Coming to the MashBash party in Austin next month? Every week until the event, we’ll be giving away 2 Sony Bloggie HD Cameras to attendees. Winners will receive their cameras upon arrival in Austin, and you’re invited to capture video clips... 

While NBCOlympics.com has a really cool Twitter Tracker , much of its online strategy for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver has left much to be desired. In addition to not airing events live to people on the West Coast, the network has made... 

A new patent awarded to Facebook this week could have some big implications for the entire social media industry. The world’s largest social network now own the patent for the news feed. Patent #7,669,123 , first unearthed by All Facebook , credits... 

A new patent awarded to Facebook this week could have some big implications for the entire social media industry. The world’s largest social network now own the patent for the news feed. Patent #7,669,123 , first unearthed by All Facebook , credits... 

We recently looked at an example of Twitter collaboration in the music world, but this may be the first case wherein the micro-blogging network was used for mainstream sample clearance. Pitchfork reports on an exchange initiated by Erykah Badu on Twitter,... 

Facebook is planning to open a new office outside of its Palo Alto, California headquarters, and the office of Texas Governor Rick Perry announced in a Facebook note (How appropriate!) that the state is willing to offer Facebook $1.4 million in incentives... 

Opera just released the 10.5 beta version of its web browser for Mac computers — the fifth most popular browser on the market. We previously covered the Pre-Alpha version of 10.5 , but this beta release is likely far more stable. There’s a complete... 

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. So your business is on Facebook, and brand engagement is up thanks to some... 

According to a survey conducted by Liberty Mutual’s Responsibility Project, 56% of Americans think it’s “irresponsible” to friend your boss on Facebook, while 62% of bosses agree it’s wrong to friend an employee. Reuters... 

If you’re like me, the only time you pay any attention to the Olympics is when someone wears something brightly colored (Hello, U.S. snowboard team ). Well, imagine my delight upon finding The Norwegian Olympic Curling Team’s Pants fan page,...