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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: Fancloud Quick Pitch: Fancloud aggregates … Continue reading →

Facebook announced more than 60 new partnerships last Thursday, all of which yielded apps that can be integrated into your Timeline. We’ve already seen the early results of select partnerships — including Spotify, The Washington Post and Foursquare. Now, Facebook … Continue reading →

Twitter has released the official stats showing the activity of its users during President Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, providing an interesting insight in how the Twittersphere reacted to various parts of the speech. During the event, … Continue reading →

Bill Gates reflects on the death of his longtime friend and rival Steve Jobs in a segment posted to Yahoo of an upcoming interview with Nightline’s Bill Weir. “You gotta pick important stuff because you only have a limited amount … Continue reading →

Facebook halted trading of its shares in secondary markets for three days starting Wednesday, a possible indicator the company’s long-awaited IPO is coming soon, according to a report. Representatives of Facebook’s law firm, Fenwick & West, sent a letter last … Continue reading →

The Mashable Meme Machine is a daily look at five hilarious viral topics spreading across the web right now. Day two of this week’s Meme Machine has churned out loads of funny content from your favorite websites — Twitter, YouTube, … Continue reading →

Much to the annoyance of many of its users, Facebook is always changing. The recent Timeline revamp is the last in a series of tweaks to the social networking service, some good, some bad, and some just plain ugly. Do … Continue reading →

Pixar, the animation studio behind Disney favorites like Toy Story, has made it easier and faster for artists and studios to create high-quality imagery. The company teamed up with GreenButton, a cloud services company, to offer RenderMan On Demand. Now, … Continue reading →

Facebook’s steady march to global Timeline coverage just turned into a dash — and it’s really the users who are running. By making Facebook Timelines the new de facto standard for all Facebook profiles, in effect, the company just held … Continue reading →

Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. Today, we’re looking at three particularly interesting stories. Facebook Timeline to Go Live for … Continue reading →