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How Job Seekers Are Using Mobile [INFOGRAPHIC]The jobless rate is hovering above 9%, and job seekers have to be more savvy than ever to land a job. In fact, 77% of job-seekers are using mobile apps in their search. Why mobile? For one thing, people almost always have their phones on them, which means they can get job leads on the fly and respon... 3 Tools for Finding What You’re Looking ForThe 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. Each weekend, Mashable selects startups we think are building interesting, unique or niche p... How a ‘Facebook Phone’ Could Help Facebook Break Into Mobile Apps [VIDEO]According to (unconfirmed) reports, Facebook is working with HTC to develop a phone that has a much deeper integration with the social network than any previous “Facebook phone.” On Friday, Mashable‘s Christina Warren joined CNN in Atlanta to assess the validity of the rumors. She also e... HOW TO: Change Your Twitter HandleThis post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. If you’re renaming or rebranding your business (or yourself, for that matter), and consequently need to change your... Meet the 2011 Mashable Awards Nominees for Social MediaAfter collecting nominations from the Mashable community for over a month, the 2011 Mashable Awards have now shifted to the voting portion of the program. The awards honor nominees and winners in 28 categories, covering four of Mashable‘s core content areas: Social Media, Tech, Business a... Black Friday Shoppers Destroy WalMart Displays [VIDEO]Black Friday sales hit a record high Friday — online sales rose 24.3%, but many shoppers opted to go to brick-and-mortar locations to spend their hard-earned cash. Judging from the YouTube clips that have emerged, that was probably not the best idea — videos of Black Friday mayhem at b... Tech Buzzwords Make Shortlist for Word of the YearThe Oxford English Dictionary has chosen its (two-word) word of the year: Squeezed Middle. Last year’s word of the year was big society, and the word of 2009 was unfriend. Those who spend time on Twitter might have guessed that OWS, occupy or 99% would have come out on top this year. They d... Shop Small: Small Business Saturday Takes to TwitterPresident Barack Obama President Obama took his daughters to Kramerbooks and Afterwords Cafe in Dupont Circle to celebrate Small Business Saturday.Click here to view this gallery.Today is the second annual Small Business Saturday, an American Express initiative to ... 10 Tips to Avoid Cyber Monday ScamsBari Abdul is Vice President of Check Point‘s Consumer Business, ZoneAlarm, focused on innovating consumer security for the digital age. He has over 20 years of experience developing and executing go-to-market strategies that deliver record revenue and market share. It seems that the holida... Meet the 2011 Mashable Awards NomineesEach year the Mashable Awards honors the best in digital media, companies and personalities. This year, we have 196 nominees across 4 majors categories up for 28 total awards. As always, you, our readers get to choose the winners. The Mashable Awards will be decided over the next few weeks by... |