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1999 Google’s first ever holiday Doodle was a simple snowman. Click here to view this gallery. Google has thrilled us with some excellent Doodles this year, and it’s ending the year on a high by revealing 2011′s festive design, decked … Continue reading →

With the holidays in full swing, that means the new year is just around the corner. Here at Mashable, we’ve been reflecting on the changes 2011 has brought for technology and social media and what those changes mean for the … Continue reading →

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. Each weekend, Mashable selects startups we … Continue reading →

Take a look at this Christmas music video by songwriter Bobby Smith, starring his wife Kelley and himself in a dancetastic musicale that takes Christmas videomaking to a whole new level. Pay special attention to the audio track, and you’ll … Continue reading →

Santa Claus needs a tremendous amount of tech backup to effectively deliver presents to every child’s house in the world before the sun rises. Peter Baynham, screenwriter of blockbuster film Arthur Christmas, spent nearly five years calculating exactly how Santa … Continue reading →

Have you tried Google+ Hangouts? Apparently, the Muppets have, and Google wants you to know about it. Here’s a new ad rolled out this week, where you can see a scenario where “famously good friends get together in a Google+ … Continue reading →

Santa is about to start making his rounds, but what’s this? He’s busy doing something else? What is it? It certainly couldn’t be as important as distributing toys and gadgetry to children of all ages, could it? It looks like … Continue reading →

Air Jordan XI shoes were released Friday to mobs of eager shoppers, hoping to snag a pair of the retro Nike sneaks. Amid reported arrests and robberies, social networks buzzed that an 18-year-old had been trampled to death in suburban … Continue reading →

Hanson Hosein is the Director of the Master of Communication in Digital Media at the University of Washington. He’s written Storyteller Uprising: Trust & Persuasion in the Digital Age, and the host of Four Peaks on UWTV and has advised … Continue reading →

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. This year has lent itself to a slew of new buzzwords, and gamification is easily one … Continue reading →