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Nokia N97 Might Be The Perfect Facebook Phone
&if you trust Robert Scoble, that is. He (damn him, were jealous) had a chance to try the device out before even the gadget blogs, and he claims (gasp!) that the Facebook experience on it is much bet ....... read more
3 hours ago
StanzIQ to Launch Twitter Search for the Whole Web
During a breaking News event, we typically sit glued to a Twitter search. And yet that method of tracking News in real time is fairly embryonic: its the first step towards all the worlds data beco ....... read more
15 hours ago
Genius Marketing: Answer Trivia on Twitter, Win Free Domain Names
It seems like every day we see a new use for Twitter, some of which can be rather mundane, others of which are actually smart business ideas. Domain registrar NameCheap is executing one of the latter, ....... read more
17 hours ago
Funny Because It?s True: The Simpsons Parody Apple and Steve Jobs
While I do own several Apple products, I?ve often joked about the cult-like nature of some of the companys fanatical enthusiasts. The Simpsons captured this sentiment remarkably well in a parody of A ....... read more
19 hours ago
MSN Unsigned: An Uninspiring Attempt to Woo Indie Musicians
The Web has been huge for unsigned musicians. Many artists have leveraged social networking tools and music discovery services to find record deals, while others have built large online fan bases. Loo ....... read more
19 hours ago
Britney Spears is Still the #1 Name in Search
A historic Presidential election, an economic crisis, and even Hannah Montana were unable to capture the #1 spot in Yahoo?s yearly rankings of popular search terms. Instead, for the 7th time in 8 year ....... read more
20 hours ago
HOW TO: Prepare for the SATs Without Opening a Book
Brightstorm makes me feel old. The recently launched website to help teens with schoolwork is introducing SAT prep courses via online video, and is offering 1,000 free courses to Mashable readers (det ....... read more
1 day ago
Facebook Connect: The News is the News
The New York Times has an extensive story about Facebook Connect and its imminent expansion to new services: Digg, Hulu, Discovery, CBS and several others. However, looking back at the initial announc ....... read more
1 day ago
Power.com: The Next Massive IM and Social Networking Aggregator?
There aren?t many sites with 5 million users that we haven?t heard of, but Power.com is just that, and it?s a name you might be hearing a lot more of after it launches in the US today.
Previously ava ....... read more
1 day ago
Irony Alert: Get Website Downtime Alerts via Twitter
Not too long ago, Twitter was constantly lambasted for its lack of reliability. Now, at least one developer is confident enough in the microblogging tool to launch a simple service that notifies u ....... read more
1 day ago
The Facebook Tea Party
How fun do you imagine it would be to see your design wrapped around paper packets of tea leaves and herbal blends? No, really, how fun?
Because that?s what UK-based Lancashire Tea is looking to strik ....... read more
1 day ago
Black Friday Fantasies: Did You Get Some?
Or was your Black Friday a bit of a washout? Did you pick up a bargain, or stay online and shop there instead? Or did you resist consumerism completely this year, and stay in with the family? Inquirin ....... read more
2 days ago
Meezoog Really Understands Your Relationships
Upon first glance, Meezoog seemed like just another dating social network to us, but the developers insisted that we should take another look, claiming that its really different from the rest. Theyr ....... read more
4 days ago
Lycos Europe To Shut Down; Is Recession Taking a Toll on Old Giants?
Remember Lycos? It was once an unavoidable name on par with the Facebooks and the Twitters of the current world, but things change fast on the Internet. Its European arm, Lycos Europe, is shutting dow ....... read more
4 days ago
Tweetsgiving: What are You Thankful For?
Thanksgiving is tomorrow, and activity is already dying out for the evening in most online communities and forums. Soon, it?ll be turkey day with football games in the backyard, followed by gorging on ....... read more
5 days ago
Twitter: Sorry Canada, No SMS Updates For You
Twitter has just pulled the plug on outbound SMS for Canadian users. According to the Twitter status blog, ?We can?t afford to support this service given our current arrangement with our providers (wh ....... read more
5 days ago
Individurls: Design Your Own Popurls
Ari Herzog (@ariherzog) is a social media strategist to business and government, and an online journalist. He writes about new media and online marketing at ariwriter.com.
I run into a brick wall when ....... read more
5 days ago
Gmail ?Hack? is Nothing But a Phishing Scheme
There was a lot of fuss several days ago over a supposed Gmail hack that enables attackers to manipulate the victims Gmail filters without their knowledge. The hack, as it was claimed, has led to sev ....... read more
6 days ago
Lori Drew Cleared of Felony; Bullet Dodged for Us All?
One legal case I?ve been watching unfold whilst chronicling it here at Mashable and elsewhere has been the case against Lori Drew. Drew was accused of driving a young school girl named Megan Meier to ....... read more
5 days ago
Google Maps Gets Its Own Version of Clippy (And Some Useful Street View Updates)
Google Maps has just launched a number of updates that make Street View much more prominent. Now, whenever you?re viewing a map where there is Street View imagery available, you?ll be able to drag ?Pe ....... read more
6 days ago