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Apple is set to make an announcement regarding education on Thursday, and it will likely involve electronic textbooks. The latest rumor claims the company will unveil a “GarageBand” for books that puts tools for creating interactive digital textbooks into the … Continue reading →

Actor Rob Lowe apparently failed in an unexpected bid to break major sports news on Wednesday when he tweeted that legendary NFL quarterback Peyton Manning plans to retire. But Lowe’s tip from, in his words, “my people” did set off … 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. SOPA Backers Abandon the Bill After … Continue reading →

Supporters of the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA (and its Senate-sister the Protect Intellectual Property Act, PIPA) legislation — like the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) — argue that legislation is needed because online piracy puts jobs and … Continue reading →

Jim Tobin is president of Ignite Social Media, a leading social media agency, where he works with clients including Microsoft, Samsung, Chrysler, Verizon and more implementing social media marketing strategies. He is also author of the book Social Media is a Cocktail … Continue reading →

Following the likes of Angry Birds and FarmVille, Fruit Ninja will start selling fuzzy merchandise this year. Halfbrick Studios — the creator of the Fruit Ninja app — teamed up with Jazwares Inc. to create Fruit Ninja plush toys, headphones, … Continue reading →

Although it didn’t black out any of its sites entirely, Google has joined the anti-SOPA protest by putting up a censored version of its logo, visible only to users from the U.S. Google’s David Drummond explained the company’s views on … Continue reading →

Dallas Lawrence is the chief global digital strategist for Burson-Marsteller, one of the world’s leading public relations and communications firms. He is a Mashable contributor on emerging media trends, online reputation management and digital issue advocacy. You can connect with … Continue reading →

Information being shared on Facebook is highly diverse and coming to you mostly from people you rarely talk to, says the latest Facebook Data Team Study. The Facebook Data Team examined users’ strong ties and weak ties by the number … Continue reading →

On the same day that major websites such as Wikipedia and Reddit went dark, the NY tech community gathered on a cold January afternoon to protest SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act). The two bills aim … Continue reading →