Scaling Instagram: How the Photo Sharing Startup Avoided Catastrophe in Its First Days Co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger knew immediately that they had to rework everything, and fast -- especially if they were to be ready for the onslaught of weekend photos. Today, just six months later, Instagram's nearly three million users are regularly sharing north of four to five photos a second eac
What Can Social Media Tell Us About American Society? [INFOGRAPHIC] America is obsessed with its social media tools -- more than half of all Americans have a social networking profile. But what does social media tell us about American society? Is our use of social tools a reflection of our interests and behaviors? Social media strategy firm Hasai decided to find out. The result is an infographic t
Most people understand that a high percentage of startups never make it. So what if you could give yourself a leg up on the competition? Below is a list of tips that may help your startup get to the next level. These ideas are not revolutionary, and many successful startups already have these qualities. Why not ensure yours does too? 1. Hire Great Coders If you don’t have the skills to code, make
When you pitch to investors or venture capitalists, assume that you are not going to have a lot of time. Investors constantly get pitched, so it's important to catch their attention quickly and engage them by keeping it simple. SEE ALSO: Mashable's Startup Investment Tips Series Have a presentation (a "pitch deck") prepared with which you can pitch your entire idea and business plan in less than 2
How videos get passed around the web -- in other words, how they "go viral" like the latest strain of influenza -- is more a science than an art. Certainly, creativity is a factor; but there are also tried-and-true formulas for online video success. And the most important factor of all is optimizing for shareability. For example, on average, a 15-second clip will get passed around nearly 37% more
[img src="" caption="" credit="" alt=""] Adobe AIR (short for "Adobe Integrated Runtime") is changing how we interact with certain parts of the web by bringing it directly to our desktops. There's a little bit of everything for everyone in the initial release of applications, so we've gathered together a sampling of 10 apps to give you a taste of what the service has to offer. Be sure to check out
If you're an active internet user with accounts on dozens of websites, chances are you already have dozens of user IDs and passwords to remember. An identity system like OpenID may eventually solve all your problems, but until that time you can make use of various tools to save your passwords and automatically fill out forms. See also: 25+ Ways to Manage Your Online Identity Password Managers (Onl
Finding good website templates is tough. Finding good website templates that are standards compliant (or at least trying to be) is even tougher. Here are more than 40 that are CSS based and standards compliant (or at least with a good head-start on being so). The best part is that they're all free! See also:50 More Beautiful Blogger Templates, 30+ 1-Column WordPress Themes Nautica06 - template wit
[img src="" caption="" credit="" alt=""] It's official, folks: tools for easy mashup creation are a "must have" if you're a huge IT company. Intel's recent announcement of MashMaker puts them side by side with Google, Microsoft and Yahoo!, but there are several other contenders in this unexpectedly crowded space. All these tools have one thing in common: they make it easier to do things that only
Online video is a huge trend - so huge that's it's proving hard to keep track. From video sharing sites to video mixers, mashups and converters, we've brought together more than 150 of our favorite sites in this category. Enjoy. Live Video Communications Stickam - The best site for live video communications with multiple people. There is no major competition for Stickam just yet. Blogtv - Blogtv i
From analyzing your RSS feed to counting page views to visual representations of where your visitors are clicking, there is no shortage of companies looking to help you better understand your web site’s traffic. In our latest “toolbox” installment, we analyze (pun intended) the wide variety of applications and tools available for keeping tabs on how your sites, feeds, blogs, emails, or even your i
The Nintendo Wii, the only console out there that makes you actually lose fat, uses a version of Opera for website browsing. However, regular web sites with their tiny fonts look rather small when viewed from afar. Not to mention the problems with using the Wiimote. Thus, many sites are introducing special versions made exclusively for browsing with the Wii. The latest Wii-focused site to launch w
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