What happens when a guy who works at AllThingsD wants to propose to his girlfriend, who works at Mashable? A hip-yet-nerdy internet proposal for the ages — and on Valentine's Day, no less! (via mashable.com) Read More ›
YouTube mashup wizard Kutiman does it again. This time, he's mixed clips of 80 amateurs performing “Black Dog” into one awesome video entitled “My Favorite Band”. (via mashable.com) Watch Video ›
2010 has been quite the year for tweets. While news was breaking, people were tweeting and tweeting and tweeting some more. Here are the most tweeted about super topics of 2010. View Image ›
Looks like the new Facebook pages have finally arrived. The new layout is now officially live! Some of the new changes include prominent pictures, top interests showcased as images and more! Mashable users have already begun to voice their opinions about the new interface. Yay or nay? Check out the consensus here!
Facebook rolled out yesterday one of the most complicated product updates in its brief history. In short, their goal is to build a social platform that can handle anything. What's new? Take a look.
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better! Well, think again. Fast forward to the expanded version of Twitter.com. You’ll never have to leave the site. Not another word necessary, the video says it all. (Via) Watch Video ›
Grab your E-readers. It appears as though the print version of The New York Times may soon be a thing of the past, states Times chairman Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. Seriously, who could have seen this coming?
Facebook’s revenue in 2009 was nearly $800 million and the company turned a part of it into a solid net profit, according to Reuters, who cites two sources familiar with the situation. The number is significantly higher than earlier 2009 estimates of $500 million, and even the projected $710 million of revenue in 2010. Facebook, as usual, declines to comment on any of these numbers, but we know that it became cash-flow positive in 2009.
Mashable is hosting the first-ever worldwide Social Media Day celebration on June 30 and you're invited. Last week, we announced Social Media Day—a global celebration of the revolution of media becoming social. Readers responded enthusiastically by signing up to organize or attend more than 340 meetups in 74 different countries.
Nearly two months after losing Chief Technology Officer Ari Balogh, Yahoo has promoted Chief Architect Raymie Stata to take his place, effective immediately. Stata is charged with overseeing all of Yahoo's technologies and leading the technical strategy and direction of the company.
On Sunday, Skype 2.0 was launched for the iPhone 3G, bringing a long-sought feature to the table: making calls over 3G. By now, 5 million users downloaded the application from the iTunes Store, showing just how important this feature was to users. Unfortunately, the new feature came with an unpleasant announcement; after August 2010, Skype will start charging a monthly fee for the 3G calling feature on top of whatever fee you’re already paying your mobile operator for data transfer.
OExchange is something average end users may never hear, see or talk about. But to open web advocates and people involved in web standards, it's an important step in connecting the services, content, people and actions around the Internet. Some big-name web companies (Google and Microsoft, for example) and some well-known web luminaries (Chris Messina and Chris Saad, for example) are involved in the push to make OExchange the standard link-sharing protocol across thousands and thousands of websites and communities.
Part of Foursquare's appeal is the mystery, the sense of flying blind when you're trying to earn a badge or mayorship. No one really knows how many times you must check into a location to become mayor. Well, wonder no more, Foursquare users. WhenWillIBeMayor.com has come to the rescue.
Is your website experiencing problems with Facebook’s Like buttons? Don’t worry, it’s not just you and Facebook is working on a solution.
Zipcar, Inc. has just filed the necessary SEC paperwork to prepare an initial public offering (IPO) of shares of its common stock. Zipcar, founded in 2000, is a company that operates in urban areas and college campuses around the U.S., UK and Canada. Their product is one of ultimate convenience: For non-car-owning members, Zipcar rents out by the hour or the day more than 30 makes and models of self-service cars and trucks.
Twitpic is now letting users organize their images by event, including description information and tags for each photo in the group. Similar to a Flickr set, Twitpic's Events feature lets users organize, define and showcase their snaps quickly and easily, all while making the discovery process easier for both humans and web crawlers.
Congratulations, it's a Mac! If you want to ensure that your offspring stay on the Apple side of the technology tracks, then start 'em young while they are still highly impressionable. Here are some of the most adorable Apple-themed baby bits and bobs that will keep your new bundle of joy Cupertino-clad.
Should a judge or juror be able to post updates to Twitter or Facebook during a trial? While most law firms, big and small, tend to err on the traditional side, social media has created new opportunities for attorneys to flourish as thought leaders and entrepreneurs.
What were Twitter and Facebook's top 2009 trends? What do they tell us about ourselves? And does anyone even really care? The answers to these, and other geektastic social networking conundrums over at Mashable. Plus, charts! Don't hurt yourself over there.
Twitter was down again today. Mashable was on the case to explain that timelines haven't been updated and there is no news from Twitter as to when things will be back up. Let the retweeting begin! [Note: at the time of uploading this over 515 people have retweeted the article. Brilliant.] View Image ›
Mashable reports that over half of social media users connect their social networks with specific brands.
10 apps that will help you stay on top of your social life.
Sharlyn Lauby is the president of Internal Talent Management (ITM) which specializes in employee training and human resources consulting. She authors a blog at hrbartender.com.Organizations are using Twitter for just about everything from ecommerce to legislative awareness.
Ford has generously offered to make a donation to Mashable's Summer of Social Good Charity Fund. 50 of their Ford Fiesta Movement Agents will be donating $2 per retweet for this post up to 3,000 retweets.
Many of us are guilty of it: texting while driving, but will the graphic video that has gone viral in the last week change the way we drive?
Everybody's twitter is still barely functioning, thanks to a DoS attack that began last week.
From a marriage proposal to a Mars landing, here are the top 10 OMG-inducing Tweets of all time (so far). Any other good ones you can think of that didn't make the list?
