The protest against antipiracy legislation grew out of a grass-roots movement – a collective flexing of Internet muscle that started in some of the less mainstream parts of the Web, like the social news site Reddit and the blogging service Tumblr, and in e-mail chains and countless message boards. Read more
Sending a webpage from an HP Pre 3 to a Touchpad is as easy as tapping them together, a technique we’ve not previously seen — but something that’s now possible in the latest flavor of Gingerbread : Android 2.3.3. This adds some expanded functionality for working with the NFC chip found in the Nexus S (and, presumably, others soon) enabling, among other things, NFC to work with Bluetooth.
Sending a webpage from an HP Pre 3 to a Touchpad is as easy as tapping them together, a technique we’ve not previously seen — but something that’s now possible in the latest flavor of Gingerbread : Android 2.3.3. This adds some expanded functionality for working with the NFC chip found in the Nexus S (and, presumably, others soon) enabling, among other things, NFC to work with Bluetooth.
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Latest Android Gingerbread release brings NFC and Bluetooth together for tappable sharing
Social news site Digg is set to launch a large overhaul of its service very soon. The new site has already entered Alpha testing , and one such tester has leaked screenshots of the new interface.
Social news site Digg is set to launch a large overhaul of its service very soon. The new site has already entered Alpha testing , and one such tester has leaked screenshots of the new interface.
Digg this week unveiled plans to become a hub of web content, adding Twitter and Facebook shares to its Digg counts to present a more complete view of what’s popular on the web. What’s more, Digg will soon let you log in with any of your social networking accounts — or even Digg stories without logging in at all.
Digg this week unveiled plans to become a hub of web content, adding Twitter and Facebook shares to its Digg counts to present a more complete view of what’s popular on the web. What’s more, Digg will soon let you log in with any of your social networking accounts — or even Digg stories without logging in at all.
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Digg: The Future of Social News?
Tomorrow, the United Nations will be announcing a special Social Media Envoy group that will use the power of social media over the next year to raise awareness for malaria control in African countries. The special envoy is made up of well-known figures from both the social web and broadcast media, including Mashable’s own Pete Cashmore . Those that have joined the group have pledged to take one “social” action — such as a tweet or a Facebook post — every month for the next year starting from World Malaria Day on April 25, which last year saw Malaria No More also use Twitter for the cause
Tomorrow, the United Nations will be announcing a special Social Media Envoy group that will use the power of social media over the next year to raise awareness for malaria control in African countries. The special envoy is made up of well-known figures from both the social web and broadcast media, including Mashable’s own Pete Cashmore . Those that have joined the group have pledged to take one “social” action — such as a tweet or a Facebook post — every month for the next year starting from World Malaria Day on April 25, which last year saw Malaria No More also use Twitter for the cause
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UN Social Media Envoy to Raise Awareness for Malaria