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December 2011
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turn into something beautiful: 50 Habits of... →
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Morning Makeover 1. Wake-up workout When your eyes open, sit up slowly without using your hands. With legs straight out, lean forward until you feel a gentle stretch in your back and hamstrings. Hold; then, using your abs, lower yourself flat. Rest and repeat two more times. Strengthens…
4 Big Trends in the Evolution of Google Search →
As the year winds down, Google has released some introspective blog posts about its changing nature. Today, it recapped the evolution of search in six minutes, describing the evolution of Google’s core product from its breakout PageRank algorithm to its new real-time, local and social directions. It also published an illuminating timeline of the major changes to Google search.
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November 2011
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5 Sites for Shopping Local Food Online →
About 97% of consumers used online media to shop local in 2010, according to a study by BIA/Kelsey and ConStat. Now, that wasn’t all food shopping of course, but the statistics show that giving money to local businesses is more of a priority than ever. Shopping local for food not only makes a …
16% of Cellphones Have Poop on Them [INFOGRAPHIC] →
Worried your cellphone may fall into the 16% with poop on it? You should be scared — not just of the germs lurking on your mobile, but on all your favorite tech gizmos. Before you type anything else into your keyboard, consider this: Keyboards, on average, are five times dirtier and have 60 t…
5 Common Mistakes to Avoid in Media Interviews →
Whitney Greer is the CEO of The Brandularity Group, where she specializes in big purpose brand narratives and delivery skills for media and executive communications. She’s honed the delivery of hundreds of spokespeople, from high-octane tech startups to name-brand Fortune 500s. You can reach he…
6 Best Practices for Modern SEO →
Erin Everhart is the director of web and social media marketing at the digital marketing and web design company, 352 Media Group. Connect with her on Twitter @erinever. Google’s search results aren’t what they used to be. Need proof? Just look at its results page. No longer solely comprise…
Beyond Barrel Roll: 10 Hidden Google Tricks →
Oh, those whimsical Google nerds. The Mountain View-based search giant may not have Apple’s design chops, but it certainly knows how to code a good joke. We got a taste of that fact on Thursday with the highly popular “Do a Barrel Roll” search trick, which went viral on Twitter and brightened …
11 Essential Tools for the Tech-Savvy Traveler →
The Trendsetter Tech Series is supported by smart. Test drive the space saving, eco-friendly, totally unique, smart. Visit smartusa.com to find a new smart center near you. smart — unbig. uncar. The holiday season is upon us, and that means one thing: traveling. Whether you’re hastily coordin…
October 2011
15 posts
Getting Fit: Best Abdominal Exercises →
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Ab Crunches: The Most Popular Stomach Exercise
Bicycle Crunches
Kneeling Cable Crunches
Floor Cable Crunches
Swiss Ball Cable Crunches
Hanging Leg Raises
Incline Crunches
Incline Sit Ups
Jack Knife Maneuver
Leg Lifts/ Leg Raises
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Hot Tips For Landing Jobs at Google, Apple and... →
Google, Apple and Facebook are the tech trifecta, so we found facts that could help you land a job at one of these companies. No doubt, there will be stiff competition: Nearly one in four young professionals wants to work at Google, for instance, but there’s more room in the Googleplex for softwa…
4.7 Million LinkedIn Users Are Employed by Small... →
There are more paths to a good job than the usual four years of college and an internship at a big firm. As the infographic below shows, a fair number of people on LinkedIn are veterans of the military services or graduates of community colleges. For the former, operations and information tech…
92% of Americans Take Action for Social Good... →
Ninety-two percent of American’s took action for social change this past year, according to the Social Change Impact Report from Walden University. The report was created as a kind of barometer for who is engaged in social change, what issues matter to them and how they’re working together. S…
92% of Americans Take Action for Social Good... →
Ninety-two percent of American’s took action for social change this past year, according to the Social Change Impact Report from Walden University. The report was created as a kind of barometer for who is engaged in social change, what issues matter to them and how they’re working together. S…
September 2011
4 posts
Twacked: When Twitter Accounts Go Bad... →
This is INSANE!!! Twitter’s biggest users are no strangers to hackers. Whether due to malicious email attachments or weak passwords, everyone from Lady Gaga to Barack Obama to Ellen DeGeneres has been a target. Having your account hacked is invariably embarrassing, but the stakes are far higher when malicious …
Cloud Computing! →
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Ford Evos, The Social-Networking Vehicle Of The... →
Social networkers, Ford has created a car just for you. The Ford Evos plug-in hybrid concept vehicle is so smart, it can socially network with its driver’s friends and recommend roads and routes that might be quickest or the most fun to drive. Its designers intend the car to alway…
August 2011
4 posts
The Rise of the Social Food Truck [INFOGRAPHIC] →
The Social-Savvy Food Truck Series is supported by the Ben and Jerry’s Scoop Truck. For more information on the scoop truck and where it stops, click here. If the average person was told five years ago that she could nab a delicious and buttery lobster roll from a truck without getting food po…
How Businesses Use Social Media for Recruiting... →
Savvy job seekers have turned to digital and social media tools to help them in their job searches, and now recruiters are on board with the power of social media as a recruiting tool. LinkedIn isn’t the only social network that helps in the job search process — Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and…
Computer Vision Syndrome: Do Your Eyes Have It?... →
Feeling bleary-eyed after a long day in front of your various screens? Here’s an infographic full of tips and techniques to ease your eyes into the digital world, showing you ways to cope with staring into screens all day. If that’s not enough, the infographic gives you a peek at present and f…
Social Network Wars: How The Five Major Platforms... →
Most people don’t have the social steam to power a presence on Google+, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Tumblr. Sure, there are handy apps like Twitterfeed and Hootsuite that can help spread one post to all of your networks, but that ignores the individual strengths and weaknesses of each platfor…
May 2011
1 post
This Week's Top Funding & Investment Stories →
Welcome to the Mashable Connect edition of “Top Funding Stories,” a weekly series where we summarize the big startup funding and investment stories of the week. Here’s what we found interesting this week: Clearspring Nabs $20 Million from IVP & Others Clearspring, the creator of th…
March 2011
12 posts
“We do not remember days; we remember moments.”
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“It doesn’t matter how tough we are. Trauma always leaves a scar. It follows us...”
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