| Petitioners Must Now Get 100,000 Signatures for White House Response | | Petitioners will now have to work a little harder for President Obama's attention. In a blog post Tuesday, the White House announced that petitions on We the People, an official government website for submitting petitions to the president, must receive 100,000 signatures in 30 days to receive "an official response" from Obama's administration.
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| WheeMe Robot Is a Pint-Sized Personal Massage Therapist | | For most people, massage appointments are a luxury — a tradeoff between time and money, and relaxation. But one company aims to make massages more accessible by using a robot. The WheeMe is a personal pint-sized massage therapist that "massages and caresses" as it rolls across your body, according to the device's official website.
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| The Australian Open's Smashing Social Presence | | Tennis fans around the world are focused Down Under for the Australian Open Grand Slam tournament that started on Monday, and runs through Jan. 27. But you don't have to be in Melbourne or glued to your TV to follow the action, thanks to the tournament's outstanding digital presence that builds on last year's social smash hit.
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| What if Jesus Had an iPhone? | | If Jesus had been around in the 21st century we all know he'd be plugged in with his iPhone 5 — How else would he keep tabs on the Apostles? Cartoonist Brad Colbow imagined just how digital this member of the Holy Trinity would be if he were one of us Apple fanboys. Clearly there would have been no wandering in the desert for 40 days (unless maybe Jesus was using Apple Maps) and the Last Supper would be delivered via Seamless app.
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| Chrome Beta Gets Voice Dictation Support | | Tuesday, January 15, 2013 9:09 PM | Christina Warren |
| Soon, you will be able to craft emails in Google Chrome using only your voice. Google updated the beta feed of its Chrome browser Monday with developer support for the Web Speech API. The Web Speech API is a JavaScript API that lets web developers integrate speech recognition into their websites and web apps.
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| Introducing the Smartest Cat Alive | | Tuesday, January 15, 2013 7:15 PM | Neha Prakash |
| It's the David Blaine of cats. Kido's first shell game is proof that animals are geniuses too. And he's even captured that cool swagger of magicians, not even impressed with his own brillance. Feel free to move to Vegas and start counting cards next, kitty, you're too good for these small-town magic tricks now.
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| China or Russia Could Be Behind This Global Online Espionage Operation | | Tuesday, January 15, 2013 5:48 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| Russia or China could be behind one of the largest and most complex cyber espionage campaigns ever revealed, according to cybersecurity experts contacted by Mashable. The operation, codenamed Red October, was uncovered yesterday by the Russian online security giant Kaspersky Lab. Unfortunately the evidence can't clearly show who is behind the attacks. All the experts, including the Kaspersky researchers, warn that caution is due.
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| Fotio Is a Photo Booth for Your Party — Minus the Booth | | Tuesday, January 15, 2013 4:25 PM | Camille Bautista |
| Aside from the free champagne and opportunity to watch your great aunt do the Cha-Cha Slide, photo booths are the highlight of any wedding. With sombreros, oversized frames and boas, the taking of gratuitous, timed selfies of you and your friends heightens every event. And a Chicago-based company has a new take on the experience with Fotio, a photo booth without the actual booth.
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| Is This a Photo of Young Mark Zuckerberg? | | Tuesday, January 15, 2013 3:42 PM | Annie Colbert |
| Facebook not only revealed its new Graph Search feature on Tuesday, it also shared what looks like a childhood photo of CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Long before the Zuckerberg helmed the billion user strong social network, he was just a cute elementary school student with charming grin and fondness for mock turtlenecks.
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| What Facebook's New Graph Search Means for Your Privacy | | Tuesday, January 15, 2013 2:33 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| Facebook on Tuesday introduced "Graph Search," a new search technology that will allow users to find content based on certain criteria — "tourist attractions in Italy visited by my friends," for example. Graph Search almost immediately sparked questions about user privacy. What will Graph Search mean for your Facebook privacy? People will be able to use Graph Search to find any content that you already share with them.
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| Facebook Unveils a Smarter Search Engine | | Tuesday, January 15, 2013 1:24 PM | Chris Taylor |
| Now we know what Facebook is building: a better internal search system. Speaking at a much-hyped event at Facebook HQ, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a raft of improvements to "graph search" — that is, the ability to search within your social graph for specifics.
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| Live From Facebook HQ | | Tuesday, January 15, 2013 12:45 PM | Emily Price |
| Facebook is building something, and it’s ready to show it off. The social network is holding an event Tuesday at its Menlo Park headquarters where it plans to show the press what it has up its sleeve. Typically only invited on campus in small groups, the sheer number of press expected at Tuesday's event indicates the company likely has something big in store.
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| 10 Tools for Creating Brilliant Color Schemes | | Tuesday, January 15, 2013 12:40 PM | Grace Smith |
| Color is one of the hardest aspects of design to master. The infinite number of combinations means it can be a frustrating process to decide on a palette that perfectly suits your requirements. The color scheme you choose will affect the entire design, so be sure to dedicate plenty of care and attention to color management.
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| First Prison-Issue Polygraph Test Posted to YouTube | | Tuesday, January 15, 2013 11:20 AM | The Daily Dot |
| Footage of a Scottish man successfully passing a polygraph test while denying having murdered his 14-year-old girlfriend is now available on YouTube. The footage, which was posted to the video sharing site on Sunday, is believed to be the first public record of a convicted killer passing a prison-administered lie detector test and may help to free the convicted man after 10 years in jail.
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| Mobile Advertising Prices Up 50% in Q4 | | Tuesday, January 15, 2013 10:00 AM | Samantha Murphy |
| Mobile advertising prices rose dramatically in the fourth quarter of 2012, as the advertising season kicked into high gear.
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| Coca-Cola Campaign Takes on Obesity | | Tuesday, January 15, 2013 9:36 AM | Todd Wasserman |
| An anti-obesity ad rolled out this week from an unlikely source: Coca-Cola. The soft drink giant unveiled a campaign that will take on what it's calling "the issue of this generation." The first ad in the campaign, the 2-minute spot above, notes that Coke can "play an important role" in the fight against obesity. The ad also points out that of its 650 beverages, Coca-Cola now offers 180 low- and no-calorie choices.
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