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Number of Female CIOs is Dropping Fast — But Why?

The number of women in senior positions at tech companies is down for the second year in a row, according to a recent survey. The U.S. arm of the British-based Harvey Nash Group and the data center provider TelecityGroup found … Continue reading

What Are You Worth to Facebook? Val-You Calculator Knows

Exactly how much are you worth to Facebook, in terms of advertising dollars? A new quiz will help you find out. Online privacy company Abine has a Val-You quiz that will determine your dollar value to Facebook. The quiz asks … Continue reading

Mashable Connect: Highlights From the ‘Happiest Conference on Earth’

Building on the success of last year’s Mashable Connect, our biggest conference of the year returned in 2012 to explore the future of digital with some of the brightest minds in the industry and Mashable‘s passionate community. Set in a … Continue reading

Facebook Privacy: This Service Alerts You When it Changes [INFOGRAPHIC]

Online privacy company Abine has launched a service called PrivacyWatch, which alerts subscribers when Facebook changes its privacy settings. The service costs $1.99 per month, and also includes expert analysis of any changes Facebook makes to its privacy settings. Kristina … Continue reading

This 121-Megapixel Photo of Earth Will Make Your Jaw Drop

Need something to put things into perspective on a Monday morning? Our suggestion: The largest single-shot photo of Earth ever taken. Eclipsing NASA’s updated “Blue Marble” shot, which is a composite of many satellite images, this image is a single-shot … Continue reading

Groupon Stock Jumps 28% on Narrower Loss

Groupon narrowed its loss in the first quarter, sending the company’s stock price up about 28% for the day. The company’s $559.3 million in revenues and a loss of $0.2 a share easily bested expected revenues of $530.8M and a … Continue reading

American Express App to Blast Daily Deals Based on Your Payment History

American Express has launched an iPhone app feature that blasts daily deals offers to consumers based on their purchase history and location. The

Match.com’s New Event Service Takes Its Dating Algorithms Offline

In a move that brings online dating full-circle, Match.com is launching a new service that will use its matching algorithms to fill offline events with compatible singles. Within the next year, the company plans to host 2,000 to 3,000 events … Continue reading

Twitter Will Email You Top Stories From Your Feed

Twitter will soon begin emailing you a weekly digest of your own feed. The summary will include tweets and links that are likely to be important to you based on what the people who you follow share. It will also … Continue reading

4 Things Your Mobile Tells Marketers About You

Martin Hayward is the Director of Marketing at Mirror Image Internet. Follow the company @MirrorImage_CDN. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know smartphones are penetrating the market at a rapid pace. As with any category that experiences rapid … Continue reading