Mashable: Latest 29 News Updates - including “Super Bowl on Facebook: Beyonce and Power Outage Steal the Show” |
- Super Bowl on Facebook: Beyonce and Power Outage Steal the Show
- HP Launches Its First Chromebook for $330
- The Squirrels Are on to Us
- Discounting iPhone Apps Increases Revenue by 159%
- Viral Video Recap: Must-Watch Memes of the Week
- GIFdown! Super Bowl Memes Win Big Game
- Top 5 Apps for Kids This Week
- Supercomputer Will Simulate the Human Brain
- Super Bowl 2013 Commercials: Watch Them All Here
- Watch Destiny’s Child Join Beyonce in Super Bowl Show
- Pot Farm Activates Farmer Force, and Other Top Conversations
- Beyonce’s Super Bowl Show in 10 Fierce Photos
- BlackBerry’s Super Bowl Ad Shows All the Things the Z10 Can’t Do
- Someone Give This Oreo Employee a Raise
- 15 Things That May Have Caused Super Bowl Power Outage
- Coke Super Bowl Game Is More Fail Than Win
- Oreo Super Bowl Spot Attracts Thousands of Instagram Followers
- Exclusive Details About Beyonce’s Super Bowl Halftime Show
- Alicia Keys Plays Piano Version of National Anthem
- See Disney’s New ‘Lone Ranger’ Trailer
- Second Graders Correct NFL Players’ Tweets
- 5 Rejected Animal Planet Super Bowl Show Ideas
- Live Blog: Super Bowl Ads
- Watch Barack Obama Talk Seriously in Super Bowl Interview
- Watch the Puppy Bowl Live Online
- Looks Like Alicia Keys Will Play Piano During Super Bowl National Anthem
- Pop Culture Showdown: Baltimore vs. San Francisco
- Super Bowl Sunday Calls for Drastic Measures
- 20 Notable Black Innovators in Tech
- Watch This Pooping Dog Interrupt Baby’s First Steps
| Super Bowl on Facebook: Beyonce and Power Outage Steal the Show Posted: 04 Feb 2013 02:41 AM PST  
The top moment from the game was, of course, the ending: Ravens winning the Super Bowl. The second and third most talked-about moments were Beyonce's energetic half-time performance, and the power outage which left half of the Superdome in the dark. By 8:22, Facebook claims, mentions of Beyonce's name had jumped nearly 49,000%. The fact that the phrase "killed it" jumped in popularity right after she left the stage proves that she, well, killed it. And when the power went out at around 8:37, mentions of "light… More About: beyonce, Facebook, power outage, Super Bowl  |
| HP Launches Its First Chromebook for $330 Posted: 04 Feb 2013 02:21 AM PST
The 14-inch device, whose existence was first confirmed in a leak last week, comes with a 1.1GHz Intel Celeron 847 processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of flash storage memory, and a 1,366x768 pixel screen. The device is quite heavy for a Chromebook: according to HP, it weighs "just under 4 pounds." On the connectivity front, it sports three USB 2.0 sockets, Ethernet, HDMI and an SD memory card reader. Buyers also get 100GB of Google Drive space for two years. The specifications are quite good, but the price of HP's foray into Chromebooks is high compared to the competitors: $330. For co… More About: Chrome OS, chromebook, HP  |
| Posted: 04 Feb 2013 01:15 AM PST |
| Discounting iPhone Apps Increases Revenue by 159% Posted: 03 Feb 2013 10:49 PM PST
Price cuts have a greater effect on iPhone software, with average downloads growing by 1665% in a five-day span. For iPads, downloads increased by 871%. Developers can see an impact in a short period of time. Distimo's study shows that in just three days, an increase is already visible. And the positive effect is lasting: the longer the sale, the larger the revenue growth. SEE ALSO: Apple's App Store Has Record Revenue, Google Play Bo… More About: apps, bc video lead, Business, ipad apps, iphone, iphone app, Video  |
| Viral Video Recap: Must-Watch Memes of the Week Posted: 03 Feb 2013 08:36 PM PST
We've scoured the interwebs for all things cute, crazy and just plain weird. From the unlikely, budding friendship between a kitten and a hedgehog to a bizarre flurry of tumbleweeds in Texas, this week's best viral goodness is showcased in the video above. The Slow Mo Guys take their talents to another level by blowing up five, enormous cooling towers, and of course we've left room for what really matters in the Super Bowl: cute animals. Watch Jimmy Fallon use the power of puppies to predict the outcome of the big game (these hungry guys are Baltimore fans),… More About: bc video lead, Video, viral video, Viral Video Recap, viral videos, Watercooler  |
| GIFdown! Super Bowl Memes Win Big Game Posted: 03 Feb 2013 08:28 PM PST The Ravens won, the 49ers lost and Beyonce sashayed so hard that the Super Dome lights went out. Super Bowl XLVII -- or the Harbowl, if you insist -- packed in the drama, making the game ripe for meme-ing. We intercepted the best Super Bowl memes from the Internet and pass them off to you below. Try not to fumble Grumpy Cat. Image courtesy of Tumblr, immylovesyou Image courtesy of Tumblr, amritpreet Image courtesy of scissorsistar Image courtesy of Imgur Image courtesy of Tumblr, findthewalker Image courtesy of Tumblr, findthewalker Image courtesy of Tumblr, xrainbowdeer Image courtesy of Tumblr, austintierney Image courtesy … More About: GIFs, memes, Super Bowl, Watercooler  |
| Posted: 03 Feb 2013 08:11 PM PST 1. The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins Ages 6-12 Overall rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Why we like it: One of the joys of digital media is that you can dig up old classics that your local library probably would not have on hand. Take this 1938 Theodor Geisel (Dr. Suess) story about a king's fascination with hats. Need to know: This is one of Dr. Seuss' earlier works, with black and white illustrations. Also note that this is a rather wordy book -- better suited for middle and upper elementary age children. Ease of use: 10/10 Educational: 9/10 Entertaining: 8/10 $3.99 Click here to view this gallery.
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| Supercomputer Will Simulate the Human Brain Posted: 03 Feb 2013 08:00 PM PST
A new scientific endeavor hopes to unravel some of these mysteries by creating a highly detailed simulation of the human brain. Essentially, researchers will use a supercomputer to build a working replica of our minds. With $1.6 billion in funding and more than 200 researchers, the Human Brain Project is the largest, most ambitious cooperative experiment of its kind. Serious hardware is necessary for a project of this kind -- to pack the simulation into a single computer would require a system 1,000 time… More About: brain, medical science, Science, supercomputer  |
| Super Bowl 2013 Commercials: Watch Them All Here Posted: 03 Feb 2013 07:50 PM PST Perfect Match - Bar Refaeli's Big Kiss! | Official GoDaddy.com CommercialDanica Patrick watches "sexy meet smart" as supermodel Bar Refaeli experiences #TheKiss in this GoDaddy.com 2013 Big Game commercial. Get your #PerfectMatch of a Domain Name and Website at http://www.GoDaddy.com Click here to view this gallery.
Now that the game is over, you can spend Super Monday (and let's be honest, Super Tuesday through Friday) catching up on the ads that make capitalism oh so awesome, funny and sometimes sexy. And these little 30 second spots deserve their moment in the spotlight considering their $4 million price tag. SEE ALSO: The 10 Best Super Bowl Ads of All Time Whether you are licking your wounds or… More About: Advertising, Super Bowl, Super Bowl 2013, Super Bowl Ads Series  |
| Watch Destiny’s Child Join Beyonce in Super Bowl Show Posted: 03 Feb 2013 07:19 PM PST
Pepsi even spilt some secrets, but the setlist and guest performers remained unknown. Come showtime, the pop star roared onto the stage with "Love on Top" before entertaining the audience with such songs as "Crazy In Love," "End Of Time" and "Baby Boy." Then, fellow Destiny's Child members Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams joined for "Bootylicious," "Independent Women" and "Single Ladies." Beyonce closed with "Halo." SEE ALSO: Super Bowl Show in 10 Fierce Photos | Watch Alicia's National Anthem You can w… More About: beyonce, Destiny's Child, Entertainment, Music, Super Bowl, videos  |
| Pot Farm Activates Farmer Force, and Other Top Conversations Posted: 03 Feb 2013 06:46 PM PST 11 Bizarre Facebook Apps You Won't Believe We rounded up a list of some of the most bizarre apps on Facebook. Pot Farm was on the second slide, to the dismay of many of the app's fans. R. Scott Wells, Lewis Newton, and Sharon Melton are just three of almost a thousand commenters who lobbied for Pot Farm to be moved to the number one spot. Click here to view this gallery.
Why the hell isn't Pot Farm on the first slide? Although the order of the list was random, Pot Farm's Facebook and Twitter account promised free in-game goods if its pot farmers commented on the story to "correct" the alleged mistake of listing the app in the second slide. The first app listed, ironically, was a religion-focused app called "God Wants You to Know." SEE ALSO: 18 Facebook Fossils We'll Remember Forever Our story on Apple's 128GB iPad also saw a l… More About: Facebook, instagram, ipad, top comments, Twitter  |
| Beyonce’s Super Bowl Show in 10 Fierce Photos Posted: 03 Feb 2013 06:26 PM PST Beyonce dominated the Super Bowl half-time with a fierce performance. Queen B was so electric, she may have even knocked out power to the Super Dome. If you missed Bey's marvelous performance -- or just want to relive it over and over -- take a scroll through 10 photos below. Image viaAl Bello/Getty Sports Images/Getty Images Mashable screengrab Image via Chris Graythen/Getty Sports/Getty Images Image via Christopher Polk/Getty Images Image via Christopher Polk/Getty Images Image via Chris Graythen/Getty Sports/Getty Images Image via Christopher Polk/Getty Images Mashable screengrab Image via Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic/Getty Imag… More About: beyonce, Entertainment, Super Bowl  |
| BlackBerry’s Super Bowl Ad Shows All the Things the Z10 Can’t Do Posted: 03 Feb 2013 06:14 PM PST
That's the premise of the brand's first-ever Super Bowl ad, which just ran in the third quarter of the game. The ad, from London's AMV BBDO. The spot is designed to confuse the viewer at first by showing a guy using the phone to set himself aflame and then put himself out. Then he grows elephant legs, disappears into a colorful puff of smoke, reemerges from a manhole cover and turns a careening oil truck heading his direction into thousands of rubber ducks. A voiceover delivers the punchline: "In 30 seconds, it's quicker to show you what… More About: blackberry, Super Bowl ads  |
| Someone Give This Oreo Employee a Raise Posted: 03 Feb 2013 06:12 PM PST
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| 15 Things That May Have Caused Super Bowl Power Outage Posted: 03 Feb 2013 05:58 PM PST
Power to half of Mercedes-Benz Superdome, including the scoreboard, went dark with 13:22 left in the third quarter of the Super Bowl. Gameplay resumed at 9:10 p.m. ET after nearly 35 minutes of head scratching. During the outage, Twitter lit up with speculation as to what caused the outage. Oreo also shared a yummy reactionary tweet. Is this the part where Bane comes out?— Joe Fernandez (@JoeFernandez) February 4, 2013 Beyonce used up all the power with this: twitpic.com/c0qk4t #SB47— NowThis News (@nowthisnews) February 4, 2013 Who backed up against the light switch?— Bill Maher (@billmaher) February 4, 2013 Sending s… More About: Entertainment, Sports, Super Bowl, TV  |
| Coke Super Bowl Game Is More Fail Than Win Posted: 03 Feb 2013 05:36 PM PST
In the ad, three teams -- bus-driving Vegas Show Girls, Mad Max types and cowboys-- all compete to reach a giant Coke bottle first. Online, viewers could vote for which team would actually achieve this goal. Unfortunately, as soon as the ad ran, the site lost all interactivity, though it came back at times. For many viewers, there was no more voting, no video, just the lonely Coke b… More About: Coke, superbowl XLVII  |
| Oreo Super Bowl Spot Attracts Thousands of Instagram Followers Posted: 03 Feb 2013 05:25 PM PST
"Something we can all disagree on: Choose your side on Instagram @Oreo," the final frame read. Oreo began promoting its Instagram account on Facebook beginning Thursday. Before the commercial aired, Oreo had around 2,200 followers, a company spokesperson told Mashable. Shortly after, its following climbed to nearly 20,000, and is now nearing the 30,000 mark. According to CNBC, about half of Super Bowl commercials have included a hashtag to spark conversations on social media during and after the game. Oreo'… More About: oreo, Super Bowl, Super Bowl 2013  |
| Exclusive Details About Beyonce’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Posted: 03 Feb 2013 04:59 PM PST
More About: beyonce, celebrities, Entertainment, Music, Pepsi, social tv, Super Bowl, TV  |
| Alicia Keys Plays Piano Version of National Anthem Posted: 03 Feb 2013 04:13 PM PST
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| See Disney’s New ‘Lone Ranger’ Trailer Posted: 03 Feb 2013 04:02 PM PST Disney aired a new trailer for its coming movie The Lone Ranger Sunday night during the Super Bowl. From producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski, Armie Hammer stars as The Lone Ranger's title character, and Johnny Depp plays his stalwart sidekick Tonto. Disney released the first peek of the trailer back in October. The Lone Ranger hits theaters on July 3. Will you see Disney's movie this summer? Tell us in the comments below. Image courtesy of Disney More About: disney, Lone Ranger, Super Bowl, Super Bowl ads  |
| Second Graders Correct NFL Players’ Tweets Posted: 03 Feb 2013 03:38 PM PST
Second graders at a New York school had some help from Twitter for their grammar lessons, using the tweets of NFL players to correct spelling, punctuation and sentence structure. While working in groups, the students "found several mistakes in these tweets, including the incorrect spelling of 'a lot,'" explains a post on Elmwood Franklin School's Facebook page. The students corrected one gem from 49ers' Chris Culliver who posted, "I pray to God I'm never dieing broke" (tweet has since been deleted), along with other statuses from Patroits' We… More About: Kids, nfl, pics, tweets, Twitter, Watercooler  |
| 5 Rejected Animal Planet Super Bowl Show Ideas Posted: 03 Feb 2013 03:00 PM PST
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2013 02:27 PM PST
Actually, we're talking about the ads right now, and you're invited. Join me, ad industry legend Lee Garfinkel, branding guru Hayes Roth of Landor Associates, Amy Vale, vp of global research & strategic communications at Mojiva, and many others as we live-blog the Super Bowl ads. The action started at 6 p.m. ET, so tune in right here. Image courtesy of Mercedes, YouTube More About: Advertising, features, live blog, mashable, Super Bowl ads, Super Bowl Ads Series  |
| Watch Barack Obama Talk Seriously in Super Bowl Interview Posted: 03 Feb 2013 02:24 PM PST
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| Watch the Puppy Bowl Live Online Posted: 03 Feb 2013 01:58 PM PST
Feeling left out on all the Sunday fun because football isn't your thing? Tired of watching the same B-roll footage leading up to the big game? Well puppies are everybody's thing, and today is the biggest day in dog "competition": the Puppy Bowl. Animal Planet is hosting its annual cute pup showcase, and you can watch it live online. At the time of publication, the Puppy Bowl puppies were sound asleep. But hey, everyone needs a good Sunday nap, right? SEE ALSO: 5 Rejected Animal Planet Super Bowl Show Ideas Discovery has plenty of videos analyzing these puppies' best plays, so you can watch those until the dogs are up and running around aga… More About: animals, cute animals, dogs, puppies, puppycam  |
| Looks Like Alicia Keys Will Play Piano During Super Bowl National Anthem Posted: 03 Feb 2013 01:36 PM PST
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| Pop Culture Showdown: Baltimore vs. San Francisco Posted: 03 Feb 2013 01:17 PM PST
Trash-talking between the East and West Coast has already commenced in preparation for Sunday's game. The winner will determine the size of each side's egos for the following weeks, but maybe we should take more into consideration. (Especially if you don't care about football.) SEE ALSO: The Many Faces of American Football We've already mashed up Full House against The Wire. These other pop culture face-offs will help you choose which legion you're siding with. Which city will come out on top in the Baltimore vs. San Francisco pop culture battle? Cast you… More About: pics, pop culture, Super Bowl, Watercooler  |
| Super Bowl Sunday Calls for Drastic Measures Posted: 03 Feb 2013 12:59 PM PST Instant replays just won't cut it on Super Bowl Sunday. SEE ALSO: More Sunday Comics Comic written and illustrated by Jerry King. More About: comics, humor, Jerry King, Sports, Sunday Comics, Super Bowl, Watercooler  |
| 20 Notable Black Innovators in Tech Posted: 03 Feb 2013 12:55 PM PST
The 1% figure, however, doesn't mean there aren't black entrepreneurs and pioneers who have made noteworthy breakthroughs in the tech world. SEE ALSO: Startup Accelerator Supports Minorities and Women in Tech Below, we've listed 20 notable black leaders and innovators in STEM fields. Some are well-known, some should be better known, and others might still be consider… More About: Black History Month, features, innovation, Tech  |
| Watch This Pooping Dog Interrupt Baby’s First Steps Posted: 03 Feb 2013 12:41 PM PST
Most are eager to capture the momentous occasion on camera, and we're certainly glad Grandma was around to record this one for posterity. Adorable baby Lydia shuffles toward the camera with a bit of help from mom, and the family dog wants in on the action. SEE ALSO: 10 Infectious YouTube Clips of Babies Laughing at Dogs Watch Lydia strut with confidence toward the couch, followed by her ecstatic giggles and grandma's encouragement. Yay! As if another cute baby video isn't enough, littl… More About: baby, dogs, parenting, videos, Watercooler  |
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