August 2009
78 posts
JK Wedding Dance Leads to Unexpected Divorce... →
The “JK Wedding Dance” video has proved so popular that more than 12 million watched the viral hit in 10 days, the couple has appeared on the Today Show, and the featured song…
The People Behind Lolcats Now Want Emails From... →
Internet meme maker Ben Huh is the CEO of Pet Holdings, the company behind I Can Has Cheeseburger?, FAIL Blog, and a number of other LOL worthy community-powered sites. On…
July 2009
60 posts
Rock Band Network Doesn’t Hold a Candle to... →
This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the…
MadMenYourself: Create a Mad Men Inspired Avatar... →
It seems AMC and the folks behind Mad Men are making quite a turnabout when it comes to social media. Last year they were a bit up in arms about the fact that fans were taking to…
Umbrella: Build Your Audience With the Same Tools... →
You’re probably pretty familiar with the web series Harper’s Globe, Get Cookin‘, or lonelygirl15, but you’ve likely heard very little about EQAL the company behind the social…
Redux: Entertainment Meets Social Media [Invites] →
Redux is turning status updates and real-time feeds into an entertainment destination. Currently in private beta, the social entertainment site has already taken a page from…
Abuse of Power: High School Admins Coerce... →
Earlier in the year Tony La Russa got sue happy with Twitter, only later to drop the charges, and yesterday we learned that a woman was sued over a defamatory tweet (though…
TinyChat Twitterfies Video Chatrooms →
We’re big fans of TinyChat (in fact we use it to power the Mashable Lounge). Their live broadcasting web-based platform enables anyone with a webcam to create video chatrooms…
Collecta Adds a Multimedia Twist to Real-Time... →
Real-time search is an important Twitter-related trend with broader implications for the social web. One of our favorite real-time search engines competing for your attention is
ClickableNow: Add Links to Your Twitter Background... →
Remember when custom Twitter backgrounds were all the rage? We even gave you some tips on how to create one. Though they haven’t gone quite out of style just yet, the buzz seems to…
Twitter Debuts New Homepage →
We knew it was coming and now it’s here — a brand new Twitter homepage. It’s new, it’s very blue, and it’s all about search.
In fact, from the looks of it Twitter has decided to…
Chris Brown’s Exile May Not Be “Forever” Thanks to... →
We’re crazy about the JK Wedding Entrance Dance video, and apparently so are you. As we reported earlier, the video now has over 12 million views and is taking the web by storm.
As it…
Bing’s Stunning User-Submitted Homepage Revealed... →
The beautiful background images on Bing’s homepage have been one of the primary differentiating factor’s from Google’s search homepage since day one. Although somewhat unrelated to…
AddATweet: The Web’s New Commenting System? →
When most of us have ideas, they get locked way in the portion of our brain where we house the “if only I had the time or the money to do this” spot. When serial entrepreneurs like…
JK Wedding Dance Phenomenon: 12 Million Views and... →
It was a pretty remarkable feat for the United Breaks Guitars viral hit to pass 3 million views in just 10 days, but blowing that video out of the water is the breakout wedding…
Busted! Thieves Caught by MobileMe’s Find My... →
When Apple announced the new iPhone 3GS and the 3.0 software at their annual WWDC keynote, the world was abuzz with excitement and anticipation. While the new device’s video…
Shirts Taste Good: YouTube Viral Hits Become... →
This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the…
Google Sells Stake in AOL, Loses $717 Million →
The sale means that Google, in total, lost $717 million as a pure investment. This doesn’t include the value it generated in its search partnership, but we’re willing to bet it wasn’t worth more than…
NBC’s Chuck Back for Season 3; Can Social Media... →
The NBC series Chuck will be back for a third season in the fall, with the social media efforts of fans playing a staring role in convincing executives at the network to keep it…
LinkedIn Gives You a Better Way to Brand Your... →
Building your personal brand on LinkedIn can be instrumental in landing you that perfect job. But in today’s social media savvy world, companies also need to focus on their…
Foursquare: Why It May Be the Next Twitter →
When we first wrote about Foursquare back in March it had just hit the web scene at SXSW and was taking the social media community by storm. We instantly saw the potential of a…
“Harrass a Booth Babe”: A Twitter Contest Too Far? →
A number of TwitterTwitter users spoke out on Friday against a Comic-Con contest hosted by Electronic Arts that some say objectifies women.
listening to "Regina Spektor - Fidelity" →
it’s playing at It’s a Grind right now, and I just love this song so much that I felt like sharing :)
5 More Twitter Related Trends to Watch Right Now →
Just a month ago we talked about real-time search engines, verified accounts, trending Twitter giveaways, sponsored tweets, and Twitter chat as the five trends that you should be…
Are Media and PR Pros Ready to Embrace the... →
Muck Rack, a site primarily known for aggregating tweets from journalists in real-time, has just pressed go on a new type of press release — the one line Twitter-style…
Google Maps Gets Wise to How We Actually Travel →
Let’s face it, Google Maps is a lifesaver, but it certainly isn’t perfect. In fact, we’ve always found it challenging to not only get directions to our destinations, but to…
Want to Delete Your Facebook Account? Be Prepared... →
Now that Facebook has 250 million members, with 50 million of them registering for the social site in past 90 days, we have to wonder what their secret is to retaining members.
Do…
20 Film and Television Directors to Follow on... →
This series is supported by CinemaTweets presented by Funny People. Tweet your movie chatter at CinemaTweets.com.
We know that actors and athletes have taken to…
Are Your Tweets Straight or Gay? →
Much like San Diego’s Pride festival, which just occurred this past weekend, Stockholm Pride is Sweden’s annual festival celebrating gay pride. With the event right around the…
Australian Police Save Residents From Their... →
As more and more people set up their personal/home WiFi networks, opportunistic WiFi hijackers are finding themselves free to roam around cities in search of unsecure networks. At the…
Photo Tagger: Tag Your Facebook Friends in Bulk... →
Face.com is the facial recognition service behind Photo Finder, their private alpha photo finding app for Facebook. After scanning over 1 billion photos and identifying 400…
SiteJabber: A Power to the People Tool for... →
Yelp has emerged as a great site for sharing your restaurant reviews and offline merchant experiences. As such, over the years it’s managed to become one of the standby sites that…
Boston Police Using Twitter and Facebook to Track... →
It may not be rocket science, but the city of Boston is putting their social media savvy to good use and turning to Facebook and Twitter to help them fight crime.
Boston, already known for…
It’s Bingle Time: Bing Wants Your Jingles on... →
Bing isn’t afraid to tap into other online communities to spread their message and get you more involved with their search engine and social marketing gimmicks. Earlier this month, they…
BlackBerry to Finally Release Desktop Manager for... →
Those of you who proudly tote around your BlackBerry and also call yourself a Mac person have been making do without the desktop software that your PC pals already have. You’ve had to live…
listening to "I'm So Excited! - Pointer Sisters" →
@jdurham70 nope, I’m So Excited! thought I’d try to cheer myself up in the process :)
Rock Band to Get its Own Music Marketplace →
Put the Rock Band Network on your radar right now. Whether you’re a music maker or Rock Band groupie, this brand new MTV initiative is about to change the hit game for the better so that…
flyChat: The Strangest Social Game to Ever Hit... →
You may be accustomed to social apps for your iPhone or iPod Touch, but here’s something that’s more than just a little quirky.
flyChat, available now in the Apple App store for $1.99…
Love It or Hate It, Spymaster is Invading Facebook →
Spymaster has been on a tear since the guys at iList gave life to this addicting and intricate Twitter game. In the past few weeks they’ve evolved the game play, added a business…
Sharein: Link Sharing With Sophisticated Influence... →
This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details …
Classic Computer Ads →
We reminiscence about the golden age of computer advertisements. Before the Mac vs PC flamewars and brands of a bygone error were made obsolete, one could flick through the pages of “National…
Google Maps Plots Tony Hawk’s Favorite Haunts →
We know our globetrotting excursions may be of little interest to you, but let’s say someone like Tony Hawk or Al Gore started sharing their favorite places to visit around the globe. Now…
What Type of Social Media User Are You? →
Back in May, Anderson Analytics worked with Greenfield Online to survey and interview respondents on their attitudes and behaviors regarding social networking. Based on these results,…
United Breaks Guitars Surpasses 3 Million Views in... →
We’ve been following the viral hit United Breaks Guitars over the past week, a comedic music video that tells the very real and sad story of Dave Carroll who flew United in the spring 0f…
Boxee’s Now a Remarkable Social Entertainment... →
Boxee’s entertainment dashboard is revolutionizing how we consume internet media (some of us even use it on our hacked Apple TVs), but even with the new version released for Windows…
BandCentral: Basecamp for Bands →
This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details …
Palm Pre Ad Spooks Us Out [Video] →
This is quite curious. Have you seen the new Palm Pre commercial? It’s making its way around the web and your television and it’s certainly a head-scratcher.
The ad appears to be a…
Google Calendar Gets Its Own Experimental Labs... →
Even though incredibly basic, Gmail Tasks has provided a simple way for Gmail users to create to-do lists while processing email. Today, Tasks is graduating from Labs to become a default…
Followformation: Quickly Follow Dozens of... →
New and existing Twitter users alike want to find interesting people to follow. We’ve created our own useful lists — 100+ musicians, 40 best brands, 26 charities, 75…
Posterous Puts Google Maps In Your Posts →
Posterous is the instant email-to-blog-to-everywhere platform for livestreaming, photo and video sharing, group blogs, and just about anything else you can dream up. And they…