Blog Profile / Mashable
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| Filed Under: | Technology / Social Media | |
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| Archived Since: | February 17, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Retailers Turn 'Showrooming' Into Innovation Opportunity
A store in Australia made headlines earlier this year for charging consumers $5 to just walk through the door. The decision was made following the growth of "showrooming," a familiar concept when a person heads into a physical storeShow More Summary
Solar Chaser Toy Uses Sun to Play With Your Cat
Even the simplest things in life are getting tech overhauls, so the next time you think it's too much work to wave a laser or string in the air to keep your cat entertained, consider this new toy that is powered by the sun.
Called the Solar Chaser, the device is essentially a cat toy on a wand that sticks to the window with suction cups. Show More Summary
25 Terrifyingly Amazing Face Swaps
This is not gonna be pretty. Most of us have enough trouble pulling it together with our own DNA-crafted faces, but it's not a pleasant sight when technology helps you swap faces with an uncle, grandma, or far worse, a pet
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How Facebook Has Changed Since Going Public 1 Year Ago
"Facebook was not originally created to be a company," CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in his SEC Registration letter a little more than three months before Facebook went public on May 18, 2012. "It was built to accomplish a social mission...Show More Summary
Giant Stop Sign Is Laser-Projected Onto a Sheet of Water
Imagine you're a truck driver. You're coming up to a tunnel that might be too low for your truck to fit under, but you're not sure. Suddenly, a gigantic red stop sign appears to obstruct the road in front of the tunnel entrance, giving you no doubt. Show More Summary
Top 10 Tech This Week
It was a big week in tech, the week of Google I/O. But apart from the annual Google geekfest that its developers conference is, there was much more. We were in San Francisco to cover Google I/O, but we also kept an eye on the rest of...Show More Summary
AOL, Yahoo Were Better Investments This Year Than Facebook Stock
Ah, the benefit of hindsight.
Those who rushed to buy Facebook stock at its initial public offering price of $38 per share on May 18, 2012, are likely a little disappointed with their investment one year later. Though the stock has recovered...Show More Summary
Controversial Video Campaign Sparks Conversation and Other Top Comments
There are two sides to every story, even a viral video.
In the top comments above, we've highlighted our readers' reactions to the contentious campaign against Abercrombie and Fitch. After the company's CEO Mike Jeffries publicly stated...Show More Summary
'Anchorman 2' Trailer Assembles the News Team Once Again
The obscure members of the Channel 4 News Team have assembled in the first trailer for Anchorman 2, the sequel to 2004's popular comedy Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Dubbed Anchorman: The Legend Continues, the flick hits theaters Dec. Show More Summary
8 Freaky Animals With Human Parts
Many animals are so in tune with the human species, that it might freak you out. Dogs can sense danger or sadnessMonkeys can use iPads. Honey badgers are all, "IDGAF," and eating pistachios.
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If you think that's crazy, you haven't seen the worst of it. Show More Summary
Indiana Jones' Final Test for the Holy Grail
In the 1989 film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, the title hero sets out to find the Holy Grail with only a diary and a map without any labels — and he has to find the grail before anyone else does.
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Watch the 6-Second 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Homemade Vine Trailer
Low-budget recreations of movie trailers are nothing new. We've seen plenty on YouTube, but one Star Trek Into Darkness fan this week leveraged Twitter's six-second video service, Vine, in a crafty way to imitate the new film's trailer
Frank...Show More Summary
Going Public Made Facebook a Much Better Company
It's easy to forget how sky-high expectations were for the Facebook IPO. The day before the company went public, some investors reasonably assumed that by the close of the market, Facebook would be worth $140 billion since the average...Show More Summary
Photo Project Will Send Balloon to Lower Stratosphere
NASA may have retired the space shuttle, but that doesn't mean amateur explorers need to stay grounded, right?
The Kua Fu Initiative is a photo project raising funds through Kickstarter to send a payload capsule into the lower stratosphere to capture HD photos and videos. Show More Summary
How Klingon Became a Universal Language
When Marc Okrand graduated from Berkeley University with a degree in linguistics decades ago, he never guessed he'd become the mastermind behind a language with one of the biggest cult followings in the world.
Klingon — the official language spoken by the fictional warrior race in the Star Trek franchise — has taken on a life of its own. Show More Summary
Is DirecTV Buying Hulu Soon?
Satellite TV provider DirecTV reportedly is considering buying streaming video service Hulu, which would strip away some or all ownership from Comcast Corporation, News Corporation and Walt Disney Company. A similar scenario took place two years ago when DirecTV initially wanted to own Hulu
Mashable has reached out to DirecTV. Show More Summary
Stop-Motion Video Takes You on a Stunning 360-Degree Tour
Sit back for a couple of minutes and take an exhilarating journey through Peru and Bolivia in this beautiful stop-motion video by Polish artist Piotr Wancerz of Timelapse Media. It's an elaborate composite of 12,000 photos and videoShow More Summary
5 Things We'd Change About Facebook Mobile
At the beginning of this year, Facebook overtook Google Maps as the most-used mobile app in the U.S. The social network giant also recently introduced a controversial new mobile interface, Facebook Home. Earlier this week, Home hit 1 million downloads. Show More Summary
Startup Extends Job Offer to Recent Grad Via Instagram
It's a common practice for job applicants to use social media to stand out to employers. We've seen the Vine resume, the Kickstarter one and enough infographics to make you cry. But how often do you see a company get creative when making...Show More Summary
Kanye West Debuts 'New Slaves' in Videos Projected on 66 Buildings
Rapper Kanye West is always eager to grab attention in the most elaborate way possible. Now he's debuting a new song in the form of videos simultaneously displayed on the exterior walls of more than five dozen buildings — just in time...Show More Summary