Mashable’s Weekly Guide to Social Media Jobs

If you’re seeking a job in social media, we’d like to help out. For starters, Mashable’s Job Lists section gathers together all our resource lists, how-tos and expert guides to help you get hired. In particular, you might want to see our articles on How to… read more

YouTube Deploys Ads on Mobile Site

YouTube will now display banner ads on the mobile version of its website. Google made the announcement in a blog post today, enticing would-be advertisers to sign up by saying that users of its mobile video website are tech-savvy early adopters with cash to spend — the ideal ad… read more

Get Satisfaction Brings Customer Support to Facebook Pages

Today Get Satisfaction is bringing their popular social CRM tool inside Facebook Pages with Social Engagement Hub. The new app, created by Invovler using the Get Satisfaction API, gives brands and businesses the ability to integrate the entire support experience into Facebook.

That means the Ask A Question, Share an… read more

Uncovering Toy Cameras and Polaroid Vintage Effects (With Photoshop Tutorials)

Since its emergence, the digital photography market has gradually supplanted the traditional one. APN and digital SLR cameras entered our lives, and some people announced the death of silver-based images. This is not all lie, and yet old-fashioned images have been particularly popular in the past few years. All we… read more

Interview with Christian San Jose

Christian San Jose is a graphic designer and illustrator based in Pasig, Philippines. By day he is a senior web designer for an internet marketing company, and by night he works as a freelance illustrator. His list of clients include Nike Phil., The Coca-Cola Company Phil., ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation,… read more

Win Free 5000 Business Cards from NextDayFlyers!

Once Again, we’ve got something special for our community. InstantShift again came up with cool freebies giveaway as promised. This is our way of saying thanks to our readers for being part of the instantShift community and helping us make it to where we are right now. We at InstantShift… read more

Watch Out, Topeka: Greenville, SC, Also Wants to be Googletown, USA

Google’s call for medium-sized cities to pilot its high-speed broadband network has attracted the marketing wit of another locale: Greenville, South Carolina.

Citizens of Greenville have launched the “We Are Feeling Lucky” campaign –- an obvious play on Google’s “I’m Feeling Lucky” button — an effort that will culminate in… read more

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Win 1,000 Business Cards from Next Day Flyers

Next Day Flyers has offered to give 1,000 business cards and $25 of printing credit to a lucky reader of Designm.ag.

If you’re not familiar with Next Day Flyers they provide offset printing services and specialize in quick printing, mailing and finishing marketing materials. They are available to print business … read more

Lindsay Lohan Sues E-Trade Claiming Baby Ad Is a Parody of Her [VIDEO]

The Super Bowl may be long over, but Brand Battle 2010 continues to rage on, as yet another commercial is bit by the controversy bug — this time one of those adorable spots from E-Trade featuring a talking baby named “Lindsay.”

According to the New York Post, actress… read more

Foursquare Courts Business Users with Checkin Analysis Features

The Foursquare platform currently caters to consumers and offers businesses the ability to provide specials. Today, however, we’re learning more information about a business dashboard — complete with checkin analytics — that’s being gradually rolled out to business owners.

While the dashboard is still an alpha product, it’s already able… read more

MacHeist Offers Early Access to Tweetie 2 for Mac

Tweetie for Mac is the newest bonus edition to the MacHeist nanoBundle 2, which gives Mac users an opportunity to buy a variety of software for a discounted price. Additionally, buyers will also get early access to the pre-public beta for Tweetie 2 for Mac, plus a free… read more

Gowalla Launches on webOS and Vies for Your Checkins with Free Stuff

Foursquare is battling for your SXSW check-ins with a musical scavenger hunt. Rival Gowalla is going to go after them with free gadgets – specifically free Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus devices as part of a promotion the location-based social networking service is unveiling in conjunction… read more

iPhone devsugar: The need for multiple ipa delivery

Each of those applications must be registered with a unique app identifier, each one takes up a separate slot when installed on your iPhone’s home screen, each application occupies a separate App Store listing, complete with its own screen shots, marketing material, reviews, and so forth. Each one must be… read more

HP Slate Demo Shows Off Flash Support [VIDEO]

One of many upcoming tablet alternatives to the Apple iPad, HP’s forthcoming Slate device was teased briefly by Steve Ballmer at Microsoft’s CES keynote earlier this year. HP and Adobe teamed up to offer a couple of video demos of the HP Slate (embedded below), with an emphasis on… read more

iPad Gets a Doritos-Themed Parody [VIDEO]

College Humor is out with a video that gives new meaning to that super annoying superlative: Snacky. In a truly inspired mashup, CH equates the iPad with Doritos, creating a commercial parody for something called Spice 2.0.

Although the parodies have yet to start pumping out in the… read more

How Job Seekers Are Using Social Media for Real Results

The Real Results series is supported by Gist, an online service that helps you build stronger relationships. By connecting your inbox to the web, you get business-critical information about key people and companies. See how it works here.

Whether you’re looking for your first job, exploring a career change, or… read more

Common Questions About Design Professionalism

The design profession is full of happy folks, and understanding why so many designers enjoy their work is not hard. But not all are so happy. If you’re not careful, the joy of getting paid to pursue your passion can be tainted by the less joyous realities of the professional… read more

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Interview with Dacosta!

Dacosta is an independent artist currently based in Vancouver and is the founder of Chocolate Soop, Inc. He specializes in vector graphics and character design. This self-taught designer has over 10 years of professional experience. He’s influenced by Japanese culture, graffiti and industrial design. He works in a variety of… read more

Handy Tools and Tips for E-Commerce Websites

Running an e-commerce website is a never-ending task, from trying to squeeze that extra bit of conversion rate out of the check-out page to figuring out which referrers give you the best traffic. There’s also a plethora of tools out there to help you achieve your goals. But which ones… read more

TextMarks Makes Sending Mass Text Messages Easy

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: TextMarks

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revMobile: write iPhone and iPad apps without knowing Objective C

<p of the biggest barriers to entry for people who want to develop their own iPhone apps is the requirement to actually know how to program in Objective C. Runtime Revolution (AKA RunRev) has been developing and marketing a HyperCard-like development environment since 1997. To quote the company's site, "Rev… read more

Jon Stewart Blows the Lid Off Chatroulette [VIDEO]

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So You Want to Enter the Photography Business?

The photographic industry is one of the most challenging, difficult, and competitive for start up businesses. The statistics prove it. Take this 3 year study discovered by Dane Sanders in his book Fast Track Photographer: In the 1st year, 60% of photographers give up their business. Of that remaining… read more

Print Magazines for Web Designers, Digital Artists, and Photographers

Although much valuable information for all sorts of web and print professionals can be found online, it is often difficult to weed through all the noise and find good quality content. I believe it’s vital that professionals in different creative fields supplement their online learning and research through well-edited and… read more

The Perils and Plusses of a Persistent Project

As a freelancer, I’ve tackled plenty of projects. Not all have been enjoyable, naturally, but I’ve been able to keep a steady flow of work. I don’t think every job has to be perfect, and as long as I’m making good money and maintaining my freedom, I’m generally satisfied with… read more

Rumor: Sony developing PSP phone to challenge iPhone

Since the introduction of the App Store in 2008, a new mobile gaming juggernaut has emerged, seemingly out of nowhere — the iPhone/iPod touch. With the forthcoming launch of the iPad, whose larger screen and more powerful CPU could make it a gaming powerhouse, it means there are now three… read more

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Mashable’s Weekly Guide to Social Media & Web Development Jobs

If you’re seeking a job in social media, we’d like to help out. For starters, Mashable’s Job Lists section gathers together all our resource lists, how-tos and expert guides to help you get hired. In particular, you might want to see our articles on How to… read more

Microsoft’s “Project Pink” Mobile Project is Real and Coming Soon

When Microsoft unveiled its plans for Windows Phone 7 Series last month, one part of Microsoft’s long-rumored mobile strategy was revealed. However, the second part, Project Pink — a rumored Windows Mobile/Zune mash-up with a heavy emphasis on social networking — wasn’t mentioned at all.

Today Gizmodo is reporting that… read more

3 Crisis Survival Lessons for the Social Media Age

Dallas Lawrence is Chair of the Social and Digital Media Practice at Levick Strategic Communications, the nation’s top crisis communications firm. He blogs on emerging digital media trends and best practices for social media engagement on Bulletproof Blog. Connect with him on Twitter @dallaslawrence.

If there was any doubt… read more

How to Work with a Marketing Expert if You’re a Freelancer

As a freelancer, you may find yourself either a) too busy or b) too clueless to handle your own marketing. This happens more often than you might think, and even some excellent freelancers with a strong reputation aren’t doing a very good job at marketing.

But you, you’re smarter than that…. read more

Vodafone UK Partners with Foursquare

Vodafone UK — one of the nation’s largest carriers — has just announced a partnership with Foursquare that entails heavy promotion of the location-based gaming app via Vodafone MyWeb and Vodafone live.

As it stands, all Vodafone UK customers will now have instant access to Foursquare’s mobile site from any… read more

Omniture Introduces New Tools for Managing Facebook Ad Campaigns

Enterprise web analytics provider Omniture has further cemented its partnership with Facebook by announcing today that customers can now purchase, automate and more thoroughly track their Facebook ad buys.

The new offerings are geared toward marketers looking to better understand the performance of their Facebook media buys, adding custom reporting… read more

How to Kill the Design Community

Recently, the notion of killing the design community has come up on a few blogs (sometimes indirectly), creating many intense conversations on the direction the design community has taken over the past couple of years, and what can be done about it.

The possibility that such discussions… read more

Slow Motion Dog Treat Commercial Beguiles Internet [Randomly Viral]

For some reason, a Pedigree commercial featuring dogs leaping through the air in super slow motion has taken the Internet by storm, appearing on multiple video-sharing sites and racking up the YouTube views.

According to Creativity Online, the video was shot with a Phantom camera at 1,000 frames… read more

Get Noticed And Grow Your Business With MyTemplateBox

The Internet is filled with useful resources for business owners and especially for web designers and developers. From free icon sets to CSS templates, and from web design inspiration to stock images, websites like these have everything one may need. There are a number of tools, useful pieces of advice,… read more

How To Market Your Mobile Application

App Store is a competitive environment. Against more than 140,000 apps, all screaming for attention, how do you make sure your app gets its time in the spotlight? What does it take to get good media coverage? How do you get people to talk about your app—and, ideally, how do… read more

Free HTML/CSS Template for Download

A few weeks ago we published a tutorial How to Design a Blue Marketing Company Layout in Photoshop. Our friends at SnobbySlice have taken that design, coded it, and made it available for free download. The template includes the homepage design that was created for the tutorial, as well as… read more

Foursquare Sees Its Name in Lights in Vegas

Thanks to love from social media savvy digital display service LocaModa, Foursquare is now part of that colorful Vegas experience: It’s featured on a 126-foot LED video screen at the entrance to Vegas’ Miracle Mile Shops.

The enormous digital display pulls in Miracle Mile checkin data via Fousquare’s API and… read more

Google Expands Click-to-Call Mobile Ads to National Advertisers

Google advertisers can now add click-to-call phone numbers to their mobile ads. The move expands the offering from just local advertisers to national advertisers.

The setup is quite simple and means that all advertisers running mobile ads can add a phone number via the adwords phone extensions menu (make sure… read more

Thanks to the Web.AppStorm Sponsors

We’d like to say a big thank you to February’s AppStorm sponsors, and the great software they create! If you’re interested in advertising, you can order a slot through BuySellAds.

MailChimp – MailChimp is a free email marketing service to design, send, and track HTML email campaigns with their simple tools.

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Win 5000 Business Cards from UPrinting

We all know that as web designers, we should market ourselves both online and offline.

For online purposes, a great portfolio website or blog is a perfect way to spread the word, but for offline purposes, nothing beats the traditional business card.

We’ve partnered with UPrinting to bring an amazing contest to… read more

How Companies Are Using Your Social Media Data

Rapleaf Inc. will collate information about individuals and sell it to companies that want to learn about those customers and what they do online.

Personal finance reporter Erica Sandberg, who covered the issue of social media datamining in a story for CreditCards.com, said that if a data mining company turns… read more

CoTweet Acquired By Email Marketing Firm ExactTarget

CoTweet, the Twitter CRM tool used by several massive brands including Best Buy and Ford, has been acquired by ExactTarget, an email marketing firm.

In a statement, ExactTarget CEO Scott Dorsey said,” By combining the power of ExactTarget and CoTweet, we can provide businesses a complete solution to tie together… read more

80+ Incredible Collection Of Inspirations, Tutorials And Resources For Designers To Discover The Best Of The Web In February

We are always in search of great free resources, tips, tricks, etc. for our readers. Every day we work hard to find new resources and inspiration for designers like you. Today, we have another great post, “Discover the Best of the Web” on SmashingApps. In this, we made a list… read more

Some things we may not see again from Apple

Conan O’Brien once had a recurring segment on Late Night called “Guests We Won’t Have Back,” during which he would look back at guests (who were fake) that he regretted having on the show. There was bug expert Sara Wiggins, who ate a live beetle in front of the camera…. read more

Thank You Our Valued Sponsors For Being With Us In The Month Of February

This is a post in which we want to say a big Thank You to the SmashingApps’ fastest growing community for regularly visiting our blog. Do you want to be the first one to know the latest happenings at SmashingApps.com just subscribe to our rss feed and be the one… read more

Doing Pro Bono Work Brings in Big Money

I wanted to share something with the Woork Up community about doing pro bono work (as you probably know: “Pro Bono is a phrase derived from Latin meaning for the public good. The term is generally used to describe professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment as a public service”… read more

Topaz Adjust 4 AND a New Cintiq 21UX

Hey everyone, Happy Monday! Today I am happy to hear that there are two really cool additions that I think you’d be very interested in.

Topaz Adjust 4
Topaz Adjust is one of those products that sits on the computer of many a digital artist (myself included). it takes… read more

Best of AppStorm in February

We’ve collected the top five reviews, roundups and how-to articles from across the AppStorm network in February. Whether you’re interested in Mac, iPhone, or Web apps, there’s bound to be something you didn’t spot over the course of the month.

Now would be a good time to explore a part of… read more

Encouraged by iPhone market, Nuance announces new medical apps

The first app is Dragon Medical Mobile Dictation. It is designed to allow clinicians to dictate patient notes, emails and text messages instead of typing them on a mobile device. The idea is to let medical professionals dictate and capture information in real time with a smartphone, without having to… read more

Our Favorite Tweets of the Week Feb 21-Feb 28, 2010

Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers.

The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick… read more

2010: The Year of Common Sense User Experience

This was a very interesting article that made me think about user experience. The author, Eric Sagalyn, brings up some great points in the article. While I may not completely agree with everything that was mentioned in the article, it was definitely a great read with many pertinent thoughts.

Related posts:Using… read more

Interview with Jonathan Patterson

Fans of Vectortuts+ are certainly familiar with the vector tutorials of Jonathan Patterson. He’s obviously a talented vector illustrator, there is however a wide variety of work he produces in addition to his vector artwork. Jonathan is a Michigan native working as a Senior Art Director at an advertising agency…. read more

Best of the Week #108

It’s time for our best news of this week, the first one of 2010. 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… read more

Apple files for ‘Magic Trackpad’ trademark

No one knows exactly what this thing is for, or where it might be used. It could be for the new iPad, or something for the upcoming laptop refresh. It could well be an extension of the work Apple has done on multitouch, or something completely different. Apple has filed… read more

Using NarrativeStyles for Web Form Increased Conversion by 25-40%

This was a very interesting article for me because I used to work for a company that created landing pages. Out of the many pages that I created, I never even thought of trying this method. This is definitely an article that you should read if you want to increase… read more

Interview with Dan Noe of Noe Design Studios

I recently had the opportunity to interview multi-media designer Dan Noe. Many DesignM.ag readers have probably seen Dan’s portfolio site for Noe Design Studio showcased at various design galleries or blogs. Dan works at Screenscape Studios in Des Moines, Iowa. I hope you’ll find Dan’s insight and experience to be… read more

Social Media Analysis: The 2010 Winter Olympics

Teresa Basich is the Content Marketing Manager at Radian6, the social media monitoring and engagement platform. She blogs at Writing On Purpose and is @TransitionalTee on Twitter.

The Olympics. They’ve been talked about, reported on, blogged about, tweeted, YouTubed, Facebooked, Flickred, and then some. A sporting event of this magnitude… read more

Details: Twitter’s Impending Ad Platform

The guessing game surrounding Twitter’s imminent launch of an ad platform just got a little bit more focused. The Wall Street Journal’s All Things Digital blog reports that Twitter’s ad plan is tied to Twitter search (and third-parties that use the API), uses Twitter’s 140 character limit, and… read more

Wildfire’s Hot Campaign Winners

We recently reviewed Wildfire, an amazing web application for creating branded interactive promotions like sweepstakes, contests and giveaways with the viral features of the social web. Wildfire was kind enough to give three Premium campaigns away to our readers, each valued at more than $250. Thanks Wildfire team!

Congrats to our… read more

Google Buzz: 5 Opportunities for Small Businesses

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

Just when you thought you had social media figured out, Google has shaken things up with a new entrant into the market: Google Buzz. It’s… read more

Reebok Ups the Sexual Ante With Nude Workout Video of Chuck Liddell

Reebok is once again looking to stir up the Internet with a racy viral video, this time around featuring Chuck Liddell – of UFC fame – and girlfriend Heidi Northcott working out in the nude. The video, which appears to have been first leaked to TMZ, has the… read more

Friday Fresh Free Fonts #37

I will be posting some fresh free fonts every Friday, yes I know it’s awesome. I will look forward to bring a lot of great fonts that will sure help you improve your typography work. Check out what I selected for you on the FFFF#37 and make sure to comeback… read more

12 Secrets Of Effective Business Communication

By Alyssa Gregory

The ability to communicate, and communicate well, is one of the biggest factors in business success. You could be an excellent designer, but if you’re unable to promote your services and communicate effectively with clients and colleagues, your potential is limited. The principal areas where communication is essential… read more

Q&A: A Career in Web Design

If you are a still not sure about whether or not you would like to work as a web designer, then you definitely need to read this article so you can get some insight about the web design field. This post is about a college student who contacted several of… read more

Almost Everything You Want to Know About the Bloom Energy Box [VIDEOS]

By now, you have probably heard of the Bloom Box, the green fuel cell device that promises to soon power our homes. After appearing on CBS’ 60 Minutes last week, its sand-based fuel cells generated a ton of buzz and media attention.

Yesterday, Bloom Energy launched the Bloom Box… read more

Facebook to Take 30% Cut of Developers’ Facebook Credits Revenues

Facebook will soon roll Facebook Credits out to even more application developers, so it has publicly announced that it will take 30% of the revenues earned for goods sold via Facebook Credits.

Facebook Credits make up Facebook’s virtual currency; the currency became available to some users last Spring. Those users… read more

The Future of the Non-Profit Internet

Geoff Livingston co-founded Zoetica to focus on cause-related work, and released an award-winning book on new media Now is Gone in 2007.

Earlier this month, Pew Internet released its annual Future of the Internet report. The survey of 900 leaders forecasts the future direction of online media. In turn… read more

Has Digg Found the Winning Formula for Ads?

Digg took a big risk when they added in-line advertisements that users could digg or bury. Four months later, however, early signs indicate that DiggAds are a win for all parties involved: users, advertisers, and especially Digg.

This latest bit of information was shared in a blog post earlier today… read more

5 Fantastic Facebook Fan Page Ideas to Learn From

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

So your business is on Facebook, and brand engagement is up thanks to some savvy social media strategy. You may even be interested in further… read more

Webtrends Launches Analytics for Facebook Marketers

Webtrends, a company that offers marketers detailed web analytics, has rolled out new measurement capabilities for Facebook, including the ability to view Facebook data alongside data for other channels.

Tools like this are useful because Facebook’s own platform for this, Facebook Insights, runs three days behind, doesn’t measure custom tabs… read more

Designing User Interfaces For Business Web Applications

Business Web application design is too often neglected. I see a lot of applications that don’t meet the needs of either businesses or users and thus contribute to a loss of profit and poor user experience. It even happens that designers are not involved in the process of creating applications… read more

Ask FreelanceSwitch #6

In this issue of Ask FreelanceSwitch, Travis King and Thursday Bram look at website maintenance packages and what to do if people have a problem with were you live.

Ask FreelanceSwitch is a new regular column here that allows us to help beginners get a grip on freelancing. If you have… read more

The AIDA Marketing Model in Web Design

I’ve personally never heard of the AIDA Marketing Model before, so this was an interesting read for me. AIDA is an acronym that represents the different steps involved in selling a product or service. Very often, the principles of AIDA are applied naturally when a useful product or service is… read more

Showcase of Beautifully Designed Brochures

Brochure design is a key component to the marketing of many businesses large and small. A well-designed brochure can present a positive image of the business while providing helpful information about the products or services offered.

In this post we’ll showcase 25 examples of well-designed brochures for your own design inspiration…. read more

Mashable’s Weekly Guide to Social Media Job Openings

If you’re seeking a job in social media, we’d like to help out. For starters, Mashable’s Job Lists section gathers together all our resource lists, how-tos and expert guides to help you get hired. In particular, you might want to see our articles on How to… read more

Compare Social Media Performance Head-to-Head with uberVu

What Compete does for website analytics uberVU is now trying to do for social media. The company has just launched Compare, a new tool that does instant side-by-side social media performance comparisons by keyword or brand name.

Compare offers a freemium social media head-to-head comparison tool where users can input… read more

The Science of Building Trust With Social Media

The Internet-era has made establishing trust an increasingly complicated issue. Our finely tuned ability to read facial expressions does not apply to e-mail, and emoticons are, at best, an imperfect substitute for sarcastic inflection (raise your hand if you’ve ever gotten into trouble for typing something that was… read more

The AIDA Marketing Model in Web Design

By Louis Lazaris

If you’ve been formally educated in marketing, more than likely you’ve learned about a marketing model called AIDA. AIDA is an acronym that represents the different steps involved in selling a product or service. Very often, the principles of AIDA are applied naturally when a useful product or… read more

Twitter Up Your Business: Rockable Mini-Book Review

Twitter seems to have a very polarizing effect on people. Some love it and some hate it. Some even love to hate it when they haven’t even tried the service yet. What makes Twitter so divisive?

Recently, actor Sir Patrick Stewart came down on the usefulness of Twitter in his… read more

How the Resort Industry is Using Social Media

A growing number of resort and spa destinations are spreading their wings and reaching a wider customer base via social media. With the help of social networking platforms and niche bloggers, vacation spots are broadening their branding efforts from the sand to the slopes, and connecting with potential… read more

Showcase of Great Web App Interfaces

Web Apps are popping up everywhere. Five years or so ago, we could live without them, but as the internet has evolved we use them more and more in our daily lives.

We have put together a great compilation of beautiful web application interfaces.

The web applications that were… read more

Twitter’s Ad Platform Could Launch Next Month

It seems as though Twitter is finally ready to get down to business. Following search deals with Microsoft and Google that put the company at break even for 2009 and the recent hiring of a CFO, Twitter is now said to be readying the launch of its… read more

The Entertainment Industry Gets Its Own Twitter Dashboard

Social media measurement platform Trendrr has just released a new real-time dashboard — targeted toward TV networks and brands — that tracks online conversations by gender, location, sentiment, influence, reach and volume.

The Trendrr real-time dashboard — now available to all Trendrr Pro users — may sound like yet another… read more

Power Users Drive the Vast Majority of Twitter Usage [STATS]

Marketing research firm Nielsen has some stats on the habits of UK social networking users, and it once again shows that social networks, for the most part, adhere to the Pareto principle (also known as the 80/20 rule). Originally applying to land ownership, the Pareto principle now states that… read more

Shalom! Showcase Of Web Design In Israel

Israel is a young country with an old heart. It has been quickly built up over the last 60 years as an independent democratic Jewish state and is shockingly cutting edge for a country so new.

It is a tiny surreal sliver of land smack dab in the middle of the… read more

Could the Toyota Recall Crisis be Helping the Brand?

Shiv Singh is the VP & Global Social Media Lead at Razorfish.com. For more information on social influence marketing, you can read his book Social Media Marketing for Dummies, visit his blog, and follow him on Twitter.

There’s no question that Toyota is in deep trouble with its current… read more

Denny’s Menu Misprint Leads to Twitter Mess

Denny’s dine-in menu invites customers to “Join the conversation!” and follow @Dennys on Twitter. The problem is that the account in question belongs to a Taiwanese Twitterer — Dennys Hsieh — and not the American restaurant chain, which manages two official accounts: DennysAllNightr and DennysGrandSlam.

The inaccurate menus (pictured below)… read more

Happy Cog’s Redesign of VisitPhilly.com: An Exemplary Modern Website

In January, Jason Santa Maria sent out a tweet announcing that visitphilly.com had been redesigned by world-renowned design studio Happy Cog. My interest was piqued, and I couldn’t help but take a peek.

I can honestly say that I’ve never been more impressed with a website redesign than… read more

Mashable’s Weekly Social Media Conference Guide

It’s a brand new week, which means it’s time for Mashable’s guide to upcoming social media and web events, parties, and conferences. For more upcoming event listings, check out Mashable’s Events section.

Is your event not on this list? Contact us at least one month before your event and let’s… read more

HOW TO: Deal With Negative Feedback in Social Media

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

We often say that social media is a conversation, and what we mean by that is unlike traditional broadcast and print mediums, which are often one-directional,… read more

Art Manifestos and Their Applications in Contemporary Design

The way you express yourself with words is a crucial extension of your creative identity. Professional designers are usually busy focusing on the visual aspects of their craft, but visual arts and literary arts collide and coincide regularly. The two fields meet not just in typography, but also in press… read more

Gameloft says they’ve got iPhone locked down

<ploft is one of the bigger iPhone-specific (or at least mobile-specific) game developers out there, and in fact they're so big, they tell Mobile Entertainment that they're not scared of their development partner Ubisoft and other big game developers headed to the iPhone. Ubisoft developed the most recent Assassin's Creed… read more

HOW TO: Make Your Small Business Geolocation-Ready

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

Small businesses stand to increase their local audience and further their market reach through geolocation platforms, which attach real-world locations to mobile phones. Here are a… read more

Is John The Client Dense or Are You Failing Him?

Meet John the client. John runs a reasonably large website. He is a marketer who considers himself smart, articulate and professional. That said, he doesn’t know much about Web design, and so he needs your help. John comes to you with a clear set of business objectives and asks for… read more

5 Winning Corporate Social Good Campaigns

Geoff Livingston co-founded Zoetica to focus on cause-related work, and released an award-winning book on new media Now is Gone in 2007.

Companies on the social web are increasingly trying to create better relationships by doing good. These social media efforts have created incredible new ways for companies to… read more