Archive for December, 2007

14 Fun Facts about Mashable 2007

A Happy New Year to all our readers around the world! Here are some fun Mashable facts from the year, some more accurate than others (mail counts are hard to do, but I tried!):6 512 – Number of posts published so far this year300% – the growth in employee numbers in 2007500% – Mashable.com [...]

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Vote Mashable! or Save My Life-Savings!

If you recall, several weeks ago, I posted a plea to engage in some friendly betting:This time around, you can put your money on Mashable (currently at +1600 to win on the odds chart), and turn $100 into $1600. The best part is, unlike with sports betting, you can actually influence your ability to pay [...]

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10 New Years Resolutions Every Geek Should Make

It’s the end of the year – almost quite literally. I’ve only got a few more hours to figure out what my personal goals list will be for next year, but I can at least publish my geek goals so that I’ll have some public accountability as to whether any of these will be [...]

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Mozilla has added live chat to its support page, with a cute little foxy logo. Staffed by a few volunteers, the live support chat is only available for a few hours each day, but it’s a great start. Mozilla has made some pretty significant strides in the past couple of years, and as [...]

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Online Shopping Still Strong After Christmas

Rising gas prices, lower home values and a slightly unstable stock market had no bearing for online spending this past holiday season. According to the latest comScore report, there are some interesting trends to look at here: online spending during the holiday season has doubled since that of last year, indicating that shoppers are [...]

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