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Microstock’s stock is rising: $265 million for Shutterstock, Fotolia

Microstock’s stock is rising: $265 million for Shutterstock, Fotolia

Six years after Getty bought iStockPhoto for $50 million, it looks like the microstock photography sector, in which pro-amateur photographers sell their pictures on commission through online marketplaces, is getting… Read more »

Mozilla and Google Cry Foul Over Browsers in Windows 8

Mozilla and Google Cry Foul Over Browsers in Windows 8

If you thought you’d be happily browsing the web in eitherGoogle Chrome or Mozilla Firefox on that Windows 8 tablet you’re planning on buying, think again. According to Mozilla,Microsoft is planning to… Read more »

Microsoft invests $300m in Barnes & Noble’s Nook; more e-books for Windows

Microsoft invests $300m in Barnes & Noble’s Nook; more e-books for Windows

A few months after Barnes & Noble announced it was looking to spin off its Nook business, Microsoft and B&N are forming a strategic partnership that combines Nook and the B&N… Read more »

The Difference Between Popularity And Influence Online

The Difference Between Popularity And Influence Online

Digital influence is one of the hottest trends in social media and it is also one of the least understood. Like some relationships on Facebook, “it’s complicated.” Klout, PeerIndex, Kred and many… Read more »

WHICH POLITICIANS ARE GETTING THE TECH INDUSTRY’S MONEY.

WHICH POLITICIANS ARE GETTING THE TECH INDUSTRY’S MONEY.

Thanks to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), lots of tech junkies have become politics junkies, too. For that reason, we decided to figure out which candidates got the most money… Read more »

Why Windows 8 is Microsoft’s most vital launch in years

Why Windows 8 is Microsoft’s most vital launch in years

Microsoft Windows was a fact of life for an entire generation raised on the PC. But we live in a different world now, and perhaps nothing underscores how much that… Read more »

Naked Apartments strips the hassle out of real estate hunting

Naked Apartments strips the hassle out of real estate hunting

This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see… Read more »

Industry Moves: TubeMogul; Vibrant; RTP; Joule; Adara; Think Realtime

Industry Moves: TubeMogul; Vibrant; RTP; Joule; Adara; Think Realtime

is a roundup of some of the latest executive-level hirings and exits in the world of digital media business… – TubeMogul: Paul Joachim is joining as chief revenue officer, leaving his… Read more »

6 signs Microsoft has got its mojo back

6 signs Microsoft has got its mojo back

Two star hires and a well-reviewed phone-and-tablet OS do not necessarily remake a company, but they do ease the perception — prevalent in recent years — that Microsoft is on… Read more »

The number of homes with connected TVs is rising fast– and it’s not because of smart TVs

The number of homes with connected TVs is rising fast– and it’s not because of smart TVs

More than a third of American homes have at least one TV that’s hooked up to the internet, according to new research. And connected videogame consoles, like Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and… Read more »