The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “5 Socially Conscious Startups You Need to Know Right Now”.Lauren Drell says, “In our social entrepreneurship series, The World at Work,Mashable interviews the faces behind the startups and projects that are working to make a global impact.By harnessing the power of the web and digital technology, these companies have offered resources to women-founded startups, funded socially conscious ideas and used competition to inspire innovation”.5 Socially Conscious Startups You Need to Know Right NowMashable.com [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “How Instagram Took America by Storm [INFOGRAPHIC]”.Zoe Fox says, “Have you caught Instagram fever?The flaming hot mobile app and recent $1 billion Facebook acquisition now has more than 40 million users.This Online Colleges infographic shares some impressive stats behind the viral mobile photography app. Instagram gains one new user every second. One billion photos have been taken with the app — that’s roughly 58 photos uploaded each second”.How Instagram Took America by Storm [INFOGRAPHIC]Mashable.com [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Are Facebook’s Shares Priced Too High? [POLL]”.Todd Wasserman says, “The Facebook IPO continues its long march towards actually happening.The company cleared one of its final hurdles on Thursday when it announced a range for it’s opening-day stock price of between $28 and $35.Instantly, the Internets began debating the Goldilocks conundrum: Is it too high? Too low? Just right?”.Are Facebook’s Shares Priced Too High? [POLL]Mashable.com [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “65+ Hot Events in Business and Social Media”.Lauren Hockenson says, “From digital advertising conferences to programming hackathons and everything in between, you’ll definitely find a swanky locale to suit your professional and personal interests from the selection of more than 65 events on Mashable’s new Events Board. Whether you’re an event organizer or an event-goer, our Events Board is an essential resource for helping you build relationships, engage face-to-face and learn about new trends in the business”.65+... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “eBay to Open Large Tech Office in NYC”.Samantha Murphy says, “eBay announced its plans to open a large office in New York City Thursday, making it the latest Silicon Valley-based company to bring new tech jobs to the Big Apple.eBay will open a technology center located at 625 6th Avenue in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood this fall. The office will include the Hunch team, a site eBay acquired in late 2011 that makes recommendations based on user preferences, and will also house more than 200 people in the next few... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “LinkedIn Spends $119 Million on SlideShare — the YouTube of Slideshows”.Brian Anthony Hernandez says, “Professional social network LinkedIn on Thursday snagged presentation-sharing platform SlideShare for $118.75 million.Often described as the “YouTube for slideshows,” SlideSharehas let people store and share presentations as well as documents, PDFs, videos and webinars since 2006″.LinkedIn Spends $119 Million on SlideShare — the YouTube of SlideshowsMashable.com [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Facebook Sets IPO at $28 to $35 a Share”.Emily Price says, “Facebook announced the price for its initial public offering at $28 to $35 per share Thursday afternoon. The company will offer 337,415,352 shares of Class A common stock at a yet-unspecified date.A statement from Facebook reads:“Facebook, Inc. is offering 180,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock and the selling stockholders are offering 157,415,352 shares of Class A common stock…”.Facebook Sets IPO at $28 to $35 a ShareMashable.com [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Shareholder Alleges Yahoo CEO Lied About His Computer Science Degree”.Todd Wasserman says, “Dan Loeb, an activist investor in Yahoo, is alleging that CEO Scott Thompson lied to shareholders and the SEC about getting a computer science degreeand is calling on the board to take immediate action.The letter also accuses Director Patti Hart of misrepresenting her degree from Illinois State University as one in marketing and economics though she actually got a degree in business administration”.Shareholder Alleges Yahoo... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “How One Startup Is Reinventing the Mail”.Jesse Draper says, “Talk about a secret startup! James Hirschfeld and sister Alexa started Paperless Post while James was still in college at Harvard. They worked on their business in secret, pushing the definition of “stealth mode” to new heights: James designed their product in his dorm room without even telling his roommate! They didn’t want to tell a soul until they were ready to launch”.How One Startup Is Reinventing the MailMashable.com [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Pinstagram! How Two Friends Merged Pinterest and Instagram in Two Days”.Zoe Fox says, “What would happen if two of the digital world’s hottest startups, Pinterest and Instagram, were mashed into one?Two friends decided to find out, in a weekend coding adventure that began as a joke.Pek Pongpaet and Brandon Leonardo were discussing how many startups are pitched to VC firms with phrases such as “We’re an X for Y, like an AirBnB for dogs,” Pongpaet toldMashable“.Pinstagram! How Two Friends Merged Pinterest... [...]