Twitter Is Not Feeling Brian McKnight’s Explicit New Music

Brian McKnight is known for the R&B music he has recorded over the past 20 years. His hits “Anytime” and “Back to One” are considered such romantic standards that his tracks are regularly used as wedding songs.

Because McKnight’s musical reputation is built on love songs, his fans were surprised to… read more

What Makes a Good Web App?

I’ve been a web developer for about 10 years now, which aside from making me feel old in my mid-twenties, means I’ve put a lot of thought into developing websites and web applications. I’ve developed tons of sites, had a litany of ideas and side projects, and I’m a user… read more

Follow Tuesday’s Five East Coast Primaries on Social Media

It’s primary day up and down the Eastern Seaboard. Voters are headed to the polls in Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island — and social media is ablaze with tweets, photos, videos and other posts about the race to the White House.

Tonight, Mitt Romney looks to solidify… read more

How a British Marathoner’s Death Inspired Over $825,000 in Online Donations

The death of a British runner during Sunday’s London Marathon has inspired over $825,000 in online donations for Samaritans, the charity she was was supporting.

Claire Squires, 30, a hairdresser from Leicestershire, England, was just one mile away from the finish line when she collapsed. Squires was pronounced dead on the… read more

‘Moms for Mitt’ Flock to New Romney Facebook Community [EXCLUSIVE]

An unexpected social media byproduct has risen from the “War on Women” debate between Democrats and Republicans: Mitt Romney’s team was able to build an 80,000-strong women-centered Facebook community nearly overnight.

The Romney campaign created “Moms for Mitt,” a Facebook community that’s being used to display Romney’s life as father and… read more

More Video Comes to Mashable

Over the last few months you may have noticed more video appearing on Mashable. We’re currently producing original content to complement our news coverage, shows like “World at Work” that dive deeper into a given topic (social entrepreneurship in this case), and specials like “Leaders in Digital” that go… read more

Indie Band Metric Wants You to Rock Out on Interactive Site for New Song

The members of Canadian indie band Metric want you to rock out with them. In anticipation for the May 1 release of their “Youth Without Youth” single, they are encouraging fans to create their own versions of the song before they even hear the original.

How? On interactive website ILoveMetric.com, fans… read more

3 Ways WordPress Makes You a More Profitable Web Designer

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Dvour: A Beautiful Way to Share Recipes

If the explosion of internet-powered social media websites in the last several years is characterized by giant corporations such as Facebook and Youtube, then it is made unique by the number of small, independent, and flexible startups that come up with intuitive and unconventional solutions to everyday problems.

A site that exemplifies… read more

Create a Website Planning Spec Before You Build

Successful website design requires both skill and creativity. Another BIG piece that I think separates successful website developers from unsuccessful website developers is the ability to Plan. Website Planning is one of the most critical pieces of website development, yet it’s the piece that I see Website Developers skipping over… read more

200+ Free Vector Grunge Graphics for Designers and Illustrators

If you’re looking for free vector grunge graphics, such as distressed backgrounds, worn textures, dirty paint splatter, and more, then you’ve found a compilation worth downloading. We’ve collected an assortment of vector grunge illustrations, free vector grunge textures, and wickedly worn graphics available for free download. Jump in and grab… read more

MatchPuppy: OKCupid for Doggy Play Dates

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here.

Name: MatchPuppy

Quick Pitch: MatchPuppy is a social networking site for canines.

Genius Idea: The website matches… read more

The More You Sit, the Sooner You’ll Die [VIDEO]

Yet another reason to push for stand-up desks: A recent study by Australia’s Sax Institute says sitting down for several hours a day could bring you to an early grave, even if you already exercise.

The study followed more than 200,000 Australian adults aged 45 and older from 2006 to… read more

CISPA Won’t Die — It’s More Like the Patriot Act than SOPA

The Cyber Intelligence Security and Protection Act, better known as CISPA, is headed to the House floor this week amid a flurry of amendments and controversy.

When the bill first gained notoriety, it was compared to the much-hated Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA.

But there’s a key difference. While… read more

How to Bond with Strangers and Make them Relax Around a Photographer

As any photographer will know, getting a person to relax enough around you to get a few decent shots of them is no easy task. It seems like no matter how laid back someone is, the minute they see a camera they snap into posing mode – making it difficult… read more

Are Hipster Playing Cards Cool Enough for Kickstarter Funding? [PICS]

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Win a set of Business Cards from UPrinting.com!

Here’s a great giveaway for all of you Bittbox readers! Our friends from UPrinting.com are back and they are offering a set of 250 pieces die-cut business cards. UPrinting is an online printing company that serves thousands of on-demand printing. They’ve been online since 2000 and have been established as… read more

Country Star Jason Aldean Tweets Video to 7-Year-Old Fan With Brain Cancer

Country crooner Jason Aldean turned to celebrity social network WhoSay on Monday to post a video message directed at 7-year-old fan Tyson Zimmer, who has brain cancer.

Tyson’s mother Liz Duering told KOLN-TV in Nebraska over the weekend that her son is dying of cancer and “if Jason Aldean even… read more

Craigslist Founder Will Donate $1 if You Tweet About Squirrels

Craigslist founder Craig Newmark has launched an experimental social media fundraiser.

Newmark will donate $1 to the National Wildlife Federation for each mention of the hashtag #Squirrels4Good on Twitter or his Facebook Page, up to 5,000 mentions. He’ll also give $1 for each new follower he gets over the next few… read more

What Movies Are Getting the Most Online Buzz?

Mashable’s mRank is presented by the Samsung Galaxy Note, a smarter phone for a smarter world. Check it out here, follow @SamsungMobileUS or join the conversation via #benoteworthy on Twitter.

Mashable‘s mRank leaderboards track the most buzzed-about movies across the social web. mRank’s technology analyzes a particular term — in this… read more

Startup Improves Google Social Search

A startup called Wajam has created a more useful social search experience for Google than Google could.

Google’s own three-month-old social search product is called “Search Plus Your World.” But given the absence of Twitter and Facebook updates in the product’s results, it would be more appropriate to call it “Search… read more

Facebook Now Has 901 Million Users

Facebook disclosed on Monday that it has 901 million users, making it likely that it will pass the 1 billion mark well before the end of the year.

The company, which dropped the stat in its amended S-1 filing, also notes that its network receives 3.2 billion comments per day and… read more

Facebook to Investors: Here’s Why We Bought Instagram

Facebook’s updated S-1 filing has offered some new details on its recent Instagram purchase, including structure of the payment.

The social networking giant paid $300 million in cash for Instagram and about 23 million shares of common stock. In addition, Facebook has agreed to pay a $200 million termination fee to… read more

Pinterest – A New Form of Social Media

Pinterest – A New Form of Social Media

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Get Rid of Negative Facebook Ads With Dove’s ‘Ad Makeover’ [VIDEO]

Breast enlargement creams. Cellulite removers. Weight loss supplements. If you’re a woman who has ever used Google, Facebook or any website with targeted advertising, you’ve likely come across these kinds of ads.

Wouldn’t it be great if you could remove them?

That’s the aim of a new marketing campaign from Dove…. read more

Where You Should—and Shouldn’t—Go To Write

I am a lucky freelancer—I have my own home office and no kids (well, at least not yet) to worry about. And my job means I don’t have to sit in my office, day after day, until I can’t stand it anymore. I get to go out and meet… read more

Vintage Vector Design Workflow: Creating a Retro Flyer Design

This tutorial will cover the process of creating a vintage inspired retro flyer design. There are four main areas of concentration to achieve this look and feel: color, type, character and texture. We’ll review a complete vintage vector design workflow to create this retro flyer design. Let’s get started.

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A Collection of Beautiful Joomla Templates

Originally a fork of Mambo, Joomla has grown into the second most popular Content Management System (CMS) on the web behind WordPress. In January 2012 Joomla was upgraded from 1.7 to version 2.5. It brought a lot of great new features such as notifications for easier updates, multi database support… read more

A Photographers Guide to Havana (With 9 Gorgeous Shots)

Just it’s name suggests cigars, 1950’s cars and of course Fidel Castro. Situated just 90 miles south of the Florida Keys, yet for all intents and purposes a different world, Havana is a photographer’s playground. From its people to its history, the city is so intensely rich in photographic possibilities,… read more

5 Ways to Lose Your Dream Job During the Interview Process

Mona Abdel-Halim is the co-founder of Resunate, the makers of the Apply widget for startups. You can start attracting top talent free by getting an Apply widget for your company at Resunate.com/employers. Connect with Resunate on Facebook and Twitter.

If you’ve been on the job search for a while, it’s likely… read more

10 Uses of Google Earth That Have Made Positive Impacts on the World

When Google acquired Keyhole — the tool that would become Google Earth — in 2004, the company believed it would become the ultimate video game. Google thought travelers could peruse potential vacation destinations and movie makers could use the detailed satellite imagery as a backdrop in films.

But Google had… read more

The Ultimate Digital Customer Service Guide

In our recent Customer Experience Series, Mashable dove deep into the mysterious alchemy of customer service. Those who own their own business will tell you: Getting (and keeping) customers is not easy. There are so many different factors that must work together perfectly within a company to ensure that fans… read more

5 Ways Preparing Your Resume is Like Doing Taxes

Josh Tolan is the CEO of Spark Hire, which combines a video job board and online interviewing platform to enrich interaction between job seekers and employers. Connect with him and Spark Hire on Facebook and Twitter.

As we bid adieu to yet another tax deadline, it got me thinking about… read more

Showcase Of Most Excellent Social Platform for Videos

Showcase Of Most Excellent Social Platform for Videos

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‘One Day on Earth’: The Most International Movie Premiere Ever

Eighteen months after thousands of volunteer filmmakers in every country on the planet shot 3,000 hours of footage in one day, One Day on Earth will have the most widespread one-day premiere in history.

The film will be screened for free at the U.N. General Assembly in New York at 4… read more

Music Festival Tech Changes Drastically Since Woodstock [INFOGRAPHIC]

Concerts have changed a lot since the Woodstock days of the late 1960s. Here’s an infographic that compares how technology is used by fans at music festivals such as the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California compared to the iconic Woodstock festival held in 1969.

Now, concerts incorporate… read more

This Olympic Moms Video Will Make You Cry

As athletes get ready to take the global stage during the London 2012 Olympic Games less than 100 days away, Procter & Gamble has released a new ad praising mothers worldwide. Press play and cue the waterworks.

In three days, the video has received over 700,000+ views on YouTube. P&G,… read more

Norway Massacre Survivor Does Reddit Q&A

Anders Behring Breivik, the shooter behind Norway’s July 2011 massacre, is currently on trial in Oslo criminal court.

Thursday, while Breivik calmly explained how he gunned down and killed 69 people at a political youth camp on the island Utøya, a 17-year-old survivor of the attack held a Reddit Q&A…. read more

Gamechangers: 5 Social Entrepreneurs with Big Ideas

In our social entrepreneurship series, The World at Work, Mashable interviews the faces behind the startups and projects that are working to make a global impact.

By harnessing the power of digital technology, these five companies have offered resources to women in need and used technology to make microfinance more… read more

10 Office Gadgets to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

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

With the breadth of innovations in green technology, it seems that we should all have solar-powered laptops by now. Unfortunately, that’s yet to be the case. In… read more

9 Digital Ways to Make a Difference This Earth Day

Are you busy preparing for Earth Day this Sunday? Are you worried that you’ll end up being a slacktivist when it comes to saving the planet? Don’t fret — there’s plenty you can do to make a real difference, even if it’s only from your computer or mobile device.

Check out… read more

William Shatner Takes His Millionth Twitter Follower Out To Dinner [VIDEO]

Following William Shatner on Twitter has its perks, at least if you’re the Star Trek star’s millionth follower.

Troy Pound from South Carolina was the millionth person to follow Captain Kirk, and in return he and his wife were recently treated to a dinner with man himself. Shatner had… read more

Microsoft Research: Bringing Sexy Back

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This is the famous Microsoft Garage. It actually has two giant garage doors. It’s also a… read more

How Social Media Gave the UFC a Fighting Chance [INFOGRAPHIC]

The UFC 145 combat contest happens Saturday night — and is one of the mixed martial arts company’s most-hyped fights since it was founded in the early 1990s.

But the company wouldn’t be where it is today without having aggressively adopted social media over the past several years. Platforms such… read more

Best of the Week #219

It’s time for our best news of this week. We have a lot of graphic and web design, a bit of architecture, ads, tech news, awesome reads and other crazy stuff! So take a look at the links we’ve selected for your inspiration and to keep you updated about what’s… read more

Welcome the New Last.fm App

If you are a fan of Last.fm’s scrobbling service, like me, you’ve probably not been quite satisfied with the official app that has been around for quite some time now. Instead, you might have tried your luck with plugins or third party apps like Bowtie that allow you to scrobble… read more

You! Be Informed! #0001

With so many of our posts being about visual inspiration, you’d think that that’s all we get inspired from. Not so! And now we want to remedy that.
 
Every day there are so many design-related articles, news, developments and innovations bursting out of our RSS feeds, email inboxes and… read more

Klout Ranks the Time 100: Guess Who’s #1?

President Obama may be enormously influential in the real world, but when it comes to online influence, he’s got nothing on Justin Bieber — at least according to Klout.

The social analytics measurement tool published the various Klout scores of the 2012 Time 100 — Time magazine’s list of the… read more

Mobile Advertising: 5 DIY Tips for Small Businesses

Zephrin Lasker is CEO of Pontiflex. Follow the company @Pontiflex.

When it comes to digital advertising, small business owners (SMBs) must wade through a lot of industry jargon. Today, they have to make sense of words like SoLoMo, and tomorrow, they’ll be evaluating marketing options with terms such as InstaLikes.

The… read more

Why ‘#420′ Didn’t Trend on Twitter

If you’re wondering why #420 isn’t lighting up Twitter‘s trending topics on Friday, don’t blame the social media giant. Twitter’s not censoring the hashtag #420. The site just doesn’t recognize numbers as trending terms.

Search Twitter for #4twenty or #Happy420, on the other hand, and you’ll be able to see everyone… read more

Take Down the Fed with Ron Paul: the Adventure Game [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO]

Ron Paul may not be the most avid gamer — but the leading libertarian certainly wouldn’t want to stop you playing his character in an upcoming videogame from Texas-based programmer Daniel Williams.

“Ron Paul: The Road to REVOLution” is a side-scrolling adventure game that echoes console classics of days gone… read more

Instagram Star Users to Document NHL Playoff Game

National media photographers won’t be the only photojournalists packing Madison Square Garden for Saturday’s pivotal NHL playoff game between the New York Rangers and Ottawa Senators. Six popular Instagram photographers is being brought in to document the game with a social media twist.

And there’s a catch — the Instagrammers… read more

Create a website to go with Sidengo

In this day and age, establishing your identity online is becoming almost as important as having a mobile phone. Whether you’re an individual looking to impress potential clients and employers, or a brand that wants to engage its audience on the web, an online profile is a must. Thankfully the… read more

24 Free Mini Icon Sets To Download

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In this roundup we have collected some mini icon sets to download. Enjoy!! If you like these icons you might want to check out our previous posts below.

35 Free Icon Sets

43 Free Social Media Icon Sets

25 of the Best Blogging and Social Media Icon Sets

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15 Amazing App Themes for WordPress

While WordPress is commonly used as a backend for blogs, it can be used for a number of other purposes such as eCommerce and other types of webpages which serve a specific purpose. To build these sites within WordPress, you will need to download a specific theme which fits your… read more

Freelancers’ Guide to Balancing Work and Life

Balancing work and life is very important, and it is necessary to manage both sides perfectly to ensure success in the professional world. Although it sounds simple, managing both sides can be very difficult at times. This is more difficult for freelancers because they need to manage their own time… read more

New Rdio: Meet The Latest Version of The Popular Music App

Online streaming, subscription based music delivery services are making an attempt to become the golden ticket solution for music lovers everywhere. Having access to a gigantic library of music is well worth the subscription fee for a lot of people and as the music libraries of these services grow they… read more

What if Environmentalism Were as Big as Social Media? [INFOGRAPHIC]

What if everyone across the globe used his or her social media influence to help the planet?

The impact would be huge, according to a recent infographic from Recyclebank, a company that rewards green consumers with discounts and deals from local and national businesses.

The data encourages the connected generation to use… read more

5 Hot New Events in Business, Mobile, Social Media and More

From digital advertising conferences to programming hackathons and everything in between, you’ll definitely find a swanky locale to suit your professional and personal interests on Mashable’s new Events Board. Whether you’re an event organizer or an event-goer, our Events Board is an essential resource for helping you build relationships, engage… read more

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Kickstarter Project Wants You to Drink 999 Bottles [VIDEO]

Leading a sustainable life is a matter of choice, but it can be hard to visualize what effect your choices are actually making on the world — and prove to others how important sustainability is.

That’s why the new green water bottle 999Bottles is set to launch on Kickstarter,… read more

7 Surprising Facts About Mobile Shoppers

Jinal Shah is a digital strategist at JWT in New York. Before joining JWT, Jinal worked at Advanta, where she created ideablob.com, the very first social network launched by a financial services company.

As we all know, the spike in smartphone adoption is changing the way users interact with their… read more

Watch Kids Narrate ‘Planet Earth’ [VIDEO]

In the long-running tradition of cute kids narrating things on YouTube, BBC America presented this gem Thursday: children supposedly auditioning to replace narrator David Attenborough on its hit nature series Planet Earth.

In honor of Earth Day, BBC America is playing the full, uncut version of the nature docu-series for… read more

PinView Turns Your Facebook Timeline Into a Pinterest Board

Ever wished that long, scrolling Facebook Timeline was somehow easier to manage — like, say, a Pinterest board?

Brand new Facebook app PinView displays items from your News Feed, Timeline, friends list and multimedia pages as small panels, just like social bookmarking site Pinterest showcases images on Pinboards.

The spiffy app launched… read more

How 3 Mashable Readers Landed Jobs Via Social Media

At Mashable, we believe that our community is our biggest asset. We love it when you tell us your success stories. Part of our mission is to empower people through social and digital media.

As Alyssa Milano wrote in her TIME 100 article on Pete Cashmore, Mashable “gives voice to… read more

How Social Media Will Change the Olympics [INFOGRAPHIC]

This year’s Olympics are being branded by organizers as the world’s “first social Games,” and it’s not hard to see why. Social media has narrowed the divide between athlete and fan over the past few years, with new and unexpected connections happening every day.

That’s why the International Olympic Committee… read more

Norway Shooter Tells Judge He Trained Playing ‘Call of Duty’

Anders Behring Breivik, the shooter behind Norway’s July 2011 massacre, told the court during the fourth day of his trial that he practiced his shot playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with the “holographic aiming device” he bought for the game. His Thursday testimony adds significant clout to the argument… read more

Tech Leaders Top Time’s 100 Most Influential People List [VIDEO]

Several tech leaders including Apple CEO Tim Cook and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg landed on Time‘s 100 Most Influential People in the World list, announced Wednesday.

Both Cook and Sandberg have been in the spotlight in the past year. Cook has had a lot thrown at him since he… read more

8 Hot Media Trends You Need to Know

The Modern Media Agency Series is presented by IDG. CDW added humor to its video marketing campaign and it led to one million video views. In an interview last month, Neal Campbell, CDW’s Chief Marketing Officer, explained the program and how it led to the Charles Barkley integrated marketing campaign.

When… read more

Shave Video: Lightweight Video Editing

Video editing programs are big and bulky and take a lot of resources to run. I regularly use Adobe After Effects and Premiere, but my computer isn’t always happy about that. It doesn’t make sense to use Premiere or After Effects for the little tasks, but I don’t particularly care… read more

Design on the Go: Designer Apps for Android

As smartphones have advanced, and the display and photo capture technologies have improved, many have desired the ability to design and to edit images on their mobile phones. In fact, today hundreds of design applications exist on Google Play (previously known as Android Market). So in order to help you… read more

7 Great Examples of Brands Utilizing Facebook’s Timeline Effectively

As you may or may not know, recently (as of March 30th, 2012 to be exact) Facebook has rolled out its new “Timeline” layout for pages.  The advent of the new layout is providing more and more opportunity for brands and businesses to better market their brand on the social… read more

How to Utilize Social Media Sharing Badges in your Blog

Internet marketing is the best way to slowly ramp up a crowd for your website. Repeat visitors are the attraction to help your brand sink into all areas of the web. And social media has provided just another tool for marketers everywhere to achieve this task.

If you run a blog… read more

Free WordPress Coming-Soon Page Theme: LauchTime

To continue our grateful attitude to our readers and community in general, we are glad to release one more free WordPress theme – “LauchTime”. It’s our latest addition to high-quality freebies.

“LauchTime”, as the name implies, is a Coming-soon Style WordPress Theme that has all the features of a typical Coming-soon… read more

Duolingo: Language Learning Made Into an Interactive Translation Game

Learning a new language can be one of the most difficult tasks you could undertake, but it’s also one of the more rewarding educational experiences possible. You’ll have to relearn that you think to really be able to speak a language fluently, but then, you’ll get to open your horizons… read more

Google+ Photographer’s Conference Announced

This first-of-its-kind conference will teach photographers how take full advantage of what’s happening now and what’s to come on Google+, all taught by the best Google photographers, top photography instructors and social media geniuses.

The conference will consist of two jam-packed days of live photo shoots, one-on-one portfolio reviews, panel discussions… read more

Stay Current, Blog Early, and Grow Popular

Irrespective of what niche you write in, there are major industry events that you need to be aware of. Reading about them is a terrific way to get ideas for new topics.

In addition, when you are well informed about your niche, you will be able to generate new… read more

40 New Dribbble Freebies Published in 2012

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The community of designers over at Dribbble are always happy to release new freebies to the public. It’s such a populated network that it can be frustrating to browse through all the newest shots looking for hidden gems. Thankfully I keep up with all the latest… read more

Can Twitter Tell Us What We’re Feeling? [VIDEO]

Twitter’s 140 character limit can be perfect for sending out short bursts of information, but is it also perfect for helping us gauge the public mood?

Researchers at the University of Bristol in the U.K. conducted a study to test this hypothesis. From July 2009 to January 2012, they analyzed… read more

Lover.ly Makes Wedding Planning Simple

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here.

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Quick Pitch: Wedding planning made easy

Genius Idea: Lover.ly partners with bridal blogs and other editorial content… read more

Appcelerator’s Developer Platform: Now with Cloud-Based Tools

Mobile platform company Appcelerator launched the latest version of its popular Titanium platform Tuesday, with cloud-based tools to help developers build more dynamic apps for Android and iPhone devices.

Titanium 2.0, which includes support for HTML5 mobile web apps, aims to help brands create apps quickly and efficiently for their businesses…. read more

Tell Twitter or Facebook Why You Love Books, Get an All-Star MP3 [VIDEO]

Pinocchio, Madeline, the Three Blind Mice, Little Red Riding Hood and a dozen other beloved storybook characters star in Reading Is Fundamental’s (RIF) latest PSA, which the organization released online Tuesday to kick off its “Book People Unite” campaign.

RIF is calling all story lovers to declare themselves “book people”… read more

Women: Calculate How to Achieve Your Target Salary Online

April 17 is Equal Pay Day — and for women in the workforce, it’s a stark reminder of the glass ceiling that still prevails in most industries. Full-time working women earned only 77% of what their male counterparts did in 2010.

That’s why the women of the Levo League, an online… read more

21% of Brad and Angelina Tweets Asked: Weren’t They Already Married?

Wedding bells are on the horizon for Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, after a seven-year relationship. But if you thought the Hollywood power couple were married already, you weren’t alone.

Some 21% of people who tweeted about the couple’s engagement after it was announced on Friday thought the duo were already… read more

Meme Management: Meet the Man Who Reps Internet Stars

Ben Lashes is a meme manager — and as far as we know, he is the first and only of his kind.

Consider him an agent for the stars of the Internet. Lashes represents memes and their creators such as Keyboard Cat, Nyan Cat and Scumbag Steve, to name a few…. read more

Chicago Police Use Social Media to Find Food Trucks Breaking The Law [VIDEO]

Chicago police are monitoring food trucks on social media, and it’s not because they want a juicy burger.

Instead, police are asking the trucks to pack it up and are issuing citations if they don’t, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. In the Windy City, by law, food trucks are… read more

Why You Could Be Prosecuted for Posting Olympics Photos to Facebook

For an event being hyped by organizers as the world’s “first social media Olympics,” the summer 2012 games in London have some pretty antisocial policies.

Athletes will not be allowed to tweet photos of themselves with products that aren’t official Olympics sponsors or share photos or videos from inside the… read more

Facebook Meets Instagram: What It Means for Your Brand

Joshua Teixeira heads up the strategy discipline at Big Spaceship, helping shape engagements for active projects and prospective clients alike. Recent projects include work with clients like Crayola, Chobani, Google, Wrigley, General Electric, Urban Daddy, and Gilt Groupe.

When it comes to Facebook’s $1 billion acquisition of Instagram, details are still… read more

CISPA Foes Meet, Seek Common Ground

The Business Software Alliance, a group of top technology companies including Intel and Microsoft, met with Internet privacy advocacy group Center for Democracy and Technology Monday evening.

The goal: find common ground on the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, better known as (CISPA). The big question: how best to… read more

Facebook: Auto Fans Have More Friends

Fans of auto brands have three times the average amount of friends than the average user, according to a new study by Facebook.

The social networking giant, eager to make its case to marketers, conducted a study of 15,938 Facebook users between December and March. The report found that the average… read more

5 Ways to Use Pinterest for Recruiting

Sal Loukos is a sourcing manager at Seven Step RPO, where she builds and manages talent sourcing strategies for a variety of Fortune 100 clients. You can follow her @Sal_Loukos, or on Pinterest at sal_loukos.

Winning the talent war is a priority for every organization. Now, more than ever, it’s crucial… read more

Facebook Adds ‘Listen’ Button to Band, Artist Pages

Facebook added on Tuesday a “Listen” button to its band and artist pages that give users an easy way to listen to their favorite songs directly on the site.

As of now, fans can listen to songs from artists such as Justin Bieber and Linkin Park to former Guns N’ Roses… read more

5 Questions for IDEO’s Duane Bray

In just three weeks, Duane Bray, partner and head of IDEO’s global digital business, will take the stage at Mashable’s Connect conference in Orlando, FL to investigate how our present-day digital behaviors will affect us down the road, both as individuals and as a species.

IDEO is a firm that solves… read more

10 Reasons to Go to the Google+ Photographers Conference

I’ll be teaching at the Google+ Photographers Conference next Month in San Francisco. It’s definitely going to be an event that’s the first of it’s kind and I hope you’ll be able to join me (along with lots of other great instructors) there. In case you’re not sure what it’s… read more

30 Best Resources for Beginning Freelance Writers

Thinking of pursuing a career as a freelance writer? Congratulations. It’s a great lifestyle, where you control your own schedule, set your own rates, and work for a variety of clients.

That is, if you can figure out how to earn enough money from your writing to keep from starving.

Many… read more

Pinterest: The Social Network You Didn’t Know You Needed

You’ve likely already listed your favorite movies, music, and more on Facebook. You tweet and like new sites you come across online, and if anyone kept up with your online ramblings at all, surely they’d know your preferences in everything from software to soap.

Then comes Pinterest, the latest social network… read more

How to Give It Away and Get It Back

Time is money for freelancers, but sometimes giving it away can benefit you in the long run. Providing free advice through social media channels, offering a free eBook, giving away a free newsletter, or offering free consultations, are all excellent strategies used to build upon your client list.

That is… read more

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Extending the Web: Useful Google Chrome Extensions

At the end of 2011 Chrome surpassed Firefox as the second most popular browser in the world. One of the reasons it has grown in popularity could be because of its expansive Chrome Web Store. The store has thousands of applications that help extend the functionality of Chrome and make… read more