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This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. Time is money, especially for small businesses on the hustle. It’s important not just to properly … Continue reading →

Facebook users have noticed their hidden “other” messages en masse and many of them are not happy. Under the Facebook Messages tab there is an “other” tab, which you very well may have never noticed. It hosts the messages Facebook … Continue reading →

Your days of phony hustling on the soccer pitch — appearing to exert maximum effort while actually conserving energy — are over, thanks to a new shoe and app recently introduced by Adidas. Released this month, the free miCoach Soccer … Continue reading →

Twitter didn’t just launch a major new redesign Thursday — the event also served as an unveiling of sorts for its next headquarters in San Francisco. Like the redesigned service — part of an aggressive push to make Twitter the … Continue reading →

Twitter is dead. Long live, Twitter! The Internet’s most popular microblogging service got a major upgrade today, rolling out a brand-new look and a bunch of new features. The update is the most comprehensive and wide-ranging change Twitter’s ever done, … Continue reading →

Texas congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul may be trailing in the polls, but he is the only politician with positive Twitter buzz, according to a new study. The Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism — which analyzes … Continue reading →

Soda — yes, soda — is about to get a platform dedicated to user-created content. Indianapolis-based startup uFlavor is launching a website on Thursday that gives users a taste of beverage design. If all goes as planned, you’ll soon be … Continue reading →

Jeroen Wijering is the creator of the incredibly successful JW Player, which has generated millions of downloads since its release in 2005. In 2007 he co-founded LongTail Video, focusing on a full-fledged online video platform that includes encoding, delivery, syndication … Continue reading →

When Philadelphia 76ers fans Jerry Rizzo and Hunter Coleman took it upon themselves to help out their favorite NBA team on Twitter this week, they didn’t think it would lead to threats of legal action. The 76ers are in the … Continue reading →

There is a tab under Facebook Messages you may have never noticed. It filters out what’s supposed to be less-than-important messages from events and people you have no apparent connection with. Although it’s not a new feature, the “Other” inbox … Continue reading →