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“Technology should do the hard work, so people can get on with doing the things that make them happiest in life,” – Larry Page
Countering the stereotype of the web-surfing couch potato, a new study reveals that logging online may actually help people maintain their weight loss
Researchers from the University of Kansas Medical Center compared results from 20 overweight and obese individuals who embarked on a nine-month weight-loss program. The first three months focused on weight loss, followed by six months of weight maintenance. Participants were randomly divided into two groups:
Those who attended weekly in-person clinics for weight-loss consultation, and then received weight-maintenance consultation via Second Life, a virtual-reality community.
Those who received both weight-loss and -maintenance consultation on Second Life. Read more…
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Golden Globe winner Hugh Jackman will use Twitter on Thursday to answer fans’ burning questions about The Wolverine movie — in which he will play the disgruntled hero with degenerative abilities for the sixth time in the X-Men film franchise
20th Century Fox exclusively told Mashable that the May 2 Twitter chat will begin at noon ET, and will involve Jackman responding to questions via video. People can tweet questions using hashtags #AskHugh and #TheWolverine before and during the Q&A. Answers will appear on the @RealHughJackman or @WolverineMovie accounts.
The film hits theaters July 26, and tackles Wolverine’s immortality. “Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his physical and emotional limits, he confronts not only lethal samurai steel but also his inner struggle against his own immortality, emerging more powerful than we have ever seen him before,” according to 20th Century Fox Read more…
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Launching a new website isn’t just about updating your CMS and content, it’s also a brand refresh – your opportunity to reshape your company from the inside out. Here’s a roadmap of vital elements you’ll need for a successful relaunch and rebrand.
MTV is turning Scream, Wes Craven’s 16-year-old slasher film franchise, into a TV series for the Millennial Generation, the network revealed this week during its star-studded upfront presentation to announce new programming to advertisers.
MTV has greenlit a one-hour pilot of Scream with Dimension Films, the production company behind the popular 1996 original and its three sequels featuring the “Ghostface” killer. Dimension is in talks to get Craven to direct the reboot, which is scheduled to debut in summer 2014. Although the cast and writers have yet to be finalized, MTV says DiGa Vision has been tapped to produce the potential series Read more…
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Films, like many things in life, come in all shapes and sizesTribeca Film Festival gave new meaning to short films this year, however, when it challenged people to create six-second films using Twitter’s Vine app
After narrowing the field of 400 submissions to 40 earlier this month, judges for this #6SecFilms contest announced the winners this weekend.
“We were most impressed with the creativity at play when it came to the submissions, after all, making a film or even telling a story in six seconds is not an easy feat,” said Genna Terranova, Tribeca Film Festival’s programming director.
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Facebook confirmed in a filing that Mark Zuckerberg, the social network's founder and CEO, is taking a $1 salary this year, and foregoing any bonuses.
But he's not exactly taking a vow of poverty. When Facebook went public last year, Zuckerberg exercised 60 million stock options, then worth nearly $2.3 billion, buying those shares for next to nothing. (He sold half of the stock to cover his tax bill.) And he's still sitting on another 60 million stock options that can be exercised on Nov. 7, 2015, for the same dirt-cheap price of $0.06.
All of those shares give Zuckerberg plenty of incentive to keep Facebook in good financial health, although he is on record saying, "We don't wake up in the morning with the primary goal of making money," and isn't really beholden to shareholders, since he controls a majority of proxy votes. Read more...
More about Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Social Media, and JobsGoogle reported in its bi-annual transparency report that government requested takedowns are up from the first half of last year. From July to December 2012 Google received 2,285 government requests to remove content from its platforms.
Google Reports Surge in Government Takedown Requests
Google has acquired news summarization start-up Wavii for more than $30 million. Wavii, which uses natural language processing technology to distil online news into topics the users most care about, confirmed the news in a post on their website.
Google Buys Startup Wavii in Move to Boost Knowledge Graph
How much would it cost to fund the high-tech lifestyle of Iron Man 3? Being the “hero” in the third installation of the Iron Man series raised in price from $1.6 billion in the first movie to over $10 billion. This infographic breaks down the costs associated with being Iron Man, from the Tesla Roadster to the artificial intelligence computer in Tony Stark’s home. In this week’s top comments, many of our readers took to making their own financial assessments. But really, isn’t being the real Iron Man priceless?
Would you watch a reality TV show about the Mars One pioneers? While it may sound far-fetched, it’s not as radical an idea as you might think. Red Bull’s Felix Baumgartner made YouTube history in a death-defying supersonic jump as more than 8 million people watched the live-streamed event. In general, our readers reacted to the idea of a reality show with skepticism and scorn. Let us know what you think in the comments section: Would you watch the show? Read more…
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It has been another busy week as April wraps up and everyone is taking every opportunity to enjoy spring’s late arrival. If you’ve been too preoccupied basking in the sun to check out the news, don’t worry — we’ve got you covered.
We at Mashable have rounded up the most important updates in tech and social media to keep you informed. So read below for tons of digital media resources, including a user’s guide for Twitter music and details on the return of Social Media Day.
Social Media Day Returns June 30, 2013
Mashable is thrilled to announce June 30, 2013 as the 4th annual Social Media Day
How ‘The Boston Globe’ Covered Its Own City Under Siege
The Boston Globe set the bar for coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings and it did so while grappling with the reality of being on the chopping block.
3D-Printed Weapons Builder Says He’s Ready to Print Entire Handgun
Cody Wilson, who’s become famous for developing and sharing 3D-printed rifle magazine designs on the Internet, says he’s ready to print an entire gun.
Get Lost in These 19 Fascinating Maps
In the simplest sense of the word, a map is a spatial representation of something. But technology raises the stakes and helps maps become incredibly compelling. Read more…
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The latest data from IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker shows that worldwide smartphone shipments topped those of feature phones for the first time in history during the first quarter of 2013. Industry data indicates that vendors shipped 418.6 million mobile phones in Q1 of 2013 vs. 402.4 million units during Q1 of 2012. IDC [...]
“At the NewFronts, everyone will be looking to decipher the dynamics of this increasingly multi-platform world we live in, where the lines between TV and digital video, and premium and non-premium content, are blurring,” says comScore, the king of analytics in today’s digital world. On Friday, the tech blogosphere was privy to a gander at [...]
comScore Releases The Ultimate Digital TV Infographic
Marketers understand the power of brand loyalty. When a company is fortunate enough to win the hearts and minds of consumers, the money follows and flows like water. Case in point: Apple. On Friday, Yankee Group published the findings of a new survey indicating that Apple’s brand loyalty may be what determines the ultimate victor [...]
Who Are The Most Loyal Smartphone Owners?
As prospect draftees arrived at the 2013 NFL Draft on Thursday night, they were ushered to an iPad station set up to look like a goal post. Players smiled into the tablet’s front-facing camera and posed for pictures which were almost simultaneously tweeted out to its Twitter followers.
This, along with a series of other digital initiatives surrounding the NFL Draft (including a live Twitter chat surrounding what the prospects were wearing), is a part of the football organization’s greater vision to connect fans at home to what’s happening behind the scenes and in real-time at the league. (Note: Although the Hollywood-like fashion component of the red carpet was met with mixed reviews, it still got fans talking on Twitter.) Read more…
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Reddit user Unidan rapidly rose to celebrity status on the network, after charming dozens of science lovers in a thread about unbelievable facts Wednesday.
“Biologist here!” is how he starts most of his comments, and then proceeds to share some amazing tidbits about the Amazon rain forests, ornithology and other ecological topics. Redditors on the thread were fairly unanimous in their praise.
“I love this guy. Almost all of your comments are about ecology and you’re so darn psyched about it. You’re awesome.” – u/Lonely_Toast
“I like this biologist fellow.” – u/stoppingtomorrow
“I’ve had you tagged as Excited Biologist for a long time. I enjoy your posts.” – u/Gorignak Read more…
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Facebook has just confirmed its recent acquisition of software development platform Parse. The estimated value of the acquisition is $85 million. A clear indication of Facebook’s designs on the premium app development and services market, the social network of one billion members reportedly has big plans for Parse. “Today,” writes Douglas Purdy on the Facebook [...]
The latest data from the comScore Video Metrix service shows that 182.5 million Americans watched 39.3 billion online content videos in March 2013, while the number of video ad views reached an all-time high at 13.2 billion that month.
Video Ad Views Hit All-Time High: 13 Billion
Your content strategy must meet your users' needs and your business goals. Use user behavior patterns as a guide to adjust your editorial calendar and provide content that matches reader interest by time of day, day of the week, and device.
How to Create a Mobile Content Strategy
From Google's Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide, to Webmaster Tools, and who to follow at Google, here's a great collection of website optimization tips, guides, resources, and tutorials you can get straight from Google.
Top Google Website Optimization Resources
Google Instant Previews, which gave searchers a sneak peek of a website by hovering over a magnifying glass icon, has been removed due to low usage. Now Google has added a drop-down to view Cached or Similar results, or Share a page on Google+.
Google Kills Instant Previews, Adds New Drop-Down Menu to Search Results
Either the price of coffee has spiked suddenly or a meeting with the Chief Executive Officer of Apple is really, really this valuable. Earlier this week, MMW reported that CharityBuzz, a web-based company that raises funds for nonprofit organizations through online charity auctions that regularly involve high-profile celebrities, placed a unique opportunity up for auction. [...]
The popular iOS video-sharing app Vine will be coming to Android in the near future, according to its founders.
The Verge is reporting the app — which Twitter launched in January — will bring the ability to create and share six-second GIF-like looping videos to Android “soon.”
Vine has also submitted at app update to the Apple App Store for a feature that lets you tag friends in videos, the report said
The news comes just a few weeks after the company introduced the ability to embed Vine videos (at full 600 x 600 resolution) on any website
The platform has gained popularity over recent months. It’s been used by musicians and brands to promote products, news stations to get out news, job applicants and even by the White House. Of course, Vines are also acceptable for sharing with friends how you make dinner and what you’re doing in your free time. Read more…
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Velti informed Mobile Marketing Watch on Thursday that it has secured a new partnership with Bauer Media Group UK. Recognized as one of the most successful media companies in the world, the Bauer Media Group owns more than 570 magazines, some 300 digital products, and dozens of radio and TV stations. According to Velti, a [...]
Velti Announces Powerhouse Partnership with Bauer Media Group UK
The Mobile Marketing Association’s next webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, April 30th, and registration is now open. The webinar – “Social Media Integration, Meet Mobile Marketing ROI” – will highlight and explore how social media and all digital marketing have become forever linked. And the research, case studies and proven tactics are truly showing themselves [...]
MMA Webinar to Tackle Social Media Integration, Mobile Marketing ROI
Some of the largest names in retail have made available online or in stores the mobile credit card readers launched by the biggest names in mobile payments today. But smaller, regional retailers are finally getting in on the action too. PayAnywhere, the professional grade mobile point of sale solutions provider, has just announced five new [...]
Despite the onslaught of tablets tossed at Apple’s iPad in the increasingly competitive tablet marketplace today, the popular Apple device is still the king of its kind. According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global tablet shipments topped 40 million units in the first quarter of 2013. Although Android secured a “robust” 43 percent [...]
The Definitive Guide to In-App Messaging
The massive growth in popularity of mobile phones, social networking and apps is the most significant paradigm shift in communication since the dawn of the internet. In this white paper you will learn Examples of how you could use in-app … read more
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Does a negative post on Twitter have infectious germs powerful enough to influence the behavior of tweeters? Maybe. Then again, maybe not.
A new report from the American Council on Science and Health claims negative Twitter messages are contagious. In this case, researchers at Penn State University collected tweets with vaccination-related keywords during the 2009 H1N1 scare, determining negative tweets about children’s vaccines are more likely to be spread than positive ones. Scientists tracked those tweets, then ran results through an algorithm categorizing the messages as positive, negative or neutral. Social media influence was also part of the formula, with number following and sentiment analyzed. The researchers studied a total of 318,379 tweets expressing positive, negative or neutral sentiments about H1N1, the so-called swine flu. Read more…
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The Uruguayan communications regulator, URSEC, has released a survey of the telecommunications market in Uruguay up to the end of December 2012. The number of Pay TV subscribers at year-end was 592,699, up from 536,812 at the end of 2011, a 10.4% increase.
The European Commission is now seeking feedback on Google’s cosmetic search result changes that aim to settle a years-long antitrust investigation. The EC also revealed some images illustrating what Google’s results might soon look like.
According to NPD, Apple dominates the home digital-video sector in much the same way that it dominates digital music. iTunes’ share of electronic sell-through for television shows reached 67 percent in 2012 with Xbox Video, the nearest competitor, on 14 percent of the market.
