‘New York Times’ to Launch Online Edition in Brazil
The New York Times is expanding its digital reach with the launch of an online, Portuguese-language edition in 2013, the newspaper announced Sunday. The forthcoming edition will target readers in Brazil, and include both translated stories and original work produced by local writers, the Times said in a statement. Readers can expect between 30 to 40 articles per day on global... Read More
‘New York Times’ to Launch Online Edition in Brazil
The New York Times is expanding its digital reach with the launch of an online, Portuguese-language edition in 2013, the newspaper announced Sunday. The forthcoming edition will target readers in Brazil, and include both translated stories and original work produced by local writers, the Times said in a statement. Readers can expect between 30 to 40 articles per day on global... Read More
Final Numbers Are In: Space Jump Breaks YouTube Record
It’s official: Felix Baumgartner’s jump from the edge of space broke a record for the “live stream with the most concurrent views ever on YouTube,” according to the video-sharing website. At peak, there were more than 8 million concurrent live streams, YouTube said in a Sunday blog post. The jump was broadcast on Red Bull’s YouTube channel. Baumgartner,... Read More
Final Numbers Are In: Space Jump Breaks YouTube Record
It’s official: Felix Baumgartner’s jump from the edge of space broke a record for the “live stream with the most concurrent views ever on YouTube,” according to the video-sharing website. At peak, there were more than 8 million concurrent live streams, YouTube said in a Sunday blog post. The jump was broadcast on Red Bull’s YouTube channel. Baumgartner,... Read More
Stars Stress Value of YouTube, Vimeo For Teen Filmmakers [PICS]
Comedian Al Madrigal, a regular correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, thinks it’s “an amazing time” to be a young filmmaker. Why? They have video-sharing websites. “Now, it’s a generation of people growing up with platforms on which they can launch their own stuff,” he told Mashable at a gala benefit for Reel Works. “You’ve... Read More
China’s Not the Only One Spying On You [SUNDAY COMICS]
Has China, birthplace of most of our gadgetry, slipped in secret backdoor tech to snoop on us? Our friends at The Joy of Tech think so, and it gets worse. More About: Facebook, Google, Sunday Comics, The Joy of Tech, china, comic, trending Read More
Space Jump by Felix Baumgartner Dazzles the Social Web
The social web had record-setting responses to the Red Bull Stratos space jump Sunday. To start with, more than 8 million viewers tuned into YouTube‘s live video stream of Felix Baumgartner’s leap. A number of Stratos-related topics trended on Twitter, including #SpaceJump, #RedBull and #FelixBaumgartner. We’ll keep you posted when we have numbers in from Twitter... Read More
Space Jump Live Stream Already Breaks YouTube Record by 10x
On top of the world record for longest freefall jump, Felix Baumgartner’s Red Bull Stratos space jump has already broken an Internet record. More than 7.1 million people are tuning in to watch the live video of the jump on YouTube, setting an Internet video record. According to All Things D, the previous YouTube viewing record was set during the London Summer Olympic Games,... Read More
Why You Should Keep Facebook and Your Job Search Separate
Can Facebook help or hurt your job search? Most employers are looking you up online — and most job seekers are aware of this. According to a CareerBuilder survey, 37% of employers are looking up candidates’ Facebook profiles, and while they may not intend to look at your profiles for reasons not to hire you, they could find them. Most look to see if the candidate... Read More
Top Comments on Mashable This Week
One Million Fans on Facebook! A huge thank you to our community in the form of this infographic, which tells some of the amazing Facebook stories from members of the Mashable community. Click here to view this gallery. This was a big week for the Mashable community: In addition to the excitement of the vice presidential debate and the new gadgets from Apple, we... Read More
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