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- New Protocol Attempts to Standardize Sharing
- Google Chrome OS to Launch in Autumn
- AT&T Gives Up on the iPad 3G Unlimited Data Plan
- New App Helps You “Game” Foursquare Mayorships
- Web Goes Wild for World Cup [STATS]
- Hulu Coming to Xbox Live? [RUMOR]
- Steve Jobs at D8 on Flash, iPad and the Post-PC Era
- How Music Videos Are Dominating the Web [STATS]
- Pre-Order “Toy Story 3″ Tickets on Facebook
- Facebook and Google Maps Dominate Smartphone App Usage [STUDY]
- Apple Shuts Down Lala: Will Its Replacement Come Next Week?
- Marcato Musician App Keeps Bands Organized
- Delicious Creator Leaves Google
- iPhone App Helps Users Gauge Sexual Compatibility [VIDEO]
- Artists Get a New Way to Make Money on Threadless
- Apple vs. Adobe Feud Gets Parodied on Woot T-Shirt
- 3 Ways to Ace Your Job Interview with Social Media
- Facebook “Like” Buttons Breaking Down
- Oil Spill Firefox Plugin Blacks Out BP Across the Web
- Quitting Facebook Gets a Parody Rap Anthem [VIDEO]
- How Lawyers Are Using Social Media for Real Results
- Cats Can Now Tweet with New Liveblogging Device
- WordPress.com Adds Its Own “Like” and Reblogging Features
- Twitpic Lets You Group Photos by Event
- Car Sharing Service Zipcar Files for $75 Million IPO
- Borders Adds $120 E-Reader to Its Shelves
- Quit Facebook Day Falls Flat
- 10 Adorable Apple-Themed Baby Accessories
- LG Shows Off Windows 7-Powered Tablet
- IE6 Finally Nearing Extinction [STATS]
| New Protocol Attempts to Standardize Sharing Posted: 02 Jun 2010 05:00 AM PDT  
Some big-name web companies (Google and Microsoft, for example) and some well-known web luminaries (Chris Messina and Chris Saad, for example) are involved in the push to make OExchange the standard link-sharing protocol across thousands and thousands of websites and communities. In a word, OExchange is intended to be, in the words of one of the OExchange team, a universal bookmarklet for getting content from one web page to another. OExchange’s creators and advocates contend that not all sharing services and online communities are “created equal,” and that the long tail of niche networks deserve as robust a set of sharing tools as the largest sites we all use. Here’s a brief demonstration of how OExchange addresses this perceived problem: Saad said today in a Twitter conversation that he sees OExchange as “another brick in the emerging interoperable social web. Each transaction/interaction that gets standardized means that more people get to play and innovate on top… Every node (read: website/user) on the social web should be a first-class citizen — that includes sharing.” In a conversation with another OExchange team member dug deeper into what OExchange’s creators hope this tool will accomplish. They seem to think that posting an article on Arizona gun control law changes to a niche community for Arizona gun owners, for example, is currently prohibitively difficult. Between cutting, pasting, link-shortening and summarizing, some synaptic connections are lost and some signal interference is encountered. They’d like to make that process a lot easier. However, the 800-pound gorilla in this otherwise idyllic scene is the lack of support and cooperation from Facebook and Twitter, the two current giants of online social sharing. OExchange reps say Twitter is “aware of the situation” but would not be supporting the protocol. And clearly, linking websites with an online community is exactly what Facebook has been trying to do with “Like” buttons and instant personalization — both of which have come under heavy fire lately. Facebook, too, has not expressed any support for the OExchange protocol. Do you think there’s a definite need for this new protocol to standardize online sharing? Do you think OExchange will work without cooperation from Twitter, Facebook and other social networks? For more technology coverage, follow Mashable Tech on Twitter or become a fan on FacebookTags: oexchange, open web, protocol, sharing, standards
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| Google Chrome OS to Launch in Autumn Posted: 02 Jun 2010 04:48 AM PDT 
“We are working on bringing the device later this fall,” Google’s vice president of product management Sundar Pichai said at CompuTex. “It’s something which we are very excited by … We expect it to reach millions of users on day one,” he said. Given Google’s vast influence and Chrome’s rising market share, reach users it will, but how many of them will opt to actually use it as a primary OS? Support from hardware manufacturers would definitely help, and jugding by some early reports, Chrome OS won’t go unnoticed. For more technology coverage, follow Mashable Tech on Twitter or become a fan on FacebookTags: google chrome os, operating systems, web browsers
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| AT&T Gives Up on the iPad 3G Unlimited Data Plan Posted: 02 Jun 2010 01:25 AM PDT 
AT&T now offers two mobile data plans: DataPlus, which provides 200 MB of data for $15 per month (additional 200 MB chunks of data also cost $15), and DataPro, which provides 2 GB of data for $25 per month, with every additional GB costing $10. Furthermore, smartphone customers can enable tethering for an additional $20 per month, but only if they use the DataPro plan. Existing iPad customers, who already have the $29.99 unlimited monthly plan can choose to keep it, or switch to the DataPro plan. New pricing is good news for smartphone customers, who won’t go bankrupt if they exceed their monthly data limit. But from the iPad user’s perspective, AT&T’s new pricing is a big letdown compared to the previous, unlimited data plan. Even the most active iPhone users won’t burn through more than a couple of gigabytes every month, but iPad is a far more demanding device traffic-wise, and activities such as Netflix streaming will quickly exceed the limit in AT&T’s DataPro plan. 2 gigabytes per month is just not enough data for a device such as the iPad, and we sense that many users will feel let down by AT&T’s new data plans. For more Apple coverage, follow Mashable Apple on Twitter or become a fan on FacebookReviews: Facebook, Twitter
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| New App Helps You “Game” Foursquare Mayorships Posted: 01 Jun 2010 11:31 PM PDT 
Well, wonder no more, Foursquare users. WhenWillIBeMayor.com has come to the rescue. This clever little app searches your Foursquare history and tells you how many checkins stand between you and a gloat-worthy new mayorship. The application will also send you updates on your progress. All you have to do is fill out a simple name/password/email form and authorize Foursquare access via OAuth. It’s a simple, two-click process. Creator Greg Avola says the algorithm he uses is complex and requires a ton of Foursquare API calls, sometimes causing the app to bug out. And yes, he admits that WhenWillIBeMayor’s design is “horribleness.”
What do you think, readers? Should this app be considered cheating, akin to using steroids or some such trickery? Or does it simply up the stakes for truly devoted players? For more social media coverage, follow Mashable Social Media on Twitter or become a fan on FacebookReviews: Facebook, Foursquare, Twitter Tags: foursquare, lbs, mayor, web app
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| Web Goes Wild for World Cup [STATS] Posted: 01 Jun 2010 10:52 PM PDT 
According to the trend-watching analysts at Hitwise, at least 20% of all searches in the UK last week contained the words “world cup.” Altogether, the World Cup was the subject of around 25,000 individual search terms. In web search terms, this interest from searchers is nothing short of explosive. Hitwise has identified these top searches from World Cup fans:
World Cup-related searches have been steadily on the rise for the past couple weeks, with surges for some terms starting at May 15:
However, Americans today seem to be more preoccupied with searching for information on the Gores’ possible divorce than searching for information about soccer — uh, we mean football. Do you think Americans and others around the world will drive the World Cup into Twitter and Google trends as the first games draw near? The World Cup will take place in South Africa between June 11 and July 11. [img credit: devos] For more entertainment coverage, follow Mashable Entertainment on Twitter or become a fan on FacebookReviews: Facebook, Google, Twitter Tags: football, Search, soccer, stats, world cup
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| Hulu Coming to Xbox Live? [RUMOR] Posted: 01 Jun 2010 09:58 PM PDT   Microsoft reportedly has a juicy reveal up its sleeve for the upcoming Electronic Entertainment Expo mid-June: inside sources say Hulu is coming to the Xbox Live service on the Xbox 360 console. Gear Live reports that in addition to Project Natal details, Microsoft will be unveiling the Hulu service coming to XBLA at this year’s E3. Similarly to the way Netflix can stream your Instant Queue if you’re an Xbox Live Gold subscriber, Hulu would be accessible as well — reportedly for a subscription fee. There’s no information on what the subscription cost might be, but we do know that Hulu has been looking into a subscription model for its content for some time. It will also be interesting to see if Apple will beat Microsoft to the punch with a subscription-based Hulu iPad app at the upcoming WWDC event. For now it’s still officially in the rumour stages, but Microsoft’s Media Briefing at E3 kicks off at 10 a.m. June 14 and we’ll be all ears to find out if and how much the Hulu integration might set you back. Would you be willing to pay a subscription fee to access Hulu on your Xbox 360? [img credit and via: Engadget] Reviews: Hulu Tags: e3, hulu, microsoft, subscription, xbla, Xbox 360, XBox live
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| Steve Jobs at D8 on Flash, iPad and the Post-PC Era Posted: 01 Jun 2010 09:19 PM PDT 
Jobs had much to say about the current slate of hot topics, from the company’s ongoing tussle with Adobe over Flash content on the web, the Foxconn suicides, the iAd mobile ad platform, the iPad’s role in saving journalism and potential replacing the personal computer, and more. We’ve shared an overview of the discussion below. Apple vs. Adobe, aka HTML5 vs. FlashJobs framed the Apple vs. Adobe debate as being primarily about picking one’s battles. “Apple is a company that doesn’t have the most resources of everybody in the world. The way we have succeeded is by choosing which horses to ride very carefully.” He said that in the drive to make truly great products as opposed to merely OK ones, sometimes you can’t tackle absolutely everything; “we didn’t start off to have a war with Flash. We just made a technical decision.” With Flash in particular, the Apple CEO portrayed the technology as having “had its day,” and that since technology tends to go in cycles, “we look for tech that has a future and is headed up.” He said that Flash on the web “is waning” and “HTML5 is on the rise.” Jobs also pointed to Apple being the first company to drop an optical drive with the MacBook Air and the first to drop the floppy disk in the iMac, and “people called us crazy.” Flash on smartphones has long been promised and very slow to deliver (something our own Christina Warren wrote about recently). Jobs said, “We told Adobe to show us something better, and they never did. It wasn’t until we shipped the iPad that Adobe started to raise a stink about it.” He went on to say Apple’s decision not to put Flash on the iPhone platform didn’t seem at the time like “it was a matter for the press,” but that he “got tired of Adobe trashing us” — which prompted the famed letter about Flash no longer being necessary. The Lost Next-Generation iPhone
He went on to mention a few more details in the case and even make a light-hearted joke about the whole brouhaha: “The person who took the phone plugged it into his roommate’s computer. And this guy was trying to destroy evidence, and his roommate called the police. So this is a story that’s amazing — it’s got theft, it’s got buying stolen property, it’s got extortion, I’m sure there’s some sex in there. [audience laughs] The whole thing is very colorful… I don’t know how it will end up.” Foxconn SuicidesOn the matter of the recent spate of suicides at Foxconn, the Chinese company that manufactures electronic devices for Apple and several other major consumer electronics brands, Jobs said the company was very concerned about the issue. “We are on top of this. We look at everything at these companies. I can tell you a few things that we know. Foxconn is not a sweatshop. It’s a factory — but my gosh, they have restaurants and movie theaters. But they’ve had some suicides and attempted suicides, and they have 400,000 people there. The rate is under what the U.S. rate is, but it’s still troubling. We’re trying to understand right now before we try to go in with a solution.” Is Apple in a Platform War with Microsoft, Google?Next Walt and Kara wanted to know how Jobs sees Apple’s business: is it a platform war between the other two giants in the space, Microsoft and Google? Jobs responded that he didn’t see it that way: “We never saw ourselves in a platform war with Mircorosft, and maybe that’s why we lost [audience laughs].” He said that the company instead concerned itself with “how to build a better product.” Walt pressed the issue to ask what had changed in the relationship between Apple and Google: “They decided to compete with us… so they are. They started competing with us and it got more and more serious. We didn’t go into the search business!” Walt mentions the Siri acquisition as being a potential inroads into search, but Jobs says that purchase was about artificial intelligence, not search: “They’re not a search company. They’re an AI company. We have no plans to go into the search business. We don’t care about it — other people do it well.” When asked what he thought of Chrome OS, Jobs responded, “Chrome is not really baked yet.” He mentioned that it’s based on WebKit, “work we did at Apple.” He says every modern browser is based on WebKit including offerings from Nokia, Palm, Android, and RIM. “We’ve created a real competitor to IE.” Will the iPhone Ever Leave AT&T?As expected, Jobs was pretty cagey on the subject of AT&T iPhone exclusivity. When asked how he thought AT&T was handling the network capacity for the Apple smartphone, he responded, “Pretty good actually. Remember, they’re handling way more data traffic than all of their other competitors combined.” Nevertheless, he does at least admit that, “I do think they have some issues.” When asked if there would be advantages to having the iPhone on more than one network, Jobs said, “there might be,” but also “you know I can’t comment on that.” When Walt reminds him of earlier statements that Apple wasn’t interested in making a phone in advance of the iPhone launch, Jobs says they changed their mind when they “found a way to sell the phone that we want to sell. We didn’t think we could do it, but we did. We’d never been in this business, and AT&T took a big leap on us, and it’s worked out really well. And we really changed the rules of the game.” iPad: “We Didn’t Do What Microsoft Did”
Walt then asks him why he built that operating system on a phone first instead of a tablet. Jobs then drops a reveal: “I’ll tell you a secret. It started on a tablet first.” He had an idea of a multi-touch display you could type on, and six months later his team had a prototype display to show him. After handing it off to Apple user interface experts who “got the inertia rolling,” Jobs realized, “My god, we can build a phone out of this,” and shelved the tablet because at the time the phone was more important. “When we got our wind back and thought we could do something else, took the tablet back off shelf.” Can the iPad Save Journalism?Kara asks about the future of the tablet from here, and whether or not it can help save journalism and the businesses of newspapers and magazines. Jobs came out strongly in favor of preserving journalism: “one of my beliefs very strongly is that any democracy depends on a free, healthy press.” He notes that many seminal publications like the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and others “are in real trouble” and that he doesn’t “want to see us descend into a nation of bloggers [ouch! -- Ed. note]. I think we need editorial now more than ever.” He sees the iPad as being potentially instrumental in getting “people to start paying for this hard-earned content.” He says he believes “publishers should charge less than print. The biggest lesson Apple has learned is price it aggressively and go for volume.” The Post-PC Era: Will the Tablet Replace the PC?Jobs gave an analogy about how the tablet form factor might indeed end up displacing the personal computer to a significant degree in the not-too-distant future: “When we were an agrarian nation, all cars were trucks. But as people moved more towards urban centers, people started to get into cars. I think PCs are going to be like trucks. Less people will need them. And this is going to make some people uneasy.” He goes on to admit it’s not necessarily the iPad in particular that might play this role alone: “Is it the iPad, who knows?” He also says the time frame for this displacement is unclear, whether one year or five or even ten. Walt says the lack of a keyboard leads some to posit that the iPad isn’t a great device for content creation. Jobs responds: “Why wouldn’t they be? When I am going to write that 35-page analyst report I am going to want my bluetooth keyboard. That’s one percent of the time.” He appeals to a more long-range view of the tablet as a form factor and how it may evolve to encompass a lot of the things we need our laptops and desktops for today: “The software will get more powerful. I think your vision would have to be pretty short to think these can’t grow into machines that can do more things, like editing video, graphic arts, productivity. You can imagine all of these content creation on these kind of things.” He says “time takes care” of a lot of the issues that remain as barriers to using an iPad as more of a primary device. iAd platform: “We’re Doing It For Our Developers”
He says that in-app ads are extremely important in the mobile space because of user behavior on phones. “People are using Apps way more than they are using search. If you want to make developers money, you put ads in the apps.” The way competitors currently handle this is to send users elsewhere, breaking the experience of being inside an app: “Today’s in-app ads take you out of apps and into a browser and make the user find their way back. If you are playing a game you are probably not going to make it back to the same place. Wouldn’t it be great if they didn’t do that?” What do you think of Steve Jobs’s appearance on the D8 stage? Reviews: Android, Chrome, Google Tags: adobe, All Things D, apple, chrome, Chrome OS, D8, Flash, Foxconn, Google, HTML5, ipad, iphone, iphone 4g, microsoft, siri, steve jobs, tablets
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| How Music Videos Are Dominating the Web [STATS] Posted: 01 Jun 2010 07:38 PM PDT 
Launched in December 2009, the music/online video service is fed content from Sony, Universal and Abu Dhabi Media Company, with Warner considering putting content on the site. It was created to deal with the growing competition between online and traditional video in the music space. YouTube powers the video technology. In April 2010, one in four videos online video watchers were looking at content from Vevo. That’s 43.6 million viewers, all told. Vevo content includes videos from Lady Gaga, Justin Beiber, Beyonce and scores of other stars popular in the online video scene. Altogether, April viewers watched around 30 billion videos, about 13 billion (or 42%) of which were hosted on Google properties, including YouTube. By comparison, other sites such as Hulu and network TV sites were left in the dust. No sites other than YouTube even cleared the 1 billion video mark, although Hulu came close.
Of the Internet’s 178 million video watchers, we collectively watched around 171 videos each in April. Other, non-comScore data suggests we watch around 2 minutes of each clip we click; we can extrapolate that viewers spent around five and a half hours each watching videos online in April. That’s about 11 minutes a day, give or take. Do these numbers sound about right to you? Have you found yourself watching more music videos online lately? For more social media coverage, follow Mashable Social Media on Twitter or become a fan on FacebookReviews: Facebook, Google, Hulu, Internet, Twitter, YouTube, beyonce Tags: hulu, ONLINE VIDEO, stats, vevo, youtube
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| Pre-Order “Toy Story 3″ Tickets on Facebook Posted: 01 Jun 2010 06:46 PM PDT 
The app, which works in partnership with ticket-buying websites like Fandango.com, lets users pre-order tickets for the show and then invite others to join them. Users can also post what showing they are going to on their Facebook news feed. The nice thing about the Facebook app is that you can view what types of theaters are showing the film in your area (meaning 3D, stadium seating, IMAX 3D, etc.) and you can also invite along non-Facebook friends by entering in their e-mail address. Tickets aren’t available for pre-order at all theaters but many more will be added next week.  As we noted yesterday, movie studios are increasingly using social media — and especially Facebook — in the promotional campaigns for feature films. Toy Story 3 has already used social media, setting up a college tour using Facebook and uploading faux-vintage toy commercials to YouTube. What is different about this campaign is that it has a direct monetary link. This is a way that the studios can use social media to directly increase and promote ticket sales. We hope that Disney employs this app for more of its films and that other studios take notice. What do you think about how Disney is using Facebook to sell movie tickets? Let us know! For more entertainment coverage, follow Mashable Entertainment on Twitter or become a fan on FacebookReviews: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube Tags: facebook, movie tickets, Movies, toy story 3
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| Facebook and Google Maps Dominate Smartphone App Usage [STUDY] Posted: 01 Jun 2010 05:19 PM PDT 
The survey really highlights just how much smartphone ownership trails traditional feature phone ownership, at least in the U.S. Nielsen’s study shows that 21% of American wireless subscribers have smartphones. Still, even non-smartphone users have heavily embraced mobile apps. Nielsen’s survey indicates that the average number of apps that a feature phone user has on his or her device is 10, while the average number of apps a smartphone user has is 22. Broken down even further, the average number of installed apps based on smartphone OS looks like this:
Most Popular Smartphone AppsWhile the specific applications vary from platform to platform, the most popular apps across smartphones were pretty consistent in this report: Maps, weather, Facebook and music all had strong showings. Check out this chart which breaks down the five most popular apps by smartphone OS:  It’s interesting to see just how much Facebook dominates the mobile app space; it’s one of the top five apps on each of the platforms highlighted. Still, Nielsen notes that broken down by demographic, MySpace is still very popular among teens and that LinkedIn is strong in the 25-44 demographic. Do any of these findings surprise you or does this align with your own mobile app usage? Let us know. For more mobile coverage, follow Mashable Mobile on Twitter or become a fan on FacebookReviews: Android, Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Twitter Tags: facebook, Google Maps, mobile apps, Nielsen, smartphones, trending
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| Apple Shuts Down Lala: Will Its Replacement Come Next Week? Posted: 01 Jun 2010 03:58 PM PDT 
If you’re a Lala user, your first concern is probably what will happen to the money you spent on songs and other products and services from the site. It turns out you won’t be cutting your losses. All the money you’ve spent on Lala will be refunded to you in the form of an iTunes Store credit code sent to you via e-mail. Apple says that it will round refunds under $10 up to the nearest $1 and refunds of more than $10 to the nearest $5. The second question that pops to mind more interesting, though: What will replace Lala? Apple didn’t drop $80 million on the service just to close it down and be done with it. The Wall Street Journal was told by “people familiar with the matter” that Apple will launch its own version of Lala’s unique music library hosting service. If the WSJ’s sources are correct, you’ll be able to upload your iTunes library to Apple’s servers so you can listen to them on other computers or a mobile device like your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch, as long as you have Internet access. You might also be able to buy cheap, streaming-only versions of songs like you could on Lala. The mobile aspect seems the most likely component of Apple’s post-Lala plan, given that the ability to combine streaming music from the Internet with other tasks is one of the major pillars of the recently-announced iPhone OS 4.0. Also note that the Lala shutdown took place exactly one week before next Monday’s WWDC event, where Apple will probably unveil the new iPhone. Will Lala’s replacement be featured prominently in Steve Jobs’s keynote next week? Stay tuned. For more Apple coverage, follow Mashable Apple on Twitter or become a fan on FacebookReviews: Facebook, Internet, Twitter, iPhone Tags: apple, iphone 4g, iphone hd, iphone os 4.0, itunes, Lala, music, music downloads, streaming music
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| Marcato Musician App Keeps Bands Organized Posted: 01 Jun 2010 03:23 PM PDT 
Quick Pitch: This artist management app lets a musician organize gigs, contacts, venues and other communications, then feeds gig info to the artist’s website. Genius Idea: Marcato Musician is a musician’s to-do list on steroids. It lets you manage communications, track deadlines, schedule gigs and meetings, organize venues and contacts, and push important info to your fans across a variety of social media channels. The web-based artist management application lets artists (or their managers) keep track of a ton day-to-day tasks for working musicians. Being web-based, it might not work on a tour bus with no Wi-Fi, but it’ll do a great job of cloud storage and access across a wide range of users and devices. It includes a file manager/online file storage system, an itinerary generator and even a press kit wizard. The app features a Basecamp-like task management and internal messaging suite of tools. Marcato also integrates with sites like MySpace and apps like Google Calendar.
Best of all, artists get free accounts. If you’re managing more than one act, additional artist fees are $10 each month. And if you’re managing more than five bands, Marcato will work out a special rate for you. The trouble is that many tools like this have already been created by companies that have spent years forming and strengthening relationships in the music community, from big labels who need proprietary or white-label solutions to indie artists courted one at a time. It’s a crowded market to enter, and it’s difficult to know whether Marcato has what it takes to carve out a place in this niche. What’s your opinion of this app? If you’re a musician or work with musicians, would you use this tool, and why or why not? How does it compete with other tools you already use? [img credit: intdev] Sponsored by Microsoft BizSpark
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| Delicious Creator Leaves Google Posted: 01 Jun 2010 02:50 PM PDT   Joshua Schachter, the creator of the social bookmarking web service Delicious, has announced via Twitter that he is leaving Google after a year and a half on the job. Schachter’s tweet is short but sweet: “today is my last day at google. sad about leaving but excited about the future.” His next tweet then goes on to say that he has “no clue” what he’s going to do next. It’s unclear at this time why he is parting ways with the search giant. Schachter sold Delicious to Yahoo in 2005 and worked for the company for several years before leaving. He has stated in the past that he regrets selling Delicious to Yahoo. Even if Schachter doesn’t have a gig lined up, we’re sure he’ll be able to land one quickly. Venture capitalist Jeff Clavier has already reached out to Schachter, and the Delicious founder has already proven that he is capable of building and scaling a web startup. For more business coverage, follow Mashable Business on Twitter or become a fan on FacebookReviews: Delicious, Facebook, Google, Twitter Tags: delicious, Google, joshua schachter, Yahoo
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| iPhone App Helps Users Gauge Sexual Compatibility [VIDEO] Posted: 01 Jun 2010 02:41 PM PDT 
The app [iTunes link], which will remain free for the first two weeks following its launch, lets users draft profiles based on six categories of sexual likes, dislikes, positions, kinks and fetishes. Would-be sexual partners can then “boink” their phones together (using the same technology as the BUMP app, which lets users exchange contact information by bumping phones) to determine whether or not they would be good together in bed. The best part about the app is that users’ preferences remain entirely private; it simply reveals whether or not they would make good sexual partners with cheeky messages like “Drop what you are doing and get to a hotel right now” or “Turn and run away.” For those less concerned about user privacy, you can also post the number of “boinks” you’ve participated in to Facebook and Twitter, as well as read and share hookup stories with other users. The app, the creators tell us, had to go through Apple’s strict approval process three times, mainly because of the descriptions and diagrams it contains of various sexual positions. “We had a bet going internally as to how many rounds it would take to get approved,” said Swartz, co-founder of MEDL Mobile. “We love the fact that Apple finally said yes. It shows they understand adults are using the iPhone in ways that are certainly mature, but don’t amount to pornography.” While it’s a fun app, it has one of the worst user interfaces I have ever come across (see video below). In order to set your preferences and view your stats, you have to click on “Start Comparing” from the main menu and then pull up a second menu. If you want to get back to the main menu, you have to close the app and reopen it. What do you think of the app? Is it merely a fun toy for friends to giggle about, or could you see it serving a more practical purpose? image courtesy of iStockphoto, sofocles For more mobile coverage, follow Mashable Mobile on Twitter or become a fan on FacebookReviews: Facebook, Twitter, iStockphoto Tags: dating, iphone app, sex
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| Artists Get a New Way to Make Money on Threadless Posted: 01 Jun 2010 02:24 PM PDT 
Threadless will select a limited number of Society6 artworks and put them on T-shirts that will be sold through its new “Artist Shoppe.” Some of the sales revenue goes to the original artist, who just needs to post his or her work with a free Society6 account to qualify. Society6 uses a newsfeed and Digg-like group promotion to help artists get attention for their work, both in the form of eyeballs and monetary grants from generous users. It’s quite similar to the way Threadless decides what goes in its stock of T-shirts using public submissions and social voting, so the match seems appropriate. The Artist Shoppe is just the first of several planned collaborations between the two companies, and you can be sure the others are coming; Threadless plans to buy a significant stake in Society6, though they’ll both continue operating independently.  For more social media coverage, follow Mashable Social Media on Twitter or become a fan on FacebookReviews: Digg, Facebook, Threadless, Twitter Tags: art, society6, startups, t-shirts, threadless
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| Apple vs. Adobe Feud Gets Parodied on Woot T-Shirt Posted: 01 Jun 2010 02:08 PM PDT 
It’s just fantastic. Sadly, the shirt is currently sold out and only one of us on staff managed to snag one. If you pay attention to Shirt.Woot.com’s The Reckoning section, it’s will likely be restocked in the next few weeks, however. For an alternative take on the Apple vs. Flash war, check out Sebastiaan de With’s excellent Bricky shirt. Have you seen any T-shirts or geek-themed accessories that make light of the Adobe-Apple battle? Let us know.  For more Apple coverage, follow Mashable Apple on Twitter or become a fan on FacebookReviews: Facebook, Twitter Tags: adobe, apple, flash debate, t-shirts
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| 3 Ways to Ace Your Job Interview with Social Media Posted: 01 Jun 2010 01:02 PM PDT 
1. LinkedIn Company Page and Employee ProfilesTo get started, search for the company on LinkedIn. A company’s LinkedIn page features a list of new hires, recent promotions, departures, as well as demographic information about its employees, such as gender, geography, and career track. If you’re interested, you can have daily or weekly e-mails sent to you with new activity. Just hit “follow” at the top of the page. 2. Corporate Blogs and Accounts on Facebook and Twitter Additionally, visit the company’s official Facebook Page, Twitter account, and blog. This is a great way to keep up on company happenings whether you’re interviewing for a small organization or a global brand. 3. Employee Blogs and Social Networking AccountsIn addition to official corporate accounts, many CEOs and higher-ups tweet and blog as individuals. You can gain extraordinary insight into a company by following them, as they are the people driving the organization. What issues do they face? What motivates them? What do they write and tweet about on a daily basis? These are all things that can help you better understand the company as you approach your interview. ConclusionResearching the company has always been an important element of interview preparation. Now, social media tools have made it easier to gather relevant and useful information. Once you’re armed with knowledge about the company, you’ll be on your way to interview success! For more business coverage, follow Mashable Business on Twitter or become a fan on FacebookMore business resources from Mashable:
Image courtesy of iStockphoto, AdamGregor Reviews: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, blog, iStockphoto Tags: BLOGS, business, job interview, job interviews, job search, jobs, linkedin, List, Lists, social media, twitter
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| Facebook “Like” Buttons Breaking Down Posted: 01 Jun 2010 12:48 PM PDT 
The problem that seems to be impacting potentially thousands of sites is that clicking on a Like button results in an error stating “The page [page URL] cannot be reached.” A bug has been filed with Facebook and the developers status page indicates that the company is actively working on a solution.  Users and web developers are understandably upset that their Like buttons not working properly. In just a few weeks, Facebook’s Open Graph API has been installed onto hundreds of thousands of websites and is being used increasingly by publishers as a way to measure and increase traffic. Incidentally, an error that was occurring on a few CNN.com posts was seemingly fixed by changing the button text from “Like” to “Recommend.” That may be purely coincidental, but we did notice that upon making that change, the buttons that previously didn’t function now work. Developers might want to give that a shot and see if the change in preference yields any improved results. We’ll keep you updated with any new information as it is released. For more social media coverage, follow Mashable Social Media on Twitter or become a fan on FacebookReviews: Facebook, Twitter Tags: facebook, like buttons, Open Graph
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| Oil Spill Firefox Plugin Blacks Out BP Across the Web Posted: 01 Jun 2010 12:15 PM PDT 
Similar to the Shaved Bieber plugin that made the rounds last week — scrubbing all mentions of everyone’s favorite YouTube star off the web — the Black Oil Firefox plugin replaces all mentions (case insensitive) of BP and accompanying terms like BP oil, BP gas, BP worldwide, and so on, with blacked out letters and dripping oil drops. You can see what the plugin looks like when doing a Google search for “BP”:  In a future version of the plugin, Jess3 plans to add oil drip effects to BP photographs and to turn official BP websites black and white. As the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico continues to wreak havoc on the environment and residents along the gulf shore, this plugin may not do much to stop the oil, but it’s a nice way to express anger and outrage over BP’s response (or lackthereof). What do you think of the plugin? For more technology coverage, follow Mashable Tech on Twitter or become a fan on FacebookReviews: Facebook, Google, Twitter, YouTube Tags: bp, firefox plugins, gulf oil spill
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| Quitting Facebook Gets a Parody Rap Anthem [VIDEO] Posted: 01 Jun 2010 11:54 AM PDT  So yesterday was Quit Facebook Day, and it was, apparently, a big fat bust — 34,000 people hit the proverbial road. And, according to our own survey, only 2,645 readers packed up their profile pics and galloped off into the digital sunset — including parody rapper SeanieMic. This little vid about kicking Facebook to the curb is actually pretty entertaining — the fake status updates, ads and other FB ephemera really amp up the entertainment factor (not to mention the Mashable shoutout). So whether you nixed the newsfeed or still persist in cherishing your shareable shackles, take a moment to laugh at the uproar. Oh, and Seanie actually has a totally legit point: Duckface is never OK. For more web video coverage, follow Mashable Web Video on Twitter or become a fan on FacebookReviews: Facebook, Mashable, Twitter Tags: facebook, humor, music, viral video
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| How Lawyers Are Using Social Media for Real Results Posted: 01 Jun 2010 11:36 AM PDT 
A recent survey from communications consultancy Greentarget notes that, “While the more traditional marketing channels for law firm credentialing continue to dominate … in-house attorneys now are using new media platforms to deepen their professional networks; to obtain their legal, business, and industry news and information; and to enrich their social and personal lives. Most importantly, they expect that trend to accelerate in the future.” But social media is still uncharted territory for many lawyers, particularly in big firms, said Rachel Zahorsky, a legal affairs reporter for the ABA Journal. “Varied and outdated ethics rules in regards to online communication, as well as numerous examples of cases put in real jeopardy because of prosecutors and judges posting on Facebook or jurors twittering mid-trial, only fuel a general tendency in the legal profession to distrust new technologies.” While many in the field proceed with trepidation, the unprecedented reach of social networks, Twitter and blogs in particular, has been a career game-changer for many attorneys, Zahorsky notes. To find out more about how attorneys are raising their profiles and improving their business through social media, we spoke to a few who have done just that. They were happy to advise. Blog: Go NicheOne of the best ways to put a face and voice on your legal expertise is to blog. Building a credible discussion resource on topics in your practice area can serve as the foundation for your professional presence on the social web. “Jumping feet-first into the blogosphere expanded the national reputation of lawyer Dan Schwartz as the go-to guy on Connecticut employment issues,” said Zahorsky. “Former Monroe Country, NY assistant public defender and litigation associate Nicole Black reignited her legal career after a nearly three-year hiatus through a series of legal blogs.” Of course, it’s one thing for a sole practitioner or a small firm to focus their blogging message. It’s quite another for employees of a corporation. While many of the larger firms in the U.S. have started blogging, “Most of them aren’t doing it right, because they aren’t comfortable with individual attorneys building their own brand,” said Adrian Dayton, an attorney, author, and social media strategist for major global law firms. “They are so worried that attorneys blogging under their own name will take away from the power of the firm’s brand. They want to control the message.” Dayton believes they are missing the point. “The power of social media is to create the message. Just look at attorney Roy Ginsburg and his blog Quirky Employment Questions. After three years of blogging weekly, last month his blog hit over 10,000 unique visitors. Thanks to his blog he has landed a six-figure client, and has won the Author of the Year award from Lexology. His blog is working for him, and the firm is benefiting. It may not be the firm’s message, but it is a message that is resonating.” Become a Source for News in Your Practice Area
“A great example of this is Bob White, a partner-level attorney in Florida [who] uses Twitter to share the best tech articles he finds each week. After a few months of finding and sharing great tech articles, Bob was able to bring in a couple of tech companies as new clients,” Dayton notes. “They came to recognize, by the quality of his research and the articles he shared, that he really gets it.” “I have used [Twitter] extensively to get information out there and to show my particular expertise in a way marketing dollars could never do,” said Dr. Lisa Haile, Partner and co-chair of DLA Piper’s global life sciences sector. And the info stream flows both ways. As you tap into fellow experts in your field, the content they share will inform your own discussions. “In addition to informing people about the firm and my expertise, I use Twitter to gather current news in my industry and generally,” said Haile. Get Social Referrals From Your Network, Not Your FollowersWhile many law firms might be considered “consumer facing,” the business model is not akin to selling shoes. Generally, firms with an established reputation are not looking for “walk-in” clients, but referrals from within an existing legal or business network. Social media should be approached with this “real world” model in mind. You’re not amassing followers and readers with the hope that some of them will call you for legal advice one day. You should be making connections with other thought leaders in your practice area and relevant industries so that when they know of someone in need, they can refer to you as a credible source. Landing clients may be a few steps removed from the initial investment you make in social media, but the effort pays off, according to Haile. “Last year, [the San Diego News Network] contacted me to post a weekly biotech blog on their new site after one of the editors began following me on Twitter. I have also had several referrals by followers to venture capital firms doing [intellectual property] and technical due diligence for new investment opportunities, as well as startup companies in need of intellectual property counseling,” said Haile. “Recently I was contacted by an intern with the General Counsel of a large public life sciences company, after being referred by a mutual Twitter ‘friend.’” How can you tap into these social resources in the first place? It’s all about the conversation. “One way to connect with other attorneys is to locate and follow blogs in your practice area or your geographical region,” said Nicole Black, attorney and author of the book Social Media for Lawyers: The Next Frontier. “Leave comments after posts that interest you. Engage in conversation in the comments with other readers and the owner of the blog and link to your blog or website when commenting. Another way to connect with other lawyers is to participate in online forums on lawyer-specific networks or join forums on more general online networks like LinkedIn and Facebook.” Delineate Between Sharing Insights and Real Legal AdviceWhen engaging on the web, it is absolutely critical that lawyers demarcate the difference between sharable insights and actual legal advice — the two should never be confused by followers or friends. Put a disclaimer at the top of your blog, and leave room in your Twitter bio to express this point, to the effect of: “Thoughts shared here do not constitute legal advice.” Get PersonalSocial media is not a broadcast channel for talking shop 24/7. Many professionals who have had success will emphasize that finding a good balance between sharing expertise and personality is the way to go. “Twitter is the least formal of the major social networks, so don't be afraid to share your personal interests, including sports, food and wine, or other hobbies,” said Black, whose own blog repertoire incorporates one devoted to legal humor. After all, prospective clients aren’t shopping for a new iPhone or sofa. They’re looking for a real live person who they can connect with, and who can guide them through important business, financial, and personal matters. No matter her credentials or expertise, if you can’t communicate with your attorney, it may be best to look elsewhere. That personal touch with social media could make or break an important connection. “Sullivan & Cromwell partner Frank Aquila, who was named a Legal Rebel by the ABA Journal in part because of his use of Twitter, captivates his nearly 1,400 followers daily with insightful and sometimes humorous tweets as @FAquila,” said Zahorsky. Zahorsky notes that Aquila is one of many well-known attorneys whose recent success with social media has encouraged others to test the waters. Your CounselAre you an attorney who has had real professional success using social media channels? Share your thoughts, advice, blog, and Twitter name in the comments below. Series supported by Gist  Gist helps you build stronger professional relationships by bringing together information from across the web for all your contacts and their companies giving you the right information at the right moment to get a first meeting, deliver an amazing pitch, or just find a better way to make a connection. Gist does all the work for you, assembling a dynamic collection of all your contacts and their companies from your email inbox, your social networks, or even your CRM system automatically building and updating their profiles as new content is published – by them or about them. For more social media coverage, follow Mashable Social Media on Twitter or become a fan on FacebookImages courtesy of iStockphoto, Stiggdriver, forgiss Reviews: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, iPhone, iStockphoto Tags: blog, business, law, lawyer, lawyers, real results, small business, social media, twitter
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| Cats Can Now Tweet with New Liveblogging Device Posted: 01 Jun 2010 11:27 AM PDT 
This revolutionary new toy, which was created with the help of the University of Tokyo, comes all pimped out with a camera, an acceleration sensor and a GPS, which monitors kitty’s every move, translating actions like walking, eating and sleeping into tweets. Sadly, there are only 11 fixed phrases currently available (I’m guessing, “I left a lovely hairball in your sneaker” is not among them), but Sony CSL is hoping to improve Fluffy’s conversational skills soon. The device fits easily onto the cat’s collar, so as to avoid hindering its movement, which means your cat can tweet all over the neighborhood. We’ve seen an influx of novel Twitter functions of late: tweeting trees, tweeting beds and even tweeting cows. While the tech may seem kind of, well, silly, we could see it being of use to people besides lonely cat ladies. For instance, such a collar could be exceedingly useful for zoologists and the like. What do you think of the tweeting cat collar? Genius or cat-astrophically ridiculous? [via Tech-on!] For more social media coverage, follow Mashable Social Media on Twitter or become a fan on FacebookReviews: Facebook, Twitter Tags: Gadget, Hardware, tech, trending, twitter
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| WordPress.com Adds Its Own “Like” and Reblogging Features Posted: 01 Jun 2010 11:03 AM PDT 
The newly launched features are now accessible via a like menu item in the admin bar at the top of the page, although you have to be logged into a WordPress account to use them. The new like button is very simple — once you click it, it adds to a counter that shows the author how many people liked his or her post. Once you like something, the top menu changes to “You like this.” In that menu is the option to “Reblog this Post.” Clicking on that takes you to a pre-filled QuickPress tab, which contains the title, the beginning of the post you’re reblogging and usually an image. QuickPress is also new; it’s just a simpler, one-step interface to writing and publishing blog posts. WordPress has also created a tab that lets you view all of the posts that you’ve liked. The page provides excerpts from each post and a search box for quickly finding posts on a specific topic or from a specific blog. Tumblr and Posterous in the Crosshairs When we first saw WordPress’s new social features, we were immediately reminded of short-form blog platforms Tumblr and Posterous. Reblogging and liking are core features of the Tumblr platform, and Posterous has distinguished itself with its dead-simple blogging options. Both have been growing over the last few years, emerging as more user-friendly alternatives to WordPress. It was simply tougher to write and publish a blog post on WordPress.com or through the WordPress software. QuickPress directly addresses that problem, and we bet the liking feature will also prove to be popular. It’s an easy way to bookmark posts, and in order to reblog, you have to like a post first. While these new features may not bring loyal Tumblr users back to WordPress, it should appease those who have complained about the difficulty of publishing posts. For more social media coverage, follow Mashable Social Media on Twitter or become a fan on FacebookReviews: Facebook, Posterous, Tumblr, Twitter, WordPress Tags: blog, blogging, like, QuickPress, Reblog, social media, Wordpress, wordpress.com
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| Twitpic Lets You Group Photos by Event Posted: 01 Jun 2010 10:51 AM PDT 
Similar to a Flickr set, Twitpic’s Events feature lets users organize, define and showcase their snaps quickly and easily, all while making the discovery process easier for both humans and web crawlers. It’s a perfect way to group images for a service that’s tailor-made for on-the-go, event-focused users. If you’re ready to start playing with this new feature, simply go to your timeline, choose a photo from an event and go to that photo’s page. On the lower right side of the screen, you’ll see two links, one for tags and one for events. When you click on the “events” link, you’ll see a drop-down box where you can create a new event or add the photo to an existing event. When creating a new event, you can give it any name or description you like. Once you’ve added a photo or two to the event, your event will have a link you can use to share that entire group of images with the world.
This is a great feature for those of us who go to conferences or parties, on vacations, outdoors or anywhere else for our photogenic adventures. What do you think: Is this feature useful to you? Does it make the product more robust? Will it help Twitpic compete in the increasingly crowded space of social media photo sharing? Let us know your thoughts in the comments. For more social media coverage, follow Mashable Social Media on Twitter or become a fan on FacebookReviews: Facebook, Flickr, Twitpic, Twitter Tags: twitpic
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| Car Sharing Service Zipcar Files for $75 Million IPO Posted: 01 Jun 2010 10:35 AM PDT 
Zipcar, founded in 2000, is a company that operates in urban areas and college campuses around the U.S., UK and Canada. Their product is one of ultimate convenience: For non-car-owning members, Zipcar rents out by the hour or the day more than 30 makes and models of self-service cars and trucks. In its filing, Zipcar said it would use funds gained in the $75 million IPO for debt remittance and “general corporate purposes.” Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan will be handling the offering and issuing preliminary prospecti to interested parties. The company was given around $10 million in venture capital by Greylock Partners and Benchmark Capital, among others, in 2005. It has yet to turn a profit. Zipcar merged with Flexcar, a similar service, in October 2007. It also acquired UK-based car-sharing company Streetcar in April 2010. [img credit: rakka] For more business coverage, follow Mashable Business on Twitter or become a fan on FacebookReviews: Facebook, Twitter Tags: goldman sachs, ipo, jp morgan, zipcar
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| Borders Adds $120 E-Reader to Its Shelves Posted: 01 Jun 2010 10:19 AM PDT 
The Libre Pro, which is already available from third-party vendors like Amazon.com and Sears, will be sold for only $119.99. Readers will start shipping on July 2 and will be available in stores in August. While the Libre Pro isn’t the flashiest e-reader on the market — it uses an LCD screen rather than eInk, for instance — it is one of the cheapest. It also builds into Borders’s overall strategy of offering a variety of different e-reader options to customers at all price points. Borders says it plans on offering up to 10 different devices by the end of the year.  As for tech specs, the device has a 5-inch diagonal monochrome LCD screen — no backlighting — and a rechargeable built-in Lithium Ion battery. The battery is reportedly good for 24 hours of continuous use and two weeks of standby. The device has 256MB of built-in memory and an SD slot that can take up to 32GB cards. It can read Adobe ePub and PDF documents and it can play back MP3s. It lacks a web browser, Internet connectivity and color, but for basic (and inexpensive) e-reading, this device might just get the job done. For more technology coverage, follow Mashable Tech on Twitter or become a fan on FacebookReviews: Amazon.com, Facebook, Internet, Twitter Tags: borders, ereader, ereaders, libre pro
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| Posted: 01 Jun 2010 09:07 AM PDT 
While the debate over Facebook and privacy is far from over, those concerns are trumped by the utility of the actual service. At least for now. Now, our poll was far from scientific, but it does offer some anecdotal food for thought. What we’ve been hearing from readers over the last few months isn’t that privacy concerns or fears are unwarranted — Facebook users do seem to be uneasy with some of the changes to the service and its growing reach — but that the service itself is ultimately too important as a way of communication to give up. The long-term impact of the latest privacy control updates remain to be seen but it looks Facebook has emerged from this round of privacy warfare relatively unscathed — at least for now. Image courtesy of iStockphoto, malerapaso For more social media coverage, follow Mashable Social Media on Twitter or become a fan on FacebookReviews: Facebook, Twitter, iStockphoto Tags: facebook, privacy, quit facebook day
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| 10 Adorable Apple-Themed Baby Accessories Posted: 01 Jun 2010 07:20 AM PDT 
We’ve scoured the web for Apple-themed baby bits and bobs that will keep your new bundle of joy — or someone else’s, if you’re a proud uncle/aunt/godparent — Cupertino-clad. So, go for it while they can’t answer back, and grab all the cute fan-baby snaps you can. Remember, there’s plenty of time to have that talk (the one about alternative operating systems) once they hit their teens. 1. iPhone Onesie iPopMyBaby has taken the iPhone’s now-classic home screen icons and replaced them with designs more relevant to the infant lifestyle — poop, crawl, burp, drool and pee, are among the new “apps.” Cost: Varies 2. Mac Genius Bib This bib projects a future of greatness for your little one, though as junior is spitting up pureed fruit on said garment and wiping it in his hair, the “genius” part might not be quite so apparent. Do grab the camera though. Cost: $12 3. Daddy and Me Onesie This onesie makes a knowing nod to how much tech changes from generation to generation. What’s next we wonder? Musical brain implants? Cost: $24 4. Vinyl Mac Desktop So cool we’re actually considering getting a set to use as grown-up place mats, this Mac-themed vinyl will sit on baby’s high chair and get the little guy or gal used to having a chiclet keyboard. Your baby won’t be the one at the nursery who can’t find the command key, that’s for sure. Cost: 12 Euros (approx $15) 5. Mac and Cheese Twinset Designed for maximum cute effect when worn by twins, this crafty two-piece set would be no less welcome in any Apple family home, although we can’t help thinking “cheese” might be left in a closet a little more often than the “mac.” Cost: $38 6. iPod Seek and Find Bean Bag This isn’t strictly a baby toy, owing to the potential choking hazard and other such parental concerns, but it would look super-cute on a nursery shelf until baby is old enough to get hands-on. Cost: $12.99 7. iBaby Onesie Perhaps the most subtle onesie we’ve selected, the word “iBaby” will still resonate with Apple fans and the tech-savvy public alike, leaving no doubt about your toddler’s allegiance to “the Steves.” Cost: $20 8. Apple Bucket Hat Want your little one to be spreading the word of Apple while keeping the sun off her face? Of course you do! This cotton-brushed twill headwear will do the trick — available in white, pink and blue. Cost: $14.95 9. Loud and Proud Onesie In our experience with “humans-in-training,” the volume level does have a tendency to reach “11″ from time to time. This “Loud and Proud” outfit’s depiction of the Mac volume icon on full blast is most appropriate. Cost: $18 10. Wooden iPhone Give baby his own iPhone before he starts looking admiringly at any Android products. This wooden replica is just the thing for the garbled baby-equivalent of “buy, buy, sell, sell” on the way out to the park. Cost: $9.75 For more Apple coverage, follow Mashable Apple on Twitter or become a fan on FacebookMore Apple resources from Mashable:
Image courtesy of iStockphoto, ZhuravlevaMaria Reviews: Android, Facebook, Twitter, iStockphoto Tags: accessories, apple, baby, baby products, clothing, geek, gift guides, Gifts, iphones, ipods, Kids, List, Lists, Macs, shopping
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| LG Shows Off Windows 7-Powered Tablet Posted: 01 Jun 2010 07:01 AM PDT 
According to the folks at Engadget, who managed to spend some time with the tablet, the UX10 has a LED capacity touchscreen, Intel Atom Z530 processor, 1 GB of DDR2 RAM and Wi-Fi connectivity. Not bad, but iPad comparisons get really interesting when you check out the rest of the specifications: a 1.3-megapixel camera, SD card support and a micro-HDMI output. The price and availability are both unknowns at this point. It’s worth noting that most of the tablets announced on Computex are based on Microsoft’s operating systems. Although Microsoft’s future when it comes to tablets looked bleak when Project Courier got canceled, it looks like Microsoft is back on track, at least when it comes to support from hardware manufacturers. [img credit: Engadget] For more technology coverage, follow Mashable Tech on Twitter or become a fan on FacebookReviews: Facebook, Twitter Tags: LG, microsoft, Tablet, Windows 7
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| IE6 Finally Nearing Extinction [STATS] Posted: 01 Jun 2010 06:25 AM PDT 
For years, IE6 caused headaches for developers and prompted many users to switch to alternative browsers. It was full of security holes and it broke nearly every web standard in the book. Since it was the default browser on many Windows machines, it was also the dominant browser in the early aughts, reaching 90% market share in 2002 and 2003. Unfortunately, it outstayed its welcome by a good five years, keeping a solid chunk of the market even after Internet Explorer 7 and 8 were released. Now, based on an analysis of 15 billion page views in May 2010, StatCounter’s numbers indicate that IE6 usage in the U.S. has fallen to 4.7% from 11.5% in the last 12 months, meaning that IE6 is finally becoming a footnote in the history of the Internet. As far as other web browsers go, IE8 holds 30.49% market share in the U.S., followed by Firefox 3.6 with 19.85% and IE7 with 16.64% market share. For more technology coverage, follow Mashable Tech on Twitter or become a fan on FacebookReviews: Facebook, Firefox, Internet, Internet Explorer, Twitter, Windows Tags: IE6, microsoft, trending, web browsers
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