Posts Tagged ‘microsoft’
On Google’s Impending China Decision, and How It Has Lost Its Impact
The Social Analyst is a weekly column by Mashable Co-Editor Ben Parr, where he digs into social media trends and how they are affecting companies in the space.Two months ago, Google threatened to shut down its China search engine over censorship. Yet until today, its China search engine has stayed up with results still censored. Now the search [...]
Tweet #RefreshMashable to Support New Location App to Change Your Community
Here in Austin, I just finished introducing SparkHelp, the project Mashable has decided to support for the Pepsi Refresh SxSW Challenge. We’re competing against two other teams over the next few days to help get our idea $50,000 in funding, which will help make it a reality.The ProjectAfter lots of great submissions from our readers, we [...]
5 Must-See Google Easter Eggs
There’s no doubt Google has a sense of humor — its excellent April Fools jokes are a testament to that. But there’s a wealth of funnies that can found any time of the year too. Here we pull together a handy list of Google “Easter eggs” that you can uncover right now.Bearing in mind we’re working up another list [...]
Pete Cashmore Talks Foursquare, iPad, and Location on Bloomberg [VIDEO]
![Pete Cashmore Talks Foursquare, iPad, and Location on Bloomberg [VIDEO]](http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http://mashable.com/2010/03/13/pete-cashmore-location-bloomberg/ "Pete Cashmore Talks Foursquare, iPad, and Location on Bloomberg [VIDEO]")
If you had to pick the one buzzword that’s dominating social media chatter today, it would have to be location. Just over a year ago, Foursquare burst onto the scene at the SXSW conference in Austin, TX. Since then, it’s only grown dramatically.The result has been a battle for domination in the geolocation space. While many still [...]
‘Predators’ Preview Debuts at SXSW
SXSWi (the South by Southwest Interactive conference) is certainly our favorite track of the SXSW experience, but it’s not the only portion of the festival taking place this weekend. Film goers are out en masse in Austin too, and directors — both big and small — are using the event to showcase their films. Or in some cases, [...]
Top 10 Twitter Trends for This Week [CHART]
![Top 10 Twitter Trends for This Week [CHART]](http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http://mashable.com/2010/03/13/twitter-trends-3-13/ "Top 10 Twitter Trends for This Week [CHART]")
Hooray for Hollywood! — the big winner this week in our roundup of the top 10 Twitter trends. From the Oscars to Alice in Wonderland (and of course, Justin Bieber), celebrity — whether be it music or film — dominated the Twitterverse.The latest data, which comes from our friends at What the Trend, gives us a snapshot of what [...]
Chatroulette Founder Working to Preserve User Privacy
The creator of Chatroulette has revealed that he is working on a way to preserve user’s privacy, following the launch of Chat Roulette Map, a Google Maps mashups that pinpoints the location of users of the service.Andrey Ternovskiy, speaking in an interview with the New York Times Bits blog, stated, “There is a certain level of [...]
Giiv Lets You Give Gifts Via Text Message
This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. Name: Giiv Quick Pitch: Giiv is a mobile gifting service that delivers gifts in real time in [...]
Flickr Co-founder’s Startup Hunch Raises $10 Million
Hunch, a New York City-based startup founded by Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake and SiteAdvisor founder/angel investor Chris Dixon, has raised $10 million in funding for its questions and recommendations site.Nearly a year ago, Ms. Fake revealed her new startup to the world. Her goal: to create a service that would help people make decisions via [...]
Privacy Concerns Put the Kibosh on the Netflix Prize
Amid class-action lawsuits over privacy and subsequent FTC inquiries, Netflix announced today that it will not be pursuing the next Netflix Prize. For more than three years, individuals competed to win the $1 million Netflix Prize, in the process improving the company’s algorithm for recommending movies to its users.When the results were [...]
The Rise of Foursquare in Numbers [STATS]
![The Rise of Foursquare in Numbers [STATS]](http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http://mashable.com/2010/03/12/foursquare-stats/ "The Rise of Foursquare in Numbers [STATS]")
Yesterday, Foursquare turned one. You read that right: The mobile social network that made its splash at SXSW 2009 and has tremendous buzz is just 366 days old.Despite that short amount of time, Foursquare has more than half a million users, 1.4 million venues and 15.5 million checkins, and it’s still growing. Experian Hitwise decided to [...]
Keyboard Cat: The Next Generation [VIDEO]
![Keyboard Cat: The Next Generation [VIDEO]](http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http://mashable.com/2010/03/12/keyboard-cat-the-next-generation/ "Keyboard Cat: The Next Generation [VIDEO]")
For years now we have all found solace and joy in Charlie Schmidt’s “Keyboard Cat,” a musically inclined feline with Beethoven-sick skills and a mischievous mien. Now, a new kitty is on the scene: Bento. And believe you me, this Cat’s got synth-drenched magic coming out of his claws. By now we all know the story of [...]
Why Sex-Ed Remains a Challenge for Social Media
Geoff Livingston co-founded Zoetica to focus on cause-related work, and released an award-winning book on new media Now is Gone in 2007.Addressing the very private nature of intimacy remains the most difficult aspect of sex-ed on the social web. While “Public Health 2.0″ is a top priority for related causes and organizations, it can be [...]
Apple Sells 90,000 iPads in the First Day? [REPORT]
![Apple Sells 90,000 iPads in the First Day? [REPORT]](http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http://mashable.com/2010/03/12/ipad-preorder-numbers/ "Apple Sells 90,000 iPads in the First Day? [REPORT]")
The iPad officially became available for pre-order earlier today and while plenty of you are still debating about whether or not to pre-order, it appears as if the device might already sold 51,000 units in just two hours via pre-order. Wow. If you’ve ever doubted how insane dedicated Apple fans are, the background on how these figures were [...]
Apple Sells 51,000 iPads in First Two Hours? [REPORT]
The iPad officially became available for pre-order earlier today and while plenty of you are still debating about whether or not to pre-order, it appears as if the device might already sold 51,000 units in just two hours via pre-order. Wow. If you’ve ever doubted how insane dedicated Apple fans are, the background on how these figures were [...]
How Musicians Are Using Social Media to Connect with Fans
Greg Rollett runs a music marketing company from his laptop in Orlando, FL. He is an advocate of the New Music Economy and very hopeful that artists can still live the rock star lifestyle in the digital age. Connect with Greg on Twitter, @g_ro.Today’s musicians, both mainstream and indie, are using social media to connect with fans, build [...]
The iPad: A Pre-Order Preview
The iPad is now officially available for pre-order, which means that news is going to be flowing in all day about its various specs and features. We’ll keep you updated on said news with this handy-dandy, ever-changing post. Keep your eyes here for the latest. If you’re still trying to figure out if you want to pre-order an iPad or [...]
StumbleUpon’s New Ad Platform: An Inside Look
Earlier this week, the social discovery tool StumbleUpon revamped its advertising platform.These changes don’t so much change the basics of how StumbleUpon Advertising works, as much as they add additional tools and metrics for advertisers to better track and understand the results of their campaigns.I got to speak with StumbleUpon’s [...]
4 Ways to Effectively Use Social Media as a Catalyst
Chris Allison is a social media strategist at NeboWeb, where he helps clients make the most of the social web. You can follow him on Twitter as the voice behind @Neboweb.As social media marketing becomes more widely practiced, the questions of the day are less frequently focused on the benefits of social media and more often focused on its [...]
Google Buzz E-mail Notification Changes Are Coming
Google’s new social network, Google Buzz, is getting some additional refinement, based on user feedback. Today’s news: The search giant is testing new features that will give you control over the flood of Buzz e-mail notifications.Google Buzz has the benefit of being integrated directly into Gmail. Not only does it have a prominent [...]
Google Wave Keeps Rolling with New Extensions Gallery
Google has just rolled out the first version of the Google Wave extensions gallery, making it easier for users to take advantage of some of the cool add-ons developers are building into the service. After making a big slash at Google I/O last year, Google Wave (the real-time communication platform that is still in preview) has re-gained some [...]
iPad: To Pre-Order or Not to Pre-Order? [POLL]
![iPad: To Pre-Order or Not to Pre-Order? [POLL]](http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http://mashable.com/2010/03/12/ipad-pre-order-poll/ "iPad: To Pre-Order or Not to Pre-Order? [POLL]")
Now that the iPad is officially available for pre-order, the question that we want to know from our readers is: Will you pre-order? The Wi-Fi iPad will be available on April 3, 2010, and the Wi-Fi + 3G models will begin shipping at the end of April. You can choose to either reserve a Wi-Fi model for in-store pickup on the third or opt to have it [...]
Enjoy Paris in All of Its 26-Gigapixel Glory
Having been to Paris, I can tell you that it’s a city you won’t be able to fully fathom in a week or a month — it takes a lifetime to see all the city has to offer. This was before, of course, this amazing 26-gigapixel panorama of Paris was created; it won’t replace actually visiting Paris, but with all of its amazing [...]
Apple Store Is Down, Prepare for iPad Pre-Orders [Update: It's Back]
![Apple Store Is Down, Prepare for iPad Pre-Orders [Update: It's Back]](http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http://mashable.com/2010/03/12/apple-store-down-ipad-preorders/ "Apple Store Is Down, Prepare for iPad Pre-Orders [Update: It's Back]")
Update: The Apple Store is back up, and yes, you can now pre-order the iPad. We haven’t seen any other significant changes in the Store.It’s finally here; the moment where the iPad actually comes into some sort of contact with the market. As we announced before, iPad pre-orders begin at 5:30 a.m. PT (in about 1:30 hours), and the Apple [...]
Apple Store is Down, Prepare for iPad Pre-Orders
It’s finally here; the moment where the iPad actually comes into some sort of contact with the market. As we announced before, iPad pre-orders begin at 5:30 AM PT (in about 1:30 hours), and the Apple Store is currently down, indicating that pre-order forms will be available when it comes back up (and possibly something more – you never [...]
