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Oink Takes Recommendations a Step FurtherThe 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: Oink Quick Pitch: Oink is a recommendation service which lets you recommend precise ob... Mexican Blog Wars: Fourth Blogger Murdered for Reporting on CartelGang members in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, killed and beheaded the moderator of a social network, the Houston Chronicle reported Wednesday. “Hi, I’m Rascatripas,” read the note on a blood-stained blanket left with the body. “This happened to me for not understanding that I shou... Inside the Making of Nokia Lumia 800 [VIDEO]Nokia has released an in-depth documentary providing a behind-the-scenes look into the creation of the company’s flagship Windows Phone handset, the Lumia 800. The video reveals a couple of details about Nokia’s partnership with Microsoft. “We were side-by-side with the designer... “Le Internet Medley” References 40+ Memes in One Music VideoEach day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks. Memes! Memes! Memes! If you like them as much as we do at Mashable, then do we have a treat for you. We-we-we so excited. So Y U NO just push play to stroll down memory lane with Nyan Cat, Trollfac... Could Steve Jobs Become Time’s Next Person of the Year?Could Apple co-founder Steve Jobs become the first person to be selected after his death as Time Magazine‘s Person of the Year? A panel of experts for Time clearly think it wouldn’t be a bad idea. Brian Williams, the anchor of NBC Nightly News, nominated Jobs for the honor during a pa... Google+ Brand Pages vs. Facebook Fan Pages1. The Muppets Jim Henson's Muppets have not made a movie since 1996 -- before Facebook or Google even existed. But they've found some interesting ways to incorporate social media into their marketing. In promotion of the upcoming film, the Muppets are ambitiously... Fox News Invites Audience to Speak With GOP Candidates on Google+ HangoutsFox News’s Special Report with Bret Baier will be hosting a series of Google+ Hangouts with GOP presidential candidates leading up to the election, the program announced via Google+ this week. The first will be held with Governor Mitt Romney on Nov. 15. The show is also inviting three membe... Facebook Brings Recent Stories Option Back to News FeedFacebook is rolling out an update to News Feed that lets people sort information by Recent Stories or Highlighted Stories. The update adds a “Sort” link at the top of the News Feed. Clicking it brings up two options for organizing News Feed content: “Highlighted Stories First... Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Demolishes Sales RecordsModern Warfare 3, Activision’s latest first-person shooter, hit store shelves like a runaway train. The game, part of the Call of Duty franchise, was predicted to be the top-selling video game despite healthy competition from EA’s Battlefield 3 released in October. Those predictions ar... Occupy Wall Street Ads to Run on O’Reilly Factor TonightAn Occupy Wall Street commercial will air Wednesday night during the same show that routinely refers to the protesters as “far-left loons.” Advertising spots on The O’Reilly Factor were crowdfunded using a startup fundraising platform and purchased through Google TV Ads. O’... |