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Google Doodle Celebrates World’s Largest Snowflake [VIDEO]

Google is at it again, creating yet another of its whimsical doodles. This time, the search giant’s Google Doodle on its main search page revels in the glories of midwinter, celebrating the 125th anniversary of the discovery of the world’s … Continue reading

Photo Startup Makes It Easy to Create Albums With Friends

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: ZangZing Quick Pitch: Store and … Continue reading

Elaborate ‘It Gets Better’ Video Resembles ‘Glee’

Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks. An extensively choreographed “It Gets Better” music video — set to Lady Gaga‘s “Hair” — gained steam Friday after the mega pop star gave it … Continue reading

10 Hilarious Animated GIFs that Took the Web by Storm

1. Darth Raver Adding a Star Wars reference almost always results in a viral sensation. Click here to view this gallery. Along with all of the other weird quirks of the web, animated GIFs are extremely popular — especially on … Continue reading

Meet Beckinfield, a YouTube Show With 4,000 Actors [PICS]

The make-believe town of Beckinfield is the setting for the Mad Libs-style show of the same name, which uses crowd-sourced amateur actors from all over the world who create the show’s story by posting videos. Writers outline the plot and … Continue reading

Breaking Down Apple’s Billions [INFOGRAPHIC]

It’s no secret Apple, one of the most valuable public companies in the world, is making major cash off today’s tech gadgets — but how much? This week, the company reported a record net profit of more than $13.6 billion … Continue reading

7 Big Privacy Concerns for New Facebook and the Open Graph

It’s not always clear how Facebook apps interact with the data you share on the social network. Are they allowed to broadcast it? Sell it? Compile it in a way that you never intended? “When you turn all Platform applications … Continue reading

ACTA ‘Is More Dangerous Than SOPA’

SOPA and PIPA are stalled (or dead) in the halls of the U.S. Congress. Yet, there may be a bigger, perhaps more dangerous threat to Internet freedoms on the way, called the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA. At least that’s … Continue reading

‘Sh*t Politicians Say’ Video Arrives Ahead of Republican Debate

The latest political parody — Sh*t Politicians Say — just hit YouTube, keeping the unstoppable Sh*t [Insert Stereotype] Say meme alive for yet another day. Go ahead and bemoan the meme all you want; you’re still going to watch the … Continue reading

‘Sh*t Politicians Say’ Video Arrives

The latest political parody — Sh*t Politicians Say — just hit YouTube, keeping the unstoppable Sh*t [Insert Stereotype] Say meme alive for yet another day. Go ahead and bemoan the meme all you want; you’re still going to watch the … Continue reading