| The 10 Best New Podcasts of the Year | | Monday, December 31, 2012 7:57 PM | The Daily Dot |
| Some of the top podcasts from 2012 came from big names like Chelsea Peretti, Kevin Smith and Alec Baldwin. Here are the shows that emerged strong, got even better and will have a big year in 2013.
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| Cruise Ship Dancer Busts a Move, Gut | | Monday, December 31, 2012 7:37 PM | Eric Larson |
| What you think you saw out of the corner of your eye was real. Watch a man confuse and amuse cruise ship vacationers through the art of dance.
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| 8 Tech Resolutions for the New Year | | Monday, December 31, 2012 7:07 PM | Kate Freeman |
| At the beginning of a new year, we prepare -- or hope -- to become our better selves. Resolutions often focus on our diets and health, or balancing our families and careers, but you might want to consider adding some tech-focused resolutions to your New Year's to-do list. Completing tasks like digitizing your photos and cleaning out your inbox will go a long way to make you more organized in 2013.
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| 20 WTF New Year's Resolutions | | Monday, December 31, 2012 5:29 PM | Annie Colbert |
| Ringing in 2013 properly requires a few things: bottom-shelf champagne, "I survived the apocalypse" t-shirts, excessive sequins and -- most importantly -- New Year's resolutions that may or may not last beyond February.
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| Watch New Year's Eve Live From Times Square | | Monday, December 31, 2012 4:59 PM | Chris Taylor |
| There are at least 2,013 ways to ring in the New Year. But for most Americans, the ball drop at Times Square is a must-see (even if they don't happen to be in the east coast time zone). For those who don't care to wade through TV ads and commentary to watch the iconic event, we've embedded the livestream above. Hit that fullscreen button and have it on in the background at your party; the stream will be playing until 12:15 a.m.
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| These Are the Worst Case Scenarios for New Year's Eve | | Monday, December 31, 2012 4:11 PM | Christine Erickson |
| Happy New Year! It is the last day of 2012, and many of you are (or were) finding ways to celebrate. Some are prepping for a big night out, while others choose to keep it casual. Regardless, we can all revel in getting through another year, despite an apocalypse and zombies. But don't get too comfortable, because New Year's Eve comes with a lot of pressure.
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| Doodle Party! Google Rings in 2013 in Style | | Monday, December 31, 2012 3:48 PM | Christina Warren |
| Google has released its final Google Doodle of 2012 and its first of 2013 -- a before-and-after party picture. The search giant is known for crafting exceptional New Year-centric logos, and this year's is no exception. In countries where it is still 2012, Google has a festive party logo, replete with characters from Google Doodles from throughout 2012.
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| Top 10 Most Influential People on Facebook | | Monday, December 31, 2012 3:37 PM | The Daily Dot |
| We took a look back at the biggest Facebook stories of 2012 and the players involved. It's those people -- not celebrities (sorry, Rihanna) -- who helped shape the biggest online community in the world.
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| Got a Klout Score Over 60? You Can Get a Piece of Frostbox | | Monday, December 31, 2012 3:05 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| UK startup Frostbox, which aims to be the Dropbox of social media, is offering up pieces of the company to investors -- but only those with Klout scores of 60 and above. The program, run via Wahooly, is based on the premise that publicity from such social media mavens should translate into equity in the company. Dana Severson, co-founder and CEO of Wahooly, says the share of equity is based on the amount of social media activity.
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| See 40 Meteors Per Hour in First Shower of 2013 | | Monday, December 31, 2012 2:40 PM | Space.com |
| The first meteor shower of 2013 will kick off the year's night sky events this week, giving stargazers a chance to ring in the New Year with a celestial fireworks display.
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| Top 10 Twitter Pics of the Week | | Monday, December 31, 2012 2:39 PM | Eric Larson |
| Justin Bieber, Demi Lovato and Steven Tyler's autograph. Check out this week's -- and 2012's last -- top 10 Twitter pics.
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| Casey Neistat Is Back With Follow-Up to Viral Nike FuelBand Ad | | Monday, December 31, 2012 2:24 PM | Seth Fiegerman |
| Casey Neistat brought Nike plenty of positive press back in April with his "Make It Count" video for the Nike FuelBand. Neistat, a film producer, had been hired by Nike to make several commercials for the FuelBand, but by the time he started on the third spot, he got restless and decided to deviate from the plan.
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| Rock Your New Year's Eve Party With This Playlist | | Monday, December 31, 2012 2:20 PM | Nora Grenfell |
| Across the world tonight, people will be celebrating the end of 2012 and the start of a new year. No matter what you're doing to welcome 2013, you're going to need a killer New Year's Eve playlist to count down to midnight. If you don't have the soundtrack for your New Year's Eve party compiled yet -- or if you want to make sure you've remembered all the best party songs -- we've got you covered.
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| Watch New Year's Eve Unfold on Instagram | | Monday, December 31, 2012 1:52 PM | Christina Warren |
| As the clock strikes 2013 across the globe, Instagram knows that users will be busy commemorating the moment with filtered, square smartphone photos. The photo sharing service launched a very cool data-driven microsite, showcasing photos from around the world as the clock strikes midnight. As explained on the Instagram blog, the site -- instagram.com/nye -- aggregates photos from various locations within a specific timezone.
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| This Comet Could Outshine the Moon | | Monday, December 31, 2012 1:47 PM | Discovery News |
| Skywatchers may be in for a rare treat in 2013 -- a newly discovered comet is expected to pass very close to the sun, putting on what could be the celestial show of a century.
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| Watch Obama's Fiscal Cliff Address Live | | Monday, December 31, 2012 1:27 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| President Barack Obama is scheduled to make remarks on the so-called Fiscal Cliff Monday at 1:30 p.m. EST. Congress and the president have been intensely negotiating a solution to the Fiscal Cliff, a combination of spending cuts and tax hikes which some analysts believe would plunge the United States back into recession. Without a deal in place, the cliff will be triggered at midnight Tuesday as 2012 ends and 2013 begins.
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| 10 Best Video Games of 2012 | | Monday, December 31, 2012 1:26 PM | Chelsea Stark |
| 2012 has been a remarkable year for gaming. Players have been challenged and entertained beyond expectations, and there were so many great gaming moments. It was hard to narrow down just 10 games that were absolutely worth our time and money. There are some definite trends in the list below. Almost half the games are made by independent or small studios, something that we'll definitely see more of in 2013.
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| 12 Buzzwords You'll Hear in 2013 | | Monday, December 31, 2012 12:51 PM | BusinessNewsDaily |
| What buzzwords will have workers buzzing in 2013? Here's what small business owners, PR people and entrepreneurs had to say.
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| Japan to Launch Ambitious Asteroid-Sampling Mission in 2014 | | Monday, December 31, 2012 12:30 PM | Space.com |
| Japan's space agency is readying a new asteroid probe for launch, an ambitious mission that aims to build on the victory of the country's first round-trip asteroid mission that sent the Hayabusa spacecraft to retrieve samples of the space rock Itokowa. The new Japanese asteroid mission, called Hayabusa2, is scheduled for launch in 2014 and aimed at the asteroid 1999 JU3, a large space rock about 3,018 feet (920 meters) in length.
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| 35 Urban Innovations We're Watching This Year | | Monday, December 31, 2012 12:11 PM | Dani Fankhauser |
| In the Global Innovation Series, presented by BMW i, Mashable highlights new technologies that will improve the urban experience. City dwellers are always thinking about mobility, energy, shelter, safety and efficiency, and many technologies and startups in cities all around the globe are developing new tools to ameliorate these daily problems. If these concepts come to fruition, then the future of cities is looking bright.
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| 50 Most Memorable Tweets of 2012 | | Monday, December 31, 2012 12:09 PM | Brian Anthony Hernandez |
| Twitter now has 200 million monthly active users, up from 100 million in late 2011. As the number of users in Twitter's birdcage grows, so does the number of memorable tweets. Here's a collection of 50 tweets that made all of us think, laugh, become angry or even cry. U.S.
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| Overwhelmed By Reader Response, 92-Year-Old Blogger Signs Off | | Monday, December 31, 2012 12:03 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| George White, a 92-year-old UK man whose wife passed away in November, started a blog just a week ago that touched a lot of people. Perhaps too many. On Monday, he pulled the plug on the online journal, thanking his readers around the world. I have been overwhelmed by the vast amount of best wishes and encouragement. These have been much appreciated. However I am unable to manage responses on this scale especially at this time of recuperation.
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| Fab Passes 10 Million Members, Sells 5.4 Products Every Minute | | Monday, December 31, 2012 11:30 AM | Seth Fiegerman |
| Fab has quickly emerged as a significant force in the e-commerce space. The design-focused shopping site now has more than 10 million members, up from 7.5 million in September, according to data released Sunday by the company as part of a huge 104-slide presentation to investors and employees about its first 18 months in action. What's more, the company has now sold 4.3 million product since launching in June, 2011.
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| Watch New Year's Celebrations Around the World | | Monday, December 31, 2012 11:13 AM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| We still have more than half a day before it's 2013 here on the East Coast of the United States -- but from Sydney to Tokyo, people have already begun welcoming the New Year. To help celebrate the end of 2012 and welcome 2013, Mashable is collecting video of fireworks-filled New Year's celebrations around the world and embedding them below.
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| 3 Ways to Answer 'What’s Your Biggest Weakness?' | | Monday, December 31, 2012 11:06 AM | The Daily Muse |
| When you’re asked “what’s your greatest strength?” in an interview, you’ve got it covered: You showcase your professional skills and talk about how there’s no one better suited for the job. But what’s your biggest weakness? That question can be much harder to answer. But it’s not a trick question. What your interviewer is really trying to do—beyond identifying any red flags—is to gauge your self-awareness and honesty.
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| The Year Ahead: Cyber-Warfare Dilemma | | Monday, December 31, 2012 10:16 AM | Mobiledia |
| The list of apocalypses is long: asteroids, disease, nuclear war -- but the one that worries officials? Cyber-warfare. And it's challenging how we think about national security. In 2012, U.S.
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