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Top 10 Twitter Pics of the Week

Didn't get a chance to click through the 34 million photos shared on Twitter this week? Don't sweat it -- we've got 10 of them covered.

11 Hot News Stories You May Have Missed

If you even blinked this week you might have missed one of Mashable's top news stories, opinion pieces or reviews -- including the biggest fake news on Facebook (and how to protect yourself from it), interviews with NASA and Neil Patrick Harris, and ...

Facebook Cover Photos Are Disappearing

In the scope of a couple of days, several people -- including Mashable staffers -- have seen their Facebook cover photos disappear without explanation. The issue appears to be a move by Facebook to aggressively crack down on images that are considere...

Is Twitter Helping or Harming Political Journalism?

During this year's U.S. presidential election, it wasn't uncommon for political journalists to watch the debates with two, maybe three computer screens, a mobile device ready for push notifications and, of course, a social dashboard scrolling in the ...

How to Monetize Without Hurting Your Community

At the Mashable Media Summit on Friday, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian joined Mashable features editor Matt Silverman on stage to talk about how to monetize a website while still putting the community first. By doing so, Reddit hopes that advertise...

How Social Media Impacts TV and Film Ratings

It's getting more and more difficult for content producers to get the audience attention that television shows and films need to stay afloat. Kay M. Madati, head of entertainment and media and global marketing solutions at Facebook, discussed this an...

How Facebook Tagged Me as a Copyright Violator

I am a copyright violator, and Facebook knows it. At least, I was up until early this morning, when Facebook took action to enforce the copyright on the cover photo I had uploaded the day before. As a fan of the UK show Doctor Who, I was excited to s...

Band Constructs Stop-Motion Music Video With Instagram

Indie band The Plastics Revolution of Tres Marías, Mexico, created a dreamy music video for the cheerful song "Invasión" with 1,905 Instagram photos. Instead of video, the filmmakers shot still photography, which they ran through Instagram filters fo...

The Next Big Thing

Create a Fake Girlfriend on Facebook for Just $39.99

Valentine's Day is approaching and it's just not the time of year that you want to be alone. And, sure, you could bring back that made-up gal-pal you bragged about around space camp back in the day, but technology has really screwed with your ability...

250,000 Social Media Users in U.S. Said They Got the Flu

If you came down with the flu in the last six weeks -- and mentioned the fact on Twitter or Facebook -- you're not alone. Since the beginning of December, there have been 626,379 mentions of flu on those two services, according to sentiment analysis ...

New Myspace: 8 Essential Tips and Tricks

Have you signed up for the new Myspace? If so, we have some useful tips and tricks that will help you get the most out of the revamped social network. Whether you want to add music to mixes more easily, understand how connections work or change your ...

Hands On With Facebook's Graph Search

Facebook unveiled Graph Search on Tuesday, a new way to search for things you’re looking for on the social network. Meant for uncovering information in your Facebook network, Graph Search can be used to search for something simple like ”Photos of my ...

10 Hilarious Instagram Accounts You Need to Follow

A picture is worth 1,000 laughs -- with the right filter and caption, of course. Instagram is quickly becoming a great outlet for visual wit. SEE ALSO: 9 Terrible Instagram Filters You'll Never Use If you need a dose of humor in your Instagram feed, ...

Samsung Was the Top Brand on Twitter During CES 2013

Samsung was the top brand on Twitter during last week's International CES, according to report on Twitter trends surrounding the trade show. Buzz about the Korean electronics giant was led by exciting product prototypes as well as announcements durin...

Diane Von Furstenberg Donates Eye Care for Pinterest Repins

Diane von Furstenberg and VSP, the largest non-profit vision benefits company, are working together to give free eye care using a Pinterest campaign. VSP will donate up to 1,000 certificates for eye exams and glasses -- one per repin from its #PinToG...

Hey Twitter, Time to Solve Your First Ever TV Murder

Call it "Tweet Your Own Adventure." The CBS procedural Hawaii 5-0 is set to make history Monday night -- becoming the first TV show to have its ending determined by Twitter. In fact, it will be both the first and second show to try this trick. The pl...

Twitter: The Safest Place for Citizen Journalists in Mexico

A cohort of Twitter users with fake names and profile pictures have become a trusted source of information regarding drug cartel violence in Mexico. These citizen journalists choose to remain anonymous to avoid violent backlash from gang members, but...

What's Hot

How Facebook Graph Search Could Disrupt Online Dating

When Mark Zuckerberg set out to build Facebook in the fall of 2003, he was still trying to figure out exactly what the website should be. One conclusion he arrived at pretty early on was that it shouldn't be branded as a dating site. "I don't think p...

The 100 Most Beautiful Songs in the World, According to Reddit

A thread in r/AskReddit on Monday posed the question, "What is the most beautiful song you've ever heard?" User McSlurryHole challenged the community: Think to yourself, what is the most beautiful song you have ever heard, im not talking about your f...

The Australian Open's Smashing Social Presence

Tennis fans around the world are focused Down Under for the Australian Open Grand Slam tournament that started on Monday, and runs through Jan. 27. But you don't have to be in Melbourne or glued to your TV to follow the action, thanks to the tourname...

What Facebook's New Graph Search Means for Your Privacy

Facebook on Tuesday introduced "Graph Search," a new search technology that will allow users to find content based on certain criteria -- "tourist attractions in Italy visited by my friends," for example. Graph Search almost immediately sparked quest...

Facebook Unveils a Smarter Search Engine

Now we know what Facebook is building: a better internal search system. Speaking at a much-hyped event at Facebook HQ, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a raft of improvements to "graph search" -- that is, the ability to search within your so...

Live From Facebook HQ

Facebook is building something, and it’s ready to show it off. The social network is holding an event Tuesday at its Menlo Park headquarters where it plans to show the press what it has up its sleeve. Typically only invited on campus in small groups,...

Only 18% of Top CEOs Are on Social Networks

Social networks like Facebook and Twitter may be gaining users at a quick pace, but at least one group continues to be hesitant about joining: CEOs. Only 18% of the CEOs of the world's top 50 biggest companies by revenue have one or more social netwo...