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Google Glass is about to get even more apps, from Facebook and Twitter to Tumblr and CNN.
During a “Developing for Glass” session during its Google I/O conference on Thursday, Google announced several big-name apps for the high-tech glasses, representing a vote of confidence for the technology from a number of the industry’s largest players.
“We are all collectively figuring out what the best experience is with Glass,” Google’s Senior Developer Advocate Timothy Jordan said during the…
Mashable‘s Events Board is a great place to find the leading conferences in your industry — whether that’s advertising, technology, media or public relations. This week, we’re highlighting five events that we think can help move your career forward. Our picks include events in New York, the Bay Area and Atlanta. If you don’t find something that’s a fit for you, you can check out more than 50 events on our complete listings.
On the Events Board, you can sort listings by when they were added,…
A hyperactive sunspot on the surface of the sun has fired off two of the most powerful solar flares of the year in just 24 hours, and promises to unleash more solar storms over the next several days, space weather experts say.
The active sunspot went into overdrive on Mother’s Day when it erupted late Sunday night with an X-class solar flare, the strongest type of solar storm possible, NASA scientists said in an update. That first eruption registered as an X1.7-class event on the space…
“House Of Cards” proved that great, exclusive content can create loyal customers. While Facebook isn’t about to produce TV shows, it tells me that it plans to ramp up production of its Facebook Live original programming starting with a talk with Star Trek celebrities today at 5:15 p.m. PST. Comedian Andy Samberg will interview film director JJ Abrams and classic cast member and social media maven George Takei.
Randi Zuckerberg, CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s sister, started Facebook Live in 2010. A…
Mashable‘s Events Board is a great place to find the leading conferences in your industry — whether that’s advertising, technology, media or public relations. This week, we’re highlighting five events that we think can help move your career forward. Our picks include events in New York, the Bay Area and Atlanta. If you don’t find something that’s a fit for you, you can check out more than 50 events on our complete listings.
On the Events Board, you can sort listings by when they were added,…
In February last year, political scandal rocked China when the fast-rising politician Bo Xilai suddenly demoted his top lieutenant, who then accused his boss of murder, triggering Xilai’s political downfall.
Gary King, a researcher at Harvard University, believes software he developed to monitor government censorship on multiple Chinese social media sites picked up hints days earlier that a major political event was about to occur.
Five days before Xilai demoted his advisor, the Harvard…
Name: SpotOn.it
One-Liner Pitch: SpotOn analyzes your Google Calendar and asks about your interests in order to recommend events and activities that may change up your daily routine.
Why It’s Taking Off: The web app makes targeted event recommendations based on your interests and schedule.
There’s no shortage of…
Comedy fans should look no further than YouTube to get a mega serving of standup. The company announced on Tuesday the first-ever YouTube Comedy Week, a collection of live events, video premieres and collaborations starting May 19 through 25.
Some of the biggest names in comedy will come together for this event, including Vince Vaughn, Rainn Wilson, The Lonely Island, Sarah Silverman, Ken Jeong, Seth Rogen, Hannibal Buress and many more.
Various YouTube comedy stars are also scheduled to…
Mashable‘s Events Board is a great place to find the leading conferences in your industry — whether that’s advertising, technology, media or public relations. This week, we’re highlighting five events that we think can help move your career forward. Our picks include events in New York, the Bay Area and Atlanta. If you don’t find something that’s a fit for you, you can check out more than 50 events on our complete listings.
On the Events Board, you can sort listings by when they were added,…
Lil Bub is here to bring the cheer.
Stretch your smile muscles and prepare for a rush of serotonin because the Internet’s cutest cat has 15 tidbits of joy to share. Bub has a seemingly magical power over humans who set eyes on the perma-kitten.
“It’s really amazing that this weensy silly cat can make people so happy, and I can’t put my finger on why — besides that she’s obvy got the Cute Ratio in spades,”…
