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The Federal Trade Commission will include Google+ in its ongoing probe of Google, according to a report. The FTC sees the launch of Google’s social network as relevant to its investigation into whether Google is violating antitrust laws by giving … Continue reading →

“Impulse decision” usually has a negative connotation — except when it comes to making charitable donations via text message. A recent study shows that almost one in 10 Americans has donated via text— and that it was an impulse donation. … Continue reading →

Addictive scrabble game Words With Friends helped save the life of an Australian man with heart problems, reports Ozarks First. Australian resident Georgie Fletcher met Beth Legler from Blue Springs, Missouri through a random Words With Friends game. Georgie’s husband … Continue reading →

Google’s recent change to its search engine is losing in the public opinion arena. Analysts have suggested the new feature, Google Search, plus Your World, “Pushes Google+ over Relevancy,” and “just made Bing the best search engine.” Twitter called it … Continue reading →

A new app that provides stunning images of the Martian surface taken by a NASA rover currently exploring the planet has been released for iPhone and Android devices. The free Mars Images app – created by computer scientist Mark Powell … Continue reading →

January is Stand-Up Month at Comedy Central — and the network is letting all you funny people program its Friday night line-up via a Facebook app, CC Stand-Up. CC Stand Up is an app attached to Comedy Central’s official Facebook … Continue reading →

A Deutsche Bank analyst has circulated a research note claiming that — if you lump iPad sales in with PCs — Apple is now the world’s top vendor. What’s more, Apple’s ascendance occurred not too long after the iPad’s release … Continue reading →

Rdio is inching its way up to join the digital music mammoths that dominate the online and mobile streaming world — Grooveshark, Pandora, Spotify and Sony’s Music Service — not only in the U.S., but internationally. Music lovers in Germany … Continue reading →

Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks. This stunning time-lapse video puts you in the passenger seat of one man’s almost year-long adventure across 17 countries. In it, you’ll see 6,237 pictures … Continue reading →

Brian Sullivan is vice president of client services at Gigya, where he advises clients on implementing social technology. Gigya offers websites a suite of social technology like social login, comments, game mechanics and a social identity management platform. No longer … Continue reading →