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Smarter Healthcare: How Social Media is Revolutionizing Your Doctor Visits

Monday, October 5th, 2009

The Smarter Cities series is supported by IBM. Read more about building a smarter planet on the IBM A Smarter Planet Blog

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Facebook Wave: Why Facebook Should Clone Google Wave

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

History is littered with good ideas that didn’t work out because they were ahead of their time. Tablet PCs didn’t work out a decade ago, but with technology advances, they’re poised to make a comeback . Microsoft’s local information web site Sidewalk.com was a bust in 1997, but now sites like Yelp and Google Maps offer local information that many people couldn’t fathom living without.

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Twitter Co-Founder: We Started It for the Giggles [Video]

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Based on tweets earlier in the week, we already knew that Biz Stone , Twitter’s co-founder, would make an appearance on Martha Stewart. Stewart’s become an avid Twitterer herself [ @MarthaStewart ], so it’s no surprise that she invited Stone to join the show, though what they would talk about was still anybody’s guess.

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HOW TO: Get Started with Google Wave

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Google Wave has arrived . The real-time communication platform has been one of the hottest and most anticipated products in the tech and social media space for months

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Sync Google Search History With Your Mobile

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Perhaps Google has taken cue from the very active Bing team, because they’ve rolled several search-related improvements in the matter of hours, and all that in the midst of the official launch of Google Wave . This latest improvement is a small one, but it might come in handy.

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RUMOR: Apple Tablet Is an iPhone with a 10.7″ Screen

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Those Apple Tablet rumors just keep coming. Apple sure is getting a lot of publicity for a product that hasn’t even been officially acknowledged (but that virtually everyone believes is indeed a reality )

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Mashable’s Weekly Guide to Social Media Events

Monday, September 28th, 2009

It’s a brand new week, which means it’s time for Mashable’s guide to upcoming social media and web events, parties, and conferences. For more upcoming event listings, check out Mashable’s Events section . Is your event not on this list?

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Happy 11th Birthday, Google. Nice Logo!

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

It’s Google’s 11th birthday on Sunday, September 27th: to celebrate, the company has changed its logo to a version that turns the letter “L” into the number 11. The logo is already viewable in Europe.

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10 Sites to Learn Something New in 10 Minutes a Day

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Allow me to lay a scene: It’s 7:00 am. The kids need to be fed and bundled off to school. The toast is burning

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CallSpark: Will Social Media Transform the Phone Call?

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

CallSpark , which launched today at the DEMO 2009 Conference, is an iPhone app that’s making buzz. The reason: it changes the phone call experience by pulling in social media information about anybody you’re calling

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