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- Could Data Science Reduce Resume Overload?
- Microsoft Surface and Two Other Stories You Need to Know
- 13 Must-Follow Musicians on Instagram
- iRobot Releases Smartest Roomba Yet
- Nokia 808 PureView Coming to the U.S. Through Amazon
- The Internet Usage Patterns of Depressed College Students
- Tilted Screens: The Secret to Apple Store Success? [VIDEO]
- What Does Surface Mean For Other Windows 8 Tablets?
- Robot Dog Ready to Steal Your Heart [VIDEO]
- 20 TV Shows With the Most Social Media Buzz This Week
- Microsoft Surface Tablet: 10 Unanswered Questions
- Startup Connects Travelers With Locals in 15,000 Cities Worldwide
- Microsoft’s Surface Tablet RT: How it Compares to the iPad
- Hands-on With Microsoft’s Tablet: Plenty of Surface, Not Much Depth [PICS]
- 8 Twitter Celebs Who Don’t Follow Back
- 4% of People Have Used Their iPhone While Having Sex [STUDY]
- Meet Microsoft Surface’s Innovative Keyboard Cases
- As Paul McCartney Turns 70, Memes Mark the Occasion
- Netflix to Run on Windows 8 with Microsoft’s New Surface Tablet
- Microsoft Unveils Surface Tablet
- Sharp Introduces World’s Largest LED TV: The 90-Inch AQUOS [VIDEO]
- Is This the Solution for How to Deal With Erroneous Tweets?
- Microsoft Presents Its Mystery Device [TRANSCRIPT]
- Never Lose Your Keys Again with Hone for iOS [VIDEO]
- Now You Can Buy Services As Well As Products on The Fancy
- Music Monday: Hear Our Favorite Summer Songs and Tell Us Yours
- Dad Paints Epic ‘Legend of Zelda’ Nursery [VIDEO]
- What Will Come Out of Microsoft’s Mystery Event? Consumers Say a Tablet
- How to Create Real Relationships With Social Marketing
- Man Watches 252 Netflix Movies in a Month, Gets Invited to Netflix HQ
| Could Data Science Reduce Resume Overload? Posted: 19 Jun 2012 04:29 AM PDT    
Instead of encouraging candidates to apply for as many jobs as possible, Bright promises to cut down on unnecessary resume exchanges by showing both parties what is the best fit for them. To do so, the startup analyzed 2.8 million resumes submitted in response to more than 2.1 million job descriptions on its beta site. Hundreds of HR recruiters looked at the resumes and rated them based on compatibility with their corresponding descriptions. Meanwhile, a team of about 15 data scientists and engineers tracked the ratings and used them to develop an algorithm that not only predicts such com…
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| Microsoft Surface and Two Other Stories You Need to Know Posted: 19 Jun 2012 04:04 AM PDT 
Microsoft Launches Surface Tablet At a super-secretive event Monday Microsoft has unveiled its own tablet computer called Surface. While the device definitely shows promise -- it's a super-thin, 10.6-inch tablet with two USB ports and an innovative keyboard/cover combo -- the verdict is that it's too early to give a final verdict just yet. We've had a chance to try it out, but we don't know the full list of specifications, and we weren't allowed to test certain aspects… More About: amazon, apple, features, first to know series, harry potter, Kindle, mashable, microsoft, surface, Thunderbolt
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| 13 Must-Follow Musicians on Instagram Posted: 19 Jun 2012 03:51 AM PDT 1. The National Indie rock band The National maintains a rather active account on Instagram. Their photos are normally candids, backstage shots and other antics. Click here to view this gallery. 
Like other forms of social media, the photo-sharing tool allows musicians to connect and engage with fans -- mostly through their phones. Fans like to feel as if they're touring with their favorite bands, and Instagram makes that possible. SEE ALSO: 10 Instagram Tips For Bands, By Bands Marketing and promotion aside, socially savvy artists give fans a taste of what it's like on the road and off the stage. We've gathered 13 rock stars for you to follow on Instagram. Who is the most interesting musicia… More About: bands, Entertainment, features, instagram, Music, Social Media
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| iRobot Releases Smartest Roomba Yet Posted: 19 Jun 2012 03:18 AM PDT  iRobot announced on Tuesday the latest vacuum cleaning robot in its Roomba lineup, boasting a wireless command center that schedules cleanings and allows users to control the device from anywhere in the house. The new Roomba 790 -- available now for $699.99 -- gives users more flexibility in cleaning. By using the Wireless Command Center remote control, it's possible to steer the Roomba to any spot in the house and schedule it to routinely clean during certain hours, even when no one is home. Although the scheduling feature exists on previous Roomba models, it's only been available via programming on the robot itself. SEE ALSO: Sharp Introduces World's Largest LED TV: The 9… More About: irobot, Robot, robots, roomba
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| Nokia 808 PureView Coming to the U.S. Through Amazon Posted: 19 Jun 2012 01:28 AM PDT 
The device will be available unlocked and unsubsidized, which brings us to the price -- a hefty $699. As far as specs go, Nokia 808 PureView's claim to fame is its 41-megapixel sensor, still unmatched (in terms of resolution) in the world of mobile phones. The device also sports a single core 1.3 GHz CPU, a 4-inch, 360 x 640 pixel screen, 512 MB of RAM and 16 GB of storage. It will play nice with AT&T's 3G network, and it'll also work on T-Mobile's network, but only 2G will be supported. The exact date of availabilit… More About: 808 pureview, Nokia
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| The Internet Usage Patterns of Depressed College Students Posted: 19 Jun 2012 12:07 AM PDT 
The study by Missouri University of Science and Technology associates observed how 216 university undergraduates surfed the web for a month. About 30% of the students had depression, according to the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, an official screening test for the mental condition. These numbers match the national average. Depression affects about 10% to 40% of the national population of college students at one time. More than 90% of U.S. college stude… More About: college, Facebook, health, internet, Social Media, social networking
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| Tilted Screens: The Secret to Apple Store Success? [VIDEO] Posted: 18 Jun 2012 11:19 PM PDT 
Steve Jobs was meticulous in designing Apple's iDevices, so it makes sense that tremendous thought went into designing the stores in which those devices are sold. The clean and modern interior of Apple stores may be the perfect canvas to display the company's shiny gadgets and entice consumers into making a spendy purchase. It's aesthetically pleasing, sure -- but there's also a deeper concept behind the way the stores are laid out (Hint: Even the tilt of the laptop screens is intended to coerce you into trying one). According to author Carmine Gallo, who spent a year researching the Apple store experience, laptop screens are tilted back about 7… More About: apple, Apple Stores
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| What Does Surface Mean For Other Windows 8 Tablets? Posted: 18 Jun 2012 08:58 PM PDT  Microsoft describes Surface as the re-imagining of the tablet, much as it describes Windows 8 as the re-imagining of Windows. Of course, that brings up an interesting question: What about those "other" Windows 8 tablets? After all, Windows 8 is expected to launch this fall on an assortment of different tablets. A slew of companies -- including Dell, Nokia, Lenovo, Acer and Asus -- have already publicly committed to building Windows 8 tablets -- either running Windows RT or on Intel chipsets. Part of the reason we expected to see a more media-centric tablet approach from Microsoft was because it seemed unlikely that the software behemoth would compete against its own partners. More About: surface, surface tablet, Windows 8, Windows 8 Tablet
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| Robot Dog Ready to Steal Your Heart [VIDEO] Posted: 18 Jun 2012 08:49 PM PDT 
What, exactly, is the allure of a robot pet? Is it that you never have to walk it, feed it or clean up its "little gifts?" Perhaps, but whatever the reason, robotics, consumer electronics and toy manufacturers never stop trying to lure us with the another metal, plastic and silicone-based companion. The latest, i-SODOG from Takara-Tomy is tiny, puppy-sized and full of electronic life. Unveiled at Tokyo's Toy Show, the little robot pup is packed with servos (15) and sensors; it can respond to 50 voice commands and, thanks to a bit of artificial intelligence, change its personality over time. Some have compared it Sony's now discontinued AIBO robot d…
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| 20 TV Shows With the Most Social Media Buzz This Week Posted: 18 Jun 2012 08:32 PM PDT 
When the Thunder met the Heat for Game 3 of the NBA Playoffs, there was a perfect storm of trash talk and gloating (the latter from Heat fans) that totaled more social media impressions than the top five EURO 2012 games combined. Miami beat Oklahoma City 91-85, bringing the series standings to Heat: 2, Thunder: 1. Despite the Los Angeles Kings' first 2012 Stanley Cup championship title, buzz over last Monday night's hockey finals didn't really compete… More About: Entertainment, Social Media, social tv, social tv charts, Trendrr, TV
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| Microsoft Surface Tablet: 10 Unanswered Questions Posted: 18 Jun 2012 08:20 PM PDT  Microsoft made some serious noise in the tech world this evening by unveiling a new kind of tablet: the Surface. The new device isn't just an exciting piece of technology -- it also changes the game for Windows devices because it's built by Microsoft itself. Microsoft revealed many details during its event -- including the operating system (both Windows RT and Windows 8 Pro), the screen size (10.6 inches) and how the clever Type Cover keyboard accessories would work -- but it also left some key questions unanswered. Foremost among them: How much money consumers can expect to spend on the Surface. We likely won't know those answers until we get much closer to the release of Windows … More About: microsoft, Microsoft Surface, surface, surface tablet, Windows 8, Windows RT
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| Startup Connects Travelers With Locals in 15,000 Cities Worldwide Posted: 18 Jun 2012 08:02 PM PDT 
Quick Pitch: Tripping is a global network for travelers to find locals renting out their homes. Genius Idea: The social travel site rounds up housing options for travelers onto one platform. There are more than 750,000 vacation and short-term rental spaces to choose from at a given time. Tripping is an online aggregator of home rentals around the world. Tripping works with a number of rental sites popular in various parts of the world to collect the best list… More About: bizspark, startup, travel
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| Microsoft’s Surface Tablet RT: How it Compares to the iPad Posted: 18 Jun 2012 07:52 PM PDT 
In fact, Surface is both a tablet and a PC, and will be available in two versions when it ships later this year. One is Windows RT, the other Windows Pro, running a full version of Windows 8. So how does the Surface tablet stack up against the iPad, the current tablet market leader? We don't have all the specs in yet -- Microsoft didn't release any information on pricing or availability. They did say "suggested retail pricing will be announced closer to availability and is expected to b… More About: ipad, surface, surface tablet
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| Hands-on With Microsoft’s Tablet: Plenty of Surface, Not Much Depth [PICS] Posted: 18 Jun 2012 07:19 PM PDT 
"It's like Disneyland," joked a security guard. He meant the near-physical way you are led from ride to ride. Linger too long, and things could get ugly. Ditto if you dared to take video too close to a moving, functioning Surface. The demonstrators gave us their spiel -- here's the Touch Cover, here's how it was made. Feel the quality. Admire… More About: microsoft, Microsoft Surface, surface tablet
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| 8 Twitter Celebs Who Don’t Follow Back Posted: 18 Jun 2012 06:56 PM PDT 1. Conan O'Brien Since 2010, @ConanOBrien has deliberately followed only one person on Twitter. He tweeted why he chose user @LovelyButton: "I've decided to follow someone at random. She likes peanut butter and gummy dinosaurs. Sarah Killen, your life is about to change." Before Conan's announcement, Sarah's follower count was in the hundreds. Now more than 90,000 people follow her on Twitter. Click here to view this gallery. 
Specifically, we found eight celebrities on Twitter who either follow zero or only one person. Some follow specific fans or loved ones. Others choose to follow no one, but nonetheless, interact with fans via @mentions. SEE ALSO: 7 Celebrities Who Should Tweet More Often Why do you think these celebs choose to follow few or no people on Twitter? Share your opinion in the comments below. More About: celebrities, Entertainment, features, Social Media, Twitter
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| 4% of People Have Used Their iPhone While Having Sex [STUDY] Posted: 18 Jun 2012 06:45 PM PDT 
A recent survey conducted by Gazelle.com (the company that buys your old iPhone) asked 1,000 people who have used the service to trade-in an old device if they'd rather go without sex or iPhone for a weekend. Yes, 15% of people chose sex. This isn't the first time smartphone owners admitted they would give up sex over their smartphone. In a related survey by another company, smartphones tied with intimate relationships as two things business professionals said they couldn't live without. But t… More About: gazelle, iphone, survey
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| Meet Microsoft Surface’s Innovative Keyboard Cases Posted: 18 Jun 2012 06:25 PM PDT 
Much like Apple's Smart Cover does with the iPad, Touch Cover connects to Surface via magnets on the device's side. When opened up, the inside of the 3mm cover has a full multi-touch keyboard with trackpad. During its presentation, Microsoft focused on how book-like Surface will feel with the case on. "Nothing stirs me more than Touch Cover." Panos Panay, a designer for Microsoft said while showing off the Touch Cover at the event. "This spine feels like a book. You'll hold it like a book. It… More About: microsoft, surface, surface tablet
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| As Paul McCartney Turns 70, Memes Mark the Occasion Posted: 18 Jun 2012 05:40 PM PDT 
More than 50 years after McCartney first started penning songs for the Fab Four, the septuagenarian doesn't look like he's slowing down any time soon. Despite his formidable presence in the music scene (the Guinness Book of World Records once claimed that "Yesterday" had the most cover versions of any song ever written), the Internet endured the travesty of having "Who is Paul McCartney?" trend on Twitter during the Grammys earlier this year. The knee-jerk reaction, of course, is to gripe about how tone-de… More About: Beatles, memes, paul mccartney, rock band
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| Netflix to Run on Windows 8 with Microsoft’s New Surface Tablet Posted: 18 Jun 2012 05:07 PM PDT Taking the Tablet to New Heights Microsoft thinks Surface can redefine the tablet with dual USB ports, thin-yet-sturdy construction and a cover that reveals a fully functional keyboard complete with trackpad. Click here to view this gallery. 
The tablet running Netflix was briefly flashed to a crowd of tech reporters in Los Angeles on Monday at Milk Studios as Microsoft made its awaited and much-hyped announcement. Microsoft was careful not to refer to the device as a tablet, but rather as a PC. No word on the exact pricing of the device yet, but Microsoft says it will be competitive with ultrabooks and tablets on the market. Designed with Gorilla Glass and weighing 1.5 pounds, the Surface comes w… More About: Microsoft Surface, netflix, Windows 8
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| Microsoft Unveils Surface Tablet Posted: 18 Jun 2012 04:27 PM PDT Taking the Tablet to New HeightsMicrosoft thinks Surface can redefine the tablet with dual USB ports, thin-yet-sturdy construction and a cover that reveals a fully functional keyboard complete with trackpad. Click here to view this gallery. 
"It was always clear that what our software could do would require us to push hardware, sometimes where our partners hadn't envisioned," Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said at the event. "Much like Windows 1 needed the mouse, we wanted to give Windows 8 its own hardware." Just as Windows 8 is a reimagining of the Windows operating system, Microsoft describes Surface as a reimagining of the tablet. The first of its kind, Surface is designed to work as both tablet and PC and comes in a version running Windows RT as well as a version running Windows 8 Pro. Super-thin, the tablet is just 9… More About: microsoft, surface, surface tablet
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| Sharp Introduces World’s Largest LED TV: The 90-Inch AQUOS [VIDEO] Posted: 18 Jun 2012 03:56 PM PDT Front View Sharp unveiled on Monday the largest TV on the planet, the 90-inch AQUOS LED with 3D technology. It is nearly four feet tall and spans more than six-and-a-half feet in width. The model, which is in stores now, costs about $10,999. Click here to view this gallery. 
Standing nearly four feet tall and spanning more than six-and-a-half feet in width, the screen is big enough to rest about 56 iPads on its surface. It weighs in at a lean 141 pounds (without a stand) and is less than five inches deep. "It's nearly three-times the viewing area of a 55-inch television," a Sharp spokesperson told the press at the launch event. "The picture is stunning, and we are quite excited about our new flagship AQUOS 90-inch television." Microsoft Unveils Its Mystery Device [LIVE BLOG] The AQUOS 90-inch TV may be large, but thanks t…
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| Is This the Solution for How to Deal With Erroneous Tweets? Posted: 18 Jun 2012 03:37 PM PDT 
So how do you stop a bad tweet from spreading? Simply deleting it often looks suspicious. Deleting it and issuing a correction is better, but even then, tweets can perpetuate in quoted retweets and in screenshots (or, if you're a member of congress, remain forever on public display.) In an entry on his agency's blog, interface designer Oliver Recihenstein proposes an alternative. Give users… More About: journalism, Media, Twitter
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| Microsoft Presents Its Mystery Device [TRANSCRIPT] Posted: 18 Jun 2012 03:12 PM PDT 
So what's it to be? The smart money -- and most of your bets, apparently -- is on a game-changing tablet. But what exactly? Xbox tablet with SmartGlass technology, as we suggested earlier Monday? iPad killer? A sub-$500 Kindle Fire competitor? Microsoft partner Barnes & Noble has told us they're not involved in this launch, but could it still be some kind of media reader? We'll know soon enough. The live blog starts at 3:30pm Pacific time, 6:30pm Eastern;… More About: microsoft, tablets, Windows 8, Xbox 360
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| Never Lose Your Keys Again with Hone for iOS [VIDEO] Posted: 18 Jun 2012 03:05 PM PDT 
They're not on top of the dresser, not in the kitchen, not in the laundry room and and definitely not in your pockets. We've all left the house well on our way to our next destination when the realization hit us: no keys. Now, absent-minded travelers can now rest a little easier: Designers Louis Gerbarg and Geoff Litwack have introduced Hone, a Bluetooth 4.0 device and iOS app that makes finding your keys less stressful. Attach the Hone device to your keychain, then pair it with either your iPhone 4S or the new iPad. When you can't seem to find your keys, tap the "Find" button in the app. If your Hone device is within 150 feet, it will signa… More About: entrepreneurs, innovation, iOS, ipad, iphone, kickstarter
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| Now You Can Buy Services As Well As Products on The Fancy Posted: 18 Jun 2012 02:19 PM PDT 
Like Pinterest, The Fancy encourages you to save pictures of destinations, clothing, food, etc. It's different from Pinterest in that there's a strong shopping component: The site wants you to buy the items you fancy, or at least something similar. For example, if I were to "fancy" a picture of the YingXi Corridor of Stone Peaks in China, T…
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| Music Monday: Hear Our Favorite Summer Songs and Tell Us Yours Posted: 18 Jun 2012 01:50 PM PDT 
Collectively, we listen to a diverse range of music, and we love to share what we like and discover new music to enjoy. We decided to launch a new weekly post to share our love of music with you. From here on out, we'll publish a Spotify playlist crafted around a certain theme every Monday. Since this week is summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, we decided to take this opportunity to kick off Music Monday with a playlist of "Summer Songs." These songs were handpicked by the Masha…
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| Dad Paints Epic ‘Legend of Zelda’ Nursery [VIDEO] Posted: 18 Jun 2012 01:23 PM PDT 
Cole Bradburn clearly wants to raise a little geek after his own heart. Why else would he paint the entire nursery with scenes from Legend of Zelda games? Bradburn said it took 150 hours of work to paint scenes from Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker and Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks on his soon-to-be born son's walls. This was after an earlier project where he helped a friend paint a Yoshi's Island-themed nursery that is equally beautiful. Now our only question is: does he do offices? More About: Legend of Zelda
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| What Will Come Out of Microsoft’s Mystery Event? Consumers Say a Tablet Posted: 18 Jun 2012 01:06 PM PDT  Although it's still unknown what exactly Microsoft could unveil at its mystery event in Los Angeles on Monday, a recent poll conducted among Mashable readers indicates many are expecting the company to launch a Microsoft-built tablet. Rumors have been circulating the web since Microsoft revealed last week that it is making a "major announcement" on Monday. But judging by the results of the poll -- which launched on Friday and has since been answered by about 1,450 readers -- most are anticipating the launch of a Microsoft-branded tablet along with other hardware as well as new software. About 38% of voters said they are expecting to see a Microsoft Tablet -- which Mashable editor-… More About: microsoft, Tablet, tablets, Windows 8, xbox, Xbox 360
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| How to Create Real Relationships With Social Marketing Posted: 18 Jun 2012 01:06 PM PDT 
If you want to continue to reach your market in the social media age, the marketing focus needs to be on building relationships, and metrics need to expand beyond ROI. In fact, ROI is simple dollars and cents. But a return on relationship is the value -- both perceived and real -- that will accrue over time through connection, loyalty, recommendations, and sharing. That's what any marketer actually wants, and here's how to do it. Don't Just Act Authentic More About: contributor, features, Marketing, Social Media, trending
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| Man Watches 252 Netflix Movies in a Month, Gets Invited to Netflix HQ Posted: 18 Jun 2012 12:50 PM PDT 
During his visit, Malkoff met CEO Reed Hastings and sat in auditorium as company employees screened the video for his "Netflix Challenge" project -- in which he viewed 404.25 hours of 252 Netflix movies. Netflix also declared June 11 as "Mark Malkoff Day" (see video above to view his visit and challenge summary). "Watching 252 films in a month was like a mini-school," he tells Mashable. "I enjoyed it, but it was challenging at times -- especially watching 29.4 ho… More About: celebrities, Entertainment, humor, netflix, trending
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