Archive for March, 2010

The Mashable Twitter List Directory Launches!

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 23:07 No Comments

Twitter lists are a great way to find new groups of people to follow on Twitter, and share your favorite follows with friends. To help you find and follow interesting lists, we’ve created the Mashable Twitter List Directory.The idea is pretty simple: With help from our partners TLISTS, we’ve organized Twitter lists into 10 categories [...]

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EasyJet Wants to Sell Flights on Facebook

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 23:07 No Comments

European budget airline easyJet is poised to become the first airline company to enable users to plan and book flights entirely on Facebook.easyJet currently offers a “Holiday Planner” Facebook app that helps fans plan trips with their friends through Facebook and email. Users can coordinate destinations and dates, propose a range of budget options and [...]

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Pay for Starbucks with Your iPhone at 1,000 Target Stores

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 23:07 No Comments

Here’s some good news for Target shoppers. The Starbucks Card Mobile iPhone application [iTunes link] can be now used to pay for Starbucks purchases via barcode scan at more than 1,000 Target locations across the United States.Starbucks has also updated the application with support for Starbucks Cards. Users can now register their cards, check their [...]

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Facebook Bug Exposes Users’ Hidden E-mail Addresses

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 23:07 No Comments

Last night Facebook experienced a hiccup during an update to the site’s code that publicly exposed members’ private e-mail addresses.The privacy blunder was first discovered by Gawker — which estimates that e-mail addresses were exposed for 30 minutes late Tuesday night — and has been confirmed by Facebook.A representative from Facebook explained the glitch in [...]

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The New YouTube Revealed [PICS]

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 23:07 No Comments

Starting today, YouTube will look dramatically different for everyone. That’s because the Google-owned video website will be rolling out its redesign to all users over the next few hours — the rollout should be complete by 7:00 p.m. today.You may have already seen elements of this redesign: The actual interface was revealed two months ago. [...]

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Bing Gives Users Access to Foursquare Data in Maps

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 23:07 No Comments

Last week we learned that Bing was to add Foursquare data to Bing Maps. Today the company is rolling out those Foursquare features to a subset of users in a new addition to its Maps Apps section.Those with access to the Foursquare integration can now see nearby checkins and tips on a Bing Map, with [...]

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Justin.tv for iPhone Racks Up 355,000 Downloads in First Week

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 23:07 No Comments

It’s only been a week since Justin.tv for iPhone hit the App Store, but the live video streaming service is already reporting some big numbers. Specifically, the company says that its app has already been downloaded 355,000 times, making it the number-two free social networking app in the App Store at the moment.The app [iTunes [...]

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Google Maps Envelopes Concept Turns Gmail into Snail Mail [PICS]

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 23:07 No Comments

Industrial designers Rahul Mahtani and Yofred Moik have conceptualized the addition of a “Send Envelope” button that would enable users to quickly send a physical letter — rather than an e-mail — with spiffy Google Maps-esque packaging.They call the concept Google Maps Envelopes.Mahtani and Molk envision an automated process where the click of the “Send [...]

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10 Amazing Magic Trick Videos on YouTube

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 23:07 No Comments

Who doesn’t love magic? Whether you’re obsessed with finding out “how they did that,” or you just like to gaze with child-like wonder at a good trick, YouTube has become a wealthy repository of illusion.As with most things on YouTube, it’s not all about big budgets and high production values. Some of the best magic [...]

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Google Earth Helps Deputy Make Arrest

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 23:07 No Comments

Google became true-blue crime-fighting tool for one Florida Panhandle deputy this week. The law man, Deputy Gregory Barnes, recently made use of Google Earth to arrest a man charged with illegally dumping his one-ton boat.When Dwight Everett Foster abandoned his boat in a subdivision near Pensacola, he probably thought no one would be the wiser [...]

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