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Occupy the URL Takes OWS Protests to the InternetThe Occupy Wall Street protests have spread to cities across the world. Now they’re also spreading to banks’ websites. A program called Occupy the URL, launched Tuesday, will turn any website into a protest, complete with pop-up photos of Occupy Wall Street protesters. Users need onl... Google Blog Manager Flies to TwitterThe woman who started and managed Google‘s blogs will now be shaping Twitter‘s voice. For the past nine years, Karen Wickre has been senior media liason at Google, where she built the now more-than-150-strong Google blog platform. Here’s how she described her role in the blogs i... Can UNAIDS Crowdsource a Strategy to Combat HIV/AIDS?UNAIDS, the UN‘s branch dealing with HIV/AIDS, has launched a digital crowdsourcing campaign to combat HIV/AIDS across the globe. The campaign, CrowdOutAIDS, stems from the idea that young people will have the best ideas about how to stop the spread of the virus, which infects 3,000 people be... Apple Newsstand Drives 268% Increase in Digital Subscriptions at Conde NastDigital subscription and single-copy sales have spiked following the launch of Apple’s Newsstand app two weeks ago. Magazine publisher Conde Nast has seen a 268% jump in digital subscriptions sales per week on average, Monica Ray, Conde Nast’s EVP of consumer marketing, announced Tues... Steve Jobs The Movie: Sony Wants Aaron Sorkin to Write It [REPORT]Sony is moving forward on a cinematic adaptation of Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs, and is courting Aaron Sorkin to write the screenplay, according to one report. The LA Times cites a source “briefed on the project but not authorized to speak publicly,” who says that ... Timeline: How Netflix Lost Two-Thirds of Its Value in 3 MonthsIt’s hard to believe that a mere three months ago, Netflix stock had reached its all-time high at $300 per share. After Monday’s announcement that the company lost over 800,000 subscribers due to its price hike, the stock took a sharp dip. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has admitted to the co... Meet Dot: The iPhone Panoramic Video Camera You FundedDot, a hardware attachment for capturing panoramic video on the iPhone, starts shipping Tuesday after a short but storied development — one that began with the help of more than 1,000 backers on crowd-funding site Kickstarter in May. Dot will also land on Apple Store retail shelves nationw... 13 Free Halloween Fonts1. Skullphabet by Skull-A-Day Simple and bold, the "Skullphabet" font celebrates with great graphic ghoulishness.Click here to view this gallery.Halloween is nearly upon us. If you’re anything like the Mashable crew, you’ve already designed your perfect... The U.S. Requests More User Data from Google Than Any Other CountryGoogle started publishing requests from governments for user information about a year ago. On Tuesday, it revealed the number of user accounts involved in those requests — revealing that the U.S. not only makes more requests than any other country, but also requests data for far more user ... 9 Sites That Measure Companies’ Social ResponsibilityThe Commerce With a Conscience Series is supported by Fedex. FedEx does more than shipping. They offer solutions like transporting heart valves to those in need and helping entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life. See how. Applications that measure the corporate social responsibility, or CSR, o... |