We’ve been reporting on the implications of Project Retweet extensively since Twitter announced that were going to officially support retweeting . While on the surface the added retweet functionality is fairly basic, the change has the potential to disrupt the status quo for many users comfortable with the way things are. Mashable&#…

Remember those Microsoft-approved parties for the Windows 7 launch ? Have you applied and been trying to figure out how to make your bash extra special? Fret no more, because Microsoft has a handy video tutorial for how to hold your gathering the right way. On first view we were tempted…

Remember Google Caffeine ? It’s the new Google search engine that’s going to replace the old one. We’ve tested it thoroughly , and while we’ve seen some signs of improvement, the change is far from dramatic. The test version of Caffeine has been available on www2.sandbox.google…

Even before Sony’s big unveil earlier this month at Cologne GamesCom, it felt like we already knew the PlayStation 3 Slim quite intimately. A leak from back in May gave us a glimpse of every angle of the hardware’s exterior, and even the final retail box. At that point, we didn’t know what to make…

Wikipedia is one of the most prominent cases for world collaboration and social media in action. Unlike the standard encyclopedia, often written by experts and sourced from the same, Wikipedia articles are entirely community-built, often without restrictions. If you can create an account, you can write and edit Wikipedia articles. …

Having created an aura of surreal creepiness around its handset, Palm seems ready to talk about the Pre’s features (not just its feelings) in its latest video ad. Whether the change is in response to viewer unrest or a natural progression of the advertising campaign is unknown. But if princess waiffy…

Earlier today, we were overwhelmed with reports of follower counts dropping for many users, as a result of Twitter’s purge of spammy accounts. We still haven’t noticed a (significant) change in our personal accounts or Mashable’s Twitter account , but it’s possible that this change is being delivered gradually …

Although Facebook has beaten MySpace in terms of traffic and attention ( both in the US and internationally ), MySpace is still the social network of choice when it comes to bands and music . Clearly, MySpace still resonates well when it comes to certain areas of interest; this advantage can be extended…

Earlier this month, a deal between Internet radio providers and the record labels at long last provided some clarity around the long-term prospects for the medium. Big players like Pandora now pay a per-song fee or percent of revenue on each song streamed – whichever is higher – while smaller…

Earlier today we mentioned that Digg.com appears to have changed the behavior of its short URLs so they no longer go to the source of the story for logged-out users: instead they direct visitors to a landing page on Digg.com. The change has many negative implications for publishers, …