The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “The Rise of the Mommy Blogger [INFOGRAPHIC]”.Sam Laird says, “The mommy blogger has been around for several years now, but did you know the army of chatty, tech-savvy mothers was this large — and monied?14% of all American mothers with at least one child in their household blog about parenting or turn to blogs for advice, according to a recent study by Scarborough Research. About 3.9 million moms in the United States identify as bloggers, but just 500 of them are considered to be influential among other mothers”.Blueseed... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Is Social Media Playing a Role in a Global Power Revolution?”.Alex Fitzpatrick says, “Social media and technology are mere catalysts in a global revolution that’s altering the very nature of power in our civilization. This movement is mixing the top-down “old power” with a sideways-flowing “new power,” according to the 92Y’s deputy executive director, Henry Timms.Timms believes social media is accelerating a people-driven revolution that’s transforming everything from political arrangements to business models,... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Viddy Hits 26M Users, Is Valued at $200M [REPORT]”.Todd Wasserman says, “Viddy, the video-sharing app, has hit 26 million users and is seeking new financing that would value the company at $200 million, according to a report.In addition to hitting 26 million users, Viddy is signing up 1 million new users a day, according to The Wall Street Journal. Reps from Viddy could not be reached for comment at press time”.Blueseed is funded by Peter Thiel, the billionaire co-founder of PayPal and early investor in Facebook. Famous... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Pirates Off Silicon Valley! 133 Startups to Live on This Rogue Boat [PICS]”.Chris Taylor says, “If you float it, they will come.That’s the lesson of Blueseed, a brave new utopia for startups that will be anchored in international waters, 12 miles off the coast of the San Francisco peninsula — aka Silicon Valley — sometime in the second half of 2013. The company calls its floating campus the “Googleplex of the sea.”Blueseed is funded by Peter Thiel, the billionaire co-founder of PayPal and early investor in... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Analyst Says Don’t Believe What Analysts Say About Tech Products”.Sean Captain says, “At TechNewsDaily, we write about how real tech products, services, tips and cultural trends affect real people.But it’s impossible not to also hear business pundits spinning their interpretations in the press. You’re just not going to avoid news of Apple’s current or Facebook’s expected share price, for example”.Analyst Says Don’t Believe What Analysts Say About Tech ProductsMashable.com [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “4 Tips For Gamifying Your Marketing Plan”.Darren Steele says, “The hype around gamification is fairly new, but the idea has been around for some time. In fact, badges and leader boards could be considered the new sweepstakes and loyalty rewards. And gamification is not just for major consumer brands and their tech-savvy 18-to-34-year-old demographic. There are examples where gamification in marketing has worked spectacularly for 50-year-old rural ranchers. In other words, any audience is up for grabs”.4 Tips For... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “35 Million Users Later, Twitpic Launches its First App”.Sarah Kessler says, “Twitpic, a service that puts photos on Twitter before Twitter itself let you do that, launched its first mobile app on Monday.The free iPhone app lets users edit photos and add filters before posting them to Twitter. Twitpic founder Noah Everett says that a similar Android app will be released within the next month”.35 Million Users Later, Twitpic Launches its First AppMashable.com [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Mashable Is Heading to Brazil for Rio+Social”.Zoe Fox says, “Mashable is thrilled to announce that we’ll be co-hosting Rio+Social on June 19, during the historic UN Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20.Rio+Social, a one-day event in Rio de Janeiro, will explore how social media and technology can play a pivotal role in creating sustainable solutions for the future of the planet. The day will be an opportunity to push the conversations of government leaders being held at Rio+20 beyond the UN conference to a digitally... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Why Apple Won by Betting Against the Web”.Sarah Kessler says, “Roger McNamee, the managing director and co-founder of venture capital firm Elevation Partners, has a theory about how Apple became the biggest U.S. technology growth story of all time:“The thing that made Apple successful was betting against the web,” he said on stage at Mashable Connect Friday”.Why Apple Won by Betting Against the WebMashable.com [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “FBI Wants Wiretap-Ready Social Networks Soon [VIDEO]”.Sam Laird says, “The Federal Bureau of Investigation wants to make Facebook and other social networks easier to use for spying on suspected criminals — and it wants access ASAP.High-ranking FBI officials and other government representatives have been meeting with Internet industry leaders to ask them not to oppose a proposed law that would give federal agencies backdoor access to social networking sites, CNET reports”.FBI Wants Wiretap-Ready Social Networks... [...]