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Saudi Journalist Arrested After Tweeting About Prophet MuhammadTwenty-three-year-old Saudi journalist Hamza Kashgari has been arrested in Malaysia after sending out a series of controversial tweets about the Prophet Muhammed Saturday that caused some religious conservatives to call for his execution. He was detained Thursday morning at Kuala Lumpr Inter... ‘This Message Will Self-Destruct’: One Shar.es Erases Data After TransmissionThe 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. Name: OneShar.es Quick Pitch: OneShar.es lets you send confidential data that automatically ... 5 Services to Help You Earn Money From Your Twitter AccountAre you looking to make good use of your sizable Twitter following? Here are five simple services that can help monetize your account, potentially putting cash into your pocket and increasing traffic to your profile. 1. MyLikes MyLikes lets you earn money ... Google to Get Scary With Anne RiceGoogle has been known to celebrate authors and encourage educators to write books. It even made finding authors of articles easier by improving the quality of search results for authors. Now the search giant is playing host to legendary horror novelist Anne Rice. Even if you’re not a Go... Where to Find Mashable at Social Media Week 2012Social Media Week 2012 begins on Monday, Feb. 13 and extends to 12 cities worldwide. Mashable staff members will once again be taking part in various panels across New York City. Now in its fourth year, Social Media Week continues to grow, with 60,000 people attending events annually. Just li... Why Google Shouldn’t Bother With a Home Entertainment GadgetThere’s a rumor going around that Google is planning some kind of home-entertainment device — possibly and answer to the (also rumored) Apple iTV. Apparently Google’s living-room product will be Google-branded, controlled via Android phone or tablet and may eventually expand to... Today’s Top Stories: Wolfram Alpha Goes Pro, Google’s Home Entertainment SystemWelcome 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. Today, we’re looking at three particularly interesting stories. Wolfram Alpha Goes Pro Online computational engine Wolfram Alpha has launched a Pro v... How to Structure Your Startup to Avoid Double TaxationCreating a legal entity for your startup will establish much-needed separation between you and your business. Shielding your personal assets is the first and foremost reason to think about incorporating. But let’s face it. When it comes down to choosing a business structure, small business own... Hipsters From 2062 Slam Social Media [VIDEO]Think about how you’ll describe social media to friends and family in 50 years. Now, watch this “Future Hipsters” video in which badass elderly folks show us how silly all things social media really could sound. “You could get away with anything in those days,” one dud... With Shortcut App, Kooaba Says QR Codes Are a Thing of the PastJust as QR Codes seem to be appearing in print ads everywhere, Zurich-based startup Kooaba wants to relegate them to history. “We believe QR-Codes are belonging to an intermediate technology used for things it was never meant for,” the company writes in a recent blog post. ̶... |