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What Type of Social Media Personality Are You?

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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

What Type of Social Media Personality Are You? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Monday, August 13, 2012 6:40 PM
In 1921, psychologist Carl Jung changed the fundamentals of his field. By distributing a psychometric test called the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to patients, Jung claimed he could accurately boil down the psychological types of humans into 16...


Sesame Street Parodies Popular Video Games in New DVD [EXCLUSIVE]
Monday, August 13, 2012 5:48 PM
Sesame Street is turning 8-bit educational with Elmo's Alphabet Challenge, a new home video that includes spoofs of seven of our favorite video games. Classics like Super Mario Bros. and new mainstays like Angry Birds and Guitar Hero will get the...


You Can Now Notify Your Facebook Friends When You're Expecting
Monday, August 13, 2012 2:43 PM
Facebook is making easier to tell your friends you're expecting. The social network rolled out a new "Life Event" for Timeline Thursday, enabling you and other future parents to announce that you are "Expecting a Baby." You can list the gender,...


LET'S GET LOUD: The History of CAPS LOCK
Monday, August 13, 2012 2:28 PM
There's a lot of shouting on the Internet. Sometimes it's a heated political debate. Sometimes it's a nerdy discourse on the lore of Babylon 5. And sometimes it's Nana sending you an email in all caps "BECAUSE I CAN SEE THE LETTERS BETTER THIS...


Gmail Now Plays Classic AOL 'You've Got Mail' Sound
Monday, August 13, 2012 1:43 PM
"You've got mail" was the catchphrase of the '90s web. But the popular welcome jingle faded away with pay-per-minute dial-up connections. Now you can add a little 1998 to your work day with a new Chrome extension that plays the AOL's familiar...


The 100 Greatest Maniacal Laughs in Movie History [VIDEO]
Monday, August 13, 2012 1:17 PM
Every great villain needs a great evil laugh to adequately demonstrate his (or her) demented mindset. YouTuber James Chapman determined the 100 greatest maniacal laughs in film history and stitched together the clips for a mega mashup of crazed...


Obama to NASA: Let Me Know If You Find Aliens [VIDEO]
Monday, August 13, 2012 12:52 PM
When President Obama called NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover team Monday morning, he had a small request: "If in fact you make contact with Martians, please let me know right away." Obama joked about finding life on Mars during a conference call with...


Only 2% of People Can Multitask Successfully [INFOGRAPHIC]
Monday, August 13, 2012 11:51 AM
Pride yourself on multitasking? You may need to take a closer look at how you tackle your to-do list. Despite the numerous gadgets and apps that help us get through our days, research suggests that only 2% of people can multitask effectively. As...


Pranksters Hijack Mountain Dew's Drink Naming Contest
Monday, August 13, 2012 10:15 AM
Mountain Dew's promotion to name the brand's new drink appears to be being hijacked. Top in the running so far: "Diabeetus." Other names that most likely won't see the light of day: Most Nugget DickButt NukaCola Cumsplosion Hitler Did Nothing...


Olympics Generated 150 Million Tweets
Monday, August 13, 2012 9:35 AM
The 2012 Olympics in London generated 150 million tweets and Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt ran away with a big share of them, according to Twitter. The social network, assessing the 16-day event, found that Bolt's 200m and 100m races prompted the...


Buying Baby Clothes Is Easier With Mail Subscription Services
Monday, August 13, 2012 9:19 AM
One of the busiest jobs anyone can have is being a parent. Which is why subscription-based clothing sites for children in particular are a growing online business. Just fill out a style quiz, sign up with your credit card and a box of clothing is...


McKayla Maroney's Awesome Instagram Response to 'Not Impressed' Meme
Monday, August 13, 2012 8:43 AM
How's McKayla Maroney taking her newfound fame as an Internet meme? With a dash of good humor, as this Instagram photo shows. The 16-year-old Maroney had earlier said she thought the now-famous McKayla Is Not Impressed Tumblr was "kinda" funny,...


'ParaNorman' Trailer Teases Most Ambitious Stop-Motion Film Yet [EXCLUSIVE]
Monday, August 13, 2012 8:36 AM
Mashable has obtained a new web trailer for the upcoming 3D animated film ParaNorman, teasing new scenes for perhaps the most ambitious stop-motion movie ever created. The film -- which comes from the creators behind the Academy Award-nominated...


Portland Toymakers Create Ten-Legged Bamboo Companion [VIDEO]
Monday, August 13, 2012 8:06 AM
What's made out of bamboo, has ten legs and ne

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