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Why User Experience Must Always Account for the Human Condition

For the first 10 minutes or so, Mashable Media Summit attendees were probably wondering why Tor Myhren, president of Grey New York, was talking about losing his virginity. Well, it all started with the telephone… It’s 1986. One night in … Continue reading

Introducing the Mashable Publisher Platform

At today’s Mashable Media Summit, we announced the Mashable Publisher Platform, a new editorially curated syndication experience that brings content from select publishers to our site. Starting next week, you’ll begin seeing articles from AppAdvice, Causecast, ClickZ, GeekSugar, International Journalists’ … Continue reading

Occupy Wall Street Gets Its Own Social Aggregator

Anyone following the Occupy Movement knows that it’s actually hard to follow all of the Occupy updates. Occupationalist is a new site that is part social aggregator, part media hub for all things #occupy. The populist protest movement sprung up … Continue reading

Tweets Last Up to 67 Times Longer for Users With Higher Klout Scores [INFOGRAPHIC]

How long does a tweet last before it loses steam and falls by the wayside? If you have a high Klout score, it may last up to 67 times longer than other users. The social influence measuring tool studied the … Continue reading

Hey Yahoo, Do a Barrel Roll: How Google Wins With Whimsical Tricks

You have to hand it to Google. With one fun little trick that a single engineer probably came up with in his mandated 20% spare time — getting the screen to “do a barrel roll” — the company got enough … Continue reading

The Future of Social TV at the Mashable Media Summit [LIVE BLOG]

Social and digital media have an increasingly strong influence on how people consume content of all types. Nowhere is that more apparent than the world of television, where viewing habits are being deeply impacted by digital. From talking about TV … Continue reading

Steve Jobs Said Sports Illustrated’s Tablet Demo Was “Really Stupid” — But Didn’t Mean It

Several months before Apple unveiled the iPad in January 2010, editors from Time, Inc., including some from Sports Illustrated met with Apple founder and former CEO Steve Jobs to get a preview of the soon-to-be-released tablet. The venerable sports magazine … Continue reading

From Startup to IPO: Groupon’s Major Milestones

Groupon Offers One Local Deal Per Day, Nov. 2008 The social buying website Groupon provides one remarkable deal every day for each city they support – Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, … Continue reading

TVGuide.com Watchlist Predicts Fall TV Shows’ Success

Nine of the top 10 new fall TV shows on TVGuide.com‘s Watchlist were picked up for a second season, illustrating the platform’s success in predicting hits, said Christy Tanner, EVP and general manager of TVGuide.com. Tanner, who spoke at Mashable‘s … Continue reading

AT&T LTE Service Coming to New York City

AT&T’s high-speed LTE service will be coming to New York City “very soon,” says Larry Solomon, SVP of communications for AT&T. Solomon, who broke the news at Mashable‘s Media Summit Friday, declined to be more specific about a time frame. … Continue reading