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Why User Experience Must Always Account for the Human ConditionFor the first 10 minutes or so, Mashable Media Summit attendees were probably wondering why Tor Myhren, president of Grey New York, was talking about losing his virginity. Well, it all started with the telephone… It’s 1986. One night in Denver, 14-year-old Tor dials into Teen Line, a telephon... Introducing the Mashable Publisher PlatformAt today’s Mashable Media Summit, we announced the Mashable Publisher Platform, a new editorially curated syndication experience that brings content from select publishers to our site. Starting next week, you’ll begin seeing articles from AppAdvice, Causecast, ClickZ, GeekSugar, International... Occupy Wall Street Gets Its Own Social AggregatorAnyone following the Occupy Movement knows that it’s actually hard to follow all of the Occupy updates. Occupationalist is a new site that is part social aggregator, part media hub for all things #occupy. The populist protest movement sprung up around Occupy Wall Street, which saw scores ... Tweets Last Up to 67 Times Longer for Users With Higher Klout Scores [INFOGRAPHIC]How long does a tweet last before it loses steam and falls by the wayside? If you have a high Klout score, it may last up to 67 times longer than other users. The social influence measuring tool studied the impact of a tweet over time, based on a user’s Klout score. Specifically, the company w... Hey Yahoo, Do a Barrel Roll: How Google Wins With Whimsical TricksYou have to hand it to Google. With one fun little trick that a single engineer probably came up with in his mandated 20% spare time — getting the screen to “do a barrel roll” — the company got enough free media to make a chief marketing officer weep. It’s hardly a... The Future of Social TV at the Mashable Media Summit [LIVE BLOG]Social and digital media have an increasingly strong influence on how people consume content of all types. Nowhere is that more apparent than the world of television, where viewing habits are being deeply impacted by digital. From talking about TV shows on social media sites to consuming online vi... Steve Jobs Said Sports Illustrated’s Tablet Demo Was “Really Stupid” — But Didn’t Mean ItSeveral months before Apple unveiled the iPad in January 2010, editors from Time, Inc., including some from Sports Illustrated met with Apple founder and former CEO Steve Jobs to get a preview of the soon-to-be-released tablet. The venerable sports magazine was already planning a tablet version an... From Startup to IPO: Groupon’s Major MilestonesGroupon Offers One Local Deal Per Day, Nov. 2008 The social buying website Groupon provides one remarkable deal every day for each city they support - Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Sa... TVGuide.com Watchlist Predicts Fall TV Shows’ SuccessNine of the top 10 new fall TV shows on TVGuide.com‘s Watchlist were picked up for a second season, illustrating the platform’s success in predicting hits, said Christy Tanner, EVP and general manager of TVGuide.com. Tanner, who spoke at Mashable‘s Media Summit Friday, provided ... AT&T LTE Service Coming to New York CityAT&T’s high-speed LTE service will be coming to New York City “very soon,” says Larry Solomon, SVP of communications for AT&T. Solomon, who broke the news at Mashable‘s Media Summit Friday, declined to be more specific about a time frame. New York will be the six... |