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Facebook Hackathon Could Spark The Next Great Idea
2:09:02 AM
Rule number one of Facebook's Hackathon: If you're new, you must hack! Facebook in Menlo Park, Calif. staged another Hackathon on Tuesday evening. The event kicked off around 7 p.m. at Facebook's massive headquarters. During the course of the...



12 Free Tumblr Themes to Class Up Your Blog
12:25:18 AM
By the end of the year, there may be more people Googling the word "Tumblr" than "blog." The very language of content creation and curation has shifted thanks to Tumblr's ridiculous growth. If you're already Tumbling, you know what's going on out...



Appcelerator's Developer Platform: Now with Cloud-Based Tools
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 10:55 PM
Mobile platform company Appcelerator launched the latest version of its popular Titanium platform Tuesday, with cloud-based tools to help developers build more dynamic apps for Android and iPhone devices. Titanium 2.0, which includes support for...



Elle Tries Facebook Commerce, Launches Shoppable Trend Guide
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 9:05 PM
Elle has launched a shoppable trend guide on Facebook in the latest of several ecommerce initiatives within the magazine industry. The guide, embedded as a tab on Elle's Facebook page, invites shoppers to navigate across six editorially chosen...



Hide Your Wi-Fi From Prying Eyes (and Google Cars)
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 8:03 PM
In case you had any doubt, the recent flap over Google's Street View cars has made it clear that private data transmitted over Wi-Fi can quickly become not-so-private. The good news is that there are ways to easily protect yourself, without going...



Google Bike Isn't What You'd Expect
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 7:25 PM
Ever wonder how Google employees get around their Mountain View, California campus? While it would be amazing, and very Google, to travel by tube, it turns out most Googlers get from building to building in the sprawling Googleplex via bicycle....



Chicago Police Use Social Media to Find Food Trucks Breaking The Law [VIDEO]
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 7:03 PM
Chicago police are monitoring food trucks on social media, and it's not because they want a juicy burger. Instead, police are asking the trucks to pack it up and are issuing citations if they don't, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. In the...



Why You Could Be Prosecuted for Posting Olympics Photos to Facebook
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 6:40 PM
For an event being hyped by organizers as the world's "first social media Olympics," the summer 2012 games in London have some pretty antisocial policies. Athletes will not be allowed to tweet photos of themselves with products that aren't...



Google Glasses Have a Stylish Rival: Oakley [VIDEO]
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 6:17 PM
Google's augmented reality glasses haven't yet hit the market, but they already have some potential competition. Sunglass maker Oakley is also developing eyewear that can project information onto lenses, Oakley CEO Colin Baden told Bloomberg....



Facebook Meets Instagram: What It Means for Your Brand
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 4:52 PM
When it comes to Facebook's $1 billion acquisition of Instagram, details are still coming into focus. In a public statement, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that Instagram will continue to grow independently -- but further details about how the...



Prototype Apple Macintosh Computer Selling for $100,000 on eBay [PICS]
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 4:15 PM
Among personal-computer enthusiasts, there are many rare and desirable models from years' past. The Apple Lisa. Steve Jobs's NeXT computer. The Canon Cat. But there's a machine selling on eBay right now that's arguably the rarest of them all: a...



Facebook: Auto Fans Have More Friends
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 3:30 PM
Fans of auto brands have three times the average amount of friends than the average user, according to a new study by Facebook. The social networking giant, eager to make its case to marketers, conducted a study of 15,938 Facebook users between...



Gfail! What the World Says When Gmail Goes Down
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 2:45 PM
To the list of essential utilities we can't live without -- electricity, gas, water -- you'd better add one more: Gmail. The free Google email service now has 350 million users in 54 languages. So when it experienced an outage that affected a...



Facebook Adds 'Listen' Button to Band, Artist Pages
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 2:31 PM
Facebook added on Tuesday a "Listen" button to its band and artist pages that give users an easy way to listen to their favorite songs directly on the site. As of now, fans can listen to songs from artists such as Justin Bieber and Linkin Park to...



Why Windows RT Is a Terrible Name
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 12:32 PM
Microsoft just announced the names for its suite of Windows 8 products. In an attempt to simplify things, the company opted for just three major versions: the consumer-ready Windows 8, the more advanced and versatile Windows 8 Pro, and the...



 
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