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Today’s Top Stories: SOPA Blackouts, Jerry Yang Resigns From YahooWelcome 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. Internet Goes Dark in Protest of SOPA Major web services such as Wikipedia and Reddit... Wikipedia Blackout: Survive with These 12 AlternativesThe Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) are landing in the U.S. Senate next week and a whirlpool of online protest has fired up again. The two bills intend to stop online piracy and protect copyright holders, however, critics claim they infringe upon creativity, Internet secur... Top 7 CES Gadgets for Your Small BusinessThis post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. CES 2012 saw the launch of a slew of new gadgets, many of which could be useful for your small business. Here’s a r... Finished Angry Birds? 8 More Games to Keep You Busy1. Stupid Zombies Most similar to Angry Birds, this game features the aim-and-shoot method in order to pass each level. With more than 600 levels, you control the shotgun that guns down a series of bloody zombies. While the bullets have the capability to bounce of... Wikipedia Going Dark to Protest SOPAWikpedia will go offline Wednesday to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), according to Co-Founder Jimmy Wales. Wales made the announcement via a series of tweets. “This is going to be wow,” reads one tweet. “I hope Wikipedia will melt phone systems in Washington on Wednes... This Headgear Puts Your Moves On-Screen [VIDEO]LAS VEGAS — Motion control was a pretty hot topic at this year’s CES, and though the buzz centered around Microsoft, Samsung and Tobii, they aren’t the only companies with ideas for how you can use your body to guide on-screen activity. Enter AikenLabs. Its new technology can m... Interactive Textbook Makes Reading Social, Braces for Apple AnnouncementSitting at the front of the class and attentively listening to a professor’s lecture won’t be enough for college students aiming to impress their professors once the new BioBook rolls out. With BioBook, an interactive educational tool for tablets, professors can monitor student progre... What Will You Do Without Wikipedia? [OPEN THREAD]Wikipedia, Reddit, and other websites will go offline on Wednesday in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA). While Reddit’s blackout was announced more than a week ago, Wikipedia is a newcomer, and perhaps the most high profile website participating. The En... New Facebook Cover Designer App Takes Photos With Your Profile in MindMost standard photos don’t fit Facebook Timeline’s cover photo slot, but a new app that launched on Tuesday creates images sized specifically for that purpose. Dropico’s free Facebook Cover Designer provides a landscape viewfinder for composing shots with Facebook in mind. Use... These Websites Are Going Dark to Protest SOPA WednesdayTech companies are getting ready to black out on Jan. 18 to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its sibling the Protect IP Act (PIPA). Much has been made of Wikipedia’s promise to “go dark,” or shut down the site, for the day as a way of warning what might happen if ... |