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Google Nexus One: Now With Multitouch

Google Nexus One: Now With Multitouch

We listed “no multitouch” as one of our four cons for Google’s Nexus One smartphone — now we can strike it off our list. Google just released a new software update for the Nexus One that, among other things, adds pinch-to-zoom functionality to the phone’s Browser, Gallery and Map applications.

Bloggers have speculated that GoogleGoogle and other folks working on AndroidAndroid phones have been hesitant to implement the pinch-to-zoom multitouch feature in their devices because Apple supposedly holds a patent on it. Nobody’s sure whether or not the patent would actually…

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Spotify CEO: Twitter Is One of Our Biggest Traffic Sources

Spotify CEO: Twitter Is One of Our Biggest Traffic Sources

We’re here at the New Music Seminar in Los Angeles, where Spotify CEO and Co-founder Daniel Ek just gave a keynote about the state of the music industry and his company’s approach to generating revenue for artists in the age of peer-to-peer…

3 New Ways to Measure the Social Web

3 New Ways to Measure the Social Web

Tim Trefren is one of the founders of Mixpanel, Inc. a real-time analytics service that helps companies understand how users behave with web applications.

When most people think of web analytics, they think about pageview tracking; basically, measuring which pages on a…

WordPress Launches on Android

WordPress Launches on Android

At the very beginning of this year, we reported on rumors that a WordPress Android app was on its way. Today, that rumor became a reality: WordPress for Android 1.0 has been released to the Android Market.

Revision3 Viewers Watched 1.5 Billion Minutes of Web TV in 2009

Revision3 Viewers Watched 1.5 Billion Minutes of Web TV in 2009

In 2009, Internet television network Revision3 served up 1.5 billion minutes — from approximately 70 million views — to online audiences who tuned into the network’s entertainment lineup.

Civilization Comes to Facebook This June

Civilization Comes to Facebook This June

The newest game in designer Sid Meier’s illustrious Civilization franchise will be begin beta testing with Facebook users this June, according to Variety.

The FacebookFacebook platform game — called Civilization Network — was announced a few months ago, and both gamers and the press…

Super Bowl XLIV Gets an Official Hashtag: #SB44

Super Bowl XLIV Gets an Official Hashtag: #SB44

This year the NFL wants you to “Tag the Super Bowl #SB44″ so that it can collect and aggregate tweets and Flickr photos from fans around the world.

Tomorrow: Mashable NextUp NYC, The Future Journalist [Social Media Week]

Tomorrow: Mashable NextUp NYC, The Future Journalist [Social Media Week]

Less than 50 tickets remain for Mashable’s Social Media Week event, NextUp NYC – The Future Journalist, tomorrow, Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 at 92YTribeca. We are also saving 25 tickets for the door ($25) for first come first served attendees. Note: This…

More Google Search Features Come to Gmail

More Google Search Features Come to Gmail

You might not know this, but there’s a hidden Labs widget in Gmail that lets you perform Google searches without leaving your e-mail interface. The news today is that it just got a whole slew of useful new features.

Many GoogleGoogle employees get to…

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Social Media Business Assistant at Mashable (New York, New York)

Jobs Do you want to work for Mashable.com on the business side? Mashable is looking to hire an admin to the Mashable business team to work on: • Business Development and Marketing Strategies • E...

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What a Google Chrome Tablet Might Look Like [PICS]

What a Google Chrome Tablet Might Look Like [PICS]

Apple might have dominated the news last week with its iPad announcement, but the company hardly has a monopoly on the burgeoning media tablet market. Last night, Glen Murphy, who does user interface for Google, blogged about some Chrome OS-based tablet…

Mashable Joins the Social Media Advertising Consortium

Mashable Joins the Social Media Advertising Consortium

Mashable is proud to announce that we have joined the Social Media Advertising Consortium (SMAC), an organization that brings together various members of the social media community to collaborate, explore critical issues, and establish relevant standards in a fast-changing industry.

SMAC defines…

Prop 8 Trial Re-enactments Circumvent Supreme Court’s YouTube Ban [VIDEO]

Prop 8 Trial Re-enactments Circumvent Supreme Court’s YouTube Ban [VIDEO]

Enterprising filmmakers have found a way to circumvent a United States Supreme Court ruling blocking video coverage of Proposition 8 on YouTube.

5 Social Media Tips for Better Corporate Social Responsibility

5 Social Media Tips for Better Corporate Social Responsibility

Ann Charles is Founder and CEO of BRANDfog, an NYC-based company offering Social Media Branding and Corporate Social Responsibility Strategies for C-Suite Executives.

In December, I read a story about social scientists who believe that humans have evolved to become more…

YouTube Makes $10,709.16 From Movie Rental Trial Run

YouTube Makes $10,709.16 From Movie Rental Trial Run

Last month YouTube made its first foray into movie rentals — five films from the Sundance Film Festival — and according to The New York Times, the total revenue from those five films amounted to only $10,709.16.