MASHABLE
FBI Shuts Down 3,000 Warrantless GPS Devices After Court Ruling [VIDEO]The FBI shut down 3,000 GPS-based devices this week in a response to a court case ruling decided on Jan 23. The U.S. Department of Justice is now dispatching officials to remove the devices, which were not authorized by warrant to be attached to vehicles. In United States vs. Jones, the FBI... How Startups Can Build Lasting Relationships With JournalistsDmitry Dragilev is the marketing lead at ZURB, the interaction design firm behind ZURBapps, a suite of apps that helps people quickly design great products through rapid prototyping, iteration and user feedback. It’s a week before launch and you’re hoping to score some awesome traffic from a ... Police Arrest 25 Anonymous Hackers In Four CountriesPolice in Latin America and Europe have apprehended 25 people believed to be members of Anonymous, the international group of hackers and “hacktivists,” according to Interpol. The arrests were made in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Spain, as reported by the BBC. Authorities in those c... Billy Corgan to Use SXSW to Announce Smashing Pumpkins ‘Album Experience’ [EXCLUSIVE]Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan will use next week’s South By Southwest as a springboard to announce the band’s latest album, Oceania, which promises to be a “full online experience.” “Our aim is to turn the ‘social’ into a new way to experience a... Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus” Teased in TEDTalk From the Future [VIDEO]LONG BEACH, Calif. — The crowd at TED got a glimpse into the upcoming Ridley Scott sci-fi film “Prometheus” on Tuesday, in the form of a video of a TEDTalk that takes place in 2023. Although not a clip from the movie itself, the futuristic talk is given by Guy Pearce, who stars in... Next Google Doodle Combines Leap Year and Rossini [PIC]Leap Year and the 220th birthday of Italian composer Gioachino Antonio Rossini both fall on Wednesday. This doesn’t pose a dilemma for most people, but the team that puts together Google Doodles only has one shot at presenting a logo on Feb. 29. It’s responded to the challenge by co... YouTube Improves its Automatic Captions [VIDEO]YouTube wants to be more widely heard by those without the ability to hear. The video-sharing site announced Tuesday it is beefing up its ability to automatically caption videos in an effort to reach more viewers with hearing disabilities and language differences. The number of captioned v... 6 Tips for Better Facebook ParentingMonica Vila is co-founder of TheOnlineMom.com, an organization that provides technology education to families and helps moms connect with brands they can trust. Recently, many people chimed in about the “Laptop Shooting Dad‘s” reaction to his 15-year-old daughter’s Facebook posts.... Primary Night in Michigan and Arizona: A Social Media SnapshotIt’s primary day in America, folks: citizens in Michigan and Arizona are headed to the polls Tuesday to vote for their preferred Republican candidate to go up against President Obama in November. As we’ve seen in the past, the social web is aflame with posts, tweets and videos from the p... The Marketer’s Guide to Pinterest [INFOGRAPHIC]Pinterest, the darling digital pin board that’s turned the social media world upside down, is now a top traffic driver for brands. That’s a good sign marketers should get their butts up to speed on the latest pinning tips and tricks. Fortunately for you, MDGadvertising has created an inf... |