read more

Mashable #Summermash Seattle Recap [PHOTOS]

Mashable hosted the first stop on its U.S. Summer Tour in Seattle last night. The event brought the Seattle community together for networking, an open bar, food and awesome prizes from our sponsors, which included iPads, airplane tickets and much more. We were also joined by Rachel Sklar, who interviewed… read more

Google Maps Gets a (Much-Needed) URL Shortener

The web addresses of Google Maps that you shared with your friends used to be unmanageably huge, but Google has just solved that problem with a new Labs feature that dramatically shortens Maps URLs.

The Maps URLs are hosted at Goo.gl, the search engine’s official URL shortener that launched at the… read more

HOW TO: Optimize Your Site for Search Engine Marketing

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

For millions of websites, publishers, and online businesses, search is still the king. While social media may have the media’s attention and Twitter and Facebook are… read more

50+ iPad Resources You Might Have Missed

Apple’s iPad is the little device that could. Any scepticism about Apple’s tablet technology was largely erased as the iPad took touchscreen technology to a larger, more robust high.

We’ve tracked the iPad through its first months in public hands with a slew of features and resources. We’ve here collected some… read more

Watch #SummerMash Interviews From Seattle [LIVE]

The Mashable team is hosting our U.S. Summer Tour stop in Seattle tonight with networking, an open bar and awesome prizes. We’re also excited to be joined by Rachel Sklar, who will be interviewing attendees on our Watchitoo live stream.

We encourage you to participate in the live steam and suggest… read more

Google to Launch Google Games with “FarmVille”-Maker Zynga [RUMOR]

Google is reportedly partnering with FarmVille and Mafia Wars game-maker Zynga to launch a hub where you’ll be able to play social online games.

The source of the rumor is the tech blog TechCrunch, which claims to have confirmed the story with multiple sources. The search giant has allegedly… read more

Have the Chatroulette Experience on iPhone 4 [APP]

There’s a new Chatroulette clone on the block. It’s called iChatr, but it’s different from all the others; it’s an app for the iPhone 4’s front-facing FaceTime camera.

The free app is already out in the Apple App Store [iTunes link], and we’ve got to admit that the execution… read more

13 Internet Slangs with Unexpected Alternate Meanings

We’ve all grown accustomed to the online jargon, shorthands and acronyms that have developed over decades of Internet use. Silly as they might be, most of us are guilty of truncating, abbreviating or misspelling words to save a few seconds here and there.

The jury is still out on whether the… read more

Google Maps Adds 45° Aerial Imagery For All Users

Google has granted all Google Maps users the ability to view aerial photos taken at a 45° angle. Just zoom in at one of the supported locations and you’ll get a better view than you could before.

The feature was previously only available to developers and as part of Labs for… read more

10 Cool Facebook Status Tips and Tricks

With Facebook’s ever-changing layout, and the fact that other social sites are encroaching on its real-time update strangle-hold, it’s easy to forget that there are some pretty nifty tricks you can pull using your humble Facebook status.

We’ve pulled together 10 great how-to tips that will help you get the most… read more

Mobile App Pinpoints Nearby Facebook and Twitter Friends

Mashable’s Spark of Genius series highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, see details here. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark.

Name: face2face

Quick Pitch: face2face introduces proximity awareness to mobile phone apps so users can know when their… read more

Google’s Long History of Social Media Attempts [INFOGRAPHIC]

Sure Facebook privacy issues can be frustrating, but what’s the alternative? With more than 400 million users, no other social media platform has been able to touch Facebook’s grip on person-to-person networking. But rumors have already started to fly that Facebook may soon face some stiff new competition.

Google is supposedly… read more

Google Launches App to Help You Find Open Parking

Google Labs has just released a new Android app that aims to help users find and share parking. The app, called Open Spot, gives users the ability to update a map when they are leaving their parking spots with others who are looking for parking.

We’ve all driven around aimlessly, trying… read more

YouTube Goes After Higher Quality Content and Footage

YouTube has said that it will be sponsoring higher quality content and supporting ultra-high quality digital video.

These two announcements come just days after the launch of the beta version of YouTube Leanback, the next phase in the company’s play for the living room. These moves also signal a shift in… read more

Can Robots Run the News?

To the chagrin of sports reporters everywhere, a team from Northwestern University’s engineering and journalism schools has created a program that automatically generates sports news stories. Stats Monkey uses the box score and play-by-play — even quotes, if they’re available online — to compile articles that follow one of the… read more

Our Favorite YouTube Videos This Week: The Music Edition

Hey loyal Mash readers, who has a song in their hearts today? Well, that makes one of us. If you’re currently lacking in the get-up-and-go, sunshine-and-bluebirds power required to get you gunning toward the weekend, check out our amazing medley of YouTube videos.

This week’s theme is music, so tune up… read more

Twitter May Let Users Pay for Self-Promotion [RUMOR]

Twitter might be exploring an addition to its Promoted Tweets advertising platform that would let users pay to get more exposure — and followers — for their Twitter accounts.

Sources have told All Things Digital that the rumored product is being discussed internally. Their sources claim that it would be akin… read more

Facebook “Like” Buttons Coming to E-mail Marketing

E-mail marketing service MailChimp is preparing to release a new version of its application that includes support for integrating Facebook “Like” buttons in e-mail campaigns.

MailChimp v5.2 will be released early next week and include support for the social plugin. Essentially marketers will soon have a simple way to plop Facebook… read more

Turn Any Website into an Oil Spill [APPS]

Although interest in the Gulf oil spill may be waning, more and more creative folks are finding ways to raise awareness. The newest tool on the block? An app that lets you create an oil spill on any webpage you choose.

A Cleaner Future — a collaboration between marketing company Mark… read more

Interactive Tool Reveals the Social Media Behaviors of Your Audience

Trend Stream has released a mini version of its Global Web Index — a syndicated market research service on web behavior and social media — in interactive infographic form. The tool (above) provides an insightful look at the social media profiles of various online users.

Trend Stream’s “LITE” two-step tool lets… read more

5 Tips for Job Seekers on Corporate Social Networks

Anne Berkowitch is co-founder and CEO of SelectMinds, the leading provider of networking and referral technologies and of the recently launched TalentVine referral recruiting solution. You can follow SelectMinds on Twitter at @SelectMinds.

There’s a lot of talk these days about using social networks as job search tools as well… read more

Ben & Jerry’s iPhone App Gets Even More Psychedelic with Augmented Reality

Some branded iPhone apps are useful: Dunkin’ Run makes it easy to collect co-workers’ drink requests for company coffee runs, for instance, while Whole Foods Market Recipes [iTunes link] lets users compile a shopping list and suggests recipes based on the ingredients on the list. Other apps, like those by… read more

Facebook Teams Up with British Government to Curb Deficit

The British government and Facebook have announced a partnership aimed at spearheading a new initiative focused on public spending and tackling the deficit.

This is being described as the “largest public engagement project” ever launched by the British government, and the goal is to tap into the 26 million British citizens… read more

Experts Agree: Gen Y Will Not Grow Out of Social Networking [STUDY]

In a survey conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, an overwhelming majority of technology experts and stakeholders believe that social networking and online sharing is more than just a fad for today’s youth.

Over two-thirds of those surveyed indicated that the Millennial generation — otherwise known as Generation… read more

Cavs Owner Brings Comic Sans Back

While LeBron James might have made sports history last night when he decided to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers and join forces with the Miami Heat — after a long, dramatic buildup that included King James joining Twitter — he may have made an even more important contribution to the cultural… read more

Is Apple Planning to Offer Streaming TV Episodes?

More fuel has been added to the overhauled Apple TV rumor fire, the latest reports indicating that the company is looking to migrate from the download-to-own to a stream-to-rent model for its TV shows.

Currently, Apple sells individual episodes for $1.99 (standard definition) and $2.99 (high definition). Shows are also available… read more

4 Reasons the Updated iPhone is Good for Business

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

A new version of the iPhone hit Apple stores all over the country this week, and while none of its new features are strictly for business users,… read more

China Renews Google’s ICP License

After tense negotiations, China has renewed Google’s ICP (Internet Content Provider) license, meaning that Google will continue to operate as a search engine in China.

The future of Google.cn recently became very unpredictable. Google was redirecting traffic from its Chinese search engine to its (uncensored) Hong Kong search engine, Google.com.hk,… read more

Gmail Introduces Rich Text Signatures

As of today you can use a rich text signature in Gmail, meaning you can add links and images to it, as well as change the text’s format, font and color.

To change your signature in Gmail, click on “Settings,” and scroll down to the “Signature” section. You’ll see a new… read more

Android Steals Market Share From All Other Smartphone Platforms [REPORT]

According to comScore’s latest analysis of the U.S. mobile market, Android has grown significantly in the period from February to May 2010, while all other major operating systems experienced a drop in their market share.

In this period, RIM was still the leading mobile smartphone platform, dropping from 42.1% to 41.7%… read more

Australia: Google Broke Our Privacy Law

Google’s troubles stemming from the Street View incident, where Google collected Wi-Fi data from private, unencrypted networks, are far from over.

After an investigation into the incident, Australia’s privacy commissioner Karen Curtis said Google broke Australia’s privacy law by collecting private Wi-Fi data.

It hardly comes as a surprise; several other countries,… read more

Is There a Better Way to Find Email Attachments?

This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark.

Name: DokDok

Quick Pitch: DokDok enhances your inbox to make… read more

Adobe Flash is Going 3D

Everything is going 3D these days, and Adobe Flash isn’t missing out: The company has revealed it will include 3D support in a future version of the browser plug-in.

The news of the update first leaked out via the agenda of October’s Adobe Max conference, which includes a presentation entitled “Flash… read more

Mashable’s San Francisco Summer Tour Stop Is Next Week

Mashable will be hosting an evening networking event next Wednesday in San Francisco, following our Saturday Seattle SummerMash event for our 2010 Mashable US Summer Tour. Mashable team members are coming to the event along with hundreds of social and tech enthusiasts from the SF/Bay Area community. Come join… read more

Web Broadcast of Lohan Hearing Draws 2.3 Million Viewers

On Tuesday, Judge Marsha Revel sentenced Lindsey Lohan to 90 days in jail. Today we’re learning that TMZ.com’s live broadcast of the hearing attracted record viewer numbers — 2.3 million viewers to be exact, most of whom stuck around for 16.3 minutes.

A live audience of 2.3 million viewers is practically… read more

RIP Facebook Gifts

Facebook is winding down its “Gift Shop” feature, the company announced today. Facebook Gifts will stop operating on August 1, although gifts you’ve received previously will remain on your Wall.

It’s a surprising move from Facebook, which stands to become a significant player in online transactions thanks to Facebook Credits…. read more

Fring Adds 3G Video Calling to iPhone 4, Android, and Nokia Phones

Popular mobile VoIP and chat client Fring has updated its mobile app to add support for 2-way video calling for the iPhone 4. You might be brushing off this feature because the new iPhone has FaceTime, but the Fring app has two big advantages over Apple’s video calling feature:… read more

Condé Nast Traveller Blends Location and Augmented Reality in New iPhone Apps

Condé Nast Digital Britain recently unveiled a series of apps for the iPhone and iPod touch, dubbed Condé Nast Traveller City Guides. There are four separate apps for Barcelona, New York, Paris and Rome priced at $9.99 each.

The apps [iTunes link] are divided into six sections containing more than 500… read more

People of Walmart Coming to a Bookstore Near You

Kids, get ready to revamp your Christmas lists: People of Walmart, everyone’s favorite blog mocking the insane and disheveled, is coming out in book form this September 7 from Sourcebooks. The title? People of Walmart: Shop and Awe. Nice.

Some of you might be scratching your heads at this point, under… read more

MTV to Develop Social Games Based on Shows and Characters

MTV Networks has just acquired Social Express, a social game development company, for an undisclosed amount.

By this fall, the network plans to launch several games based on Nickelodeon and MTV shows and characters. MTV will also be launching a platform for indie game developers.

This will be MTV Networks’s first foray… read more

HOW TO: Get the Most Out of Q&A Sites

Ro Choy is the CEO of PeerPong, a site that identifies the best people on the Web to answer any question, using their fast growing PeerRank Index.

Since the beginning of the year, there has been a lot of activity in online Q&A sites due to increased funding and launch announcements…. read more

Gowalla Gets Creative with Threadless and LIVESTRONG Deals

Foursquare competitor Gowalla has announced fresh new partnerships with LIVESTRONG and online T-shirt shop Threadless.

The LIVESTRONG partnership is centered around inspiration and the ongoing Tour de France, while the Threadless initiative will help members follow along the company’s celebratory cross-country tour.

Together Gowalla and LIVESTRONG are hoping to inspire members and… read more

100+ Chrome Experiments for HTML5 and More

Are you ready to see the limits of what HTML5, JavaScript and similar tools can do with a web browser?

Chrome Experiments, a site built specifically to showcase such tricks, now holds more than 100 different demos, most of them visually stunning and quite unique. These experiments toe the delicate line… read more

“Tik Tok” Soldiers Ordered to Make Anti-Dancing Video

The Israeli soldiers who were admonished this week for performing a dance routine to Ke$ha’s “Tik Tok” in the streets on Hebron have finally received their punishment: They are to create an educational video instructing their compatriots not to dance.

The video, which became a viral sensation this week — even… read more

iAds Generate $1,400 for One Developer in a Day

iPhone app developer Jason Ting is letting the world know: In just one day, iAds generated almost $1,400 in revenue for his free iPhone 4 app.

Yesterday, Ting’s app was unleashed on the App Store. It’s a program that lets you turn your iPhone’s flash — a new feature for the… read more

Facebook Acquires Local Recommendation Service Nextstop

Facebook has announced that it has acquired Nextstop, a service where users can browse and create their own local guides and recommendations.

In a blog post, Nextstop announced that it will shut down on September 1st, but will be releasing the Nextstop database under a Creative Commons license so that the… read more

An In-Depth Look at How People Are Using the iPad

Resolve Market Research has just completed a comprehensive study that looks at how the iPad is being used, and how the iPad is impacting other technology devices like e-readers, portable gaming consoles and netbooks.

The study, which was conducted online across a nationally representative sample, compared technology owners or people that… read more

Why Women Programmers Aren’t a Fad

Emily Goligoski (@emgollie) is a marketing manager at Federated Media. She produces video interviews with female entrepreneurs for Women 2.0 and writes about culture news as TheSanFranista.

What happens when “equality in the workplace” is simply a numbers game? The ratio of women trained in computer science education is even lower… read more

10 Beautiful Free Hand-Drawn Icon Sets

This series is supported by Ben & Jerry’s Joe, Ben & Jerry’s new line-up of Fair Trade and frozen iced coffee drinks. Learn more about it here.

Icons are representations of products, services, and user interface elements that give developers the ability to fit information into smaller areas, relying on visual… read more

CNN Editor Forced to Resign Following Controversial Tweet About Hezbollah Leader

CNN’s Senior Editor of Mideast Affairs Octavia Nasr agreed to leave the company after tweeting that she “respected” Lebanese cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, who is often credited as being an inspiration for the Hezbollah militant movement.

The tweet, “Sad to hear of the passing of Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah…… read more

Double Rainbow Meme Takes Web by Storm [Randomly Viral]

This past weekend, a viral video emerged from the Internet ethers — all shimmery and asking to be turned into an Internet meme: “Giant Double Rainbow,” a video featuring a full-grown man weeping over the beauty of, you guessed it, a rainbow.

I first noticed this vid popping up on the… read more

Video Faceoff: YouTube vs. Hulu

YouTube has been the king of online video for years, but the Google-owned video service has had its share of trials and tribulations. While YouTube is now making some revenue, its costs have eaten that away by and large. And while YouTube is still growing like wildfire, it… read more

10 Fascinating Facts You Didn’t Know About Apple

It can be argued that no consumer electronics company has captured the public’s fascination the way Apple has. Over the years it has morphed into more than just a company or corporation, but for many it has become a representation of a lifestyle or culture, and a status symbol complete… read more

LeBron James to Answer Questions from Twitter During ESPN Special

The LeBron James Twitter saga continues! Although we now know that James won’t announce “the decision” first on Twitter, he is integrating the microblogging platform – and his massively growing following — into his ESPN special (titled “The Decision”), which airs tonight at 9pm ET.

James tweeted this morning that… read more

Second Trailer for “The Social Network” Hits the Web [VIDEO]

The first trailer for The Social Network a.k.a. “the Facebook Movie,” didn’t reveal much. Now, the second trailer is out (above), and… we know perhaps even less.

The second trailer consists of fast-typed Facebook updates that paraphrase many of the same conversations in the first. While one can argue that you… read more

The Pirate Bay Hacked, User Info Exposed

An Argentinian hacker named Ch Russo claims that he, together with two associates, has found several SQL injection vulnerabilities in The Pirate Bay’s database, which granted him access to all user information, including user names and e-mails, on the site.

According to KrebsOnSecurity, who spoke with Ch Russo on the phone,… read more

8-Bit Cities Are The Geekiest Maps We’ve Seen

In March 2010, web developer and product manager Brett Camper designed a fully functional, zoomable 8-bit map of New York City. Pleased with his creation, he decided to raise crowdsourced funding on Kickstarter and create maps for 15 new cities. Now, half of that goal is finished, and eight new… read more

Motorola Unveils a New Android Phone: Charm

Motorola today announced some specs, images and availability details for a new Android phone.

Dubbed the Motorola Charm, this oddly shaped device will ship to T-Mobile subscribers this summer with a 2.8-inch screen, the current Android 2.1 operating system (not Froyo), and a slew of social features.

If you’re thinking this looks… read more

Win a $10 iTunes Gift Voucher!

I’m currently putting the finishing touches on our very first AppStorm book, and I need your help!

We are running a two-minute survey relating to how you use the App Store, your iPhone, and why you purchase certain applications over others. All the information we collect will be anonymously analysed and… read more

Facebook Credits Available Offline at Asian, Australian Retailers

Through a partnership with MOL – the online micropayment company that bought Friendster about 7 months ago — Facebook is making its virtual currency, Facebook Credits, available at a large network of retail outlets around Asia and Australia.

MOL has its own virtual currency — MOLPoints. In a few months, Facebook… read more

Pete Cashmore on How He Grew Mashable [VIDEO]

Our CEO and founder Pete Cashmore recently sat down for an interview with Bloomberg Venture to talk about how Mashable has grown as a startup and a small business.

We’re a humble outfit, but — in Bloomberg’s words — we’re also one of the world’s most profitable blogs. Founded in 2005… read more

Chatroulette Spawns Art Gallery Exhibit, “Narcissus”

Fad or no fad, Chatroulette’s 15 minutes of fame isn’t up just yet. An art gallery is showing “a tableau of human reactions” gleaned from the viral video chat site; the exhibit is called the Narcissus Series.

According to the gallery’s curators, “The premise of the Narcissus Series is to recreate… read more

Earthquake Rocks L.A., Celebs Go Twitter-Crazy

Twitter has been picking up steam among the celebrity set for months now. So when a 5.9 earthquake hit the L.A. area, all the rock stars, TV demigods and film legends took to the web to tell the world all about it.

Alyssa Milano, Jordin Sparks, Wil Wheaton, Khloe Kardashian and… read more

Mashable Interviews Bill Cosby [LIVE VIDEO]

Mashable is proud to present an evening with Bill Cosby and special guests live on Ustream at 8:00 p.m. ET, 5:00 PT tonight. The legendary actor and comedian will be premiering his new iPhone app, among other surprises.

Mashable Editor-in-Chief Adam Ostrow will be leading a discussion with Cosby and… read more

Can YouTube Make the Jump to Your TV With Leanback?

YouTube is not only expanding its reach on mobile devices, but it has its eye on your living room, too. Today, the company is launching the beta version of YouTube Leanback, the company’s biggest attempt yet to dominate the TV screen and the living room.

YouTube Leanback was actually revealed back… read more

iPhone App Helps You Gauge Your Sobriety Level

iDrunky [iTunes link] is an iPhone app with four sobriety tests that mimic U.S. police officers’ roadside DUI tests.

Each test comes with written instructions as well as stick figure diagrams in case you’re, ah, having a little too much fun to concentrate on those sentences.

Our favorite is the “Where’s Your… read more

HOW TO: Deal with a Real-Life Breakup Online

So you’ve had your heart ripped from your chest, the left ventricle cleaved from the right and the aorta geysering blood across the bedroom floor where you are currently sprawled.

Congrats! You’ve been dumped! And being dumped is a learning experience! Or something. Or… it just sucks.

While grandmas, school guidance counselors… read more

Apple Makes MobileMe More Cloud and iPad-Friendly

Apple has updated its MobileMe service to include a new calendar interface and an iPad-friendly version of its iDisk iOS app.

MobileMe, which is basically Google Apps meets Dropbox in a shiny wrapper, has been getting a visual overhaul over the last few months. Back in May, Apple re-designed the webmail… read more

11 Delicious TextMate Themes for Designers and Developers

This series is supported by Rackspace, the better way to do hosting. Learn more about Rackspace’s hosting solutions here.

TextMate is one of the most used and well-loved applications for Mac OS X-based designers and developers. Even if it does look like TextMate 2.0 is likely vaporware, the existing app (currently… read more

Internet Moguls Back Plan to Vuvuzela the Heck Out of BP

Babelgum and Ben Huh of The Cheezburger Network have thrown their financial support behind a Kickstarter project that aims to send hundreds of people to BP’s international headquarters to blow vuvuzela’s in response to the oil giant’s handling of the Gulf oil spill.

At first the project’s leader, Adam Quirk, was… read more

YouTube Revamps Mobile Experience [PICS]

YouTube has launched an updated version of its mobile website, complete with a redesigned interface, better touchscreen features and, most importantly, high quality (HQ) video streams.

At an intimate press event at YouTube’s headquarters in San Bruno, California, the Google-owned video service demoed its newest mobile product, which will roll out… read more

More Content Creators Cashing in on Blip.tv

Blip.tv is sending out more checks to its content providers than ever. The New York-based independent web shows platform has increased the number of payouts to its content creators by 77% between Q1 to Q2 of this year, Co-founder Dina Kaplan told Mashable in a recent interview.

Blip.tv, which aims to… read more

40+ Essential Social Business Resources

Business and social media are becoming more and more inseparable. Most businesses, from big brands to startups, are expected to have an efficient, developed social media presence.

The good news is that you don’t have to go it alone. We’ve collected a list of Mashable resources, published over the past months,… read more

Ford Takes on Texting While Driving With Audible SMS

Ford Motor Company has announced a round of updates to its SYNC technology that promotes safer alternatives to texting while driving.

New MyFord Touch-equipped cars will let drivers block incoming calls and texts with a “Do Not Disturb” button, but the biggest addition is support for a new protocol (MAP) that… read more

5 Things to Consider When Designing Your Mobile App

This series is supported by Webtrends Mobile Analytics, which lets you monitor the adoption and usage of your mobile apps and mobile sites. To keep up with Webtrends Mobile, add their blog to your RSS reader.

Thanks to the slogan “There’s an App For That” and the surging iOS, Android and… read more

Simultaneously Publish Your Content to the Web, Facebook, iPhone and iPad

Mashable’s Spark of Genius series highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, see details here. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark.

Name: Publisha

Quick Pitch: Publisha is a free browser-based solution that allows integrated publishing across digital platforms… read more

Dwyane Wade Lets Twitter and YouTube Know He’s Staying in Miami [VIDEO]

This morning, news began to spread that Miami Heat superstar Dwyane Wade was staying with his current team – the latest twist in the NBA free agency story that is increasingly playing out through social media channels.

Wade has since directed his Twitter followers to a YouTube video that confirms the… read more

YES! The Vuvuzela Will Blend [VIDEO]

In the past, you may have shed a few salty tears (or clutched at your failing heart) to see the likes of the iPad and the iPhone 4 devoured by the steely jaws of a Blendtec blender in the “Will It Blend?” series. But what if a vuvuzela were to… read more

Web Series Benefiting Indian Girls’ Education Only Continues If You Donate

Global non-profit organization Nanhi Kali and cultural movement agency StrawberryFrog have joined forces to create a truly innovative way to raise money for girls’ education in India: A Girl Story, an interactive web series that only continues if you donate to the cause.

Nanhi Kali is an organization that seeks to… read more

Twitter Search Volume Up 33% Since April

According to Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, who spoke at the Aspen Ideas Festival recently, Twitter is handling 800 million search queries per day.

At Twitter’s Chirp conference in April, Stone said Twitter was serving 600 million search queries per day — 33% less than the microblogging service is processing now.

The number… read more

5 YouTube Channels for Small Biz Advice

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

YouTube is an often overlooked tool for business, not only as an engagement and marketing platform, but as an educational resource. There are YouTube channels dedicated… read more

Borders E-Bookstore Launches Today

Borders, the second largest bookstore chain in the U.S., is launching its e-bookstore today, as well as reading apps for Blackberry and Android devices.

The company also announced its aggressive plans to capture 17% of the e-book market by July 2011, following arch rival Barnes & Noble’s recent disclosure that it… read more

Ridley Scott and YouTube Want You To Film One Day in Your Life

YouTube announced a project called “Life in a Day,” which attempts to document one day, July 24, seen through the camera lens of people around the world.

The project will be executive produced by Ridley Scott of Blade Runner and Gladiator fame, and edited by Kevin Macdonald, best known for directing… read more

Add Magical Mouse Gestures to Your Mac with Quicksilver

Remember Quicksilver? OS X’s ultimate but long-dormant launcher has quietly been updated to work on OS 10.6 and above. I thought I’d take the opportunity to dredge up an old but useful trick to boost your productivity.

Below I’ll show you how to setup Abracdabra with Quicksilver and add magical… read more

Which Identities Are We Using to Sign in Around the Web? [INFOGRAPHIC]

The days of having a separate login and password for each online service we use are behind us. Now, you can log into most sites and services using your social network’s ID.

The most popular social identities are Facebook, Google, Yahoo, and Twitter, but are they always being used in the… read more

Can a New Tool for Sellers Take on Etsy and Amazon Marketplace?

Mashable’s Spark of Genius series highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, see details here. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark.

Name: Shoply

Quick Pitch: Shoply is a free, quick and easy way for sellers to open a… read more

Hulu Plus: Hands-On With the iPhone, HD and More [REVIEW]

Hulu Plus is a breakthrough service for people who want to completely abandon traditional television in favor of an Internet-based alternative, but there are a few things holding it back for some picky users. We spend the weekend watching items in Hulu Plus’s library on multiple devices, and our impressions… read more

LeBron James Surpasses 150,000 Twitter Followers in 7 Hours

His Majesty cannot be stopped, at least on Twitter. In just six hours, NBA superstar LeBron James’ Twitter account has surpassed 150,000 followers, outpacing the growth of other famous figures on Twitter, including Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

This morning, New Orleans Hornets’ point guard Chris Paul tweeted that James had… read more

What Should Mashable Ask Bill Cosby?

Mashable is proud to present an evening with Bill Cosby and special guests tomorrow night at 7:30 pm ET live on Ustream, where the legendary actor/comedian/entrepreneur will be premiering his new iPhone App among other surprises.

Following a discussion with Mashable’s Editor-in-Chief Adam Ostrow (that’s me), Cosby will be joined on… read more

Twitter’s @EarlyBird Account to Spread News of Special Deals

If you’re a bargain hound, here’s a great Twitter account for you to follow: @EarlyBird, the latest official Twitter account from the company itself.

It will tweet out time-sensitive and/or limited-quantity deals from various companies and brands — giving special advantage to the retail-obsessed who are also social-media savvy.

How does the… read more

Mashable Summer Tour Comes to Seattle This Saturday

Mashable will be hosting an evening networking event in Seattle this Saturday evening as we kick-off the 2010 Mashable US Summer Tour. Mashable team members are coming to the event along with hundreds of social and tech enthusiasts in the Seattle community. We hope you’ll come join us for… read more

Twitter’s Official BlackBerry App Exits Beta

A couple months after the BlackBerry Twitter app debuted in beta, device manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM) is announcing its full launch and one update.

BlackBerry users will be able to access any user’s profile via an autocomplete function. The app will also include language support for several additional non-English languages,… read more

Israeli Soldiers Dance to Kesha’s “Tik Tok,” Face Reprimands [VIDEO]

Behold, the hottest viral craze around: Soldiers dancing to pop tunes during wartime. This time around, a group of Israeli soldiers break out into a spontaneous dance number in the streets of Hebron to Ke$ha’s “Tik Tok.”

Although the video quickly went viral, it was taken off YouTube by the original… read more

Firefox 4 Beta 1 Released

It’s finally here: Mozilla has released the first beta for Firefox 4.

The new iteration of the world’s second most popular web browser, which can be downloaded here, has been hotly anticipated for more than a year. Today however, it transitions from concept to reality, with many more betas to… read more

Foursquare and IFC Team Up for Indie Tour Guide Bliss

Foursquare has partnered with the Independent Film Channel (IFC) to create a crowdsourced virtual travel guide dubbed, “The IFC Always On. Slightly Off. Guide to America.”

Much like Mashable’s own Foursquare page, the IFC guide offers up a collection of cool bars, restaurants and attractions from all over the country that… read more

How Social Media Has Prepared Us for Collaborative Business

Employee-Powered Change

Unlike past technology shifts, this one isn’t being led by IT departments, but by individual employees like you and me and our need for meaningful and simple collaboration tools. With new enterprise social tools, we can harness the power of real-time social networking to rebuild the workplace and create… read more