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Google+ may be less than a year old, but New York Times bestselling author Chris Brogan is ready to crown it a game changer. His latest book, which will publish next week, is called Google+ for Business: How Google’s Social … Continue reading →

If you were unable to knock out some holiday shopping in Black Friday or Cyber Monday, here’s your reward for being patient. (Or a procrastinator.) FreeShipping.org is holding its third annual Free Shipping Day. On Friday, Dec. 16, more than … Continue reading →

Occupy Wall Street broadcaster Tim Pool’s protest coverage, shot entirely on smartphones, has received more attention than most mainstream media. The reporter — who doesn’t identify with the term citizen journalist — is now devising ways mobile technology can provide … Continue reading →

“It’s hard to imagine there ever being anyone quite like him again,” said Barbara Walters as she named Steve Jobs the most fascinating person of 2011. It was the first time she’s ever given such an honor to a person … Continue reading →

Another score for Google Chrome. The latest version of the search giant’s web browser just passed Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) to become the most popular desktop web browser in the world, according to statistics from StatCounter, a digital analytics company. … Continue reading →

The Behind the Social Media Campaign Series is supported by Oneupweb, a relentless digital marketing agency focused on search, social, and design for mid-to-enterprise level brands. Download our free digital marketing magazine, The Merge, and our holiday bonus, “Drinks and … Continue reading →

Twitter topped an annual list of most-buzzed about social networks, edging ahead of LinkedIn and 2010′s most-buzzed network YouTube. The annual rankings by digital marketing agency Zeta Interactive measure volume (number of mentions in more than 200 million blogs, social … Continue reading →

It looks like Santa’s headquarters outside Google HQ in Mountain View, Calif., only the elves and reindeer have been replaced with ice cream sandwiches, green droids and gingerbread men — all the nicknames for various versions of Google’s operating system, … Continue reading →

In the near future, Windows users’ Internet Explorer will automatically upgrade to the latest version whenever one is available, Microsoft has announced. Automatic updates have been one of the best known features of Google’s web browser Chrome, and now Microsoft’s … Continue reading →

Ever since we reviewed the excellent Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone here at Mashable, everyone’s been wondering, when will it appear on Verizon? Now it’s finally official: The on-again/off-again smartphone, which we think is the best Android phone ever produced, will … Continue reading →