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The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Each weekend, Mashable selects startups we … Continue reading →

Google Music: What You Need to Know Google Music is free to all users, and includes access via the web, desktop and mobile devices. Click here to view this gallery. Google Music launched to the public earlier this week, and … Continue reading →

No doubt you’re already familiar with Facebook‘s new design. However, you’ll soon see journalists taking advantage of the social network’s tools in fresh, strategic ways. Facebook’s journalist program manager, Vadim Lavrusik, sat down with Mashable‘s SVP of content and executive … Continue reading →

Netflix has signed a deal with Fox and Imagine Television to develop new episodes of beloved sitcom Arrested Development, which will be available exclusively to Netflix’s U.S. subscribers in the first half of 2013. Fox and Imagine will co-produce the … Continue reading →

LivingSocial is currently raising around $200 million in a deal that will value the company somewhere between $5 billion and $6 billion, according to multiple sources. JP Morgan Asset Management’s new Digital Growth Fund, as well as existing investors Amazon … Continue reading →

Groupon has a new deal on cheap meals. The daily deals site has partnered with Feeding America for a special charitable offer: For $11 you can feed a family of four for two weeks. “Feeding America — The Loop” aimed … Continue reading →

Target’s crazy Christmas fangirl in her signature red jumpsuit, also known as the Christmas Champ, is back on Twitter, where she is humorously chatting with followers about holiday advice and begging Target to let her in early. Although the Christmas … Continue reading →

The world has watched the lives of Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore unfold on Twitter every day since January 2009. The couple are among the microblogging service’s most popular users; Kutcher’s @AplusK account has more than 8.3 million followers, while … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday, Mickey Mouse! Walt Disney’s beloved icon turns 83 today and Disney Parks is celebrating at the Disney Store in Times Square with an innovative augmented reality installation. Running through Saturday at the Disney Store on Broadway and 45th … Continue reading →

Today’s Doodle on Google‘s homepage is a tribute to Louis Daguerre, the French physicist who invented daguerreotype, the first commercially successful form of photography. Louis Daguerre was born on Nov. 18, 1787 in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, France. Today’s Doodle celebrates his 224th … Continue reading →