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Wallpaper of the Week 189 by Jeff Huang

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:11:49 +0000

The wallpaper of this week is an image created by Jeff Huang. Jeff is a freelance art director and illustrator based in New York who specializes in Creative Design, Abstract Art, Photo Editing, and 3D.

Jeff has been working professionally for more than 6 years now and has produced work… read more

Giants Website Prematurely Reveals Super Bowl Winner [PIC]

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:22:21 +0000

The New York Giants official website accidentally announced the winner of Super Bowl XLVI more than 24 hours before Sunday’s big game even started, by the look of images floating around the web.

The error was immortalized Saturday in this TwitPic screenshot (above), which Jeff Frias posted to Twitter. No signs… read more

29 Meme-Inspired Movie Posters [PICS]

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:20:27 +0000

If Internet memes were turned into movies, their promotional posters might resemble the designs London-based Stefan van Zoggel conjured up.

“I took the context of the usually short-lived internet memes and virals, and translated that to simple film poster designs,” says van Zoggel on his Meme Movie Posters blog.

He has… read more

2012 Grammys Embrace Digital, Mobile and Social Media

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:39:55 +0000

The 54th Grammy Awards ceremony is only eight days away and the Recording Academy is kicking off the next phase of its digital and social campaign. Under the heading of “We Are Music” the Academy and its partners are harnessing the power of social, mobile and digital to make the… read more

Freebie: Twitter Widget for WordPress (PSD)

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:05:19 +0000

Freebie: Twitter Widget for WordPress (PSD)

15 of the Most Popular Pictures on Pinterest

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:48:33 +0000

1. Hands

Pinterest via Edris Kim.

Click here to view this gallery.

If you’re like us, you’re obsessed with Pinterest. You… read more

Super Bowl 2012: Everything You Need to Know About Watching It Online

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:20:21 +0000

This year’s Super Bowl marks a digital first: The game will be the first Super Bowl that you can watch online — legally. NBC, the broadcast partner for this year’s game, is going to stream the game live.

NBC has actually been streaming some NFL games online since 2009, though never… read more

Best of the Week #208

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:40:45 +0000

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

Stylitics Is an Analytics Dashboard for Your Closet [INVITES]

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:59:18 +0000

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: Stylitics

Quick Pitch: Mint.com for your closet.

Genius Idea: A new way to organize your wardrobe and track… read more

Like Testing New Apps? BetaBait Will Hook You Up

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:25:38 +0000

Name: BetaBait

Quick Pitch: BetaBait connects startups with beta testers.

Genius Idea: Access to early adopters that doesn’t require… read more

4 Ways to Tweet as a Visual Brand

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:06:00 +0000

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

Companies that rely on a visual or photographic web presence often find it difficult to convey their media on Twitter. Take, for instance, apparel brands that need… read more

Olapic’s Crowd-Sourced Photo Campaigns Becoming a Sports Trend

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:45:31 +0000

Crowd-sourced social photo sharing appears to be the latest community engagement trend among professional sports teams, largely powered by the online startup Olapic.

Olapic’s service allows organizations to quickly and easily enable fans, readers or other types of audiences to submit photos of their own experiences at a game or… read more

The Strange and Epic Lifestyle of Megaupload’s Kim Dotcom

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:27:11 +0000

If you’re not aware of Kim Dotcom, the man who changed his last name to pay homage to the World Wide Web, we offer you this brief history lesson. Born in Germany, Kim Schmitz (a.ka. King Kimble, a.k.a. King of the Kimpire, a.k.a. The Kim-pin), is a larger-than-life Internet hustler… read more

10 Hot Web Startups Changing the Face of Retail

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:07:24 +0000

Macala Wright is the publisher of FashionablyMarketing.Me, one of the leading fashion and retail industry business websites. She is a retail consultant and business strategist who specializes in marketing consulting for fashion, luxury and lifestyle brands. You can follower her on Twitter at @InsideFMM or @Macala.

In 2010, branded content was… read more

Donald Trump, Deion Sanders and Apolo Ohno Star in Century 21′s Super Bowl Ad [VIDEO]

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:53:46 +0000

Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks.

Century 21 has enlisted a team of celebrities for its first-ever Super Bowl commercial.

Reality TV star and business mogul Donald Trump, Pro Football Hall of Fame member Deion Sanders and Olympic speed skater Apolo Ohno… read more

Travel Website Lets You Book Flights Featuring Wi-Fi, Live TV

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:49:44 +0000

Travel is so much easier when you’re prepared and know what to expect. Airfare shopping website CheapAir.com now lets you find out which flights offer Wi-Fi, live TV and movies before you book.

Onboard technology can make flying a much more pleasurable and productive experience. But unless you book with… read more

Smartphone Sales Overtake PCs for the First Time [STUDY]

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:07:38 +0000

If you bought a smartphone in 2011 — and didn’t buy a PC — you were part of a history-making trend.

For the first year ever, total PC sales around the world were outpaced by total smartphone sales, in units at least, according to data released Friday by market… read more

Daily Inspiration #1048

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:56:08 +0000

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

Stephen Colbert: Support NASA Space Station Research [VIDEO]

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:32:01 +0000

Stephen Colbert asked his fans to share his passion for space by donating to NASA to support its work with the International Space Station.

Colbert rallied behind NASA’s efforts to create alternative vaccines to fight diseases — including salmonella and pneumonia —… read more

How Social Media Changed ESPN Audio’s Super Bowl Week

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:21:44 +0000

Social and mobile technologies aren’t just important for guerilla marketing campaigns and grassroots outreach.

They’re also changing how the world’s biggest broadcast media companies do business.

Mashable recently spoke with top executives and personalities from the sports behemoth ESPN during the company’s biggest week of the year for Super Bowl… read more

How to Deliver a Killer Business Presentation

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:18:25 +0000

Meaghan Edelstein has gained national media attention through her blog, I Kicked Cancer’s Ass, which she started to document her battle with end stage cancer. She is an attorney, the founder of the non-profit organization Spirit Jump, and works for the Global Strategic Management Institute.

Working with hundreds of speakers as… read more

Facebook Plans to Launch Mobile Ads [VIDEO]

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:53:26 +0000

If there’s one thing we learned after Facebook dropped its S-1 to file for an IPO this past week it’s that the company makes a lot of money through advertising.

However, zero came from mobile advertising. That’s about to change,… read more

GE’s Beth Comstock: Social Media Redefines the Focus Group

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:43:15 +0000

Mashable’s Davos coverage is presented by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment.

GE’s Chief Marketing Officer Beth Comstock sat down with Mashable founder and CEO Pete Cashmore to talk about her role leading business… read more

World Cancer Day Facebook App Hopes to Beat Cancer Before it Starts

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:33:47 +0000

Two international cancer prevention groups think the online community can — and should — take a stab at the worldwide cancer epidemic. In honor of World Cancer Day, Feb. 4, Stand Up To Cancer and the Union for International Cancer Control are launching a Facebook app that they hope… read more

How Social Media Backlash Made Susan G. Komen Cave [VIDEO]

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:45:14 +0000

The online storm surrounding Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s decision to pull funding from Planned Parenthood came to a close on Friday when Komen reversed its decision.

Score another point for social media.

On Tuesday, the Komen Foundation announced new funding criteria that would severely restrict grants set aside for… read more

Win a Free Copy of Postbox: 10 Licenses Up for Grabs!

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:55:38 +0000

Postbox 3, the latest iteration of this awesome and powerful Mail.app alternative, brings about a ton of great new features and enhancements. The interface has been completely revamped to be more slick and streamlined, great Lion features like fullscreen mode and gestures have been added, there’s better Gmail support and… read more

How Tech Can Prepare You for Extreme Weather

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:53:51 +0000

Steve Rubel is EVP of global strategy and insights for Edelman, the world’s largest public relations firm. Rubel studies the future of media and helps clients unify their communications strategies across traditional, emerging, owned and social channels.

Modern technology can’t actually fix the weather — at least not yet. However, social… read more

Red Bull Launches a Fitness Mission With Fitocracy

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:35:02 +0000

Red Bull sponsors several extreme sports pros who produce videos with gnarly titles such as “Wakeboarding in the Swamps of Louisiana” and “Dust and Bones.” But through a partnership with online health startup Fitocracy, the company now wants to motivate average joes to submit decidedly non-extreme reports with names such… read more

5 iPhone Twitter Apps that Do More Than Just Tweet

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:59:15 +0000

Leo Widrich is the co-founder of Buffer, a new way to publish tweets and Facebook posts at better times for more impact. He writes more about social media tips and tools on the Buffer blog. Follow him on Twitter @LeoWid or subscribe to his Facebook updates.

When Twitter recently launched the… read more

Anonymous Strikes Again, Releases Massacre Marine’s Emails

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:25:24 +0000

Anonymous released sensitive documents Friday from the law firm that represented the U.S. Marine who led the 2005 Haditha massacre, which left 24 unarmed Iraqis dead.

The law firm’s website, Puckettfaraj.com, was vandalized in the same style as an earlier attack on the Boston Police Department.

The attack coincided with… read more

Roseanne Barr Tweets She’s Running for President [VIDEO]

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:17:31 +0000

Roseanne Barr — known for her decade-long stint on the eponymous ’90s hit sitcom — recently announced on Twitter that she is running for president.

She will run on a Green Party ticket against the GOP front-runner and President Barack Obama… read more

Atari Assemble! Super-Team of Veteran Developers Embrace Mobile Gaming

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:16:49 +0000

The good old 8-bit band is getting back together. Seamus Blackley, the co-creator of Microsoft’s Xbox, has assembled a super team of Atari’s original programmers to form a game studio meant to re-revolutionize the gaming industry.

Blackley grabbed 11 of Atari‘s game creators to form Innovative Leisure, a gaming company focused… read more

7 Tips for Planning a Wedding on Pinterest

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:59:36 +0000

1. Join

If you haven’t already, sign up for a Pinterest account. There’s a waiting list to join now… read more

Can The Huffington Post Reinvent Cable News?

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:31:55 +0000

The Huffington Post Media Group revealed more details about its upcoming online news channel, the Huffington Post Streaming Network.

The announcement takes place just days before Huffington Post celebrates its first anniversary since its acquisition by AOL. AOL purchased The Huffington Post on Feb. 2, 2011 for $315 million and made… read more

Beautiful Houses: Villa BH – Netherlands

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:18:33 +0000

The idea in this series is to show beautiful and inspiring houses. Houses that are remarkable for its design, elegance, elements, concept or simply because they are beautiful. So if you like architecture, interior design and beautifully designed houses, you are at the right spot. Check out this week beautiful… read more

Friday Fresh Free Fonts #138

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:04:06 +0000

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#138 and make sure to comeback… read more

Google’s Bouncer For Android Shows Malware Apps the Door

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:12:21 +0000

Bouncer scanning software, developed by Google, is designed to search the Android market for software that could be malicious, the company announced Thursday on its blog.

With the success of Android this year, the company says it wants to protect its many users and their devices from harm.

“Device activations… read more

Why Context Is King in the Future of Digital Marketing

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:45:57 +0000

Jonathan Gardner is director of communications at ad company Vibrant Media. He has spent his career as an innovator at the nexus of media and technology, having worked in communications leadership roles and as a journalist around the world.

An avalanche of devices, platforms, channels, and information is crushing consumers as they go… read more

Facebook IPO Sends Tech Stocks Surging

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:21:48 +0000

Facebook filing for IPO Wednesday did good for more than just the social network. Companies associated — even tangentially — saw their stocks soar in trading Thursday.

As the largest Internet IPO to date, read more

HBO and Miso Bring “Game of Thrones” Fans to the Second Screen

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:07:26 +0000

HBO is partnering with Miso to bring Game of Thrones fans an awesome second screen experience.

Miso launched its new SideShow platform at the end of 2011. The idea is to allow fans or networks to create customizable, synchronized content to go alongside what airs on TV. This can include trivia,… read more

8 Things You Should Know Before Building a Mobile App

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:49:20 +0000

Seth Porges is a magazine editor and the creator of Cloth, an iOS fashion app for iPhone and iPod Touch. His Twitter handle is @sethporges.

App appeal is obvious. The barrier to entry? So low! The upshot of producing the next Angry Birds or beer-chug simulator? So high! Heck, with just… read more

Old Spice’s Terry Crews Crashes a Bounce Ad [VIDEO]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:33:32 +0000

In the latest evolution of Old Spice‘s “what will they do next?” social media ad campaign, spokesman Terry Crews literally crashes an ad for Bounce.

The brand chose Crews, a former NFL player perhaps best known as Julius, the father on Chris Rock’s Everybody Hates Chris, to personify its… read more

Book Suggestion: One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:14:17 +0000

The book suggestion of the week is about Jeff Bezos and the history of Amazon.com. One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com is a really good book, very inspiring and motivating especially about believing on what you are doing and focus on the long term when doing things…. read more

Is LoMoing the New Tebowing? [PICS]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:59:06 +0000

LoMoing

A new meme inspired by Miami Marlins outfielder Logan Morrison (pictured here) has emerged: LoMoing.

How do you LoMo?… read more

Facebook IPO: How Will the Social Network Be Affected? [POLL]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:38:57 +0000

Facebook‘s $5 billion IPO filing yesterday took the social media world by storm, but if you woke up today and logged into the social network, you probably noticed nothing’s changed — yet.

Yes, Facebook Timeline is in the process of rolling out to all users, so it may actually have… read more

ADzero Smartphone Is Carved Out of a Solid Block of Bamboo [VIDEO]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:12:07 +0000

Kieron-Scott Woodhouse was fed up with cellphones all looking alike, so he took the matter into his own hands, building his own brand of smartphone out of a solid block of organic bamboo.

The 23-year-old design student at Middlesex University… read more

Social Media Has Turned Super Bowl XLVI Teams’ Marketing Upside Down

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:50:10 +0000

The explosive growth of social media over the past four years has drastically changed how the Giants and Patriots market themselves and connect with fans compared to the two teams’ most recent Super Bowl trips.

“It’s a whole new world compared to last time,” Nilay Shah, the Giants’ director of digital… read more

Groundhog Phil Says ‘WTF’ to Groundhog Day [INTERVIEW]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:18:25 +0000

In a hard-hitting interview (sarcasm), I dug up some exclusive responses from Groundhog Day‘s world famous critter, Punxsutawney Phil.

Twitter account @GroundhogPhil, which has 4,400 followers, reveals how he really feels about the Feb. 2 holiday and even trash talks fellow Twitter animals, including Bronx Zoo Cobra and NYT Sexy… read more

How LinkedIn Gave A Former Pro Athlete A New Career [VIDEO]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:08:08 +0000

While playing for the Tennessee Valley Vipers in the Arena Football League, and pursuing his dream of playing football professionally, Lewis Howes broke his wrist diving for a pass. He gutted out the rest of the season, playing through his… read more

Microsoft Has Huge Changes in Store for Windows Phone 8 [REPORT]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:42:32 +0000

Brace yourself, Windows Phone users, because everything’s going to change.

An internal Microsoft video that was supposedly leaked to a website reveals that the entire mobile operating system will be revamped later this year to better integrate it with the upcoming Windows 8. Many abilities will be added and some… read more

Daily Inspiration #1047

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:11:01 +0000

What to Do When Your Website Gets Hacked

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:54:55 +0000

Dallas Lawrence is the chief global digital strategist for Burson-Marsteller, one of the world’s leading public relations and communications firms. He is a Mashable contributor on emerging media trends, online reputation management and digital issue advocacy. You can connect with him on Twitter @dallaslawrence.

If an individual or activist group broke… read more

Tumblr Hires an Editor-in-Chief

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:01:58 +0000

Tumblr may have lost a fashion director, but it has now gained an editor-in-chief.

The blogging platform told The New York Times Thursday it brought on Chris Mohney, formerly Senior Vice President of content at BlackBook Media, to serve in the newly created role of editor-in-chief.

Mohney will be joined by… read more

Romney and Obama Go Head-to-Head in Online Donation Drives

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:49:53 +0000

Mitt Romney dropped the gloves on Barack Obama Tuesday night by launching an online-only donation drive. The goal? Collect $1 million to make Obama a “one-term president.”

“The inspiration was President Obama,” says Romney digital director Zac Moffatt. “It’s three years ago to the day that he should be held… read more

Amazon Launches Sports Memorabilia Store [VIDEO]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:23:35 +0000

Amazon has expanded its sales reach into sports memorabilia, the company announced on Thursday.

Its new Sports Collectibles Store offers more than two million officially licensed items by the NFL, NBA, FIFA and Major League Baseball. Shoppers can search for collectibles by… read more

Apple Employee’s iPhone Messages Accidentally Broadcast to Bloggers [VIDEO]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:06:39 +0000

A glitch with an Apple store employee’s iPhone SIM card has allowed his personal life to be spied on by tech bloggers.

The incident happened after the employee inserted his personal SIM card into a customer’s broken iPhone to repair it. The… read more

Patriot or Giant, Whose Pre-Super Bowl XLVI Spotify Mix Is Better? [POLL]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:54:29 +0000

Super Bowl Sunday is right around the corner and players from both the New York Giants and New England Patriots are getting pumped for the game with their own big-game Spotify playlists.

On Monday, Mashable told you about Patriots rookie running back Stevan Ridley, who posted a 12-song Spotify playlist to… read more

What the Heck Is Groundhog Day? [VIDEO]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:25:05 +0000

Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks.

Punxsutawney Phil saw its shadow on Groundhog Day morning, which historically is a sign predicting six more weeks of winter. But what does it all really mean?

The Feb. 2 holiday — celebrated in the U.S…. read more

The IPO Won’t Change Facebook. Online Ads Will

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:12:16 +0000

Will an IPO change Facebook? The sudden influx of $5 billion (and more) will certainly give it lots of opportunity, though it’ll also mean Facebook will soon answer to shareholders. And those shareholders will demand that the company keep increasing the value of their investment.

In his letter within the IPO… read more

Worldwide Photography #56: Hobart

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:53:17 +0000

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: Hobart, Tasmania.

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

Start Your Own Email Newsletter the Easy Way with TinyLetter

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:00:04 +0000

Most of us have sent emails to multiple people at once, whether a holiday email to family or a marketing newsletter to fans and customers. Many of us have gotten emails with dozens of addresses at the top where the sender sent the email to their whole list by just… read more

Focus on Street Photographer Eric Kim ~ In your face with a smile!

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:02:56 +0000

If you shoot street photography, you have most likely heard of California based photographer Eric Kim. He is so active in the social media and blogging world that it is virtually impossible to miss him and his big grin. Who is the person behind the Leica? I had the pleasure… read more

Email Guidelines

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:21:44 +0000

Email Guidelines is a post from: Free Email Templates

Email Guidelines

Granted, the social media hit the World like a Big Bang. Anyone who is anyone is now a chronic blogger, and anyone who is not in it looks like a dead man walking. This may very well be, but one… read more

How to Make Your Company More Social

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:45:12 +0000

Mae Karwowski runs social media strategy and oversees community management at Gilt City, a subsidiary of the Gilt Groupe. She also consults for several startups.

Social networks are flooded with potential customers. Therefore, today’s companies need to foster a socially engaged culture within company walls.

A business becomes more inherently social… read more

Instagram Users Snap Spectacular Shots at Sailing’s Toughest Event [PICS]

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:32:41 +0000

An AbuDhabi highway shot by Liam Goslett, a 19-year-old photographer from Toronto whose Tumblr blog is called Liam… read more

New Website Connects Language Newbies With Native Speakers

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:05:08 +0000

Name: Verbling

Quick Pitch: Verbling is a web-based platform where individuals can pair up with native speakers… read more

Twitter Users Campaign for Britney Spears ‘Modern Family’ Cameo

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:36:44 +0000

If we’ve learned anything from massive campaigning on the Internet recently, it’s that the Web has the power to get things done.

The latest campaigning effort comes in support of Britney Spears, as many tweeted on Tuesday to let the pop superstar appear on popular TV show Modern Family. The hashtag… read more

Will the IPO Change Facebook Forever?

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:12:18 +0000

Journalists can find some pretty weird things interesting, but I never thought a 207-page government-mandated document would keep me turning the pages.

That changed Wednesday, with Facebook’s mammoth S-1 filing. It wasn’t so much an SEC prospectus as it was a peek into the personality of Mark Zuckerberg — and… read more

Only About a Third of Tweets Are Worth Reading [STUDY]

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:28:57 +0000

Do you ever wonder how people react when they see your Twitter updates? Odds are, most would fall under the category of “meh,” according to a new study.

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon, MIT and Georgia Tech joined forces to get a sense of how most tweets go over. They created a… read more

How 9 Tech Giants Traded After Going Public [INFOGRAPHIC]

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:19:24 +0000

Now that Facebook has filed paperwork for its Initial Public Offering, the world will be watching the company’s value. Assuming the SEC approves the filing, stocks will likely begin trading in May.

The social network will be offering $5 billion in stock, and some estimates of market value place the… read more

Facebook: Competition An ‘Ongoing Threat’ But ‘We Compete Favorably’

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:07:15 +0000

Clear as day, Facebook acknowledges its competition in the social media marketplace in the SEC filing document released Wednesday. Despite Google+, Orkut, Mixi, Twitter and the bevy of competing social sites, Facebook say its future looks bright.

In the “competition” section of the SEC filing — about a page long… read more

Easily Create a Website with Moonfruit

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:00:26 +0000

Many tools and packages exist online to help people create websites with minimal effort and involvement. Of course, each one has their own strengths and weaknesses. Some are more aimed at creating blogs, while others are better for single-page info sites.

Moonfruit is another competitor in this market. It looks stylish,… read more

Facebook: Here Are the 35 Things That Could Kill Our Company

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:52:13 +0000

Here’s one of the more painful parts of taking a company public: You have to make an honest assessment, in front of the whole world, of all the things that could kill your business. Facebook is no exception.

In its SEC filing, as required by law, the company outlined a… read more

Facebook: Zynga Generates 12% of Our Revenue and We Need Them

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:55:09 +0000

Lots of interesting numbers emerged from Facebook’s IPO filing Wednesday — including that one client, game-maker Zynga, accounts for a full 12% of the company’s revenue.

Facebook generated $3.71 billion in sales last year; some $445 million of that came from its partnership with Zynga. Facebook made $1.97 billion in… read more

Election 2012: Voters Expect Candidates to Be on Social Media [INFOGRAPHIC]

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:42:32 +0000

About 82% of all adults will receive most of their election news online. The ways U.S. voters are using social media have changed drastically since 2008. Here are some other social media trends driving this year’s election.

Presidential parties and the media are focusing on what’s being said about the election… read more

Super Bowl Viewers Will Check Phones 10 Times During the Game [STUDY]

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:27:22 +0000

Nearly half of Super Bowl XLVI viewers will check their mobile device as many as 10 times during the game, and almost a third of viewers under age 45 will watch the game “with device in hand.”

More than 80% of viewers say they’ll use their mobile device during the… read more

Pinterest Drives More Traffic Than Google+, YouTube and LinkedIn Combined [STUDY]

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:03:04 +0000

Pinterest is social media’s rising star — and now has the traffic stats to prove it.

The darling network of brides-to-be, fashionistas and budding bakers now beats YouTube, Reddit, Google+, LinkedIn and MySpace for percentage of total referral traffic in January, according to a Shareaholic study.

Pinterest accounted for 3.6%… read more

Daily Inspiration #1046

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:59:04 +0000

Typography Mania #117

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:01:18 +0000

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.

Click here to check out all the previous Typography… read more

Architect Day: Studio Gang Architects

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:00:00 +0000

Alfred Wong born ind Hong Kong and educated in Melbourne is one of the most important for the Singapore architecture. He founded his own firm in 1957 and since then has been working between projects and committees of the Singapore government.

studiogang.net

Founded in 1977 by Jeanne Gang, Studio… read more

How To Shoot 360 Degree Panoramas While On The Road – With Audrey Scott And Daniel Noll Of Uncornered Market

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:18:00 +0000

It’s worth your while to click on the image above to be taken to the full sized 360 view of the Shah-é-Chéragh Mosque taken by Audrey Scott and Daniel Noll of Uncornered Market.com. As DPS evolves, we’ll be adding in the ability to see these immersion style Shockwave files on… read more

Best of Tuts+ in January 2012

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:00:55 +0000

Each month, we bring together a selection of the best tutorials and articles from across the whole Tuts+ network. Whether you’d like to read the top posts from your favourite site, or would like to start learning something completely new, this is the best place to start!

Psdtuts+ — Photoshop Tutorials

Create… read more

Win 250 die cut business cards from UPrinting

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:10:34 +0000

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Beautiful Editorial Illustrations by Luciano Lozano aka. Ilustrista

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:31:15 +0000

Luciano Lozano it’s a self-taught illustrator based on Barcelona, Spain working mainly with magazines and books. He got a quite distinctive style, since we cannot simply label it as retro as sometimes he works with traditional methods getting some really fresh results.

You can know more about Luciano at his Website.

About… read more

16 High Quality Twitter Icons That You Can Download For Free

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:07:13 +0000

Let us take you to the free collection of some high quality Twitter icons that you can download for free. This round up showcases 16 beautifully designed and eye catching Twitter icons that will for sure grab the attention of your target audience. Twitter buttons such as Follow Me and… read more

NASA Launches Facebook Game to Test Space Program Knowledge

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:45:44 +0000

How much do you know about the NASA space program, Earthling?

NASA has launched a multi-player Facebook game to test just that. Space Race Blastoff poses a series of surprisingly tough questions — for example, who launched the first liquid-fueled rocket?… read more

Project Unbreakable Gives Sexual Abuse Victims a Voice in Pictures

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:05:01 +0000

Pictures can capture a moment, express a feeling or, with Project Unbreakable, help sexual abuse victims take control over the violence done to them.

Project Unbreakable was created in October of 2011 by Grace Brown, a 19-year-old studying at New York’s School of Visual Arts, as a way to address sexual… read more

Men Must be Graduates of Elite Universities to Join New Invite-Only Dating Site

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:46:28 +0000

Name: Sparkology

Quick Pitch: Sparkology is an invite-only luxury dating site for young professionals.

Genius Idea: Sparkology members… read more

Are These the 10 Funniest Super Bowl Commercials Ever?

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:02:04 +0000

1. Sprint

The 10 Most Blatant Design Ripoffs in Social Media

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:24:46 +0000

Pinspire vs. Pinterest

It doesn’t get more blatant than this. Pinspire is pretty much a pixel-for-pixel Pinterest clone, created… read more

Hulu’s Super Bowl Teaser Has Arrested Development Theme [VIDEO]

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:37:51 +0000

Hulu is teasing its new Super Bowl campaign and its plot to turn human brains into “mushymush.”

The ad will star Will Arnett (Arrested Development, Up All Night) as the latest “TV star” who is surreptitiously trying to rot Earthling brains, thanks to the magic of Hulu Plus.

As teasers go, we’re… read more

5,000 Pound Crab-Like Robot Can Walk On Asteroids

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:21:44 +0000

Gravitational pull on most asteroids is pretty low. That’s why NASA’s rover ATHLETE (All Terrain Hex Limbed Extra Terrestrial Explorer) — with its dexterous arms and the ability to crawl across low-weight environments — could become useful in the future… read more

YouTube CEO: The Future of Content Is Niche Channels

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:06:30 +0000

The way consumers access and consume media is changing rapidly, YouTube head Salar Kamangar believes, and YouTube is evolving to accommodate it.

“We’re entering the third wave of media,” Kamangar said during an on-stage interview with AllThingsD‘s Peter Kafka in Laguna Nigel, Calif., Tuesday. “The first wave was the broadcast networks…. read more

Vevo Made $150 Million Last Year

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:50:36 +0000

Vevo generated $150 million in revenue last year, President and CEO Rio D. Caraeff revealed at AllThingsD‘s media conference on Tuesday.

The two-year-old music video platform, a joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Abu Dhabi Media, has paid out $100 million to content owners over the past… read more

Petitions Demand Apple Improve Foxconn Conditions

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:10:16 +0000

Two online petitions beseech Apple to improve working conditions in the Chinese factories that make its products.

The petitions, both filed within the last two weeks, follow a renewed round of criticism directed at the company over labor practices at overseas facilities like the Foxconn factory in Shenzhen, China.

One petition, created… read more

You’ll Download Physical Objects Sooner Than You Think, Thanks to Kids Like These

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:03:46 +0000

File-sharing site The Pirate Bay caused an Internet stir last week when it introduced a new content category called “Physibles,” essentially designed to allow people to pass one another physical objects for download. The term refers to data files that are actually able to become physical objects via 3D printing… read more

The Florida Primary, Live on Social Media

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:47:00 +0000

Tuesday is Primary Day in Florida, and thousands of social media users have been tweeting, sending photos and lighting up Facebook with posts about the presidential contest.

Throughout the 2012 presidential election, White House hopefuls have been taking to social media in the fight for the Oval Office. Meanwhile, journalists have… read more

Florida Primary: Can Social Media Predict the Winner?

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:31:17 +0000

The Florida primary is shaping up to be an important battleground in the war for the Republican presidential nomination, and it’s getting plenty of attention on social media.

Mashable asked social media analysis company Fizziology to determine the sentiment around each of the remaining candidates and compare it to recent… read more

Facebook to File for $5 Billion IPO on Wednesday [REPORT]

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:15:06 +0000

Facebook will file a preliminary prospectus for its long-awaited IPO Wednesday morning, but the company will raise less than expected — $5 billion — according to a report.

International Financing Review cites “sources close to the deal” who say the company is planning to raise half of the previously reported $10… read more

40+ Tips to Get the Most Out of Web Apps

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:00:01 +0000

There’s so many things you can do from your browser, you could get by quite nicely without any other native apps. The internet is full of amazing web apps, ranging from powerful tools for enterprises to little tools that do one thing great.

While the web apps and sites we love… read more

eBay CEO: NFC Payments Need Standardization to Succeed [VIDEO]

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:53:21 +0000

Mashable’s Davos coverage is presented by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment.

eBay CEO John Donahoe sat down with Mashable CEO and founder Pete Cashmore to talk about the future of ecommerce and mobile… read more

RIM Backtracks After Twitter Users Hijack Hashtag

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:42:51 +0000

Like McDonald’s before it, RIM has found there’s a reason open-ended Twitter campaigns are called “bashtags.”

The trouble started on New Year’s Eve, when the brand sponsored Dick Clark’s show and ran a billboard in New York’s Times Square: “Let’s #BeBold in 2012.” RIM claims it received more than 35,000… read more

Martha Stewart Considering Web-Only TV Show

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:30:04 +0000

Martha Stewart is looking into producing web-only video programming, the TV personality and business magnate suggested on stage at AllThingsD‘s media conference Tuesday.

Stewart’s company, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, is looking for new outlets for Stewart’s daytime show now that her contract with the Hallmark Channel is coming to an end…. read more

Will the iPhone 5 Have NFC? MasterCard Exec Hints at an Answer [VIDEO]

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:20:01 +0000

In a recent interview, MasterCard‘s chief emerging payments officer dropped a hint about the yet-to-be announced iPhone 5: the next smartphone from Apple might include near field communication technology.

Fast Company‘s Austin Carr chatted with Ed McLaughlin from MasterCard about when… read more

Google Will Start Country-Specific Censorship for Blogs

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:59:19 +0000

Google figured out Twitter‘s trick for avoiding universally censoring content weeks ago, but it managed to go unnoticed — for a while.

That is, until TechDows wrote about Blogger‘s plan for country-specific URLs Tuesday.

At some point “over the coming weeks,” Google’s Blogger will begin redirecting users to country-specific domain… read more

Daily Inspiration #1045

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:33:52 +0000

‘Mob Mentality’ Destroyed SOPA, Says Viacom CEO

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:27:20 +0000

“Are you surprised at the speed [SOPA and PIPA] fell apart?” AllThingsD‘s Peter Kafka asked Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman at a gathering of several hundred media and technology professionals in Laguna Nigel, Calif., Tuesday morning.

“It became a mob mentality,” Dauman complained, referring to the week-long series of online protests… read more

Experiments II the 7th Exhibiiton of Cosmosys

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:29:41 +0000

The group Cosmosys is a creative community focused around different forms of art, composed of artists from around the globe and they recently released their 7th exhibiiton with a beautiful gallery of different stunning pieces. I hope you will enjoy them!

Our goal is to provide artists with a community… read more

Weekly Poll: Pre-launch Apps and You

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:48 +0000

Do you sign up for info on apps before they’re launched?

It’s easy to think there’s always something new in the world of technology. With CES and Macworld, Twitter and Techmeme, there’s a million new things that, all in all, are the same old thing in the latest wrapping. Essentially.

Actually,… read more

Finding Work on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:00:56 +0000

I love a good infographic, and this one created by Jobvite (view full infographic post or view it at full size) is really cool. It shows how Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter help people find work.

This research looks at how people are using social media to look for and find… read more

Get More Done With Sandglaz

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:00:20 +0000

It seems like every week we review a new task management/to-do list app here at AppStorm, and it’s easy to see why – everybody has trouble getting things done. And it’s no secret that things get even messier when you’ve to collaborate with people on tasks, whether it’s a software… read more

20 Best Online To Do List Apps for Freelancers

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:00:03 +0000

To do list task managers and full productivity software is essential to a freelancers business. The style of design your looking for in a to do list app will differ based on the size of your small business, the nature of the services you offer, and your personal preferences.

You… read more

Ten Things To Think About When Designing Your iPad App

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:03:02 +0000

Like most well-designed things, the magic of an iPad app comes from a union of usefulness, usability and meaning. Games aside, the app must be useful by solving a problem that people actually have through the right set of functionality at the right time. It must be easy to use… read more

50+ Creative Examples of Websites Designed With HTML5

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:23:53 +0000

The web is constantly evolving. New and creative websites are being created every day, pushing the limitations of HTML in every direction. HTML4 has been around for nearly a decade and now its time to move forward. To give authors more flexibility and interoperability, HTML5 is proposed as the next… read more

Creating Email Templates (1 of 3)

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:53:23 +0000

Creating Email Templates (1 of 3) is a post from: Free Email Templates

This video is part 1 of a 3 part series on creating email templates the easy way, using Photoshop and Dreamweaver. In part 1 I’ll show you how to slice a design in Photoshop, export into HTML and… read more

Web designers, what to look for in a CMS

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:05:18 +0000

Source

Weekly Design News – Resources, Tutorials and Freebies (N.118)

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:48:40 +0000

This is our weekly column were we share our favorite design related articles, resources and cool tidbits from the past week. Enjoy :)
If you would like to receive our daily updates and keep up to date with the latest and greatest articles and resources from the… read more

Polling App Makes Blog Feedback Painless

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:59:03 +0000

Name: Quipol

Quick Pitch: Quipol is a web application that makes creating and embedding polls on blogs easy.

Genius… read more

New Career Website Lets Job Seekers Upload Video Resumes

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:26:33 +0000

A new career website that launched on Monday aims to be a one-stop shop for hiring managers and job seekers. GetHired.com was co-founded by Suki Shah, 28, who was inspired to create the integrated site after running his own medical diagnostics company and experiencing difficulties with the hiring process.

“We… read more

Twitter CEO: We’re Not Censoring the Web

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:57:05 +0000

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo took the stage at AllThingsD‘s media conference in Laguna Nigel, CA, Monday evening to defend the company’s new censorship policies.

Twitter announced last week that it would begin censoring tweets in certain countries to comply with local laws. The move sparked outrage among many users, who gathered… read more

Giants? Patriots? Mobile and Social to Win Super Bowl XLVI

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:32:09 +0000

The New York Giants and New England Patriots face off for gridiron glory this Sunday in Super Bowl XLVI. But the game’s real winners could be social networks and mobile technologies — as well as the marketers who best leverage those platforms.

A look back at how fans engaged with… read more

Patriots Player Uses Spotify, Facebook to Share Pre-Super Bowl Mix

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:06:06 +0000

Ever wonder what athletes blast in their headphones to get hyped before big games?

Well, wonder no more thanks to a Facebook post by New England Patriots running back Stevan Ridley.

“Super Bowl Pre-Game Mix!!” Ridley wrote on his Facebook wall on Monday, accompanying a 12-track Spotify playlist. Ridley’s… read more

Clear To Do App Has Some Surprising Design Inspirations

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:51:51 +0000

It’s increasingly difficult to build buzz around new mobile application studios, especially when the first app on deck is something thousands of others have attempted, like a “To Do” app. Yet that’s exactly what Phill Ryu and David Lanham, the two masterminds behind Impending, Inc. have managed to do.

Ryu and… read more

When Apple’s Siri Met the Flaming Lips [AUDIO]

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:07:06 +0000

Alt-rock band the Flaming Lips samples everyone’s favorite iPhone-based personal assistant, Siri, in its new song, “Now I Understand.”

The iPhone 4S’s personal assistant makes up one vocal track of the song, repeating “Wayne,” (Wayne Coyne, the band’s lead singer, isn’t featured), “I don’t understand” and “the moon, the stars and… read more

Codecademy is 1 Million Strong and Launching a Teacher Tool

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:47:32 +0000

Codecademy hasn’t had much trouble attracting people who want to learn how to code — it has been used by more than 1 million people and signed up more than 100,000 people for its New Years resolution class alone, including the New York City mayor. Now it’s hoping to have… read more

Obama: Protect The ‘Fundamental Integrity’ of the Internet

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:11:25 +0000

President Barack Obama called for the protection of intellectual property rights in a Google+ hangout Monday evening, but said such protection must be done “in a way that’s consistent with Internet freedom.”

Obama was replying to a question submitted over YouTube about his stance on the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA),… read more

WorkSimple: The Social Collaboration Platform

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:43 +0000

Enterprise software were never fun to use. For years, in the name of “professional looking”, a boring user interface was listed as most enterprise software’s major USP, it seemed. Microsoft Outlook remained as the path breaking collaboration (!) tool for decades. It ruled the roost until the another equally legendary… read more

Behind the Scenes of Twitter’s No-Cost Viral Recruiting Video

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:52:57 +0000

Twitter’s viral job recruitment video took the web by storm over the weekend, already gaining nearly half a million views — and it didn’t cost the company a dime.

“We spent zero dollars on this film, using only existing equipment,” explain the video makers and members of Twitter’s corporate design team,… read more

Arrivals for Foursquare Displays Check-ins on Old-Style Airport Board

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:29:09 +0000

Tired of Foursquare‘s busy roll of check-ins? A new app cuts out all the clutter and shows you exactly where your friends have arrived.

Arrivals for Foursquare is an app based on a concept developed by Toby Barnes for his eight-year-old son to keep track of him while on business… read more

Apple Introduces New Reservation System for iPhone Purchases in China [VIDEO]

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:24:04 +0000

When the iPhone 4S first became available at Apple stores in China earlier this month, pandemonium ensued. Now, Apple has revealed a new way of hopefully safely being able to sell Apple’s newest mobile phone in the country.

In mid-January, gangs… read more

Composition: When to Landscape a Portrait and Vice Versa

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:22:17 +0000

This is a guest post by Phil Hill, a travel photographer from the UK based in Australia. You can see more of Phil’s great work at his travel photography blog or follow him on Facebook or Twitter.

At first glance many will probably have tongue firmly in cheek and I might… read more

Top Twitter Photos from the 2012 Presidential Campaign

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:07:57 +0000

Republican Presidential candidates have expanded their campaigns into the digital realm and documented their journeys to today’s Florida primary with photos posted on Twitter and Instagram.

All four of the remaining Republican candidates, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, and Rick Santorum have substantial followings on various social networks. While all… read more

Groupon is a Star in CBS Pilot — But in the Wrong City [VIDEO]

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:03:02 +0000

Working at Groupon is now cliche enough to work as the setting of a TV pilot.

CBS picked up a pilot for a new sitcom called Friend Me. The conceit is about two twenty-something best friends who move from Illinois to… read more

Daily Inspiration #1044

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:48:13 +0000

British Tourists Barred From Entering U.S. Over Tweet About ‘Destroying America’ [VIDEO]

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:21:12 +0000

Leigh Van Bryan claims his tweets about “destroying America” and digging up Marilyn Monroe’s grave were jokes, but the U.S. Department of Homeland Security isn’t laughing.

The British man and his friend, Emily Bunting, who flew to Los Angeles for vacation,… read more

The Swarm: Short Horror Film Made Entirely on Phones [VIDEO]

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:08:41 +0000

Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks.

The Swarm is all about shallow breathing, heavy petting and Xperia smartphones. The short horror film, shot entirely on Sony’s Xperia Arc S phones, follows a group of (mostly) horny teenagers in London who come face… read more

Facebook’s Road to IPO

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:06:51 +0000

2004: First Offers Turned Down

Facebook launches with humble beginnings that most people have seen dramatized in The Social… read more

Animated GIFs Plop Nigel Thornberry’s Face on Disney Princesses

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:34:19 +0000

Nigel Thornberry-Disney GIF

GIF from Know Your Meme.

Click here to view this gallery.

Nigel Thornberry is back again. In what… read more

Stunning Aerial Photography

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:30:43 +0000

Photography is great and amazing in and of itself, but aerial photography takes it to another level of beauty by capturing these incredible shots only few people are able see without these photos. I hope you all enjoy and get inspired from this!

Hello everyone! I’m Mackenzie, a graphic designer out… read more

How You Should Use Google+ for Your Business

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:00:31 +0000

Chris Brogan is the author of the new book, Google+ for Business: How Google’s Social Network Changes Everything.

As a Google+ skeptic (heck, I’m skeptical of all new social media) I was interested to learn more, so I sat down and watched this video where Michael Stelzner of Socialmediaexaminer.com interviewed… read more

20 things from 2011

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:08:12 +0000

20 things that happened on the internet in 2011 is an amazing image illustrating 20 facts that happened last year on the internet and you have to guess what they are. You can also check the step by steps of how it was done, and see detailed shots of this… read more

5 Ways for Photographers to use an iPad to Jumpstart their Business

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:15:12 +0000

1. Editing On-the-Go

The iPad is never going to replace a desktop computer for photo editing. However, it does come in handy when you are looking to quickly edit a few pictures. I recently traveled home for the holidays. My parents wanted a picture for their Christmas card. I was able to… read more

New developer tools in Firefox 10 and 11

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:26:51 +0000

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Create a Creamy Ice Cream Poster on Illustrator

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:05:39 +0000

Hi everyone, before someone say it’s winter on the north pole, I gotta say it’s damn hot here in Brasil, so I though a tasty and frosty illustration would be a good exercise to do.

This is a step by step tutorial forwarding some of the previous tutorials. The idea is… read more

How the Peace Corps is Building a Community of Volunteers Online

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:09:07 +0000

When volunteers return home from service with The Peace Corps, they often want to stay in touch with fellow Corps members. Can social media help them do that?

Yes, says Erica Burman, director of communications at The National Peace Corps Association (NPCA).

The Peace Corps, a U.S. service program, sends Americans… read more

YouTube Cover Song Face-Off: Adele’s ‘Set Fire to the Rain’

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:54:41 +0000

Each week, Mashable picks a popular song, finds 10 covers of it and asks you to vote for your favorite.

More than year after Adele’s mega popular 21 came out, the album’s third U.S. single — “Set Fire to the Rain” — claims the top spot on Billboard‘s Hot 100 this… read more

Daily Inspiration #1043

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:25:56 +0000

Pinterest Becomes Top Traffic Driver for Retailers [INFOGRAPHIC]

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:22:14 +0000

Pinterest, a two-year-old social bookmarking site that lets users collect and share things they like on the web, is driving increasingly significant amounts of traffic to retailers’ websites.

The service enables users to create online bulletin boards, or “pinboards,” for popular categories such as home decor, food and wedding inspiration. Members… read more

Meme Machine: Top 5 Viral Hits of the Week

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:03:03 +0000

The Mashable Meme Machine is a daily look at five hilarious viral topics spreading across the web right now.

The weekend is finally here, and if you’ve been too embarrassed to look at photos of cats and Ryan Goslin at the office, we’ve got you covered with this week’s roundup of… read more

How To Avoid Hiring The Wrong Person For Your Startup

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:38:29 +0000

Chris Rickborn is the COO and co-founder for Unrabble, a cloud-computing hiring software company that helps busy startups make great hires.

In a startup, hiring a new employee can be a business-changing event. The smaller the organization, the more impact each employee has on its ultimate success.

Don’t get me wrong… read more

10 Hysterical Political Parodies on Twitter

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:00:08 +0000

There are countless parody accounts on Twitter — musicians, celebrities, cartoon characters and religious figures can all grace your feed with their presence. The most entertaining parodies, however, may be those of politicians around the world.

For some people, real politicians who utilize Twitter can be overwhelming with constant campaigning and… read more

Megaupload’s Kim Dotcom Loses ‘Call of Duty’ Top Spot While in Prison [VIDEO]

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:59:54 +0000

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom can’t defend his top-spot score in the game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 from behind bars — he was recently bumped to the no. 2 spot by a player named Azaros.

On Wednesday, a judge denied Dotcom bail, meaning he likely won’t be able… read more

Remarkable ‘Joy of Books’ Animation Brings Books to Life [VIRAL VIDEO]

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:00:51 +0000

Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks.

Relax and enjoy the magic that ensues when you combine a bookstore full of books, skillful stop-motion animation, haunting music, a boatload of creativity and 28 volunteers: The Joy of Books is a brilliant video… read more

Can You Name the 20 Viral Topics in This Illustration? [CONTEST]

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:06:40 +0000

Instead of sending holiday cards to clients and friends in December, London-based digital agency Syzygy recently whipped up a creative illustration that depicts 20 notable events from the past 12 months.

Syzygy then asked people to name the 20 viral topics, which has spurred a flurry of online activity to… read more

21 Must-Follow Pinterest Users

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:05:05 +0000

1. Luce de Luce

Focus: Photography/Art

Boards: 49

Our Favorite Board: photography

Click here to view this gallery.

Looking to save some search… read more

Tweet Your Best Shot to Make NBA’s Curry Your Voicemail Assistant

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:15:12 +0000

How would you like to put an NBA star to work as your own personal phone operator?

That’s more or less the idea behind a Twitter-driven contest by Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry. Curry has called for fans to tweet him video clips their best moves from the game H-O-R-S-E,… read more

How I Stumbled Across an Amazing Way to Slow Down My Shooting Process

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:46:42 +0000

A guest post by John Davenport

I, like many new photographers, would walk around shooting everything I saw without consciously thinking about the way it was framed or the settings on my camera. If you browse through the archives of my blog you’ll see a clear pattern of growth and learning… read more

Our favorite tweets of the week Jan 23-Jan 29, 2012

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:36:51 +0000

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Wallpaper of the Week 188 by Sebastian Andaur

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:56:18 +0000

The wallpaper of this week is an image created by Sebastian Andaur an young visual artist and graphic designer from Chile. Sebastian loves colors since he was born and when he got his first computer at the age of 12 he started to play with Photoshop.

Today, Sebastian works creating graphics,… read more

Top 8 Comments on Mashable This Week

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:43:38 +0000

We’re back again with another roundup of the top Mashable comments of the week.

In this weekly segment, we showcase the week’s best comments on our site. We’re always looking for thoughtful comments that engage the community and drive more conversation, as well as those that make us laugh.

This week, the… read more

Sound Design: Audio Branding: Airela Case

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:24:26 +0000

What is audio branding?

“Audio branding describes the process of brand development and brand management by use of acoustic elements within the framework of brand communication. It is part of multi-sensory brand communication and holistic corporate design. Audio branding aims at building solidly a brand sound that represents the identity and… read more

Tech Companies Ramping Up the Green Jobs [INFOGRAPHIC]

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:40:07 +0000

If you’re looking for a new job, but you’re also a friend of the environment, there could be a perfect position for you in the tech sector. More than ever before, tech companies are committed to sustainability — they’re developing greener devices, increasing the life cycle of products and developing… read more

Best of the Week #207

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:08 +0000

6 Standout Apps Worth Downloading This Week

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:39:04 +0000

Evi for Android and iPhone

Evi is like the iPhone 4S for Android and other iPhone devices running iOS… read more

Google Doodle Celebrates World’s Largest Snowflake [VIDEO]

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:18:55 +0000

Google is at it again, creating yet another of its whimsical doodles. This time, the search giant’s Google Doodle on its main search page revels in the glories of midwinter, celebrating the 125th anniversary of the discovery of the world’s largest snowflake.

How large was it? How’s 15 inches (38 centimeters)… read more

10 Hilarious Animated GIFs that Took the Web by Storm

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:11:20 +0000

1. Darth Raver

Adding a Star Wars reference almost always results in a viral sensation.

Click here to view… read more

Take More Photos – Keep Less

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:26:10 +0000

A guest post by Sam Levy, founder of citifari, New York Photo Tours.

In today’s environment, with the development and increased mobility of digital cameras, it has become easy and inexpensive to take a large volume of photos. Compared to the early days of photography when it took a couple of… read more

15 Killer Quotes From ‘Sh*t People Say’ Videos

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:46:10 +0000

This meme is certainly making a strong case to be one of the biggest of 2012. Sure, the first episode of “Sh*t Girls Say” was uploaded at the end of last year, but who’s counting really? The results that Google yields when you start typing “Sh*t People Say” are as… read more

Photo Startup Makes It Easy to Create Albums With Friends

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:02:15 +0000

Name: ZangZing

Quick Pitch: Store and share your photos from multiple services in one place.

Genius Idea: Makes it… read more

Elaborate ‘It Gets Better’ Video Resembles ‘Glee’

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:30:31 +0000

Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks.

An extensively choreographed “It Gets Better” music video — set to Lady Gaga‘s “Hair” — gained steam Friday after the mega pop star gave it her seal of approval on Twitter.

This is so AMAZING tinyurl.com/7jd638s #HairMusicVideo… read more

Meet Beckinfield, a YouTube Show With 4,000 Actors [PICS]

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:59:08 +0000

The make-believe town of Beckinfield is the setting for the Mad Libs-style show of the same name, which uses crowd-sourced amateur actors from all over the world who create the show’s story by posting videos.

Writers outline the plot and email a “town happenings” newsletter to actors each week. Each… read more

Breaking Down Apple’s Billions [INFOGRAPHIC]

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:48:44 +0000

It’s no secret Apple, one of the most valuable public companies in the world, is making major cash off today’s tech gadgets — but how much?

This week, the company reported a record net profit of more than $13.6 billion for its quarterly report lasting 14 weeks and ending Dec. 31,… read more

Twitter Users Rally to Boycott Country-by-Country Censorship [VIDEO]

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:35:11 +0000

Twitter‘s new approach to censoring tweets has users rallying around the hashtag #TwitterBlackout — a call to boycott the microblogging service Saturday.

The change lets Twitter withhold content on a country-by-country basis, when a government deems the tweets inappropriate. Rather than wholly… read more

Sports Blogger Ousted Over False Paterno Tweet

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:14:25 +0000

CBS has shown the door to the blogger who tweeted an erroneous report of legendary Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno’s death last weekend.

Blogger Adam Jacobi wrote on Friday, “I had an awesome 17 months with CBSSports.com. I’m sorry to everyone, most importantly the Paterno family, for how it… read more

Newly Discovered Asteroid Narrowly Misses Earth

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:25:10 +0000

It isn’t just the sun’s radiation storm getting all up in Earth’s face this week. An asteroid the size of a school bus, discovered mere days ago, came about five times closer to us than the moon Friday.

The good news is an asteroid that size would have burned up… read more

Relax: Twitter’s New Censorship Policy Is Actually Good for Activists

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:20:49 +0000

A lot of digital ink has been spilled about Twitter’s announcement that it can now censor tweets on a country-by-country basis. The move has prompted a growing number of users to organize under the hashtag #TwitterBlackout and pledge to boycott the service on January 28 by refusing to tweet…. read more

Angry Birds on Facebook Launching Your Way on Valentine’s Day

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:45:50 +0000

What could be more romantic than playing Angry Birds on Facebook with your sweetheart or with a social network of relative strangers? The highly anticipated Facebook version of Angry Birds will officially be landing in a browser near you on Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day.

Rovio, the studio behind the game, has… read more

Can Regular Investors Buy a Piece of Facebook?

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:23:27 +0000

Now that it looks like Facebook is (finally!) going to file for an IPO, plenty of potential investors want to know how they can get in on the action.

Mashable is not a financial publication, and we’re not in the business of giving stock market tips. But we can break down… read more

Ex-Palm Chief Says Goodbye to HP, WebOS

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:09:41 +0000

Jon Rubinstein, the former CEO of Palm and co-developer of the Apple iPod, has left Hewlett-Packard, the company confirmed to Mashable. Rubinstein came to HP after the company acquired Palm in 2012.

The departure, which had been planned for some time, is symbolic of the trajectory of webOS, the mobile OS… read more

Why Facebook Is Really Worth $100 Billion

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:53:33 +0000

You know what hurts? Being wrong, that’s what hurts. Not just a little wrong, but $85 billion wrong.

Five years ago I laughed — dare I say chortled — over the idea that Facebook was worth $15 billion. Now it’s queuing up for the biggest Initial Public Offering in tech… read more

Seinfeld’s Kramer Reacts to Hearing Skrillex [VIDEOS]

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:36:49 +0000

A familiar Seinfeld clip of “hipster doofus” Cosmo Kramer has been set to dubstep beats from electronic music producer Skrillex — continuing the [Person] Reacts to Dubstep meme bumping loud (see other videos below).

The altered footage shows Kramer driving and then entertainingly reacting to hearing dubstep. People have already watched… read more

Daily Inspiration #1042

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:24:49 +0000

College Sports League to Stream Its Own Content Online

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:09:24 +0000

With television broadcast deals that reach into the billions of dollars, the delivery of college sports as entertainment has long been huge business.

Now the Pacific-12 Conference is aiming to create what would likely be college sports’ largest and most futuristic mode of digital distribution yet — a wholly league-owned… read more

7 Lead Generation Trends For 2012 — What You Need to Do Right Now [SPONSORED]

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:03:28 +0000

This post is brought to you by HubSpot, an inbound marketing software company based in Cambridge, MA, that makes a full platform of marketing software, including marketing automation tools. For more information on sponsored posts, read here.

You decide. Is this 2012 AD or is it 0008 FB — the eighth… read more

Map of 10,000 Tweets Shows New York City at Work

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:11:11 +0000

What does where we tweet say about how we live and work? That’s one of the questions Oakland-based programmer Eric Fischer hoped to answer with his latest mapping project.

Fischer, a mapping fanatic and artist, is used to displaying vast amounts of information in visually compelling ways. In his latest… read more

The Rule of Thirds: Weekly Photography Challenge

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:25:59 +0000

This week your photography challenge is to utilise the most common photographic composition rule – the Rule of Thirds.

While I’m not big on ‘rules’ – there’s definitely some good reasons to know this one and to be able to pull it off (and of course there are times to break… read more

Google Music Finally Lets You Download Your Own Tunes [VIDEO]

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:22:30 +0000

Google Music, Google’s cloud music service, has finally introduced a feature that lets users download their music to a computer with just a click of a button.

It’s been nearly a year since Google Music made it easy for users to add… read more

Google and Bing Searches Help Us Pirate Music?

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:30:23 +0000

Of course the public is going to pirate music when 80% of our search results for music direct us to illegal sites. That’s the claim made by a coalition of entertainment industry groups in a private document sent to the U.K…. read more

Solar Storm Smacks the Earth — And We’ve Got Video

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:16:10 +0000

A massive wave of charged particles exploded from the sun and hit Earth earlier this week in what NASA calls “the most intense solar energetic particle storm since 2005.”

The resulting magnificent light show has been making the rounds around the Internet through videos like the one below, taken… read more

10 Best Arcade Games for Android

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:54:19 +0000

1. Hard Lines

This retro-style mashup of Tron and Snake puts players in control of a wisecracking yellow line… read more

Surprisingly Beautiful Escalator Photography

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:30:01 +0000

A photographer can actually get to take some beautiful pictures out from the most common things, like escalators. I find this particularly fresh and quite nice, considering the amount of beauty found in these photographs.

If you got your own escalator pictures, we’d really love to see it. Drop us a… read more

Apple CEO Promises to ‘Dig Deeper’ on iPhone Factory Conditions

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:13:43 +0000

Apple CEO Tim Cook has sent an email to employees that addresses allegations surrounding work conditions at its supplies factories, noting that the company “never turns a blind eye to problems in our supply chain.”

According to a report by 9to5mac.com, Cook sent an email to Apple employees following an article… read more

Nintendo Announces Online Gaming Network

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:59:17 +0000

Nintendo users will finally soon have an online experience on par with Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. At least that’s the message from Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, who broke the news in a meeting with investors yesterday shortly after the company released its quarterly earnings.

Iwata’s presentation explained that the Nintendo… read more

Friday Fresh Free Fonts #137

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:12:10 +0000

Better Bookmarks With Grazely

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:00:27 +0000

Bookmarking apps are not exactly the rare breed they used to be. A lot has changed over a couple of years. In fact, there is too much supply than demand in the marketplace. On the other hand, the volume of bookmarks are going up exponentially and in nine out… read more

Flashpoint Demo Day a Glimpse of How Entrepreneurs’ Dreams Come True

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:19:57 +0000

A gathering of entrepreneurs in the Bay Area on Thursday offered a window into how ambitious techies’ visions become reality. It started with a presentation from a go-getter named Adam Ghetti.

Dressed casually in a dark tee-shirt, Ghetti stepped to the front a conference room at the Silicon Valley venture… read more

How Brands Can Manage Facebook Comment Overload

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:56:53 +0000

Jason Keath is the CEO of Social Fresh, the leading social media education company for marketers. He works with industry leading brands, agencies and vendors to produce social media conferences and online social media training programs. Follow him on Twitter @jasonkeath.

Human beings are social by nature, and not surprisingly, we… read more

Beautiful Houses: Weteringschans Apartment in Amsterdam

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:42:37 +0000

Super Bowl-Bound Ochocinco Calls Out Boehner on Twitter

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:41:21 +0000

Social media is lauded for its ability to foster unlikely connections. This week, Twitter helped join two of the most unlikely public figures in conversation: outspoken (and Super Bowl-bound) NFL wide receiver with the New England Patriots Chad Ochocinco and Speaker of the House John Boehner.

While watching President Barack… read more

Collaborate On Multimedia Slideshows With Tumblecloud

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:25:33 +0000

Name: Tumblecloud

Quick Pitch: Tumblecloud is a collaborative space for creating multimedia slideshows.

Genius Idea: Drag-and-drop collaboration.

The audio, video… read more