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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: Objective Logistics Quick Pitch: Objective … Continue reading →

Using Google+? Add Mashable to your circles. You’ll get the latest about new Google+ features and tips and tricks for using the platform as well as top social media and technology news. Google+ will allow multiple admins to manage a … Continue reading →

Yahoo‘s stock rose as much as 9% in pre-market trading Thursday and more than 3% after the market opened as rumors surfaced that Alibaba and Softbank Corp are in “advanced talks” to make a bid to acquire the company. The … Continue reading →

Ben Huh’s popular Cheezburger Network websites — Fail Blog, The Daily What and I Can Has Cheezburger? to name a few — have filled web browsers with laugh-inducing content since 2007. But 10 years ago, Huh’s world hummed a far … Continue reading →

Move over Sophia Petrillo, there’s a new Golden Girl in town sharing her timeless advice on how to act on various social networks and Internet hangouts. Props to Chacho Puebla and his latest project, Grandmother Tips, a humorous collection of tips our grandmothers … Continue reading →

The iPhone topped Yahoo‘s U.S. top searches list for 2011, edging out Casey Anthony, Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry. It’s the first time since 2002 a tech device has topped the list, when PlayStation 2 took the number one spot. … Continue reading →

Twitter, as everyone and their tweeting dog knows, limits your status updates to 140 characters. But Facebook? Facebook laughs in the face of such limitations. On Facebook, 140 characters is barely clearing your throat. In a blog post Wednesday, Facebook’s … Continue reading →

The relationship between Wonderful Pistachios and Rovio’s Angry Birds entered a new level Thursday with the launch of The Hunt for the Golden Pistachio, the first fully branded Angry Birds game. The game, which rolled out Thursday morning on GetCrackin.com, … 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. We’re keeping our eyes on four particular stories of interest today. Spy Files: WikiLeaks … Continue reading →

Amazon has launched an app for iPad and Kindle Fire that lets kids create holiday gift wish lists that parents can then browse and share with other family members. Learn more about the free app — dubbed “Santa App” — … Continue reading →