Beating your head against the wall trying to find a specific attachment in your overstuffed Gmail inbox? Google just made life easier for you with a newly added keyword search feature for Gmail attachments. Previously, the popular email client only allowed search within text files, but now users can search within files from several leading…
The amount of time Americans spend on mobile devices and social networking sites is accelerating rapidly — and their news consumption habits are shifting accordingly. In a Pew Research Center survey of 3,003 U.S. adults, 17% said they accessed news on cell phone or tablet device the day before. Even more — 20% —…
Image: Annie I. Bang/Invision/AP/Associated Press Forget about the Great American Novel. Nowadays, people are arguably more focused on composing the Great Global Tweet, which is not something to be taken lightly. In just 140 characters, you have to communicate intelligence, humor, wit or, ideally, some combination. Some take the next step and compose entire stories…
Image: Elizabeth Pierson/Mashable Elizabeth Pierson/Mashable When the pocket protectors and taped glasses version of the geek gradually gave way to present-day techie staples such as hoodies and flip flops, it might have seemed like the evolution of geek style had hit its ceiling — simplicity and comfort in the service of marathon coding sessions. This…
Image: Mashable Composite iStock You know you’ve hit rock bottom, career-wise, when curling up in a fetal position to “take a nap” (read: “quietly sob and hope nobody notices”) under your desk seems like a totally cool and normal thing to do. Just to clarify: It’s not. In my mid-20s, I hit my personal rock…
Apparently sexting isn’t the only heart-pounding activity young adults are getting into on their mobile devices. According to a survey from free texting app textPlus, half of young adults surveyed (ages 18-24) say they’ve discussed the upcoming election on their mobile devices via text message. More than half (56 percent) say they’ve specifically chatted about…
This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. Long hours and hectic schedules are integral components of startup culture. Along with the fun perks, office pups and ubiquitous passion, startups are also known for countless team meetings, working lunches…
This Nov. 14 photo shows Peggy Young, of Lorton, Virginia, with her daughter Triniti, 7, in Washington.Image: Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press In 2006, United Parcel Service driver Peggy Young was put on unpaid leave because she got pregnant. Now, Young is suing her former employer because she believes UPS violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, and the…
In celebration of Earth Day, a website called HooplaHa.com is asking for people everywhere to submit their own Vines of Earth-friendly acts of kindness under the hashtag #GivingVine. HooplaHa, a self-proclaimed “feel good” website that produces original, guaranteed-to-make-you-smile videos, started the #GivingVine campaign earlier this year with the sole purpose of collecting Vines of good…
Our devices play a huge role in our romantic endeavors. We flirt on Twitter, update our relationship status on Facebook and text our beaus throughout the day. But, what is the role of technology in ending a relationship? Tonight’s episode of Love in the Time of Robots — streaming on Mashable — will establish if…
Image: George Marks/Retrofile/Getty Images When you think about the right way to handle getting riled up at work, you probably think of anger management. After all, the best way to remain professional is to stay cool, calm, and collected — right? Turns out, though, anger in the office might help you out more than you…
If you liked David Neevel’s Oreo Separator Machine, we’ve got a treat for you. MTV and its connected content lab, MTV Other, have a new web series starring the quirky physicist. The new project, Practically Useful, premieres today — watch the debut episode above. It centers on Neevel as he attempts to tackle some of…