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In another illustration of Facebook‘s top-of-mind status among web surfers, “Facebook” was the most-searched term of 2011, according to Experian Hitwise. This was the third year in a row that Facebook topped the list. The company’s name accounted for 3.1% … Continue reading →

Looking for an inexpensive way to treat yourself this holiday season? Amazon, Apple and Google might have what you desire with deals on albums and singles. The limited-time deals vary depending on the company, and the discounted MP3s could be … Continue reading →

Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks. If Apple’s hands-free assistant Siri one day turned against the human race and transformed into a freakishly evil killing machine, well, that would really, really … Continue reading →

Aaron Maxwell is founder of Mobile Web Up, specializing in mobile websites. He is also chief editor of their mobile newsletter. If you don’t want any high-quality leads from excellent prospects, stop reading now. Otherwise, you’re in luck. Herein we’ll … Continue reading →

Intel has been dying to get its chips into mobile devices for a long time. Almost all phones and tablets today have processors based on the designs of U.K.-based ARM. Now Intel hopes to start chipping away (ouch!) at ARM’s … Continue reading →

Are you on Facebook? Do you like drinking beer and watching football? Then you might be just the person Bud Light is looking for. The Anheuser-Busch brand on Wednesday launched a program on its Facebook Page seeking a Bud Light … 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. Steve Jobs Wins a Grammy The … Continue reading →

The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences will honor Steve Jobs with a Grammy Award, naming him a Trustees Award honoree on Wednesday. This 2012 Special Merit Award will be presented posthumously at an invitation-only ceremony to be held … Continue reading →

Google+ launched brand pages just six weeks ago, but some brands have already amassed considerable followings on the social network. This week, Zoomsphere, which tracks brand traction on social networks, released charts that rank brands by follower, activity and engagement … Continue reading →

At this point, most of the top brands have Google+ brand pages, but only a fraction of them are getting many visitors, according to two research firms. BrightEdge found that 77 of the top 100 brands (as determined by Millward … Continue reading →