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Olympians Catch Heat for Posting Gun Pic to Facebook, Twitter
Thursday, June 07, 2012 10:11 PM
Two Australian swimmers are in hot water with their country's Olympic committee -- for posing with guns for a photo they posted to Facebook and Twitter. Nick D'Arcy and Kenrick Monk shared the photo above on their social media profiles, according...



Facebook Launches App Center for Android, iPhone
Thursday, June 07, 2012 8:17 PM
The Facebook app on your Android device, iPhone or iPad is about to get a lot more interesting. Facebook has announced it is in the process of launching an App Center in the Android and Apple Stores Thursday night. It's rolling out on three...



Airtime Helps Student Land Internship: Will it Work for Hiring?
Thursday, June 07, 2012 7:32 PM
When Daniel Wein told his mother the story of how he had just landed an internship using a social video chat service, her only response was "You got an internship where?" He quickly told his mother that this was not ChatRoulette. Wein was using...



Twitter Logo Looks Like Batman
Thursday, June 07, 2012 6:31 PM
What happens if you turn Twitter's newly redesigned bird on its side? A growing number of users think it looks like Batman. Hollywood-based user Josh Helfferich shared the superhero likeness in a tweet Thursday. It immediately went viral, with...



YouTube, Netflix, Facebook Help Double IPv6 Traffic Overnight
Thursday, June 07, 2012 6:15 PM
Was World IPv6 Day successful? The effort to prod Internet companies to adopt the newer, beefier IP-address system garnered a lot of attention, but it's still up to companies whether or not to update their systems to the new standard. Still,...



OCD Therapist Creates an App for Reducing Anxiety
Thursday, June 07, 2012 4:18 PM
A therapist who specializes in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has created an unusual ally for treating patients: an app. The therapist, Dr. Kristen Mulcahy, often uses a method called Exposure Response Therapy, in which patients practice...



Mashable Poll: Majority Says No to Under-13 Facebook Users
Thursday, June 07, 2012 4:07 PM
Facebook is testing technology to bring pre-teens to the social network. We asked Mashable readers what they thought -- 5,145+ readers responded through an open poll and with comments. The majority are against a kid-friendly Facebook. About 83%...



Startup Wants to Base Your Credit Score on Social Media Profiles
Thursday, June 07, 2012 3:55 PM
In the days of community banks, a person's upstanding reputation around town gave him access to a reasonable loan. But global financial institutions can't trust strangers, so the credit rating was born. But a startup called Lenddo hopes to return...



Posterized! YouTube's 12 Most Epic NBA Dunks
Thursday, June 07, 2012 3:34 PM
Few moves in sports are as awe-inspiring as a well-executed slam dunk. And on the spectrum of slam, nothing compares to the posterizing variety. Unfamiliar with the term? To "posterize" a defender is to dunk over him so viciously and in such...



Artist Sculpts Mark Zuckerberg's Face Out of Books [VIDEO]
Thursday, June 07, 2012 3:09 PM
Yi Hong -- the Malaysian artist who can paint using nothing but a coffee cup -- proved she's as pun-loving as she is creative by sculpting Mark Zuckerberg's face out of books. (Get it?) Hong, who lives in China, spent time in the U.S. in May and...



Mister Rogers Remix Will Make You Cry Tears of Joy [VIDEO]
Thursday, June 07, 2012 2:04 PM
On its YouTube channel, PBS Digital Studios has posted a fantastic remix that will delight fans of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Created in conjunction with John D. Boswell, AKA melodysheep, the remix helps perfectly capture the major lessons from...



Likely Far More Than 1.5 Million Passwords Stolen From eHarmony
Thursday, June 07, 2012 1:50 PM
The 8 million LinkedIn and eHarmony passwords that were stolen and posted online by a hacker on Wednesday may just be a part of a much longer list of accounts hacked. "We are 99% confident this is only a partial list of compromised eHarmony...



More Password Hacks? Last.fm Looking Into Security Breach
Thursday, June 07, 2012 1:32 PM
Popular Internet radio platform Last.fm may be the latest company facing a major security breach. Last.fm posted a note on its blog on Thursday that it is currently investigating the leak of some of its user passwords. The news comes on the heels...



10 Facebook Marketing Mistakes to Avoid
Thursday, June 07, 2012 12:54 PM
The Facebook Marketing Series is presented by Webtrends, helping brands acquire, engage, nurture and optimize Facebook fans. Get the Social Media Marketing Playbook, a guide for maximizing returns. Download now. At this point, most people know to...



1,000 Foxconn Workers Riot at Chinese Dormitory [REPORT]
Thursday, June 07, 2012 12:49 PM
A dispute of unclear origin sparked a riot at a Chinese Foxconn plant, in which as many as 1,000 workers participated. For two hours, the workers threw bottles at security and destroyed property in the plant's dormitory before ultimately being...



 
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