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Long-winded music reviews are getting a tune up. SPIN announced on Wednesday that it will be squeezing the majority of its album reviews into 140-character tweets. SPIN is pulling most of the reviews out of its print magazine and will … Continue reading →

Everyone wants to change the world, but the money to do so is rarely available. That’s where Kickstarter comes in. Although Kickstarter is primarily a funding platform for entrepreneurs of all kinds, activists, humanitarians and other pioneers of social justice … Continue reading →

Have you noticed TV news networks are largely quiet on SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) during prime-time viewing hours? You’re not alone. Media watchdog Media Matters found that most major TV news networks haven’t been giving SOPA prime-time coverage in … Continue reading →

The Facebook scam and spam du jour: Invitations to change the color of your profile. Clicking on these links, which ask you to share them with your friends before even changing any colors, will only spread the scam, says security … Continue reading →

Move over, Justin Timberlake. You’re not the only multi-talented musician with a social network to promote at this year’s CES. LL Cool J demoed Boomdizzle, the social network he founded in 2008 that encourages musicians to collaborate across the web … Continue reading →

Apple has invited media outlets for a special event on Jan. 19 at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. The invitation mentions an announcement about education. The event begins at 10 a.m. ET. Mashable speculated earlier this month that … Continue reading →

Risk: Factions Risk makes its Facebook debut with Risk: Factions, a social update to the XBLA game of the same name. Click here to view this gallery. Everybody gather ’round Facebook, it’s time for board game night. Risk: Factions, a … Continue reading →

Lewis Howes is a world record holder and former professional football player who got injured in his rookie season, lost everything and then used LinkedIn to become an Internet millionaire in 2 years. After hitting rock bottom and living on … Continue reading →

Verizon is joining the gamified millions by adding social login, rewards and other game mechanics to Verizon Insider, the company’s community hub and news site. Verizon Insider has been around for awhile, but Verizon decided to take the gamification plunge … Continue reading →

At 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT) tomorrow, Jan. 12, streaming live exclusively on Mashable, Klout founder Joe Fernandez will be answering questions from readers. As part of the Young Entrepreneur Council’s new program called YEC Global, Fernandez will be … Continue reading →