Anita Li 2012-12-11 10:39:57 UTC Google Search is a thoroughly modern tool, having launched in 1997, but a new website is taking Internet users back in time for a vintage twist on the search engine. Called "Google60," the site enables visitors to search "Mad Men-style." It features a 1960s aesthetic, complete with old-school punch cards. After users type in a search term on the virtual typewriter, they are prompted...
Monday, December 31, 2012
4 Things to Leave Off Your Resume
Brie Weiler Reynolds is the content and social-media manager at FlexJobs, the award-winning site for telecommuting and flexible job listings, and a former career advisor. At FlexJobs, Reynolds offers job seekers career and work-life balance advice through the FlexJobs blog and social media. One area of job searching that...
Sunday, December 30, 2012
A Spotify Subscription Makes a Stellar Last-Minute Gift
Brian Anthony Hernandez 2012-12-22 03:36:47 UTC Mashable's Gift of the Day series highlights cool, interesting and fun products for that special someone on your holiday list. That sound you hear is your stomach churning because you have only a few days left to buy your friends or relatives a gift. Don't worry, we've got...
See MTV’s Video Tribute to Amazing Spider-Man
Rebecca Pahle for The Mary Sue 2012-12-28 13:18:38 +0530 MTV Geek has put together this video tribute to Amazing Spider-Man #700, featuring several people involved in the comic (including writer Dan Slott), Stan Lee (of course), Norman Reedus and several of the cast members of Jersey Shore. Well… they are on an MTV show,...
Michigan Passes Law to Protect Social Media Accounts
Kenneth Rosen 2012-12-29 18:43:46 -0500 Michigan passed a bill on Friday that prohibits employers and schools from asking employees and students for login information to their personal social media accounts. House Bill 5523, signed by Governor Rick Snyder and introduced by state Rep. Aric Nesbitt, "prohibit[s] employers and...
NASA Sets Record with Ion Thrusters Test
NASA has completed a 43,000 hour stress test -- a record for ion thrusters -- on a new rocket propulsion system that could extend future space travel to farther reaches of the solar system. Developed by NASA's Evolutionary Xenon Thruster Project, the 7-kilowatt ion thruster can burn 10-12 times longer than the conventional chemical thrusters...
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Enloop Will Write Your Business Plan For You
The Launchpad is a series that introduces Mashable readers to compelling startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Enloop One-Liner Pitch: Enloop helps entrepreneurs figure out whether their idea would really make for a good business. Why It's Taking Off: The online...
Dear Today Show, Here’s Why You Need to Know Social Media
It’s not OK to know nothing about social media or the Internet anymore. It’s especially not OK if you are an anchor for a major network TV news program. This happened after a segment about Randi Zuckerberg’s private family photo being shared publicly. Today's Willie Geist, Savannah Guthrie and Natalie Morales -- three TV journalists...
Friday, December 28, 2012
LG Display to Showcase Ultra HD TVs, Full HD Smartphone Screens at CES
Stan Schroeder 2012-12-27 10:02:26 UTC LG Display's presence at CES 2013 will be measured in PPI (pixels per inch), as the company plans to show several Ultra HD (4K) TV screens, as well as high-resolution screens for smartphones, tablets and laptops, at the technology trade show. The pixel-per-inch limits will be pushed in almost every category. First, there are the 55-, 66- and 84-inch UHD panels with a 3840...
Gift-Giving Bot Picks Presents For You, on Amazon
From the toy store grab-bags you opened with delight as a child to receiving a "free gift" with purchase at the department store, the excitement of unwrapping a present never gets old. That's why Darius Kazemi, a game developer from Massachusetts, devised a program -- a "bot" if you will -- called "Random Shopper," that selects a gift for him every month on Amazon.com based on keywords he pre-selected pertaining to his interests....
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Free Calling for Gmail Users Extended through 2013
Anita Li 2012-12-27 08:57:44 UTC Gmail users in the U.S. and Canada will get free calling for another year, Google announced Wednesday. "You'll continue to be able to make free domestic calls through 2013," Mayur Kamat, a product manager at the company, said in a blog post. Users with Internet connection and a microphone can make calls to any phone from within the email client. An option to "Call phone," indicated...
Hollywood Studios Caught Pirating Movies via BitTorrent
Rollin Bishop for Geekosystem 2012-12-27 03:56:20 UTC The thought that motion picture studios, including members of the Motion Picture Association of America, or MPAA, have been pirating content through the use of BitTorrent is one of those things that's long been suspected, and TorrentFreak reports that they now have...
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Ouch, Charlie! YouTube Sensation Kids Talk Christmas Toys
Eric Larson 2012-12-26 07:40:30 UTC The infamous "Charlie Bit My Finger" video has surpassed half a billion views on YouTube -- not bad for a 56-second clip of a one-year-old kid biting his older brother's finger. Charlie and Harry, now six and eight, returned to the web earlier this year with a new series through Viral Studios....
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