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- If ‘A Space Odyssey’ Were Remade as a Hollywood Blockbuster
- Please, NBC and IOC, Learn How to Share the Olympics
- Forget Traditional Tours; Vayable Helps You Discover New Ways to Travel
- Apple Considered Investing in Twitter [REPORT]
- Listen to Talk Radio on Your iPhone? You’re Probably a Liberal
- You’ll Grin and Bear it With This Wild Live Video Stream
- Hidden Genius Project Provides Tech Mentorship for Young Black Men
- Mr. Bean Gets Carried Away During Olympics Appearance
- What Higher Education Will Look Like in 2020 [STUDY]
- James Bond and the Queen Parachute Into the Olympics [VIDEO]
- This Is What the Olympians From 100 Years Ago Looked Like
- The Anatomy of a Killer Content Marketing Strategy
- Get a Bird’s-Eye View of 25 Olympic Stadiums
- Shedding Light on Mitt Romney’s Unexplained Twitter Surge
- These Athletes Dominated the Pre-Olympics Social Buzz
- Chick-fil-A PR Chief Dies as Company Battles Controversy
- Hacking the Olympics Opening Ceremony
- Romney Advisor Tweets ‘Follow Friday’ List of Potential VPs
- Facebook’s Not the Only One Struggling With Mobile Advertising
- ‘Tumblr the Musical’: Coming to a Dashboard Near You [VIDEO]
- Olympian Is ‘Very Bitter’ After Ban From Games for Tweet
- How to Watch the 2012 Summer Olympics Online
- The Olympics Opening Ceremony Looks Like This
- Manicube Delivers Manicures to Your New York Office
- Olympics Opening Ceremony Will Have 3D Component [PIC]
- Dane Cook Sparks Outrage With Aurora Shooting Jokes [VIDEO]
- MashTags: Share Your Funniest #90sTweets
- Chug for a Medal With This Olympics Drinking Game
- Mashable Isn’t the Only 7-Year-Old Digital Expert [VIDEO]
- Green Day Rocker Joins ‘The Voice’
| If ‘A Space Odyssey’ Were Remade as a Hollywood Blockbuster Posted: 27 Jul 2012 09:11 PM PDT    
Stanley Kubrick's classic film 2001: A Space Odyssey set the bar for science-fiction films and is still influencing movie makers. But, what would the film look like if it was made today? Mashup master ChugsTheMonkey has remixed the film for fan site Film School Rejects as a Hollywood summer blockbuster. The two-minute trailer is filled with a heavy soundtrack and quick cuts -- a big change from the slow moving and deliberate pacing of the original. Gone, too, is the famous Zarathustra soundtrack. The trailer does keep Kubric's iconic flying femur scene. You can check out the trailer below. YouTube fans have chimed in with their approval of… More About: YouTube, films, parody, trailers
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| Please, NBC and IOC, Learn How to Share the Olympics Posted: 27 Jul 2012 08:38 PM PDT  Oh, those Olympic moments. The three-hour opening ceremony was full of them, everything from James Bond escorting the Queen to the stadium (via helicopter and parachute!) to a 10-story-tall Voldemort and giant baby (don't ask) and, perhaps best of all, the beloved Mr. Bean, a.k.a. Rowan Atkinson, losing himself in a "Chariots of Fire" montage. Spectacular, memorable, viral and mostly, wholly unavailable.
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| Forget Traditional Tours; Vayable Helps You Discover New Ways to Travel Posted: 27 Jul 2012 08:38 PM PDT |
| Apple Considered Investing in Twitter [REPORT] Posted: 27 Jul 2012 08:25 PM PDT 
"Apple has considered an investment in the hundreds of millions of dollars, one that could value Twitter at more than $10 billion, up from an $8.4 billion valuation last year, these people [briefed on the matter] said. They declined to be named because the discussions were private," the Times reports. Social media, so far, isn't in Apple's wheelhouse, and it's had fragile relations with Facebook in the past. Things with Twitter, on the other hand,… More About: Twitter, apple, trending
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| Listen to Talk Radio on Your iPhone? You’re Probably a Liberal Posted: 27 Jul 2012 07:35 PM PDT 
Internet radio smartphone app Stitcher sampled 5 million hours during a six-week period to determine the political leanings of its users, 70% of whom consume news and politics content. It found that users tuning into political content are much more likely to be listening to liberal commentators -- especially if they're using an iPhone. About 62% of iPhone listeners and 55% of Android users favored Liberal content. The study also found that people streaming radio with their mobile device are twice as likely as terrestial radio users to list… More About: Media, Mobile, Politics, US, android, iphone, journalism, smartphones, trending
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| You’ll Grin and Bear it With This Wild Live Video Stream Posted: 27 Jul 2012 07:12 PM PDT 
Ever wanted to visit the Alaskan wild but been deterred by high flight costs and the threat of death or dismemberment? Well, now you can make the trip, no bear spray required, via a live feed from Explore.org. You can kick back and watch Brown Bears lunching on fresh salmon in Alaska's Brooks River. If bears aren't your thing (though we must ask if you really have a heart if you can pass up Pandas or baby Polar Bears), there are plenty of other options. Check out the Japanese Sea Nettles in Vancouver, British Columbia, or a tropical reef near Long Beach, Calif. More About: animals, live streams
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| Hidden Genius Project Provides Tech Mentorship for Young Black Men Posted: 27 Jul 2012 06:53 PM PDT  Outfitted smartly in a dress shirt and necktie, 17-year-old Tyson Walton stood up from a chair on a recent afternoon at the downtown San Francisco headquarters of Tagged and pitched an app idea to the co-founders of American's most engaging social network. The app, called Crave No More, will suggest nearby food options based off users inputting dining dislikes. But it's not just a copycat of Yelp or Foodspotting. "What we're focusing on and what makes ours so much better is that we give you that food suggestion," Walton said. "We're taking all the work out of having to decide where to go, then once you get there, what you want to eat." Crave No More is more than just an id…
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| Mr. Bean Gets Carried Away During Olympics Appearance Posted: 27 Jul 2012 06:10 PM PDT  Rowan Atkinson, the actor who plays Mr. Bean, made an appearance Friday in the Olympics opening ceremony as a synth player in the orchestra. His whole job was to play one key over, and over, and over during "Chariots of Fire." He makes faces, sneezes, blows his nose and throws the tissue in the pianist's piano. And he gets more than a little carried away in the moment. SEE ALSO: James Bond and the Queen Parachute Into the Olympics [VIDEO] NOTE: This video isn't from NBC, so it'll likely get pulled from YouTube. If you're not in the U.S., you may be able to watch the video here. We'll try to add the official video once it's available. In the meantime, here's another clip… More About: olympics, viral video
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| What Higher Education Will Look Like in 2020 [STUDY] Posted: 27 Jul 2012 06:08 PM PDT  In 2020, students may be able to travel to faraway continents, and attend a school halfway around the world. Experts predict technology will facilitate distance learning outside of traditional classrooms, according to a survey published by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. In the study, 1,021 education experts and stakeholders including technology researchers, university directors, venture capitalists and Ivy League university professors, relayed their predictions about the future of higher education. About 60% of respondents believe higher education will look completely different from the way it is today. While, 39% of participants think the traditional college structure… More About: college, education, university
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| James Bond and the Queen Parachute Into the Olympics [VIDEO] Posted: 27 Jul 2012 05:45 PM PDT 
"Good evening, Mr. Bond," Her Majesty said to one of the UK's most iconic characters (played by actor Daniel Craig), before being escorted out of Buckingham Palace. The queen and 007 -- or, rather, actors portraying them -- then parachuted into London's opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics. SEE ALSO: This Is What the Olympians From 100 Years Ago Looked Like In case the IOC removes this video from YouTube, you can watch an official, but abridged version of it here. BONUS: Olympic Athletes to Follow on Twitter More About: olympics, trending, viral videos
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| This Is What the Olympians From 100 Years Ago Looked Like Posted: 27 Jul 2012 04:40 PM PDT Swimming Before the days of Speedo sponsorships. Image courtesy of Library of Congress Click here to view this gallery. 
SEE ALSO: Get a Bird's-Eye View of 25 Olympic Stadiums Take a trip back to the 1912 Games without having to figure out that darn time machine. The Library of Congress photo archives include snapshots of medal winners from events like swimming and track and field in uniforms that might look more like pajamas to anyone accustomed to speedos and spandex. More About: Photos, Watercooler, london 2012, olympics, trending
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| The Anatomy of a Killer Content Marketing Strategy Posted: 27 Jul 2012 04:20 PM PDT 
Content marketing has become a powerful way for brands to build long-term relationships with customers while still generating short-term results. As a first step, many marketers are building out new brand publishing initiatives, often with the help of a content studio staffed by editors and journalists. Smart content marketers will tell you that brands need plenty of their own content published on their own sites. But that's not the only option. One very effective new tactic is custom branded content campaigns that appear not on the brand's site but on the sites of popular niche publishers. At a recent talk, Chris Ahearn, the former president of Reuters Media, said that while… More About: content marketing, contributor, features, online marketing, trending
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| Get a Bird’s-Eye View of 25 Olympic Stadiums Posted: 27 Jul 2012 04:01 PM PDT Athens, Greece - 1896 Panathinaiko Stadium Click here to view this gallery. 
SEE ALSO: How to Watch the 2012 Summer Olympics Online What city do you think has the best stadium? Sound off in the comments. More About: Google Maps, london 2012, olympics, summer olympics, trending
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| Shedding Light on Mitt Romney’s Unexplained Twitter Surge Posted: 27 Jul 2012 03:48 PM PDT 
Mashable turned to data provided by Attention and Tracx to shed some light on the phenomenon. Romney was averaging about 3,500 new followers every day from mid-March to mid-July. Over the weekend of July 20, that number surged to 47,416 -- a sign that something odd was certainly afoot. Our analysis revealed that the social media team at Romney headquarters didn't do anything to produce that astronomical change organically: none of his tweets or Facebook post… More About: 2012 presidential campaign, Mitt Romney, Politics, Social Media, Twitter, US
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| These Athletes Dominated the Pre-Olympics Social Buzz Posted: 27 Jul 2012 03:29 PM PDT 
Data provided to Mashable by Facebook and the social media monitoring platform Radian6 gives us some interesting insights. The most popular Olympian on Facebook is American basketball star Kobe Bryant with more than 13.5 million Likes. If soccer star David Beckham had been selected to represent Great Britain, however, his nearly 20 million Likes would make him 2012's Mr. Po… More About: Facebook, Social Media, Sports, Twitter, olympics, trending
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| Chick-fil-A PR Chief Dies as Company Battles Controversy Posted: 27 Jul 2012 02:42 PM PDT 
Perry has been with the Atlanta-based company for 29 years, last holding the position of VP of public relations, a Chick-fil-A spokesperson wrote in an e-mail to Mashable. The spokesperson was unable to comment on the cause of death. Chick-fil-A is under fire from gay rights' activists after its CEO, Dan Cathy, voiced his support of the "traditional family" and the "Bibical definition of the family unit." He later added, "I think we are inviting God's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say, 'We know better than you as to what constitutes a ma… More About: Chick-fil-A, don perry, gay rights
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| Hacking the Olympics Opening Ceremony Posted: 27 Jul 2012 02:26 PM PDT  If you're stateside and simply cannot wait to see the 3-hour-long London Olympics Opening Ceremony, there is a way to view it right now. First of all, you should know that NBC has all the video rights for the event and is holding the very British ceremony video until 7:30 PM Eastern Standard Time (west coasters have to wait even longer). What this means is that you cannot, legally, view the extravaganza in the U.S. until NBC airs it. Now, Mashable does not condone pirating content, but we cannot ignore the fact that the world is Tweeting live screen grabs and reactions to the London Olympics opening ceremony, when they cannot possibly be there or anywhere near Great Britain (and o… More About: nbc olympics, olympics, trending
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| Romney Advisor Tweets ‘Follow Friday’ List of Potential VPs Posted: 27 Jul 2012 02:26 PM PDT 
#FF @KellyAyotte @timpawlenty @GovChristie @BobbyJindal @marcorubio @RepPaulRyan @NewtGingrich— Beth Myers (@BethMyers2012) July 27, 2012 #FF @robportman @bobmcdonnell @CondoleezzaRice @johnthune @Gov_Martinez @RickSantorum— Beth Myers (@BethMyers2012) July 27, 2012 Myers' only other tweet to date was sent last April, when she was named leader of Romney's running mate search. As someone who has worked in partnership with @MittRomney for yea… More About: 2012 presidential campaign, Mitt Romney, Politics, Social Media, Twitter, US, trending
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| Facebook’s Not the Only One Struggling With Mobile Advertising Posted: 27 Jul 2012 02:17 PM PDT 
Compare that to the overall $498 billion global ad market and you might wonder what all the fuss is about. Even newspaper revenues, which hit their lowest mark in 60 years in 2011 were 129 times higher than those for mobile. True, mobile advertising is a fast-growing category -- that 2011 figure is triple what it was in 2009 -- but even if the category nearly doubles, as it's projected to do by 2014, we're still talking about a $3 billion market. At the moment, though, the mobile advertising segment is known for its destructive power -- it's… More About: Facebook, Google, mobile advertising
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| ‘Tumblr the Musical’: Coming to a Dashboard Near You [VIDEO] Posted: 27 Jul 2012 01:58 PM PDT 
What happens when high school theater kids grow up and get hooked on the addictive street drug known as the interwebz? Answer: YouTube videos like this one. "Tumblr: The Musical" turns the art of Tumbln' into a catchy tune, complete Internet meme references, web culture jokes and a cameo from Hipster Ariel. More About: Watercooler, YouTube, tumblr, viral videos
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| Olympian Is ‘Very Bitter’ After Ban From Games for Tweet Posted: 27 Jul 2012 01:39 PM PDT 
The triple jumper posted a tweet earlier this week that roughly translated to: "With so many Africans in Greece…at least the West Nile mosquitoes will eat homemade food!!!" She later apologized for the tweet, but it wasn't enough to prevent the Greek Olympic Committee from expelling her from the Games. What's more, a spokesperson told the Associated Press that the episode had prompted the country's committee to prohibit Greek Olympians from using social media to talk about anything not d… More About: Sports, Twitter, olympics, trending
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| How to Watch the 2012 Summer Olympics Online Posted: 27 Jul 2012 01:14 PM PDT  With the opening ceremony just minutes away, the 2012 Summer Olympics won't just broadcast on television, they'll also appear online. The Olympics has become a more digital -- and more global -- experience. And this year, every event will be streamed online. The only caveat is that, depending on where you live, how you can access the Games might vary. We've rounded up all of the official (read: legal) ways to watch the games live online or on your phone or tablet. No Cable? That's a Problem
Much of online content -- at least in the U.S. -- is accessible only to those who subscribe to cable or satellite. NBC has made the decision to require cable provider authentic… More About: Entertainment, How-To, TV, broadcast, features, livestream, olympics, trending
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| The Olympics Opening Ceremony Looks Like This Posted: 27 Jul 2012 12:58 PM PDT 
The ceremony begins at 9 p.m. in London, which is 4 p.m. on the East Coast of the United States. NBC, which will broadcast over 3,500 hours of Olympic coverage, will not be showing the Opening Ceremony live or allowing online streaming. SEE ALSO: Olympics Opening Ceremony Will Have 3D Component [PIC] If you were there, this is what you would see. We'll be updating this Storify live. [View the story "SPOILER ALERT: This Is What The Opening Ceremony Looks Like" on Storify] Photo By Khedara Ariyaratne, via Google+ More About: 2012 Olympics, Entertainment, London Olympics, Sports, TV, olympics, trending
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| Manicube Delivers Manicures to Your New York Office Posted: 27 Jul 2012 12:57 PM PDT |
| Olympics Opening Ceremony Will Have 3D Component [PIC] Posted: 27 Jul 2012 12:50 PM PDT  Friday's London Olympics Opening Ceremony will have a 3D component. Attendees already inside of the Olympic Stadium have been given 3D glasses and they're turning to Twitter to share their excitement. Young lady handing out 3D glasses. What is Danny Boyle going to do? #olympicsinstagr.am/p/NmEaYtR6BR/— Brad Blanks (@bradblanks) July 27, 2012 ITV News shared the above photo along with other ones, which show some of the gadgets in the stadium. People with the BBC HD channel and 3D TVs will get to join in on the 3D fun, too, every day throughout the Olympics. BBC reports the daily highlights reel will be in 3D for those people, as will the Opening Ceremony, Closing Cerem… More About: 2012 Olympics, 3D, Entertainment, London Olympics, Sports, TV, World, olympics
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| Dane Cook Sparks Outrage With Aurora Shooting Jokes [VIDEO] Posted: 27 Jul 2012 12:38 PM PDT 
The controversial comedian used last week's shooting in Aurora, Colorado as a source of jokes during an appearance at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles Thursday night. In footage obtained by the Daily Caller, Cook can be heard saying, "So I heard that the guy came into the theater about 25 minutes into the movie. And I don't know if you've seen the movie; the movie is pretty much a piece of crap. And, uh, yeah, spoiler alert. And I know that if none of that would have happened, I'm pretty sure that somebody in that theater, abo… More About: aurora shooting, dane cook, trending
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| MashTags: Share Your Funniest #90sTweets Posted: 27 Jul 2012 12:22 PM PDT 
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| Chug for a Medal With This Olympics Drinking Game Posted: 27 Jul 2012 12:06 PM PDT  The Olympic games are a time for sportsmanship, patriotism and drinking -- lots and lots of drinking. Party like it's Saturday night in the Olympic Village from the comfort of your La-Z-Boy with the 2012 Summer Olympics Drinking Game from the Cheezburger Network. Somewhere, a slew of drunks just started cheering for Liechtenstein. Liech-ten-stein! Liech-ten-stein! Image courtesy of Cheezburger More About: Watercooler, london 2012, olympics
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| Mashable Isn’t the Only 7-Year-Old Digital Expert [VIDEO] Posted: 27 Jul 2012 11:49 AM PDT 
Mashable turns seven years old today. In Internet time, that's an eternity. In regular old human time, maybe not so much. We've seen the company grow and change so much along with the digital landscape it covers. It got us thinking: How does a 7-year-old media company compare with actual 7-year-olds? After all, kids born in 2005 -- the year Pete Cashmore started blogging about online innovation -- are true digital natives. What do they have to say about the state of the Internet and the tech that permeates our lives? To find out, we headed just north of New York City to the 92nd Street Y's Camp Yomi. We found plenty of 2nd graders ready and… More About: Kids, Video, birthday, humor, mashable, trending
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| Green Day Rocker Joins ‘The Voice’ Posted: 27 Jul 2012 11:40 AM PDT  NBC's The Voice has rounded out its star-studded cast for season three, roping in Green Day rocker Billie Joe Armstrong to be a mentor to the contestants on judge Christina Aguilera's team. Armstrong joins recently announced mentors Michael Buble, Mary J. Blige and Matchbox 20 frontman Rob Thomas, who will join judges Blake Shelton, Adam Levine and Cee Lo Green. Season three will start Sept. 10. Hey #TeamXtina, how excited are you to see @TheRealXtina and @BJAofficial team up in Season 3?! #TheVoice twitter.com/NBCTheVoice/st…— The Voice (@NBCTheVoice) July 27, 2012 "[The Voice is] not molding artists, it's just giving them a little bit of guidance and direction withou… More About: Entertainment, Music, TV, celebrities, social tv, the-voice
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NBC and the International Olympic Committee have tried to make this one of the most connected, social and widely available Olympics ever. It's on the web, on my iPad, on your smartphone and running 24/7 on TV. Or so it seems. However from the moment the opening ceremonies kicked o… 
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