T-Mobile’s Network Will Be iPhone-Ready This Fall

T-Mobile may have been dealt a setback when regulators forced AT&T to scuttle its proposed acquisition of the company, but judging from its announcements today, the company is clearly still very much in the wireless game.

The country’s fourth-largest carrier revealed a plan to upgrade its network to make it… read more

Marketing Your Mobile App

Want to make money on that app you created? You’ll have to spend money and time on marketing your app outside of app stores for success, according to a recent study conducted by App-Promo, a mobile app marketing company.

The First Annual Developer Survey was created to help understand how… read more

The Smashing Book #3 “Redesign The Web” Is Finally Released!

The new Smashing Books have finally arrived—freshly printed, neatly packed and ready to be shipped to you, our dear reader. We believe this is by far the best book we’ve produced so far. We are very proud and excited, and the initial verdict has been thoroughly positive, yet in the… read more

Essential Tools for Crowdsourcing Answers to Your Questions

These days, you can ask everyone, anywhere anything, anytime.

Since the advent of the social internet, gone are the days when seeking advice required thorough investigation of forums, IRC channels, and databases. Now, we have the power to ask anyone, anywhere anything, anytime by using crowdsourcing question and answer tools. Crowdsourcing… read more

Weekly Design News – Resources, Tutorials and Freebies (N.131)

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Trying to Find the Best File Sync Service

When Google threw its hat into the cloud storage ring a few weeks ago with Google Drive, it added another good service to a quickly growing niche. With Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud, Skydrive, Amazon Could Drive, and more, it’s tough to choose which is the best. Dropbox is the long-time… read more

Make Saving Fun with SmartyPig

Finances and dealing with money has been something that I have always enjoyed doing, not for work, but in general. I am always looking for better ways to save money and now with our first child, even more so, do we have to money conscious.

That is why I got really… read more

Refining Your Design In Adobe Fireworks

While certainly not as well known as Photoshop, Adobe Fireworks is a great tool for creating user interfaces, website designs and mock-ups, wireframes, icons and much more. However, most designers who have been using Photoshop for years may find Fireworks a bit awkward at first. Fireworks does have a slightly… read more

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Huntsy: A Smart Dashboard for Your Job Search

Ask any job seeker, and he’ll tell you that looking for a job is, in and of itself, a job. It’s time-consuming to prep your cover letter, tweak your resume, follow up and plan your interview, especially when you’re applying for multiple positions. Sure, you could make an intense, color-coded… read more

3D Printing Gives Amputees Custom-Designed Legs [VIDEO]

A San Francisco company called Bespoke Innovations is using 3D printing and modeling technology to give prosthetic limbs new life as custom-designed, wearable pieces of art.

Here’s how it works: First, the company 3D scans both customers’ natural and prosthetic legs. A 3D computer model is created, maintaining as… read more

Klout CEO Hints at Redesign, Local Feature, Brand Page Update

Klout has had a busy few weeks, unleashing an iPhone app, brand pages and a new API. But more changes are on deck.

Klout CEO Joe Fernandez hinted at those developments on stage and backstage at Mashable Connect in Orlando.

The San Francisco-based startup will announce this month four more partners… read more

Twitter Users Employ WWII Hashtag to Skirt French Election Law [VIDEO]

Socialist challenger François Hollande unseated Nicolas Sarkozy in the French presidential election Sunday, making Sarkozy the first French president in 30 years to lose reelection.

Twitter users circumvented an election results embargo — as they did April 22 during the first round of voting — by using code names… read more

Social Media Is No Joke at This Year’s Comedy Awards

The Comedy Awards is the baby of the awards show ceremonies — only two years old. But the show’s huge digital and social presence keeps pace with the big boys.

The event airs Sunday night at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Comedy Central, but it was taped last Saturday. Mashable had the… read more

FBI Wants Wiretap-Ready Social Networks Soon [VIDEO]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation wants to make Facebook and other social networks easier to use for spying on suspected criminals — and it wants access ASAP.

High-ranking FBI officials and other government representatives have been meeting with Internet industry leaders to ask them not to oppose a proposed… read more

Daily Inspiration #1127

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, You can submit your images and inspiration to RAWZ via http://raw.abduzeedo.com and don’t forget to… read more

Twitter Post by Sex Offender Scares Away Star Football Prospect

Players tweeting irresponsibly. Embarrassing photos. Unwanted news leaks. Now you can add a new item to the list of ways social media can be a headache for sports teams — unsavory characters scaring away potential stars.

That’s what happened at Ohio State University, where a lauded high school football recruit… read more

Why Apple Won by Betting Against the Web

Roger McNamee, the managing director and co-founder of venture capital firm Elevation Partners, has a theory about how Apple became the biggest U.S. technology growth story of all time:

“The thing that made Apple successful was betting against the web,” he said on stage at Mashable Connect Friday.

While Google adopted the… read more

How Tech Is Changing College Life [INFOGRAPHIC]

College students today are more tech savvy than ever before. Just how important is technology to their academic lives?

More than 90% use email to communicate with professors and 73% say they cannot study without technology. Seven in 10 take notes on keyboards instead of paper, virtually all students who… read more

5 Socially Conscious Startups You Need to Know Right Now

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 the web and digital technology, these companies have offered resources to women-founded startups, funded socially conscious ideas and used… read more

How Instagram Took America by Storm [INFOGRAPHIC]

Have you caught Instagram fever?

The flaming hot mobile app and recent $1 billion Facebook acquisition now has more than 40 million users.

This Online Colleges infographic shares some impressive stats behind the viral mobile photography app. Instagram gains one new user every second. One billion photos have been taken with… read more

What’s America’s Most Engaging Social Network? You’ll Be Surprised

Try to guess America’s most engaging social network. Facebook? Wrong. Twitter? Wrong. Pinterest? Wrong again. According to comScore‘s most recent social networking data, from the month of March, the San Francisco based site Tagged engages users like no other service. It was the only site to finish in the top… read more

Our favorite tweets of the week Apr 30 – May 6, 2012

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Wallpaper of the Week 202 by Timothée Mathelin

The wallpaper of this week is an image created by Timothée Mathelin also known as “shift”. Timothée is a freelancer graphic designer from France and has been featured on Abduzeedo other times.

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32 Amazing Twitter Infographics

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20 Mouthwatering Instagram Pics [FOOD PORN]

The Best of Instagram Series is presented by T-Mobile. Its 4G Tweet Race, a week-long campaign launching May 3, pits Twitter users against one another in a daily, frantic race for retweets. There are 7 races, and the winners of each heat win a new HTC One™ S phone with… read more

Angry Birds Fans Can Now Play on Facebook Timeline

If you thought your productivity was low because of all the time spent on Facebook Timeline, it’s only about to get worse for Angry Birds fans.

Rovio announced on its official blog that popular mobile game Angry Birds can now be embedded and played on Facebook Timeline through Share… read more

Shapeways CEO: 3D Printing Will Fuel Creative Commerce

Although 3D printing has been around since the ’80s, it only recently moved out of specialty prototyping shops. As the technology becomes more accessible — allowing anybody to design anything they want — it could revolutionize the way products are made and distributed.

“We think it will give rise to a… read more

European Space Probe to Search for Life on Jupiter’s Icy Moons [VIDEO]

The European Space Agency (ESA) announced this week that it’s spending $1.3 billion on a 2022 mission to explore Jupiter’s largest moons. Watch the video above to see why scientists are hopeful that the Jovian system is a sweet spot for extraterrestrial life.

The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) will… read more

5 Social Media Activities for Your Next HR Training Session

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

There’s a new dilemma in today’s training world: Is it prudent to allow technology devices in the classroom? One school of thought is that there should be… read more

47 Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed

Mashable won a Webby Award for our business coverage, so how on earth could you let yourself miss our latest digital media resources? Just kidding — for whatever reason you couldn’t keep up this week, check out our features roundup for the best social media, business and tech resources.

This week,… read more

For Lower-Profile Olympians, Social Media a Key to Branding Success

Ricky Berens is a world-class athlete, but he’s no Michael Phelps. The two teamed up to help the United States win a relay swimming gold medal at the 2008 Olympics and will probably both participate in the 2012 Games. But outside the pool their lives couldn’t be more different.

Berens… read more

Shopping App NetPlenish Is a Win for Consumers and Sellers

NetPlenish CEO Dave Compton believes “there are two types of shoppers: convenience and price-driven.”

Compton says his wife was faced with a common shopping problem — having to visit multiple stores to find the best deals. It was a weekly challenge for her to find a particular brand of dog… read more

Why Marketers Should Get to Know Customers’ ‘Digital Selves’

Today’s marketers are under-utilizing the large amounts of personal data their customers are sharing publicly every day, according to Adobe’s senior manager of social-media products, Chad Warren. By looking at their customers’ activity not just on social networks but all over the web, brands can potentially engage with them in… read more

Show Us Your ‘Supermoon’ Photos

“Supermoon” sounds like something out of a sci-fi narrative, but it’s actually a special astronomical phenomenon.

Tonight the moon will be full, but that’s not what makes tonight’s moon super. Tonight is also the closest the moon will pass to earth in 2012, meaning it will appear bigger than normal… read more

Why Marketing Is Broken and How to Fix It

The marketing world needs to stop being so afraid and start solving problems, according to Cindy Gallop, an entrepreneur and consultant whose prescription for growth calls for synthesizing creativity and data collection.

Gallop, who spoke at Mashable Connect Saturday morning, critiqued the current state of marketing, which she believes is driven… read more

3 Signs That It’s Time To Quit Your Job

Tony Morrison is the Vice President of Business Development at Cachinko. Find him on Talent Connection and connect with Cachinko on Facebook or Twitter.

In the recent years, we have heard in the news some pretty creative “Take This Job and Shove It” stories. Joey quit his job with the support… read more

Here’s the Best Time to Share on Pinterest

If you’re doing most of your sharing on Pinterest from the office, you’re doing it wrong. The best time to share things on Pinterest is Saturday morning, according to data from Bitly, the URL shortening service.

Hilary Mason, Bitly’s chief scientist, revealed the nugget during a talk at Mashable Connect in… read more

Best of the Week #221

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

You! Be Informed! #0003

Another week has ended, and now it’s time for another roundup of design news! We spent the week poring through our RSS readers and sharing links we found interesting, and I hope you find them useful. Read on and learn a thing or two about the current goings on in… read more

Want to Turn Your Brand’s Fans Into Expert Advisors? Try This Startup

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: Needle

Quick Pitch: Needle offers expert live chat service to online retailers to help customers… read more

Daily Inspiration #1126

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, You can submit your images and inspiration to RAWZ via http://raw.abduzeedo.com and don’t forget to… read more

BLUE: Weekly Photography Challenge

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This week your challenge is to take and share an image or two on the theme of BLUE!

It’s been over two years since we went blue in a challenge and last time was very popular. Like last time I’m sure we’ll see lots of blue skies, eyes… read more

Beautiful Houses: NaCl Residence in Maryland

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

How to Make the Most out of a Conference or Expo

An expo or a conference is a great way to network with other people who work in your industry, as well as a great place to reach a target market.

I co-own and edit a wedding magazine, so I’ve been to my fair share of bridal expos. And I’ve learned… read more

Tomahawk: A Full-Featured Open Source iTunes Alternative

Since being introduced in 2001, iTunes’ features have expanded well beyond its name. Once a simple music player, it has evolved beyond the realm of tunes and into a hub for just about all the media on our Macs. It also features an enormous digital content store, and is the… read more

How Should Firms Frame Their Social Media Strategy?

Formulating the social media strategy for any business involves answering quite a few ‘whys’, ‘hows’, ‘whats’ etc. This article explores the intermediate decisions to be taken by a firm in its social media journey right from conceptualization of entry to launch.

Customers are bombarded with messages from various newspapers, TV channels… read more

You Design It, They Do It

What if someone came to you and said, “I’ve designed this great website, but people don’t stay on it. Why?” How would you respond? Would you ask them whether they have done extensive A/B testing? Would you recommend testing the usability of the website?

People like to test a number of… read more

A (not so) jilted English professor’s guide to creative web design

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Shining Examples of European Comic Book Covers

As mentioned in our third edition of You! Be Inspired!, May is the month that celebrates everything and anything geeky. You the Designer’s team is composed of different types of geeks because of our various interests. One thing that binds us all, so to speak, is our love for comic… read more

Removing Stumbling Blocks In Mobile Forms

A few weeks ago, I was quite surprised when I saw the pavement quickly approaching while I was out for a walk. Laying there stunned, I soon realized what had happened: I fell. Ouch. B-minus. I normally try to be as attentive as possible, but this time a big crack… read more

What Your Social Media Activity Says About Your Personality

I’m a sucker for a good study, and a team of Asian researchers have come out with one about how your social networking sites can accurately predict your personality—something you may (or may not) want to do if you run your own business.

There is a theory out there, which… read more

5 Tips for Getting Featured on Top Design Blogs

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No matter what sort of art you create – whether you are a graphic designer, painter, illustrator, digital artist, videographer, or any other type of artist – being featured on the web’s top art and design blogs can result in a huge surge of active followers,… read more

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On Dreaming the Future

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Rewind to ten years ago.

In 2002, the iPod had just hit the market the previous year. Netflix hadn’t had their first profitable year yet. It was still 2 years until Facebook, MySpace, Flickr, GMail, or Orkut were officially introduced. The next year came… read more

You! Be Inspired! #0003

May’s a month we (geeks) love so much. There’s a bunch of geeky stuff going on all month long – we’ll be seeing the much- anticipated Avengers film on the fourth, which coincidentally falls in with Star Wars day. We also have May 25th which celebrates Geek Pride Day; it… read more

Over 46 Powerful Geeklets and Scripts for the Geek Within You

GeekTool is a small, yet remarkably powerful application that some neglect because of it’s steep learning curve. Thankfully for uniquely useful apps like GeekTool, there is always a community of users that make the app even better — and in this case simpler.

From basic to exceedingly complex, the following is… read more

World’s Longest Invoice: Dealing With Clients Who Don’t Pay Up

Have you ever been stiffed by a client? Many freelancers have—and it sucks. More often than not, the cost to take the client to court is frequently much more expensive than the unpaid invoice. So what’s a freelancer to do?

One thing they can do is join forces in a… read more

Nimble: CRM for Social Salespeople

Way back in 1989, when the idea of using computers to manage customer relationships was still in its infancy, a guy by the name of John Ferrara founded Goldmine Software which would spend the next decade pioneering CRM software solutions. In 1999 he sold Goldmine to a South African firm…. read more

PrivacyScan: Protecting Your Privacy Both Online and Off

As more of our lives are shared online, it becomes increasingly difficult to keep track of the things we want to keep private. You may be surprised how much of a trail you leave behind just from browsing the Internet. From saved cookies to form history, your personal information is… read more

Announcement: Winners of Grafpedia Giveaway

A weeks ago, we created a contest at instantShift called Win 70.000 graphic Items with Grafpedia had announced the 5 winners of Grafpedia VIP Accountsto InstantShift readers.

We’ve got more than 80 response comments. After voiding spam and non-legit comments we have left with 68 valid comments. It’s really good to… read more

How One Actor Used an iPhone to Land a Role in the ‘Star Trek’ Sequel [VIDEO]

Now here’s something straight out of the future: A British actor used his iPhone to land a role in the J.J. Abrams-directed sequel to Star Trek.

Benedict Cumberbatch is a 35-year-old actor who has appeared in a number of films including War Horse, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Atonement… read more

Daily Inspiration #1123

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, You can submit your images and inspiration to RAWZ via http://raw.abduzeedo.com and don’t forget to… read more

Death Metal Illustrations by Mark Riddick

As every kid who enjoyed heavy metal I started illustrating influenced by CD covers from bands as Sepultura, Slayer and Cannibal Corpse. I always enjoyed the gore and splatter aesthetic of this type of artwork, but I actually thought no one could make a living doing extreme metal artworks. I… read more

Super Cool Illustrations by Johnny Dombrowski

One thing I love about illustration is the variety of styles a single illustrator does nowadays. Everyone is multi-task, and also does lots of cool stuff, like this American artist, Johnny Dombrowski. His work is pretty amazing.

The variety of styles of his work just assures me on how talented this… read more

Twitter Is Exploring a Premium Version, CEO Suggests

Twitter might be developing a premium version of its service, CEO Dick Costolo indicated on stage at Wired‘s business conference in New York City Tuesday afternoon.

An audience member asked Costolo whether Twitter would ever introduced a “pro” version for individual users. Costolo refused to confirm that Twitter was working to… read more

Spam Texts: 4.5 Billion Messages a Year and Counting [VIDEO]

Text message spam promising free iPads or cash rewards may be obnoxious and unwanted, but they also carry a greater danger: clicking on texts can install malware that collects personal data from your phone.

They’re also booming faster than any other sector of the tech industry. Spam text… read more

Oprah Facebook Game Wants You to Thank the World

Oprah launched a Facebook app Monday — as part of an effort to thank every person in the world, no less, for contributing something to someone’s life.

The premise is simple: Thank just one person you know, then click the “I Said Thank You” button at Oprah.com or via Oprah’s Facebook… read more

Twitter Announces Improved ‘Discover’ Tab

Just days after releasing significant updates to its iPhone and Android apps, Twitter announced Tuesday its plan to upgrade its ‘Discover’ tab on both Twitter.com and its mobile apps.

Twitter introduced Discover in December as part of an overhaul to its website and mobile apps. The tab displays trending topics and… read more

Half of Tween Girls Are Online Gamers

Online gaming among tween girls is on the rise, as more are turning to the web to take quizzes and participate in social role-playing challenges, a new study suggests.

A new report by tween gaming platform GirlsgoGames.com found that about 50% of tween girls between the ages of 8 and 12… read more

6 Serious Movie Scenes Recut With Corny Laugh Tracks

1. Pulp Fiction With a Laugh Track

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Why Musicians Need More Than Viral Videos to Succeed

As guitarist and co-founder of the Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan was at the forefront of one of the most important music movements in recent history. And he’s not finished. The Pumpkins have a new album coming out in June, and Corgan is splitting time between music and helping… read more

Kickstarter Has Raised $200 Million From More Than 2 Million Backers

Kickstarter has raised more than $200 million from 2 million backers, cofounder Yancey Strickler said on stage at Wired‘s business conference in Manhattan Tuesday morning. That money has funded more than 22,000 projects in the three years the crowdfunding platform has been in business, he added.

Less positively, Strickler said that… read more

Gingrich Suspends Campaign in YouTube Video to Supporters

In an unusual move, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich announced he will be suspending his campaign Wednesday in a YouTube video addressed to his supporters and released early Tuesday morning.

“I want to take this opportunity to give you an insider, advance notice that on Wednesday, I’ll be officially suspending the… read more

Movember: How Mustaches and Social Media Raise Awareness for Men’s Health

Name: Movember

Big Idea: Every November, men around the world grow a mustache — a “Mo” — to raise funds and awareness for men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer. The global campaign is driven largely by social media, online awareness platforms and a mobile app.

Why It’s Working: Individuals grow… read more

6 Tips for Organizing Your Small Business Finances

Nellie Akalp is the CEO of CorpNet.com, an online legal document filing service, where she helps entrepreneurs incorporate or form an LLC for their new businesses. Connect with Nellie on Twitter or visit her free resource center.

Spring is in full bloom and for many that means dusting off the… read more

Tuesday Total Textures 121

Tuesday Total Textures is post series that will bring a new life to your Tuesdays. Every week I’ll be posting some free hi resolution textures that you can download to use in your projects. Check out this week’s free textures, download the ones you like and start making your texture… read more

Digg Tech Team Heads to The Washington Post [REPORT]

News aggregation site Digg‘s technology team may soon become part of The Washington Post’s media empire, according to reports.

The newspaper giant is “in the process of buying” Digg’s tech team, according to AllThingsD. The team will work with the people who created the WaPo’s Social Reader app. Digg, meanwhile, will… read more

5 Ways to Strengthen Client Relations

All too often, freelancers look at their clients as one-off opportunities. They do a job, complete a project, and when payment exchanged, they wave good-bye and never look back. But regular contact with former clients should be an integral part of your freelance business.

Call it public relations or… read more

Is phoneography the future of photography?

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Weekly Design News – Resources, Tutorials and Freebies (N.130)

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

Designers Assemble for the Avengers

Wherever you are in the world, this summer, get ready for the much anticipated movie Marvel’s the Avengers. For this occasion, I highlighted some designers that really stunned me and turn their world upside down to create pretty interesting concepts and pieces. I hope you will enjoy these series by… read more

Five Easy Tips for Better Indoor Architectural Photography

There is an art to photographing indoor spaces and truly capturing the essence of their architectural design. Not only does it take a skilled photographer, but also one that has a solid grasp on the elemental aspects of the space they are photographing. The point of architectural photography is, after all, photographing… read more

Daily Inspiration #1122

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, You can submit your images and inspiration to RAWZ via http://raw.abduzeedo.com and don’t forget to… read more

10 Creative Large Typography Sites Where Size Matters

I was talking to a friend earlier today who works for a large design firm and he admitted to me that he’d never make it as a freelancer.  His reason was based solely off the amount of time it took him to find the perfect font for everything.  That lead… read more

15 great HTML5 and CSS3 generators

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Daily Inspiration #1121

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, You can submit your images and inspiration to RAWZ via http://raw.abduzeedo.com and don’t forget to… read more

Light Painting: 7 Stunning Works of Art [VIDEO]

“Light painting” is a photographic technique that uses a light source and long exposure to create the effect of “painting” with light. As with other forms of animation, it can be used very creatively as it’s not limited by “reality.”

German collective LICHTFAKTOR are pioneers in this technique. The team has… read more

Magazines Get Serious About Ecommerce

Magazine publishers are rapidly getting serious about ecommerce.

Earlier this month, Time Out New York, a weekly print and digital magazine covering entertainment in New York City, began selling event tickets through its website and iOS apps. And last week, Hearst-owned Real Simple magazine released a mobile gift guide that allows… read more

Students Studying Abroad: Take Advantage of Video Job Interviews

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.

Studying literature at Oxford or finance at the London School of Economics; strolling by… read more

12 Funniest ‘Animals Being Dicks’ [GIFS]

Here at Mashable we sometimes get a brain itch that can only be scratched by watching copious amounts of hilarious animal GIFs. If you suffer from the same ailment, let us point you in the direction of Animals Being Dicks, a place on the Internet where it’s okay to laugh… read more

5 Startups Using Tech To Do Good

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 altered commonplace models such as crowdfunding and toy development to change the world… read more

Linkswitch #100, Pricing Ecommerce, Ultimate Guides, Beyond Fear

Every other week we roundup some of the highest quality articles and resources that benefit freelancers from across the web. We present these articles here on various helpful topics. This week we have articles on pricing ecommerce web projects, creating remarkable guides, pushing past fear, and more.

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Our favorite tweets of the week Apr 23 – Apr 29, 2012

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Wallpaper of the Week 201 by Alecio Calixto

The wallpaper of this week is an image created by Alecio Calixto and it’s called The Crow. Alecio is an art director and digital designer from Brazil. The image was a suggestion from Alecio himself to us via email. You can also suggest us wallpapers. Just email them to abduzeedo@abduzeedo.com… read more

Pokémon Art Tumblr Reimagines 151 Original Characters [PICS]

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“Gotta catch ‘em all!” Well, in a real-life game of Pokémon,… read more

8 New Apps You Don’t Want To Miss

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The Avengers are headed to theaters soon, but a new… read more

Researchers Create Glare-Free Self-Cleaning Glass [VIDEO]

Researchers have discovered a way to make glass that is not only glare-free, but is also anti-fogging and can clean itself.

The glass is created by depositing thin layers of material on the surface of the glass and then selectively etching that material away. The end result creates tiny… read more

51 Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed

Have you spent the past week studying the nuts and bolts of the new Gmail interface? Or have you been preoccupied with the space shuttle Enterprise‘s final flight to New York City (and the absurd memes that came along with it)? For whichever reasons you missed our latest digital media… read more

Winklevoss Twins Start Up a Venture Capital Firm [VIDEO]

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the twins who claimed to have played a big part in starting up Facebook and sued CEO Mark Zuckerberg for their share, have now become venture capitalists, announcing their new firm Friday morning on the CNBC show Squawk Box.

They’re off to a good start, considering… read more