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Meet the Internet Hall of Fame Inductees, From Al Gore to Craigslist's Founder
Monday, April 23, 2012 11:44 PM
The Internet was awarded its own Hall of Fame on Monday -- with a slew of inductees that have had a profound impact on the early stages of the web. A total of 33 visionaries will be among the first to be inducted to the Internet Hall of Fame in...



20 TV Shows With the Most Social Media Buzz This Week [CHART]
Monday, April 23, 2012 9:40 PM
Which newly-legal, facial hair-challenged pop star made an appearance on The Voice last Tuesday, launching the show to the top of this week's social TV chart? Hint: It's not Zac Efron. He's 24. And I think he can grow a goatee. If you guessed...



New Gmail Comes to All: Do You Approve? [POLL]
Monday, April 23, 2012 6:23 PM
The new Gmail is officially here. We've known about this new design for months now, but much like Facebook Timeline, the rollout to all users has been a slow process. Google officially announced the redesign in November. Until recently, however,...



Yelp Spam Begone: Software Weeds Out Fake Reviews [VIDEO]
Monday, April 23, 2012 5:52 PM
Software engineers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have developed a spam-detecting algorithm that uncovers bogus reviews on popular review sites such as Yelp or Amazon. The program called GSRank -- Group Spam Rank -- targets groups who...



Craigslist Founder Will Donate $1 if You Tweet About Squirrels
Monday, April 23, 2012 5:31 PM
Craigslist founder Craig Newmark has launched an experimental social media fundraiser. Newmark will donate $1 to the National Wildlife Federation for each mention of the hashtag #Squirrels4Good on Twitter or his Facebook Page, up to 5,000...



What Movies Are Getting the Most Online Buzz?
Monday, April 23, 2012 5:00 PM
Mashable's mRank leaderboards track the most buzzed-about movies across the social web. mRank's technology analyzes a particular term -- in this case movie titles or words associated with a certain title -- and creates a leaderboard based on how...



Startup Improves Google Social Search
Monday, April 23, 2012 4:21 PM
A startup called Wajam has created a more useful social search experience for Google than Google could. Google's own three-month-old social search product is called "Search Plus Your World." But given the absence of Twitter and Facebook updates...



Facebook Now Has 901 Million Users
Monday, April 23, 2012 3:59 PM
Facebook disclosed on Monday that it has 901 million users, making it likely that it will pass the 1 billion mark well before the end of the year. The company, which dropped the stat in its amended S-1 filing, also notes that its network receives...



How Google Searches the Entire Web in Half a Second [VIDEO]
Monday, April 23, 2012 3:54 PM
It only takes half a second for Google to return a search based on keywords you type in, but there's a whole lot more happening behind the scenes to give you the results you need. Google on Monday launched a video that explains the science behind...



Facebook to Investors: Here's Why We Bought Instagram
Monday, April 23, 2012 3:42 PM
Facebook's updated S-1 filing has offered some new details on its recent Instagram purchase, including structure of the payment. The social networking giant paid $300 million in cash for Instagram and about 23 million shares of common stock. In...



Facebook's Updated IPO Filing Shows Drop in Ad Revenue
Monday, April 23, 2012 3:31 PM
Facebook released an amendment to its S-1 filing Monday, showing a drop in advertising revenue for the quarter. Total advertising revenue amounted to $872 million in the quarter ending March 31, down from $943 million in Q4 2011, but up from $731...



Get Rid of Negative Facebook Ads With Dove's 'Ad Makeover' [VIDEO]
Monday, April 23, 2012 2:59 PM
Breast enlargement creams. Cellulite removers. Weight loss supplements. If you're a woman who has ever used Google, Facebook or any website with targeted advertising, you've likely come across these kinds of ads. Wouldn't it be great if you could...



Google Giving Away $50 Million in Free Advertising to Promote Video AdWords
Monday, April 23, 2012 2:23 PM
Google officially opened up its AdWords for video product to all businesses on Monday with a new program offering $50 million in free advertising to small businesses. The company announced on Monday that it is offering $75 in free advertising for...



Skype Launches Windows Phone App
Monday, April 23, 2012 2:01 PM
Skype has officially made its way to Windows Phone. The app landed in the Windows Phone Marketplace Monday morning. Skype indicated this is the "first of many releases to come for Windows Phone," adding that the company "believes in the great...



Google Doodle Celebrates the ZX Spectrum's 30th Birthday
Monday, April 23, 2012 1:47 PM
Happy 30th birthday to the ZX Spectrum -- U.K.'s bestselling personal computer of the 1980s. Monday's 8-bit style Google Doodle may bring back childhood memories of bright lo-fi screens and loud loading sequences. The Google Doodle of an armored...



 
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