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A high-ranking UK judge has issued official guidelines that allow journalists to live-tweet public court proceedings in England and Wales without seeking permission. The practice guidance allows journalists to issue live, text-based communications on mobile phones and other Internet-connected devices, … Continue reading →

Google has unveiled an online archive of before and after photos from its Street View cameras, revealing the devastation in Japan after the March tsunami. “In the case of the post-tsunami imagery of Japan, we hope this particular digital archiving … Continue reading →

Ashton Kutcher has been awarded the first-ever “Foot in Mouth Award” by CelebTweets.com for his recent tweet regarding Joe Paterno and the Penn State child abuse scandal. CelebTweets.com – in partnership with CelebGossip.com — has kicked off an award series … Continue reading →

Jimmy Kimmel’s at it again, with his parents-of-America-prank-your-kids antics. His first target was children’s precious Halloween loot. This time, he asked parents to let their kids open one (bad) present two weeks before Christmas and upload their reactions to YouTube … Continue reading →

It’s that time of year again when media outlets pour out predictions of which cutting-edge technologies are expected to heat up in 2012. But according to ABI Research, there are a whole slew of projections that aren’t likely to come … Continue reading →

David Krejci, executive vice president at Weber Shandwick, combines an expert knowledge of social and digital media with more than 15 years of “traditional” PR experience. Krejci’s work focuses on social media crises, issues and B2B social marketing. Today’s news … Continue reading →

KLM Airlines is giving passengers the power to pick who they sit next to via social media. The opt-in system will display the Facebook and LinkedIn profile pages of each passenger on the flight. Check out the video above to … Continue reading →

Technology Entertainment and Design (TED) launched TED Live Wednesday, offering a year-long membership package and “virtual seats” to TED and TED Global conferences. Individuals, schools and small businesses can now get remote access to the 18-minutes-or-less TED talks on big … Continue reading →

EBay’s PayPal unit plans to take on Groupon in early 2012 with a new service that will offer coupons based on users’ buying habits and mobile phone locations. PayPal has partnered with 200 U.S. merchants for the offering, says Anuj … Continue reading →

At 12 p.m. ET tomorrow, Dec. 15, streaming live exclusively on Mashable, Threadless founder Jake Nickell will be answering questions from readers. As part of the launch of the Young Entrepreneur Council’s new program called YEC Global, Nickell will be … Continue reading →