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The Rise of the Connected Non-Profit

From Foursquare (“checked in at Joe’s Pizza!”) to Facebook (“just backed my car into the bushes. LOL!”) to Twitter (“look @fascinatingarticle Im sharing in case you didnt know I read #highbrowmagazines”) and now Google+ (“get out of my ‘friends’ circle, … Continue reading

Hands-on With Infinity Blade 2: The iPhone 4S’s First Graphics Test

Chair Entertainment’s Infinity Blade is already recognized as one of the most gorgeously rendered games on the iOS platform. Infinity Blade 2 takes it to the next level. Mashable got an early preview of the first-person action/castle quest game and, … Continue reading

Particles Travelling Faster Than Light? Not So Fast

After a September study suggested neutrinos can travel faster than light – a finding that would shake Einstein’s theory of special relativity to the core – a more recent study shows that the test’s results must have been wrong. The … Continue reading

Tahrir Clash, Pakistan Censors Texts, Apple to Unveil Largest Store: Today’s Top Stories

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. We’re keeping our eyes on four particular stories of interest today. Social Media Plays … Continue reading

4 Ways Brands Are Tapping the Power of Social Games on Facebook

The Facebook Marketing Series is supported by Buddy Media. Power your connections and turn fans into real connections with technology powered by Buddy Media. Download Buddy Media’s free guide for Successful Retail Social Posting to learn how to drive results … Continue reading

Rebecca Black’s ‘Friday’ Featured in Black Friday Campaign for Kohl’s [VIDEO]

In a bit of linguistic synergy, Rebecca Black‘s so-bad-it’s-good YouTube hit “Friday” earlier this year, is being used in a Black Friday campaign for Kohl’s. Kohl’s appropriated the tune for an ad that features a 30-ish woman plowing through a … Continue reading

YouTube Cover Song Face-Off: Katy Perry’s “The One That Got Away”

Each week, Mashable picks a popular song, finds 10 covers of it and asks you to vote for your favorite. When Katy Perry tweeted a TwitPic of the single artwork for “The One That Got Away” in September, her fans … Continue reading

YouTube Cover Song Face-Off: Katy Perry’s ‘The One That Got Away’ [VIDEOS]

Each week, Mashable picks a popular song, finds 10 covers of it and asks you to vote for your favorite. When Katy Perry tweeted a TwitPic of the single artwork for “The One That Got Away” in September, her fans … Continue reading

Can Pakistan Ban ‘Jesus’ and 1,600 Other ‘Obscene’ Words From Text Messages?

The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority told mobile carriers to begin blocking text messages Nov. 21 containing words from a list of more than 1,600 “obscene” terms. Though companies were instructed to start enforcing the ban, Newsweek Pakistan reported Monday that mobile … Continue reading

4 Tips for Optimizing Your Resume with Social Media

Gerrit Hall is the CEO and co-founder of RezScore, a free web application that reads, analyzes and grades resumes instantly. Gerrit has successfully combined his passion for computer science and the careers space by helping job seekers write the best … Continue reading