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Far Side of the Moon Captured on Video for the First TimeOne of NASA’s twin GRAIL spacecrafts has captured a video of Moon’s far side for the first time. Earth’s tidal forces have slowed down Moon’s rotation so that it always presents one side to us. The other side, although receiving as much light as the front side, is calle... What to Do When Your Website Gets HackedDallas Lawrence is the chief global digital strategist for Burson-Marsteller, one of the world’s leading public relations and communications firms. He is a Mashable contributor on emerging media trends, online reputation management and digital issue advocacy. You can connect with him on Twitter... Zynga Tests ‘Reward Advertising’ in CityVilleZynga, aiming to expand its advertising revenue without annoying users, is quietly experimenting with “reward advertising” on CityVille that lets players earn energy by interacting with a sponsor. Sponsors for the program, which rolled out in December, include Coca-Cola, MasterCard an... Tumblr Hires an Editor-in-ChiefTumblr may have lost a fashion director, but it has now gained an editor-in-chief. The blogging platform told The New York Times Thursday it brought on Chris Mohney, formerly Senior Vice President of content at BlackBook Media, to serve in the newly created role of editor-in-chief. Mohney will b... Romney and Obama Go Head-to-Head in Online Donation DrivesMitt Romney dropped the gloves on Barack Obama Tuesday night by launching an online-only donation drive. The goal? Collect $1 million to make Obama a “one-term president.” “The inspiration was President Obama,” says Romney digital director Zac Moffatt. “It’s t... Hands On With Microsoft Surface 2Touchscreens are so yesterday’s news, but 40-inch HD displays that can handle 20 or more fingers of touch and real-time interaction with people, objects and tags? That’s something to get excited about. It’s also pretty much the description of Microsoft’s Surface 2. These large, t... Amazon Launches Sports Memorabilia Store [VIDEO]Amazon has expanded its sales reach into sports memorabilia, the company announced on Thursday. Its new Sports Collectibles Store offers more than two million officially licensed items by the NFL, NBA, FIFA and Major League Baseball. Shoppers can search for collectibles by sport, year, t... Apple Employee’s iPhone Messages Accidentally Broadcast to Bloggers [VIDEO]A glitch with an Apple store employee’s iPhone SIM card has allowed his personal life to be spied on by tech bloggers. The incident happened after the employee inserted his personal SIM card into a customer’s broken iPhone to repair it. The customer left the store with a perf... Facebook Contest Lets You Pick the NCAA’s March Madness FieldThe NCAA’s popular March Madness basketball tournament is annually a cause of groans from know-it-all fans who think they they could have done a better job of picking its teams. But this year via Facebook, the NCAA is giving fans a chance to show that they could, indeed, make better selecti... Patriot or Giant, Whose Pre-Super Bowl XLVI Spotify Mix Is Better? [POLL]Super Bowl Sunday is right around the corner and players from both the New York Giants and New England Patriots are getting pumped for the game with their own big-game Spotify playlists. On Monday, Mashable told you about Patriots rookie running back Stevan Ridley, who posted a 12-song Spotify pl... |