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Bill Gates reflects on the death of his longtime friend and rival Steve Jobs in a segment posted to Yahoo of an upcoming interview with Nightline’s Bill Weir. “You gotta pick important stuff because you only have a limited amount … Continue reading →

Facebook halted trading of its shares in secondary markets for three days starting Wednesday, a possible indicator the company’s long-awaited IPO is coming soon, according to a report. Representatives of Facebook’s law firm, Fenwick & West, sent a letter last … Continue reading →

The Mashable Meme Machine is a daily look at five hilarious viral topics spreading across the web right now. Day two of this week’s Meme Machine has churned out loads of funny content from your favorite websites — Twitter, YouTube, … Continue reading →

Much to the annoyance of many of its users, Facebook is always changing. The recent Timeline revamp is the last in a series of tweaks to the social networking service, some good, some bad, and some just plain ugly. Do … Continue reading →

Pixar, the animation studio behind Disney favorites like Toy Story, has made it easier and faster for artists and studios to create high-quality imagery. The company teamed up with GreenButton, a cloud services company, to offer RenderMan On Demand. Now, … Continue reading →

Facebook’s steady march to global Timeline coverage just turned into a dash — and it’s really the users who are running. By making Facebook Timelines the new de facto standard for all Facebook profiles, in effect, the company just held … Continue reading →

Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. Today, we’re looking at three particularly interesting stories. Facebook Timeline to Go Live for … Continue reading →

Until we hear official wording from Nokia (or Microsoft) we’re left with what the analysts are predicting or estimating with regards to how many Lumia Windows Phones the Finnish company managed to sell. Instead of being forced to believe the … Continue reading →

Whether you love or despise 17-year-old international pop star Justin Bieber, you have his mom to thank (or blame) for thrusting him into the spotlight five years ago this month. On Jan. 19, 2007, Pattie Mallett uploaded a video of … Continue reading →

Today is Community Manager Appreciation Day, and we have plenty of resources for those who are managing their own communities. With a bevy of social spaces to choose from, creating a potent and tight-knit community around a product or brand … Continue reading →