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Google to Test Driverless Cars on Nevada Roadways
2:28:46 AM
The roads in Nevada are ready for driverless robot cars. Earlier this month, Nevada's Legislative Commission approved testing of autonomous vehicles on the state's roadways. The cars will be identifiable by a red license plate. In fact, any...



Can Social Media Turbocharge NASCAR on TV?
2:14:44 AM
When most people think of tech-savvy social media users, they probably don't picture fans of NASCAR. At this weekend's Daytona 500, though, social media will play a central role in television coverage of the event. Speed TV, which carries much of...



Best Western International Hotels Adds Facebook Booking [VIDEO]
1:45:34 AM
Best Western International reservations are going where the customers are: Facebook. The hotel chain is the latest to let travelers book their stay on the top social media website. Hotel brands including Hilton and Trump have flocked to Facebook...



Facebook Unfriending and Reputation Woes on the Rise [VIDEO]
Friday, February 24, 2012 10:36 PM
Facebook users have to work harder to keep their friend count up these days. A majority of adults on social networking sites have no bouts with deleting former "friends." Women more than men are restricting their profiles, deleting comments and...



Discovery Channel Adds Pop-Up Tweets to 'Gold Rush' Show [EXCLUSIVE]
Friday, February 24, 2012 9:29 PM
Leading up to the season finale of popular mining reality TV show Gold Rush airing Friday night on the Discovery Channel, the network will be showing previous episodes with pop-up tweets from fans. Gold Rush -- which follows the ups and downs of...



Happy Birthday, Steve Jobs: A Look Back at the Man Who Changed Tech
Friday, February 24, 2012 9:05 PM
Today would have been the 57th birthday of Apple co-founder and visionary Steve Jobs, who died on Oct. 5, 2011, after a long battle with a rare form of pancreatic cancer. Social media users have been extremely active in wishing the late media...



How to Hide From Annoying Friends on Facebook Chat
Friday, February 24, 2012 6:54 PM
Are there people you're friends with on Facebook who you'd rather not chat with? The good news is, you don't have to. Facebook offers some handy advanced settings that mean you can control your online status before you sign into the chat service....



3 Things Retailers Can Learn from Mom and Pop Facebook Stores
Friday, February 24, 2012 5:50 PM
Recently, Gap and J.C. Penney closed their Facebook storefronts because the retailers weren't seeing immediate traction. The move has sparked an interesting debate: whether Facebook commerce will actually take off. Clearly, we are still in the...



Mashable mRank: What's Going Viral at the Oscars and Beyond
Friday, February 24, 2012 5:11 PM
Which Oscars nominees are lighting up Twitter? Where's the groundswell forming on Facebook? Who's the toast of the blogosphere? Check out our new mRank social buzz leaderboard to find out what's most buzzed about at the Oscars right now, and keep...



Watch Paris Hilton's Bizarre Leaked Music Video About Drunk Texts, Sexting
Friday, February 24, 2012 3:53 PM
Paris Hilton has a thing or two to say about drunk texts, sexting and Twitter. A video by the pop heiress has recently surfaced for a song called "Drunk Text" and... it's quite strange. Somehow, it's mesmerizing too. The song, which is more...



The Rise of the Startup Political Candidate
Friday, February 24, 2012 3:32 PM
It wasn't too long ago that Simon Ribeiro would have been considered an odd political candidate. Ribeiro's de-facto campaign nerve center is inside a classroom at Chicago's Gordon Tech High School, where he is a rookie teacher, having finally...



How Under Armour Wants to Socially Dominate the NFL Draft Combine
Friday, February 24, 2012 1:09 PM
Athletic apparel brand Under Armour calls the NFL Scouting Combine "the most important job interview" of football players' lives. As the company hopes to leverage the drama of pro football's annual meat market into sales and marketing buzz,...



World's First Live-Tweeted Open-Heart Surgery is a Success [PICS]
Friday, February 24, 2012 4:48 AM
Doctors at Houston's Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital have made medical and social media history by live-tweeting an open-heart surgery for the first time. Yes, you read that correctly. On Tuesday, Dr. Michael Macris performed a...



 
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