Beyond Facebook: The Rise Of Interest-Based Social Networks

With the pending public offering of Facebook anticipated to be the largest tech IPO in history, it’s an interesting time to think about where we go from here. Some say “social is done,” Facebook is all the social media anyone would ever want or need. Unquestionably, as it nears one billion accounts,

Xbox Live Indie Games unofficially comes to Windows Phone

The “Indie Games” section of Xbox Live on the Xbox 360 has become very popular among everyone from hardcore gamers to people who whose favorite game is Angry Birds. In the most recent update to the Xbox 360 Dashboard, the Indie Games channel receives even more prominence, showing that Microsoft

Blockbuster On Demand pulls back from TiVo and others, is it on its way out?

From Zatz Not Funny comes word that TiVo owners are being notified their access to Blockbuster On Demand will come to an end March 31st, ending a run originally announced three years before. While this certainly affects TiVo’s ability to offer the one box to search multiple services idea introduced with

37 New Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed

What better way to end Social Media Week than by catching up on all of the new Mashable digital media resources you may have missed?
This week…

Top 5 Mashable Comments This Week

We’re back again with another roundup of the top Mashable comments of the week.
In this weekly segment, we showcase the week’s best…

Whitney Houston’s Funeral: Mourners Pay Tribute On Twitter

Actor Kevin Costner, music producer Clive Davis and musicians Stevie Wonder and Alicia Keys were among the friends and family that gathered for the fu…

Mobile Advertising Is The Baby Huey Of The Media World (And Apple Is Taking The Low Road)

When Flurry published their chart on exponential mobile adverting growth late last year I had an uneasy feeling that I couldn’t pin down immediately. It showed mobile inventory soon outpacing online inventory. I didn’t have issues with their methodology, though many have questioned it. I didn’t think

Microsoft SkyDrive apps for Windows, OS X and extended storage pricing revealed?

Take this with a grain a salt, but it appears that like Microsoft’s SkyDrive cloud service is getting dedicated desktop applications for Windows and OS X, along with options for extra storage if you’re willing to pony up some funds. Felipe Zorzo of Gemind uncovered the unannounced details (example above)

Seize Your Opportunities Like Jeremy Lin

Last week, Forbes contributor Eric Jackson published a list on the 9 lessons that Jeremy Lin can teach you; number 2 on his list was “Seize the Opportunity”. Lin’s not the first, and he won’t be the last, but his meteoric rise has reminded us once again that anything is possible if you seize the opportunity.

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5 Best New Apps Worth Downloading This Week [PICS]

From the risque to the semi-offensive, there were many interesting new arrivals in app stores this week. We sorted through them to find the apps we co…