Archive for the ‘Mini’ Category

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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Smarter Healthcare: How Social Media is Revolutionizing Your Doctor Visits

Drew Carey Bids $25,000 for @Drew Twitter Name

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

Yesterday we reported that Twitter user and cancer-fighter Drew Olanoff is auctioning his Twitter name, @drew , to raise money for the LIVESTRONG Foundation. He’s enjoying early success: today The Price is Right host Drew Carey placed a bid for $25K , far in excess of the $10K minimum bid

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Drew Carey Bids $25,000 for @Drew Twitter Name

Drew for Sale: First Ever Charity Twitter Name Auction

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Drew Olanoff , the man who was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma and subsequently started the #BlameDrewsCancer and Blame Cancer initiatives, has one hot commodity on his hands — his Twitter name. Drew happens to also be just Drew ( @drew ) on Twitter. With four letter Twitter names impossible to come by, and more than a few celebrity Drews on Twitter, Olanoff tells us that he saw an amazing opportunity to use his coveted Twitter name to raise funds for charity

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Drew for Sale: First Ever Charity Twitter Name Auction

TypePad Motion: Six Apart’s Take on Microblogging

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Blog software company Six Apart has a number of different products and services. In 2003, the company launched TypePad as a hosted-blogging platform for users and companies that wanted an easy way to blog or add blogging components to their existing sites. TypePad has evolved a lot over the years and over the last year especially has undergone lots of changes, with the focus being on integrating TypePad with other social networking features and services.

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TypePad Motion: Six Apart’s Take on Microblogging

Mashable Readers: Help Kids Get into Social Media!

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

It’s October, which means its time for the Donors Choose Social Media Challenge , wherein web and social media folks get together and raise money for kids in need of educational equipment in the classroom. This year Mashable is joining in the fun: we want to help kids get a start in social media.

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Mashable Readers: Help Kids Get into Social Media!

Add Facebook Connect Features to Your Site in Three Steps

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Over the last ten months, Facebook Connect has flourished as a tool to not only minimize login and sign-up minutiae, but to allow developers and content creators to add a social link to their sites and services. Yesterday, Facebook introduced Translations for Facebook Connect as a way to make site translation faster and easier

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Add Facebook Connect Features to Your Site in Three Steps

New App: Control Your TiVo from Your BlackBerry

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Way back in September of 2008, RIM and TiVo announced that they would be teaming up to bring a TiVo application to the BlackBerry platform.

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New App: Control Your TiVo from Your BlackBerry

Google Wave Invite Selling for $70 on eBay

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Haven’t received your Google Wave invite yet? You’re not alone

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Google Wave Invite Selling for $70 on eBay

Mashable’s Guide to Jobs in Social Media & Web Development

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

If you’re seeking a job in social media, we’d like to help out. For starters, Mashable’s Job Lists section gathers together all our resource lists, how-tos and expert guides to help you get hired. In particular, you might want to see our articles on How to Leverage Social Media for Career Success and How to Find a Job on Twitter

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Mashable’s Guide to Jobs in Social Media & Web Development

STUDY: 80% of Twitter Users Are All About Me

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Rutgers University Professors Mor Naaman and Jeffrey Boase set out to analyze the content and characteristics of social media activity. They dubbed communications systems like Facebook and Twitter, “social awareness streams,” and then took to examining user behavior

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STUDY: 80% of Twitter Users Are All About Me