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Facebook on Tuesday announced it was hiring the co-founders of MailRank, a startup that focused on prioritizing email. Co-founders Bethanye McKinney Blount and Bryan O’Sullivan will be joining Facebook in December and shutting down MailRank, the two announced on MailRank’s … Continue reading →

Welcome to meme fight club. In the red corner: a YouTube short about a new movie studio devoted to making cat videos. In the blue corner: a YouTube short about a new advertising agency devoted to making cat videos. Gentlemen, … Continue reading →

After our initial Kindle Fire review, we wanted to take a closer look at how Amazon’s new tablet compares with the iPad 2 as a media consumption device. Like Apple, Amazon has paired the Kindle Fire with a complete end-to-end … Continue reading →

Apple has added Disney CEO Bob Iger to its board of directors and appointed former Genentech CEO Arthur Levinson as its non-executive chairman. Levinson first joined Apple’s board of directors in 2000, when he was still Genentech’s CEO. He has … Continue reading →

Updated: A judge has ruled against the Occupy Wall Street protesters, meaning that the protesters will not be allowed to camp in the park, the New York Daily News reports. The Occupy Wall Street movement in New York City is … Continue reading →

As the next movie in the Twilight Saga film series nears its premiere, malicious hackers are taking advantage of Twilight fans by poisoning links in Twilight-related searches with malware, Norton’s experts warn. Some of the search terms that will return … Continue reading →

Using Google+? Add Mashable to your circles. You’ll get the latest about new Google+ features and tips and tricks for using the platform as well as top social media and technology news. In addition to setting up a Google+ page … Continue reading →

The Social CMO Series is supported by the Discover Digital Group, a unique consultancy that focuses on identifying new e-revenue opportunities for both Fortune 1000 and startup clients alike. Follow DDG on Facebook to get a taste of the insights … Continue reading →

Facebook is investigating violent and pornographic images spammers have planted in its network. Offensive content that has popped up in Facebook news feeds includes hardcore porn images, pictures of extreme violence, animal abuse and even a Photoshopped image of Justin … Continue reading →

Social media best practices change faster than you can tweet or “like” whatever people agreed on last week. The idea for this piece came about while prepping IJNet’s internal social media guidelines: our Twitter followers are taking flight, so many … Continue reading →