Gilt Brings Exclusive Sales to Facebook

August 22nd, 2011
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Gilt has added ecommerce functionality to its Facebook Pages, giving fans early — and in some cases, exclusive — access to a range of merchandise across Gilt’s categories for women, men, children and home.

Each category will have its own sale beginning at 12 p.m. ET on Mondays.

This week, Gilt Women… read more

HP TouchPad Tablet Soars to #1 Best-Seller on Amazon

August 22nd, 2011
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In death, HP’s TouchPad is finally a hit.

Over the weekend, retailers in the U.S. and Canada started slashing the price on the ill-fated iPad competitor to as low as $99.

It turns out lowering the price will move units. The 16 GB and 32 GB models of the TouchPad currently top… read more

Pello Type Posters

August 22nd, 2011
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YouWorkForThem released a series of posters amazingly designed to display the new font Pello, it’s mix of old aztec style with the some european flavor, the mix of typography, colors and shapes is stunning.
Pello is an amazing font designed by YouWorkForThem. At first glance, YWFT Pello might appear to be… read more

Skype To Acquire GroupMe, Internet Restored in Tripoli: This Morning’s Top Headlines

August 22nd, 2011
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Mashable

Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. We’re keeping our eyes on four particular stories of interest today.

Skype To Acquire GroupMe

Skype announced Sunday that it has entered into a definitive agreement… read more

The Perfect Office #101

August 22nd, 2011
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Abduzeedo

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

Preventing WordPress Editing Errors

August 21st, 2011
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Preventing WordPress Editing Errors

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Top 3rd Party Commenting Systems Reviewed

August 21st, 2011
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Top 3rd Party Commenting Systems Reviewed

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Daily Inspiration #906

August 21st, 2011
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Abduzeedo

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

10 Ways to Make Your Design Portfolio More Appealing to Employers

August 21st, 2011
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Mashable

Dan Dao is a Reporter at Fueled, an iPhone & Android app development agency based in New York City, where he writes about the tech industry. You can follow him on Twitter @da0_o and read the blog on Fueled.

Employers who hire designers are often not designers themselves. That reality can… read more

101 top photoshop typography tuts

August 21st, 2011
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101 top photoshop typography tuts

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8 Steps to Using WordPress for Project Management

August 20th, 2011
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8 Steps to Using WordPress for Project Management

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Sorry, This is Not the End of the PC Era [OPINION]

August 20th, 2011
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This post reflects the opinions of the author and not necessarily those of Mashable as a publication.

After Hewlett-Packard’s announcement on Thursday that it planned to spin off its consumer PC unit, many were quick to pen obituaries for the PC epoch. The iPad, the thinking goes, has dealt the knockout… read more

The Periodic Table of Typefaces

August 20th, 2011
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The Periodic Table of Typefaces

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HP Tablet: How to Find a Deeply Discounted HP TouchPad

August 20th, 2011
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Mashable

The discontinued HP TouchPad continues its liquidation at fire sale prices, and the frantic search for the defunct tablet at that elusive $99.99 price is one of the trending topics on Twitter today.

Use this link to search Twitter for the latest info, or use the Twitter hashtag #HPTouchpad… read more

This Week in the Digital Photography School Forums (14-20 Aug ’11)

August 20th, 2011
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Weekly Assignment

We finished up our Silhouettes assignment this week, and we had some really fantastic entries. So much so, that we had a tie for this week’s winner. So, tied for first place were Bruce A and BryanC.

Starting with Bruce, his shot of the mother and daughter out together for… read more

What Kind of Workspace Is Best For Your Startup?

August 20th, 2011
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This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

Startup life is all about bootstrapping, but you need a place to work, right? Here’s a breakdown of three workplace styles — home-working, coworking and traditional office… read more

Weekly Web Design and Development Inspiration – N.102

August 20th, 2011
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Specky Boy

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This is our weekly selection of our favorite web designs from the past week, thanks to everybody for their recommendations. Feel free to comment and let us know what you think.

We have recently launched StylesInspiration, a web design showcase that aims to not only… read more

Industrial Design Inspiration: Packaging

August 20th, 2011
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Industrial Design Inspiration: Packaging

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Amazing Example Of Documentary Photography

August 20th, 2011
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Amazing Example Of Documentary Photography

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HP TouchPad Slashed to $149 and Below — In Canada

August 20th, 2011
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Mashable

Update, 11:51 p.m. ET: The HP TouchPad now appears to be sold out on Canada’s Best Buy site, while U.S. Amazon still says it has some in stock.

It looks like Hewlett-Packard TouchPads are starting to be sold at drastically lower prices at some Canadian outlets, following HP’s Thursday announcement that… read more

100 Best Free (X)HTML/CSS Templates

August 20th, 2011
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100 Best Free (X)HTML/CSS Templates

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25 Cool & Fresh New Free WordPress Themes 2011

August 20th, 2011
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25 Cool & Fresh New Free WordPress Themes 2011

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Craigslist Alternatives: 5 Barter Sites to Swap Your Stuff

August 20th, 2011
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Mashable

The stock market might be on an up-and-down rollercoaster ride, but one type of startup that’s currently on the rise is barter sites — online operations where people can reuse, recycle or trade goods and services. Whether that has more to do with tighter family budgets or a trend toward… read more

63 Awesome Photography Articles, Tutorials, Blog Posts and Photos from This Week

August 19th, 2011
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A vibrant community of talented photographers exists on the internet, and Toad Hollow Photography searches for the best links on tutorials, great photography and interesting blogs to share with everyone.  There are some fantastic sites to view in this week’s list, and we hope you enjoy them.

Check out the Toad’s… read more

Daily Inspiration #905

August 19th, 2011
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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

Friday Inspirations #16

August 19th, 2011
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Friday Inspirations #16

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HOW TO: Properly Use Badges To Engage Customers

August 19th, 2011
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Mashable

Gabe Zichermann is the chair of the upcoming Gamification Summit NYC (9/15-16, 2011), where industry leaders will gather to share knowledge and insight. Zichermann is also an author, highly rated public speaker and entrepreneur whose book, “Gamification by Design” (O’Reilly, 2011) is the first to look at the technical… read more

HP Stock Price Falls 23% to 6-Year Low

August 19th, 2011
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Mashable

Hewlett-Packard’s plan to spin off its consumer PC unit, abandon webOS and the tablet market and buy software firm Autonomy for a reported $10 billion didn’t go over well with investors, who hammered the stock on Friday.

HP’s stock price fell 23% Friday morning to less than $23 a share. That’s… read more

Friday Fresh Free Fonts #114

August 19th, 2011
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Abduzeedo

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#114 and make sure to comeback… read more

iPad 3 Slated for Early 2012, HP Discontinues WebOS: This Morning’s Top Headlines

August 19th, 2011
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Mashable

Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. We’re keeping our eyes on six particular stories of interest today.

iPad 3 To Launch in Early 2012 [REPORT]

Apple is beginning to assemble components for… read more

QR Code Marketing: 5 Tips for a Successful Campaign

August 19th, 2011
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Mashable

Laura Marriott is CEO and and acting board chairperson of NeoMedia. She was also named one of the industry’s Mobile Women to Watch 2010 by Mobile Marketer, Top 50 U.S. Executives by Mobile Entertainment and Top 10 Women in Wireless by FierceMarkets. Marriott is highly regarded for her global voice… read more

3 Reasons Why Copywriters and Translators Should Team Up

August 19th, 2011
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Freelanceswitch

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Recently here on Freelance Switch, Thursday Bram discussed whether freelancers should be making use of the trend towards global outsourcing, to free up their writing and project management time by employing virtual assistants overseas to manage menial tasks.

Today, I’d like to expand upon that theme,… read more

Sony Introduces Digital Binoculars That Record Photos & HD Videos

August 19th, 2011
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Mashable

Sony entered the binocular market on Friday, introducing its DEV-3 and DEV-5 digital binoculars, both capable of capturing 7.1-megapixel still images and 1080 HD videos in either 2D or 3D.

The binoculars are the “world’s first digital binoculars with HD video recording, zoom, autofocus and SteadyShot image stabilization,” according to the… read more

10 WordPress plugins to enhance your blog’s typography

August 19th, 2011
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Web Designer Depot

Have you ever visited a blog and noticed immediately how the typography added sophistication and really made the content stand out? Perhaps it was an elegant typeface that fit the theme of the blog, or white space that was used proficiently throughout the layout. Whatever it was, it caught your… read more

Google+ Hangouts Can Now Be Initiated From YouTube

August 19th, 2011
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Mashable

Google has quietly rolled out yet another feature of its Google+ social network, letting users click Share from any YouTube video, revealing an icon that suggests watching the video with friends in a Google+ hangout.

Google didn’t formally announce this new feature, instead revealing it via product manager Brian Glick… read more

Daily Inspiration #904

August 18th, 2011
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Abduzeedo

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

45 Creative Examples of the Hand-Drawn Style in Web Designs

August 18th, 2011
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45 Creative Examples of the Hand-Drawn Style in Web Designs

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RIP TouchPad: HP To Shut Down WebOS Operations

August 18th, 2011
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Mashable

After confirming that it is looking into spinning off its PC business, Hewlett-Packard made a more shocking announcement Thursday: it is going to “discontinue operations for webOS devices.” And that’s the end of the line for its just-launched tablet, the HP TouchPad.

HP, the world’s largest computer maker, has had limited… read more

HP dice addio al business dei PC

August 18th, 2011
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Hewlett-Packard, il maggiore produttore di computer al mondo, secondo quanto riportato appena qualche ora fa su Bloomberg.com, starebbe in trattativa per acquisire Autonomy Corp. per una cifra intorno ai 10 miliardi di dollari e intraprendere un imponente piano di riassetto societario che prevederebbe lo spin-of della storica divisione PC del… read more

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HOW TO: Manage Social Media Accounts for Multiple Clients

August 18th, 2011
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Mashable

Brian Honigman is a social media account manager at LunaMetrics, a Google Analytics certified partner that also specializes in social media, search engine optimization and PPC. You can follow him on Twitter @LunaMetrics or @Brian_Honigman, and read his blog at BrianHonigman.com.

Most brands have accounts on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Foursquare and… read more

HP May Spin Off Consumer PC Business & Make $10B Software Acquisition

August 18th, 2011
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Mashable

Hewlett-Packard is planning to spin off its PC business and buy Autonomy, the second largest pure-play software company in Europe, for $10 billion, according to a report.

HP is planning to make the announcement as early as Thursday, Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar with the company’s plans. HP released a statement… read more

Worldwide Photography #31: Athens

August 18th, 2011
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Abduzeedo

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

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

Stephen Colbert’s Head Launched Into Space by 3D Printer Maker [VIDEO]

August 18th, 2011
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Parlaying a spot on The Colbert Report into YouTube viral fame, MakerBot Industries, a 3D printer maker, has sent a model of Stephen Colbert’s head into space.

In a Mythbusters-like segment, MakerBot marketing manager Keith Ozar and resident artist Jonathan Monaghan rig a flipcam and a GPS-enabled phone to a weather… read more

Retweet & Sexting Are Now Words In Oxford English Dictionary

August 18th, 2011
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Mashable

The Concise Oxford English Dictionary has added 400 words to its dictionary, including retweet, woot, sexting and cyberbullying.

The 12th edition of the dictionary is a recognition that modern technology and social media have greatly impacted the English language. Retweet, the act of resharing a message on Twitter, is our favorite… read more

ESPN Athlete Portraits by Bram Vanhaeren

August 18th, 2011
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Abduzeedo

Bram Vanhaeren is a 20 year old freelancer graphic designer out of Anwerpen, Belgium. He studies cross media design, and after 2 years freelancing together with his brother. He’s been developing his style since his first pen tool experiments in Illustrator about 5 years ago.

The designed these awesome portraits of… read more

Create a Happy Illustration for a Magazine Article Design – Vector Premium Tutorial

August 18th, 2011
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Vector Tuts

Today, we have another Vector Premium tutorial, which is available exclusively for Premium members. Learn how to create an attractive woman in motion and mock it up for client review in a magazine style article design.

This Premium Tutorial is Filled with Professional, Creative Instructions

In today’s tutorial I’m going to show… read more

Typography Mania #93

August 17th, 2011
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Abduzeedo

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

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Interview: Meet the LucidChart Team

August 17th, 2011
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Laying out diagrams and charts should be easy. But for the most part, it’s not. I had to use Visio for a painful few weeks during a class, and was constantly frustrated by it. I was pleasantly surprised to find how much nicer LucidChart is even though it is a… read more

Protect Your Computer: Private WiFi Review

August 17th, 2011
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Freelanceswitch

Like most people, I use a laptop everyday. I’m comfortable with all kinds of technology, and can’t live without much of it. Coding though, what actually runs my computer, is a mystery. And hacking, just seems like wizardry.

The idea of protecting my computer from hackers seems like I’d need… read more

Daily Inspiration #902

August 16th, 2011
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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

Nettuts+ Quiz #4: Abbreviations – Stormtrooper Edition

August 16th, 2011
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Nettuts+

Abbreviations are an inevitable part of being a web developer. HTML, CSS, HTTP, XML… the list goes on and on. This beginner friendly Stormtrooper edition is a great place to test your knowledge of common jargon and terminologies. Don’t get too cocky though! The upcoming ones will make you cry!… read more

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Simplicity is a Feature

August 16th, 2011
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Web App Storm

The past couple decades of computing have seen an explosion in apps on all platforms. VisiCalc might have been the killer app on early PCs, but development didn’t start there. Today, many of the apps we use on a daily basis didn’t even exist several years ago. For that matter,… read more

Four Great Ways To Declutter Your Desktop

August 16th, 2011
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Mac App Storm

I have something of a confession to make – I’m very particular when it comes to computers. While I can walk around with two week’s beard growth or drive in a mud splattered car for most of the summer without a care, my Mac has to be ‘just so’. After… read more

President Obama Joins Foursquare

August 16th, 2011
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Mashable

Foursquare has just gained its highest-profile user yet: President Barack Obama.

“The White House is now on Foursquare, a location-based social networking website, which is the latest way for you to engage with the administration,” The White House said on its blog. “There are over 10 million people already “checking in”… read more

Easily Make Persistent Headers for Your Web Design

August 15th, 2011
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Easily Make Persistent Headers for Your Web Design

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Daily Inspiration #901

August 15th, 2011
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Abduzeedo

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

Vevo Offers Free Remix MP3s Next to Featured Videos

August 15th, 2011
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Music video service Vevo is getting a shot of indie cred Monday. It just launched a partnership with RCRD LBL, a curated site featuring reviews of — and MP3s from — up-and-coming bands. Now, next to some featured videos on Vevo, you’ll find free downloadable remix MP3s of the same… read more

Adobe Muse Now in Free Public Beta, Makes Website Creation Easy

August 15th, 2011
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Mashable

Adobe released the public beta of its new website creation software, code-named Muse, on Monday.

Unlike Dreamweaver, Adobe’s flagship web development tool, Muse is for graphic designers who want to create elegant websites without having to code.

We’ve been playing with Muse for the past two weeks as part of the… read more

O.A.R. Takes Us Behind the Scenes of “Heaven” [VIDEO]

August 15th, 2011
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Mashable

Each Monday, Mashable highlights an exclusive new video or song. Check out all our Music Monday picks.

When it came time for the band O.A.R to release its seventh studio album, King, it took to the web to pump the disc drop. The group created a series of behind-the-scenes videos, one… read more

Why the Google-Motorola Deal Is About More Than Mobile Phones

August 15th, 2011
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Mashable

With its $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility, Google has shown that it is ready to take its investment in mobile to the next level. It’s important to remember, however, that Motorola Mobility does more than just make smartphones.

Ostensibly, Google’s decision to purchase Motorola has as much to do… read more

Mind Your En And Em Dashes: Typographic Etiquette

August 15th, 2011
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Smashing Magazine

An understanding of typographic etiquette separates the master designers from the novices. A well-trained designer can tell within moments of viewing a design whether its creator knows how to work with typography. Typographic details aren’t just inside jokes among designers. They have been built up from thousands of years of… read more

5 Handy Apps for Small Business Finance Management

August 15th, 2011
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Mashable

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

Let’s face it. Unless you run a small- to medium-sized accounting firm, the motivation for starting your own business probably had very little to do with wanting… read more

Firefox 6 Released Early

August 15th, 2011
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Mashable

Firefox 6 isn’t scheduled to be released until Tuesday, but Mozilla has uploaded installation files to a FTP server for those who want to get their hands on the upgraded browser early.

Although the new version doesn’t sport any major UI changes, the browser is reportedly 20% faster than Firefox… read more

Get chatty with IRCCloud

August 15th, 2011
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Web App Storm

I remember the first time I saw IRC in action: I was about 10 years old and an older cousin, a computer engineer who lived with us, would log on to chat rooms to play Acrophobia, Trivia and MadLib. We were on a US Robotics Sportster 9600 baud modem and… read more

Google Acquires Motorola Mobility, BART Website Hacked: This Morning’s Top Stories

August 15th, 2011
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Mashable

Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. We’re keeping our eyes on five particular stories of interest today.

Google Acquires Motorola Mobility for $12.5 Billion

Google has acquired handset manufacturer Motorola’s Mobility division… read more

Beauty of the Animals Photography

August 15th, 2011
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Abduzeedo

If you are a fan of animals, and photography this post is for you, the beauty behind each shot is tremendous. It’s amazing to admire these moments captured from each of these different animals on their own habitat. The beauty each animal carries, the color palette and pattern they wear… read more

25 Examples of Footers in Web Design

August 15th, 2011
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Web Design Ledger

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As a user I really like to find a well designed footer in a website. I think it is nice to know that the designer was thinking about everything when putting the layout together, I feel happy to find a beautiful design “from header to footer.”… read more

PPC Marketing: 10 Killer Tips for Better ROI

August 15th, 2011
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Mashable

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

Pay-per-click (PPC) advertising is key to most online marketing campaigns today, and it’s often expensive and overwhelming. If the tedious nature and large time commitment required to… read more

Daily Inspiration #900

August 14th, 2011
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Abduzeedo

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

6 Creative iPad Uses for Small Retailers

August 14th, 2011
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Mashable

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 all know iPads make great presentation devices and are excellent for business travel and chock-full of useful apps. Now, let’s focus on retail businesses — shops,… read more

HOW TO: Protect Your Business’s Identity On Twitter

August 14th, 2011
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Mashable

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 and medium business owners are increasingly turning to Twitter as a tool to engage with customers, offer support and market their products and services.

Twitter has a… read more

Our favorite tweets of the week Aug 8-Aug 14, 2011

August 14th, 2011
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Web Designer Depot

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

Google Plus Icons: 40+ Wicked Icons For Your Blog

August 14th, 2011
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Designrfix

Social media icons play such a large role in driving traffic to your blog or website. Most web designers today recognize the importance of using these social networks and incorporating them into their clients’ designs. They have really become a “must have” feature. With the ever growing popularity of Google+,… read more

5 Free iPhone Apps to Send a Photo Postcard

August 13th, 2011
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Mashable

Writing and sending postcards is a traditional vacation ritual and, thanks to the wonders of modern technology, can cost you no more than a little time and energy.

Don’t be forced to choose among cheesy print postcards at your vacation destination — use your own iPhone photos with one of these… read more

Daily Inspiration #899

August 12th, 2011
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Abduzeedo

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

50 Fun and Free Online Games

August 12th, 2011
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Web App Storm

Games sure are a fun way to cool our heels after a hectic day of work. But for some of us games happen to be more than a pastime and in some cases, passion. Broadband played a pivotal role in not only making games more interactive but also making way… read more

Facebook, RIM To Meet With UK Government Over Proposed Social Media Ban

August 12th, 2011
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Mashable

Facebook and BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) are set to meet with Home Secretary Theresa May and other UK officials as the government investigates what roles the platforms played in organizing recent riots in London.

Twitter, a service used by rioters and victims alike, said in a statement that it… read more

Sprint Pulls 4G BlackBerry Playbook

August 12th, 2011
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Mashable

In another setback for RIM and non-Apple tablets, Sprint Nextel has pulled its support for a PlayBook model that would have run on the carrier’s 4G network.

The move, prompted by lack of demand from business customers, was originally reported in The Wall Street Journal and confirmed by a Sprint representative…. read more

14 Million U.S. Adults Used QR Codes in June [STUDY]

August 12th, 2011
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Mashable

In a sign of growth for the technology, some 14 million people in the U.S. — more than twice the population of Massachusetts — used a QR code in June, according to a new report.

Those people, representing 6.2% of the total mobile audience in the U.S., scanned a QR or… read more

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

August 12th, 2011
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Mashable

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

Friday Fresh Free Fonts #113

August 12th, 2011
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Abduzeedo

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#113 and make sure to comeback… read more

China Cracks Down on Fake Apple Stores

August 12th, 2011
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Mashable

The Chinese city of Kunming has stopped 22 fake Apple stores from using Apple’s trademarks — including its iconic logo — after the company submitted a complaint to the local government.

The crackdown began on August 2, according to a post from the Kunming government. All stores were ordered to stop… read more

Items To Consider When Choosing Your First DSLR Camera

August 12th, 2011
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Digital Photography School

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Maybe it’s an upcoming gift from a loved one or maybe you just decided it was time to “take my photography to the next level”. Or maybe it is another reason that has you shopping for a new DSLR. At any rate, you have started your hunt online… read more

iPhone 5 Could Be Revealed September 7 [RUMOR]

August 12th, 2011
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Mashable

A report from one Japanese website marks September 8 as the date of Apple’s next media event, at which some expect the company to launch the iPhone 5.

The company has historically released its new phones at its summer Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). This year, in the wake of the Verizon… read more

What Can Social Media Tell Us About American Society? [INFOGRAPHIC]

August 12th, 2011
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Mashable

America is obsessed with its social media tools — more than half of all Americans have a social networking profile. But what does social media tell us about American society? Is our use of social tools a reflection of our interests and behaviors?

Social media strategy firm Hasai decided to find… read more

Sneak Peek: Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS Revealed [PICS]

August 12th, 2011
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Mashable

The first pictures of the long-awaited “Ice Cream Sandwich” upgrade to the Android smartphone operating system were leaked to the world on Thursday. The new interface features a new launcher and app drawer, a revamped notification bar and color changes favoring a certain blue hue.

According to Android Police, other new… read more

Giveaway: Win 3 Free Licenses on SWF Protector from DcomSoft

August 12th, 2011
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Giveaway: Win 3 Free Licenses on SWF Protector from DcomSoft

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5 Ways Museums Are Reaching Digital Audiences

August 12th, 2011
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If the last time you were in a museum you were being shuffled in a single-file line by an aging docent, you may be surprised by the dynamic lives these institutions lead in the digital world.

New platforms are allowing museums to break free of the confines of the academic ivory… read more

Facebook Advertisers Can Target Users by Zip Code

August 11th, 2011
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Advertisers wishing to target Facebook members in specific zip codes can now do so. The social network has made the new targeting option available to advertisers via Facebook’s Power Editor and Ads Manager self-service tools.

Facebook has confirmed that zip code targeting, which was spotted by Politico, is now available in… read more

Seamless Studio: Pattern Design For the Rest of Us

August 11th, 2011
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Creating a seamless pattern isn’t as easy as it looks. It’s easy to spend hours in Photoshop trying to create texture that will repeat perfectly, only to find that it’s slightly off, but it isn’t easy to get those little imperfections fixed. Instead, you need a tool that will automate… read more

Weather Channel Forecasts Now Include Tweets

August 11th, 2011
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The Weather Channel, in partnership with Twitter, is launching The Weather Channel Social, a new web, mobile and on-air initiative that will pair weather-related tweets with city forecasts.

On the web, The Weather Channel Social application is shown on local forecast pages and will showcase tweets — matched for relevance —… read more

How Blurb Tapped Into the Burgeoning Self-Publishing Industry

August 11th, 2011
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The Extraordinary Entrepreneurs Series is supported by Diet Coke®. Now, the drink that helps you stay extraordinary brings you extraordinary people. Find Diet Coke® on Facebook for access to a whole lot of extraordinary.

For the last six years, Eileen Gittins has made it her mission to help anyone and everyone… read more

New Twitter Analytics Tool Helps You Decide Whom To Follow

August 11th, 2011
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Twtrland is a new service that converts Twitter streams into detailed profiles to try and make it easier to decide whom to follow.

Simply plug in the Twitter handle you want to analyze, and Twtrland will build a profile for you. (See mine above.) The profile includes info like how… read more

Vector Movie Posters by Grzegorz Domaradzki

August 11th, 2011
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Grzegorz Domaradzki has been a freelance illustrator since 2005, working out of from Poznan, Poland. His work is totaly awesome and his vector illustrations are amazing.This vector movie posters series is an experiment work where Grzegorz picked his favorite movies to work with, the process was simple, as he picked… read more

Showcase Of Effective and Creative Pricing Page Designs

August 11th, 2011
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Every premium web application/service developer is well aware of the importance of showcasing pricing information on their website in an easy-to-read and stylish manner. Not only can a well thought out pricing table showcase all available buying options, they can also be designed to encourage and… read more

Boeing 787 Dreamliner Has Big, Electronically Dimmable Windows

August 11th, 2011
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Boeing promised its 787 Dreamliner would offer a flying experience unlike any other airliner, and now the details are starting to emerge about the upcoming aircraft that made its public debut last month. Besides its mostly carbon fiber construction and energy efficient engines and aerodynamics, it will have the biggest… read more

World’s Largest Stop-motion Animation Set

August 11th, 2011
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World’s Largest Stop-motion Animation Set

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Startup Helps You Discover Tasty Dishes With Daily Deals

August 11th, 2011
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In the competitive daily deals space, San Francisco-based Munch On Me is adding a twist to the old group-buying model. Its hope: that it can deliver repeat customers to restaurants that daily deals giants like Groupon can’t.

At its core, Munch on Me provides daily deals, much like Groupon or LivingSocial…. read more

Photographer Spotlight: Matt and Agnes Hage | HagePhoto

August 10th, 2011
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This commercial photographer spotlight features outdoor adventure photo team Matt and Agnes Hage. From their Anchorage base camp, the two branch out to assignments all over Alaska, the American West, Canada, the Pacific Islands and the Patagonian Andes. HagePhoto has worked with clients including Backpacker, Outdoor Life, Backcountry, Cascade Designs,… read more

Study Says Drudge Report Drives More Traffic Than Facebook & Twitter Combined

August 10th, 2011
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News aggregator Drudge Report, which employs two people in addition to founder Matt Drudge, continues to be one of the largest traffic drivers to content sites, according to a study released Wednesday by Outbrain.

Drudge Report, which gained notoriety for publishing the first report on the Monica Lewinsky scandal during the… read more