It’s time to exercise your democratic right — not at the ballot booth, but on Facebook. The social network is calling on users to vote on which privacy rules will govern the site. As in m...
Twitter is expected to bring in more than $1 billion in advertising revenue in 2014, according to a report. Two people “with knowledge of the matter,” who are apparently irked at some ana...
Have an idea about how to use Facebook to promote human rights? Your concept might earn you $20,000. Facebook is partnering with the team behind the Access Innovation Prize to reward individuals and ...
Before confessing to killing and eating another man’s heart and brain, Morgan State University student Alexander Kinyua left a digital trail on social media and other corners of the Internet. H...
Your share-happy fingers in May found interest in the usual social media and tech suspects (think Facebook, Google, iPhone). But more than ever, Mashable‘s entertainment and viral news coverage...
As technology advances and our lives get busier, the desire to make our lives more convenient grows stronger. With the rise and rapid evolution of smartphones, everyday tasks that used to require phy...
Cats tend to be sneaky animals, always getting into mischief. Seven year-old Piggy, however, appears to have superpower strength that allows her to climb down the fridge. Think about the kind of trou...
So you’re new to this whole social media thing. Maybe you’re savvy enough to know your Facebook from your Twitter, your Pinterest from your Spotify. But what about Tagged? Xing? Futubra? ...
Facebook’s stock may be dropping — as of Friday afternoon, it was at $27.52, down nearly $10 from its opening price — but Sheryl Sandberg is feeling light as a feather. Sandberg, th...
Many assume the stereotypical image of a country music fan as someone from a rural area who is less tech-savvy, but according to Billboard, that’s not the case. Two out of four people buying ne...
Colin Ochel Click here to view this gallery.One of the purposes of photography is to capture a moment in time. For instance, a portrait preserves a person’s likeness. A scenic landscape shot en...
Tired of your boring keyboard? Two final-year PhD students at MIT have created a contraption that will jazz up your online life a bit. The MaKey MaKey is an invention kit that turns everyday objects ...
Joe Lazauskas is the co-founder and CCO of Faster Times Media, a content studio and consultancy that helps businesses create exceptional articles, videos, blogs, and social media updates. Say hello o...
Two-time gold medalist swimmer Rebecca Adlington will take a Twitter timeout during this summer’s Olympics in London. Why? Because of trolls who send vile comments about her looks, she says. Ad...
In an era where partisan bickering in Washington has created dysfunctional and ineffective gridlock, the Federal Trade Commission may be an island of bi-partisan accomplishment. At least, that’s how ...
A recent Facebook update lets page administrators schedule posts in advance, similar to the scheduling functions of HootSuite and other third-party apps. However, users quickly noticed flaws in the u...
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In what is probably every broadcast journalist’s worst nightmare, Kathie Lee Gifford made a very public error during the fourth hour of the Today show on Wednesday. Guest star Martin Short appe...
An amusing Twitter exchange between rap star Drake and T. Boone Pickens, the billionaire chairman of BP Capital, has been catching significant attention Thursday — to the tune of more than 24,0...
Note: This video contains language that’s NSFW Animation studio Six Point Harness launched an ambitious Kickstarter campaign on Thursday for a film version of its hit YouTube series “Dick...
Most Americans don’t use Twitter. But about half who do use it every day. Of 2,253 U.S. online adults surveyed in a recent Pew study, 15% said they use Twitter. Among the same population, 8% sa...
More and more recruiters and employers are using social networks to screen job candidates. There are plenty of stories about companies rejecting applicants based on their social media profiles. If yo...
Thinking of truly embracing Google+ as your go-to social network of choice? The folks at Infographic Labs have put together a compelling infographic as to why the Google service is worth your time. F...
A new site called Thunderclap, which went live in beta Thursday, can do for your messages on Twitter what Kickstarter does for burgeoning ideas. Get enough people to support your message through the ...
Third-party apps like HootSuite just got a little less relevant with an update from Facebook that lets Page admins schedule posts. A new help center page from Facebook also outlines how brand pages c...
Facebook has started rolling out Promoted Posts for Brand Pages, a new feature that allows businesses to pay for posts to be more predominantly displayed on news feeds. Earlier this year, Facebook sh...
A New Jersey public relations firm has embraced the “Call Me Maybe” voice-dub trend by posting a choreographed video to YouTube — as a part of an effort to look for job candidates. ...
MTV’s extensive social and digital tactics for the MTV Movie Awards offer viewers new ways to engage before, during and after the June 3 live broadcast. Building off its social success with the...
Comedian Fred Armisen, celebrated for being funny on SNL and Portlandia, is requesting that Internet users do the complete opposite. Armisen introduced a project called “Be Serious For 30 Secon...
Amazing young musicians aren’t new to YouTube. Performers such as Sophia Grace, Ethan W. and this adorable Ukulele player have frequently made us smile and astounded us with their talent. Howev...
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