(CNN) -- The Twitter phenomenon, in which anybody can tell his or her followers anything -- in 140 characters or less -- now has a payoff that can go beyond the thrill of self-publishing. A handful of companies are offering to pay Twitterers to gain ...

Editor's note: Pete Cashmore is founder and CEO of Mashable , a popular blog about social media. He is writing a weekly column about social networking and tech for CNN.com. London, England (CNN) -- If Rupert Murdoch gets his way -- and he's not ...

Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israeli government ministers Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a temporary freeze on settlement construction in the West Bank in an effort to restart peace talks with the Palestinians. The Security Cabinet voted 11-2 in favor of ...

We talk a lot about how big brands are embracing social media as a mechanism to connect directly with customers. Still, it’s much easier to talk about integrating social media into your brand than it is to actually do it. That’s why IKEA’s ...

Ever since Twitter Lists started rolling out to all users, there has been a big race to add the feature to all the popular Twitter clients. When we first previewed Tweetie 2 at the end of September, many of Twitter’s newest features, like native ...

It’s hard to argue against social media’s impact as an effective method of connecting brands and consumers. The efforts of Zappos , Papa John’s and Southwest Airlines are great examples of how a brand can benefit when it opens the door and ...

"Weird Al" Yankovic Helps Explain Auto Tune (Know Your Meme)

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"Weird Al" Yankovic Helps Explain Auto Tune (Know Your Meme)

The Philadelphia medical examiner's office has determined that boxer Francisco Rodriguez died from a "full-blunt impact injury" and ruled his death an accident, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Rodriguez, a 25-year-old former Golden Gloves ...

Josh Byrnes' success in Arizona could hinge on his ability to co-exist with Jeff Moorad as much as his general managing skills.

Former Denver Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan met for seven hours in Denver with Buffalo Bills chief operating officer Russ Brandon on Monday night and Tuesday morning. Brandon delivered what was said to be a persuasive presentation about why ...