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iPhone vs. Android: The Social App Activities That Set Users Apart [INFOGRAPHIC]

Okay, so maybe Mac and PC people have their differences — a lot of them. But, the same can’t be said about Android and iPhone users. Or can it? New analysis from mobile data management startup Onavo, shared exclusively with … Continue reading

Why Coldplay and Adele Aren’t Bringing New Albums to Spotify

Coldplay isn’t making its latest album, Mylo Xyloto, available on Spotify or any other streaming music subscription service. Fans will either need to purchase physical copies or MP3 downloads from places like Apple’s iTunes store, Microsoft’s Zune store or Amazon. … Continue reading

What Is the Future of Media? Find Out at a Mashable Media Summit Meetup

Technology is constantly changing the way we define and consume media in our daily lives. It’s advancing the relationship between news organizations and their communities, reinvigorating advertising and creating new business models. When it comes to the future of media, … Continue reading

Netflix Takes Up 32.7% of Internet Bandwidth [STUDY]

Despite recent troubles, Netflix is a major force on the Internet, accounting for 32.7% of peak U.S. downstream traffic, according to a new report. Sandvine Intelligent Broadband Networks’ report analyzed 200 Internet service providers in 80 countries and found that … Continue reading

Graphic.ly Founder on Startup Life, Internet Fame & Getting Sober

The Extraordinary Entrepreneurs Series is supported by Diet Coke®. Now, the drink that helps you stay extraordinary brings you extraordinary people. Find Diet Coke® on Facebook for access to a whole lot of extraordinary. The name Micah Baldwin may not … Continue reading

Google Execs Are Scary Monsters Thanks to New Creative Kit

Seriously. Something is going on with Google+ right now as six or more Google execs profile pics have turned from friendly to spooky. It started with Google Senior VP of engineering Vic Gundotra and has now spread to folks like … Continue reading

Police Brutality Videos That Google Refuses to Remove Are Not From Occupy Oakland

There’s an unsubstantiated rumor making the rounds that law enforcement asked Google to remove YouTube videos of police brutality captured during Occupy Oakland protests. While Google recently acknowledges law enforcement has made such requests in the past, the allegation that … Continue reading

Beware the Digital Disruptors: They’re Coming for Your Industry

James L. McQuivey, Ph.D. is a Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research serving Consumer Product Strategy professionals. Follow him on Twitter at @jmcquivey. Growing up in the ’70s, I was the world’s biggest fan of The Bionic Man. … Continue reading

Snip.it Lets You Collect and Share Web Content That Matters to You [INVITES]

If you want to collect and share web content, and express your opinion in a structured fashion, where would you turn? Certainly not Facebook or Twitter, says Ramy Adeeb, founder of Snip.it, a startup launching this week in private beta … Continue reading

When Are You Most Distracted by Technology? [POLL]

Mashable Editor in Chief Lance Ulanoff recently opined that tech has simply become overly distracting for him — and it isn’t just a personal problem. The phenomenon even has a name: “Inattention blindness,” coined by a 2009 University of Utah … Continue reading