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Your Facebook news feed is about to become a bit more crowded. Facebook’s big announcement on Wednesday evening was the unveiling of 60 new apps that will function with Facebook and let users share more of their lives on the … Continue reading →

Popular Brazilian-based social networking site Orkut has finally gotten its own app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The free app for Orkut – a site launched by Google in 2004 which now has 66 million active members – … Continue reading →

Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks. How do you follow up the most-shared ad of 2011? In Volkswagen’s case, you do a sly nod to the original ad, only with dogs. … Continue reading →

Android may still be leading the mobile operating system race, but thanks to a strong fourth quarter for Apple after the launch of the iPhone 4S, the gap is getting smaller. According to new research from Nielsen, the October release … Continue reading →

The Mashable Meme Machine is a daily look at five hilarious viral topics spreading across the web right now. You’d think with nearly half the Internet shut down, Meme Machine would grind to an agonizing halt. Not so, kiddies! The … Continue reading →

1. See Trends A look at trending content will ensure you’re up-to-speed with the latest viral videos, as well as newsworthy footage and clips from popular culture. YouTube’s “Trends Dashboard” gives you an at-a-glance look at what’s hot across various … Continue reading →

The Motion Picture Association of America is looking to fight back against Wednesday’s Internet protests over SOPA with an ad campaign aiming to address “misconceptions” about the bill, according to a report. Citing “a person familiar with the matter,” The … Continue reading →

It’s no secret that students around the world are carrying too-heavy backpacks full of large, thick textbooks and handouts for school. What if, though, they could carry just one, thin slab, chock full of interactive text books and worksheets? That … Continue reading →

In a press event in San Francisco, Facebook Director of Platform Products Carl Sjogreen announced further extension of the Open Graph, which will now allow developers to build a variety of apps that let users add anything they want directly … Continue reading →

More than 2.4 million SOPA-related tweets were sent between 12 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET Wednesday, Twitter announced. The top five terms that day were SOPA, Stop SOPA, PIPA, Tell Congress and #factswithoutwikipedia. The surge of tweets were related to … Continue reading →