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NBC Launches 2012 Election Foursquare Badges [EXCLUSIVE]
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 9:28 PMAlex Fitzpatrick
Social media-savvy fans of politics are about to add a new set of Foursquare badges to their collection, thanks to NBC Politics. The badges come in three flavors: "Political wonk," "campaign advisor" and "chief of staff." Foursquare users have to...



8 Great Uses For Google+'s New White Space [PICS]
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 9:12 PMTodd Wasserman
The Internet quickly seized on a perceived design flaw in the Google+ redesign Wednesday suggested several uses for the site's new field of white space. Ideas ranged from portraits of Barry White to a slab of bacon hurled at the computer monitor...



Mashable Photo Challenge Results: A Week of Firsts
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 8:54 PMJeremy Cabalona
Last week we introduced a new Mashable Photo Challenge: We asked you to send us a photo that embodied your idea of a first. We wanted to give you a prompt that was open to your discretion, and we were thrilled to receive so many fantastic entries...



Google+ Redesign: Here's What's New
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 6:40 PMSarah Kessler
Google's social network got a redesign on Wednesday that makes it prettier and easier to navigate. "It accelerates our efforts to create a simpler, more beautiful Google," Google Senior Vice President Vic Gundotra argued in a blog post announcing...



13 Creative Google+ Cover Photo Hacks
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 5:24 PMStephanie Buck
Google+ overhauled its interface Wednesday, which meant an entirely different profile design. One of the most striking differences is the addition of a cover photo, which sits right alongside your previous profile photo. When adding a cover photo...



'A Year in the Like' Is a Visual Journey Through Your Facebook Timeline [VIDEO]
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:19 PMEmily Price
Microsoft and Facebook have partnered up to create A Year in the Like, a tool that takes you on a visual journey through the past year by pulling information from your Facebook Timeline. Giving A Year in the Like access to your Timeline will...



Trayvon Martin Killer to Be Charged: Twitter Reactions
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 3:55 PMAlex Fitzpatrick
UPDATE: George Zimmerman is in police custody and has been charged with second-degree murder, according to numerous reports from Florida. George Zimmerman will be charged in February's shooting death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. Florida...



38% of Children on Facebook Are Younger Than 12
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 3:31 PMZoe Fox
Facebook is restricted to users under age 13, but according to a new survey, that hasn't kept young children away. MinorMonitor, a tool for parents to watch their children's Facebook activities, surveyed 1,000 parents about how their children use...



Facebook Launches Groups for Schools
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 3:07 PMSarah Kessler
In a throwback to its college-only days, Facebook has launched a new type of community page for schools that requires an active ".edu" email address to join. Within individual schools' Groups for Schools pages, their students and faculty members...



Is Google+ the No. 3 Social Network? Depends How You Measure It
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 2:43 PMTodd Wasserman
In the course of announcing a facelift for Google+ on Wednesday, Google dropped a notable status update: The social network now has 170 million users. The company's post claims that "more than 170 million people have upgraded to Google+," a...



 
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