To what extent can social networking make it easier to find people and solve real-world problems? IN 1967 Stanley Milgram, an American social scientist, conducted an experiment in which he sent dozens of packages to [...]

Move over, Daily Deals and Flash Sales, “Crowdsourcing” is now the biggest fad in ecommerce. Sites in which members invent, design, curate and market products for the marketplace are gaining in popularity. Three such sites [...]

Now a quick game of footie can mean more than just a little exercise–it can mean you’re also building a school. When the Soccket, a soccer ball that produces and stores energy during game play, was [...]

Can you imagine a service like Twitter without advertising, spammers and URL shorteners? Without clunky official clients, and without hostility towards the third-party ecosystem? The 12 strong team at App.net can, and they think enough [...]

Companies that promote the exchange of rides are joining a wave of so-called collaborative consumption sites The annual ritual of piling into the car for the great American summer road trip has a new twist [...]

Eric Schmidt Backs #waywire A new start-up coming out of stealth today — backed by big names like Oprah Winfrey, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner, First Round Capital and Eric Schmidt’s Innovation Endeavors — hopes to [...]

The mega brand partners with Facebook to address a critical issue that affects 800 million people worldwide Over 1/2 billion people are daily Facebook users, collectively creating over 3.2 billion ‘likes’ and ‘comments’ every single [...]

Governments pose the biggest threat to global innovation, a senior adviser to Hillary Clinton has warned. Speaking at LeWeb London, Alec Ross said the “hierarchy of control” is being taken from those in power and [...]

Fab has already racked up more than 4.5 million members   BUMBLEBEE-STRIPED or polka-dotted, neon orange or neo-argyle, socks of all types are selling out fast on Fab.com, a popular design e-tailer. Gung-ho for hosiery, [...]

Social Entrepreneurship   In our social entrepreneurship series, The World at Work, Mashable interviews the faces behind the startups and projects that are working to make a global impact. By harnessing the power of the [...]

Charities need us more than ever. It’s not an easy time to be a charity but many of them are turning to social media to connect with potential donors. In these days of straitened budgets, [...]

“NeighborGoods helps members live less wasteful and more connected lives.” Anyone who doubts that the Internet has the potential to bring people together should take a closer look at Neighborgoods, a service that helps users share goods [...]