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Komen Foundation Controversy Spurs Website Hack
The website of Susan G. Komen for the Cure was briefly tampered with by hackers early Thursday morning. Komen, the highest-funded breast cancer organization in the U.S., has been coming under fire for its decision to end financial support of … Continue reading
Glassdoor Can Mine Your Facebook Friends to Help You Land a Job [VIDEO]
When you’re looking for a job, who are the first people you turn to? Glassdoor, the careers site that regularly serves up lists of odd interview questions, is betting that it’s the friends and family in your personal network rather … Continue reading
Sony’s Annual Loss to Hit $2.9 Billion
Sony‘s slump continued on Thursday as the company raised its loss forecast for fiscal 2011 to $2.9 billion, more than double what had previously been suggested. In an announcement outlining its fiscal 2011 third-quarter results (the company’s fiscal year runs … Continue reading
How to Make Your Company More Social
Mae Karwowski runs social media strategy and oversees community management at Gilt City, a subsidiary of the Gilt Groupe. She also consults for several startups. Social networks are flooded with potential customers. Therefore, today’s companies need to foster a socially … Continue reading
Instagram Users Snap Spectacular Shots at Sailing’s Toughest Event [PICS]
1. An AbuDhabi highway shot by Liam Goslett, a 19-year-old photographer from Toronto whose Tumblr blog is called Liam Saw This. Click here to view this gallery. Instagram and Tumblr photographers frequently turn everyday occurrences into beautiful digital images. So … Continue reading
Rumor: Apple Could Hold ‘Strange’ Event Ahead of iPad 3 Announcement
Today in Apple rumors, the company is expected to hold a “strange” event before the possible launch of the iPad 3 in March, according to a Japanese blog report. Macotakara reported that Apple is planning an event before the iPad … Continue reading
YouTube’s 20 Most-Shared Ads in January [VIDEOS]
From last year’s Super Bowl to the upcoming big game, here are the 20 most-shared ads from January, 2012. Advertisers are increasingly catering to the web before taking commercials to television. Teasers or previews to advertisements are becoming as common … Continue reading
Have You Seen Google’s ‘Good to Know’ Ad Campaign? [PHOTO HUNT]
Google has taken a dewy-eyed approach with its “Good to Know” ad campaign to address users’ privacy concerns. The multi-million-dollar campaign launched last month and uses child-like graphics to spotlight online privacy. Google’s handling of users’ private information has been … Continue reading
New Website Connects Language Newbies With Native Speakers
The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Verbling Quick Pitch: Verbling is … Continue reading
New iPad App Reinvents the Coloring Book — With Butts
It might strike you as strange that Brian Snyder’s series of coloring books teach children how to draw cartoon characters by starting with a butt shape. But when you open the iPad app version, launching on Thursday, it becomes apparent … Continue reading