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It's Facebook Election Week: How You Can Vote on Your Privacy
Friday, June 01, 2012 8:05 PM
It's time to exercise your democratic right -- not at the ballot booth, but on Facebook. The social network is calling on users to vote on which privacy rules will govern the site. As in most elections, you only really have two choices: the...



Google To One-Up Apple, Announce 3D Maps a Week Earlier [VIDEO]
Friday, June 01, 2012 7:50 PM
We've already seen a few leaks that suggest Apple will be announcing its own 3D mapping service on June 11 at WWDC, its developer's conference. Now it looks like Google is trying to beat Apple to the punch by unveiling its own 3D maps a week...



Skype Set to 'Double Down' on Windows 8
Friday, June 01, 2012 7:13 PM
True Skype story: When I was in Barcelona for Mobile World Congress, I almost missed seeing the Oscars. I've never missed Hollywood's biggest event, but it was in the middle of the night local time and Spain's idea of a useful telecast was fuzzy...



Using Facebook to Promote Human Rights? You Could Win $20,000
Friday, June 01, 2012 5:34 PM
Have an idea about how to use Facebook to promote human rights? Your concept might earn you $20,000. Facebook is partnering with the team behind the Access Innovation Prize to reward individuals and businesses for coming up with the best way to...



Alleged Cannibal's Online Trail: Violent Pics, Weird Tweets, QR Codes
Friday, June 01, 2012 5:13 PM
Before confessing to killing and eating another man's heart and brain, Morgan State University student Alexander Kinyua left a digital trail on social media and other corners of the Internet. His online presence paints a picture of a deeply...



Top 20 Most-Shared Stories in May
Friday, June 01, 2012 4:58 PM
Your share-happy fingers in May found interest in the usual social media and tech suspects (think Facebook, Google, iPhone). But more than ever, Mashable's entertainment and viral news coverage enticed you tell your family, followers and friends...



Why Reporting Is Ripe For Innovation
Friday, June 01, 2012 4:12 PM
Disclaimer: A robot did not write this. Neither did an algorithm. As has been done for centuries, a human curated the information and produced this content. But that doesn't mean that technology didn't help. While it's become easier for...



Social Media Companies: A Cheat Sheet [INFOGRAPHIC]
Friday, June 01, 2012 3:29 PM
So you're new to this whole social media thing. Maybe you're savvy enough to know your Facebook from your Twitter, your Pinterest from your Spotify. But what about Tagged? Xing? Futubra? Where do they fit into the social media ecosystem? Just...



Sheryl Sandberg Jumps for Joy [PIC]
Friday, June 01, 2012 2:54 PM
Facebook's stock may be dropping -- as of Friday afternoon, it was at $27.52, down nearly $10 from its opening price -- but Sheryl Sandberg is feeling light as a feather. Sandberg, the social network's COO, updated her Facebook Timeline cover...



Cops Nab Brooklyn Burglars After Friending Them on Facebook
Friday, June 01, 2012 11:05 AM
Brooklyn police have cracked down on a criminal gang with a new kind of informant: the Facebook friend. Officer Michael Rodrigues, who works the Crown Heights beat, needed evidence on a gang that was burglarizing homes with seeming impunity. So...



Sign Up To Be a Friend's Designated Driver On Facebook [VIDEO]
Friday, June 01, 2012 10:26 AM
Brian G. Cheung and Vanessa Krchova from the Miami Ad School created a social media solution called 'Smirnoff Guardians'. The idea is for a Facebook campaign, which adds a 'safe ride' option next to the like and comment features under posts,...



Rejoice! Now You Can Use a Banana as a Keyboard
Friday, June 01, 2012 9:39 AM
Tired of your boring keyboard? Two final-year PhD students at MIT have created a contraption that will jazz up your online life a bit. The MaKey MaKey is an invention kit that turns everyday objects into touchpads. The project was launched on...



Google Now Warns About Censored Links in China
Friday, June 01, 2012 9:18 AM
Google has started notifying users in China when they use search terms that are censored by the Chinese government, the company announced on its official blog. When a user in China types such a keyword into Google's Chinese search site, a warning...



Network of Homeless Newspapers Tries QR-Code Digital Edition
Friday, June 01, 2012 6:03 AM
Since 1994, the International Network of Street Papers (INSP) has worked with the homeless to sell locally produced newspapers or magazines as a way for them to earn a decent living. The Glasgow, Scotland-based non-profit helps journalists set up...
 
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