Tech Terms Censored Online in China

Aviva Hope Rutkin for MIT Technology Review 2013-07-30 09:35:01 UTC China's surveillance of its citizens' digital activities is common knowledge. However, questions remain concerning what content is targeted by government censors and how these blacklists change in response to current events. A new study released this...

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How to Minimize Risk When Crowdfunding on Kickstarter

By Nellie Akalp2013-07-30 09:00:41 UTC To date, more than $680 million has been raised on Kickstarter, as crowdfunding becomes an increasingly viable option for startups to raise much-needed funds without the help of VCs, angels or banks. For a young, bootstrapping startup, crowdfunding is often seen as fast money that will...

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Musical Poster Plays Drum Beats When Touched

Ross Brooks for PSFK 2013-07-27 04:00:19 UTC Print may seem like a declining medium, but Novalia is trying to preserve the paper form by turning formerly static objects into usable interfaces. Novalia comprises a team of seven scientists, programmers and designers from the UK â€" all of whom are interested in turning...

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How to Photoshop Hybrid Animals

With Photoshop you can pretty much produce any image you want. Experimenting with this powerful tool can lead to some crazy results. One entertaining project is to combine two animal species into one. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to create your very own sloth-corgi. Step 1: Find your images. First you’ll need images. When...

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Can't Sleep? Blame the Moon

The moon could be to blame for a bad night's sleep, researchers now say. These findings are the first reliable evidence that lunar rhythms can influence sleep in humans. The moon often gets blamed for madness on Earth. In fact, the Latin name for the moon, Luna, is the root of the word "lunatic." However, research has repeatedly shown the full moon apparently has no effect on human health. Although a few studies have found...

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How to Find New YouTube Content

YouTube is pretty incredible. Surf from cat video to amateur vlog to high-quality episodic show in just a few clicks, all under one network. Of course, with billions of hours of video available to chose from, how does one go about tailoring his interests and finding the people who create that great stuff? While extensive YouTube searches...

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Slow-Mo Footage of Underwater Bullets Will Captivate You

The idea of firing bullets doesn't exactly bring the word "relaxation" to mind. But in The Slow-Mo Guys' latest installment, the team fires bullets underwater, and the resulting slow-motion footage is strangely calming. The mesmerizing footage was shot at 27,000 FPS (frames per second) and shows bullets from two types...

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The Totally Wacky Way Motorola's New Droids Share Photos

Motorola's new Droid trio for 2013 â€" the big-screen Ultra, the battery-packing Maxx and the oh-so-cute Mini â€" includes an interesting and kind of strange way of sharing photos. Droid Zap is an attempt to make photo sharing mind-bogglingly simple: a single swipe is all you need. I had a little hands-on time with the new Droids, which...

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App Gives You a Chance at Coffee With Major Influencers

If networking is a key to success, some very lucky entrepreneurs are getting the chance to rub elbows with power influencers they didn't realize were in their network. It's called the influencer of the month series, and the new feature could connect you for a cup of coffee with a major influencer from the free iOS app HereOnBiz, a geo-location...

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6 Ways to Be Happier at Work This Summer

By Nellie Akalp2013-07-22 09:00:10 UTC This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. For most of us, more of our waking hours are spent at work than anything else. In fact, the average American...

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Lego Releases ‘Back to the Future’ Time Machine Set at Comic-Con

Take heed, readers: Lego is officially letting you take a crack at building your own DeLorean time machine. The construction-toy company this week opened the sale floodgates for its fourth collaboration with Japanese partner Cuusoo, the Back to the Future Time Machine set. Available in limited quantities at San Diego's Comic-Con, the set boasts minifigure renditions of Marty McFly, Dr. Emmet "Doc" Brown, the Flux Capacitor,...

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A Conversation With the Internet's Favorite Frat Boy

Quick â€" how many of these words can you define without turning to Urban Dictionary? Swole. Yoked. GDI. If you knew the first two are synonyms for "muscular" and the third stands for "goddamn independent" (a student unaffiliated with Greek life), then you've probably seen "Shit Frat Guys Say," created by 21-year-old comedian Jimmy...

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5 Design Tips to Boost Blog Conversions

Educational and inspirational content has a powerful impact on your audience, but design plays a huge role in your blog's performance. How your readers experience content on your site directly affects social shares, newsletter subscribers and even sales (if that's your goal). If you’re serious about building an audience through blogging,...

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