A suburban house cat in Ireland boarded a train and ended up lost in the bustling city of Dublin, but she was returned to her owner thanks to Twitter . After train station staff discovered the cat named Lilou (not to be confused with the almost-iconic... 

We’ve seen marriage proposals , political protests , high-profile resignations and daring escapes executed via Twitter; here’s a new one for the list of bizarre and significant tweets. Ben Huh , founder and CEO of the Cheezburger Network... 

While checking into a Facebook Places location recently, one Mashable reader noticed a new tab: Photo Memories. We’ve been unable to duplicate the same tab ourselves, which means Facebook may be testing this feature with a small number of users... 

Google has acquired Ångströ, a service for delivering intelligent search results about a person’s professional network. It has also hired its founder, likely in an effort to build a legitimate competitor to Facebook . “With the help of... 

London-based fashion company CuteCircuit has just upped the ante in the Little Black Dress category. The company recently released images and a few details about its forthcoming M-Dress , a dark, richly textured, form-fitting silk jersey dress that also... 

A class action lawsuit has been filed against Facebook in a Los Angeles County Superior Court alleging that the company commercially misappropriated the names and likenesses of minors without parental consent. The plaintiffs are seeking financial restitution... 

Facebook has posted its highly-polished promotional video for Facebook Places online; it’s a glimpse into how the company hopes users will utilize its new location service. The world’s largest social network first played the two-and-a-half... 

Google has acquired visual search and price comparison engine Like.com, according to an open letter posted on Like.com’s website. “Since 2006, Like.com has been moving the frontiers of eCommerce forward one step at a time,” said Munjal... 

The venture capital arm of Verizon, Verizon Ventures, has invested $400,000 in CardStar . The Boston-based CardStar makes a mobile app for iPhone, Android and Blackberry that lets users store all of their membership cards in one digital repository. The... 

Soon, some New Yorkers will be able pay for their purchases with their smartphones rather than their credit cards. Bank of America and Visa are working together to launch a new test program that will bring digital wallet capabilities to smartphones....