| More Twitter Chatter Correlates to Higher TV Ratings, Study Reveals | | A new study reveals that more Twitter chatter correlates to higher television ratings. By analyzing tweets about live TV, Nielsen and SocialGuide found that Twitter is one of three "statistically significant variables" to influence ratings. The other two factors are a show's ratings from the previous year and advertising spending.
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| The Science of Snoozing | | Feeling a little groggy? Droopy? Dopey? Sleepy? Another 'Seven Dwarfs' syndrome? It may not be because you didn't get enough sleep, but perhaps because you opted for a few extra minutes of it. ASAP Science explains that alarm clocks are really the enemy in the bedroom, because they disrupt your body's natural rhythms and attempts at rousing you awake.
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| AE Outfitters Trolls the Internet With 'Skinny Skinny' Jeans Ad | | U.S. clothing retailer American Eagle Outfitters released a new video ad Wednesday that has gone viral for its daring take on the derriere. The 30-second spot, above, advertises American Eagle's supposed new line of jeans called AEO Skinny Skinny ("It's our skinniest fit yet and is so comfortable you'll feel like you're wearing nothing at all," boasts the YouTube description).
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| Tiny Implant Chip Could Detect Heart Attacks Before They Happen | | Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:16 PM | Vignesh Ramachandran |
| Swiss researchers say they've come up with a tiny implant that can analyze blood from within our bodies and send test results directly to a doctor. The device would be implanted just below the skin and can basically look at the concentration of substances in the blood to help determine the status of a patient's health.
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| iPhone GPS App Scout Offers Personalized Directions | | Wednesday, March 20, 2013 10:30 PM | Emily Price |
| As Apple works on improving its built-in Maps app, the Cupertino, Calif. company has left room for several mapping apps to win a place in iPhone owner’s hearts. One mobile GPS app called Scout recently skyrocketed to number two in the App Store, and provides users with turn-by-turn directions to their next location, as well as a few other features.
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| Send Us Your Greatest 'Angry Birds' Creation and Win | | Wednesday, March 20, 2013 9:45 PM | Chelsea Stark |
| Angry Birds started out as a simple mobile game and has evolved into an entire bird-filled universe. The birds and pigs of Angry Birds have also sparked fan creativity — from fan art to stop motion videos. For this contest, we want to see your best Angry Bird-inspired creations.
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| These Pics Didn't Exist Before Digital Cameras | | Wednesday, March 20, 2013 8:59 PM | Matt Petronzio |
| Back when Polaroids and disposable cameras were popular, we didn't have the luxury of deleting dozens of pictures to make space for more. We simply had to make 24 exposures or 10 squares of instant film last entire vacations and special occasions (or actually pay for more film). Now with DSLRs, memory cards and smartphones, we can capture anything without a second thought.
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| 'God of War: Ascension' Is a Bloody Yet Beautiful Prequel | | Wednesday, March 20, 2013 8:46 PM | Bob Al-Greene |
| How do you top a game that ends with you killing the King of the Gods? That's the query that faced Santa Monica Studios as it built the next console adventure of Spartan warrior Kratos, a longtime PlayStation standard bearer whose labors reached their gruesome end in 2010’s God of War III. That game, the fifth in the franchise, chronicled Kratos’ final assault against Mount Olympus.
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| Conference Threatens to Fine Bloggers for Not Writing Posts | | Wednesday, March 20, 2013 8:31 PM | Lauren Indvik |
| If you register for next month's Conscious Capitalism conference in San Francisco as a blogger, be prepared to dole out a few posts on the topic, or you'll have to pay a fine. That's the message Conscious Capitalism sent to bloggers who registered for press access to its two-day event. Concious Capitalism is a non-profit that operates a range of programs and events for business leaders.
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| Pentagon Dumps BlackBerry for iPhone, iPads: Report | | Wednesday, March 20, 2013 8:06 PM | Chris Taylor |
| With BlackBerry about to launch the Z10 at the end of this week — the flagship of its BlackBerry 10 line — this isn't the best time for one of the company's largest customers to bow out. Especially not when that customer is the U.S. military. But that's about to happen, according to a report from Electronista. The site has "well-placed sources" inside the Department of Defense's mobile device testing program, currently underway.
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| Reddit Is Becoming an Imageboard — Here's Proof | | Wednesday, March 20, 2013 7:46 PM | The Daily Dot |
| After President Obama’s historic campaign stop on Reddit, the Daily Dot claimed the social news site is “becoming the world’s largest image forum, where famous people occasionally come to promote themselves.” Now there’s a study that backs up that assertion.
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| Facebook Like a Ninja With These Keyboard Shortcuts | | Wednesday, March 20, 2013 7:16 PM | Amy-Mae Elliott |
| Did you know Facebook offers an entire range of keyboard shortcuts, designed for keyboard-only users? You can easily navigate the social network like a ninja once you've learned a few simple commands. SEE ALSO: How to Send a Voice Message via Facebook | 25 Clever Twitter Keyboard Shortcuts | 10 Tips and Tricks for Powerful Twitter Search Take a look through our quick and easy guide to get you started.
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| 'MeanMadMen' Gives Don Draper a Regina George Makeover | | Wednesday, March 20, 2013 6:01 PM | Neha Prakash |
| When you think of a ruling Queen Bee, two people might come to mind: Don Draper and Regina George. Both command a crew of sexy minions and intimidate the pants off their enemies. And while Mad Men and Mean Girls may come from wildly different times and settings (a '60s Manhattan ad agency versus a suburban high school), the same guidelines apply — backstabbing, stealing each other's dates and climbing the social/career ladder.
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| Google Keep Launches ... For Real This Time | | Wednesday, March 20, 2013 5:24 PM | Christina Warren |
| Days after the product's early leak, Google officially rolled out its new Evernote-like service, Google Keep. On its blog, Google describes Google Keep as a way to "quickly jot ideas down when you think of them and even include checklists and photos to keep track of what's important to you." With Google Keep, you can create notes, checklists, photos and voice memos — and all the content syncs across your devices.
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| March Madness Teams Disappoint on Social Media | | Wednesday, March 20, 2013 5:15 PM | Samantha Murphy |
| It might sound hard to believe, but only 26 out of the 64 college teams competing in the NCAA competition have both a Facebook and Twitter presence.
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| Facebook Tests iOS Notification That Nags You to Post an Update | | Wednesday, March 20, 2013 4:50 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| Facebook's modus operandi is that it tests all kinds of things all the time just to see what sticks. So, don't be too alarmed about this notification feature which Bijan Sabet, a general partner at Spark Capital, tweeted about this week: A Facebook rep says that the feature is in a "small test we're running." As Sabet's reaction illustrates, the feature has the potential to irk users.
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| NASA: Voyager 1 Has Not Left Our Solar System — Yet | | Wednesday, March 20, 2013 4:42 PM | Amanda Wills |
| A new study suggests that Voyager 1 has left our solar system, but NASA denied this claim today, saying the far-flung spacecraft has not yet reached interstellar space. After the report spread throughout the science community, Voyager project scientist Edward Stone released an official statement: "The Voyager team is aware of reports today that NASA's Voyager 1 has left the solar system.
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| Is This the Greatest Vine of All Time? | | Wednesday, March 20, 2013 4:34 PM | Annie Colbert |
| I think it's obvious what you are Harry... vine.co/v/bpj7Km0T3d5 — Jackson Holland (@_jacsun_) March 20, 2013 Hogwarts has a strict policy against Vining on campus, but one wayward wizard has found a way to share his six seconds of magic. Jackson Holland showed off his broom riding skills in what might be the greatest Vine ever created. The dude really flies, people.
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| Lego 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Trailer Is Mashup Genius | | Wednesday, March 20, 2013 4:04 PM | Neha Prakash |
| If you're a trekkie that can't wait to plunge "into darkness" alongside Captain Kirk and Spock this May, let this Lego stop-motion trailer be your savior. The trailer is a shot-by-shot recreation of the trailer released for J.J. Abrams' second installment of the Star Trek series — except the Lego movie directors have appropriately renamed their feature film Into Brickness.
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| Backpack Charger Revives 3 Mobile Devices On The Go | | Wednesday, March 20, 2013 3:33 PM | Vignesh Ramachandran |
| Nobody likes running out of smartphone or laptop power while traveling or commuting to work. That's why a Southern California company designed a backpack charger that keeps your mobile devices juiced up when you're on the move. TYLT's Energi Backpack is a combo backpack and charging station that houses a 10,400 mAh lithium-ion battery. It can charge three devices at once via USB ports.
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| Steve Jobs Bubble Wrap Art Really Pops | | Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:52 PM | Annie Colbert |
| Image courtesy of Bradley Hart Artist Bradley Hart doesn't draw or paint — he injects. Hart uses syringes to inject acrylic paints into bubble wrap to create beautifully pixelated portraits. One of Hart's most interesting injection series subjects is Steve Jobs (pictured above). The artist started with a photo of the late Apple co-founder and allowed the playful shipping staple to act as his canvas.
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| Announcing a Live Chat With CPX Interactive Founder Michael Seiman | | Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:14 PM | Scott Gerber |
| Streaming live on Mashable, CPX Interactive founder Michael Seiman will answer questions from readers at 3 p.m. ET (12 p.m. PT) Thursday, March 21. As part of the Young Entrepreneur Council’s #StartupLab initiative, a virtual mentorship program, Michael will appear live via video chat broadcast on this site.
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| Kate Upton Feels Prom Date 'Pressure' | | Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:58 PM | Samantha Murphy |
| Kate Upton says she's starting to feel the pressure from the media as she makes her decision to accept a prom invitation that went viral earlier this week.
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| Yahoo Brings Back 5 Employees by Acquiring Their Startup | | Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:55 PM | Lauren Indvik |
| Yahoo has acquired Jybe, a mobile-first startup that, for the last two years, has focused on helping users discover things to do and places to eat via personalized recommendations. In doing so, Yahoo welcomes the five-person team behind Jybe, all of whom are former Yahoo employees, including Arnab Bhattacharjee, the former vice president of Yahoo Search.
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| Kate Upton Prom Date Proposer Is 'All in With Upton' | | Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:28 PM | Lance Ulanoff |
| While the prom — that final dance before baby-stepping into adulthood — is important, perhaps nothing is more carefully scrutinized than how you ask someone to the big dance. The more dramatically romantic and over-the-top, the better. If you really want to raise the stakes, pull out all the stops by asking someone who is completely out of your league. Someone like Sports Illustrated cover model Kate Upton.
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