Elite status on a frequent flyer program can get you the best seats on the plane. Not so long after our best frequent flyer programs discussion, along comes a primer on gaming these programs to get to elite status more quickly. Although earning miles in general has become less rewarding in the last few years, [...]

With business booming, Amazon’s looking to bolster its workforce and there are global openings in both tech and non-tech positions. Learn how to get a job at Amazon with these tips and resources from Amazon’s recruiters. One of the world’s most admired companies, according to Forbes, and listed by CollegeGrad as a top employer for [...]

Mussels are not only inexpensive and tasty, they’re one of the most sustainable seafood that even help improve the environment. Here’s how to make mussels your go-to choice for sustainable seafood. Photo by bugmonkey Buying seafood responsibly is essential for protecting our environment, but choosing the right seafood can be complicated because of all the [...]

Glam Media, one of the largest publishing and advertising networks on the Web, is continuing to expand its international presence with the launch of Glam Media South Korea. The women-focused vertical will represent the sixth international country subsidiary for Glam, adding to platforms in Canada, Germany, Japan, France and the UK. Similar to Glam’s womens [...]

If you take handheld videos (on your smartphone, for example), the videos may suffer from shakiness. YouTube has an easy fix for this issue with their video stablization editing feature. The YouTube clip above shows how to use the video editor’s Effects button to stabilize shaky videos. It may take a few hours for the [...]

Ever since the Nexus S and its nifty little NFC chip hit the market, there’s been speculation that El Goog was planning a foray into the mobile payment arena currently occupied by the likes of Charge Anywhere. Now, it looks like that plan may be in high gear, as the Wall Street Journal reports that [...]

After dipping a toe in the waters with The Dark Knight, starting tonight Warner is offering five more movies for streaming on Facebook including Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Inception, Life as We Know It and Yogi Bear. The deal remains the same, with United States viewers [...]

Surely you’ve heard of graphene, the one-atom-thick layer of pencil lead that has the potential to change the world of computers, batteries and screens? You might want to familiarize yourself with the term “silicine,” too. It’s basically a version of graphene constructed out of silicon, which doesn’t naturally align itself into the same eminently useful [...]

Chances are you’ve accumulated a few spare thumb drives over the years, choosing new ones thanks to better form factors and increased capacities. But what do you do with the old ones that are just lying around? Here are our top 10 clever, fun, and practical uses for your spare thumb drives. 10. Keep Linux [...]

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Mark Suster (@msuster), a 2x entrepreneur, now VC at GRP Partners. Read more about Suster at Bothsidesofthetable Blogs. We all read them to get a sense of what is going on in the world, peeling back layers of the old world in which media was too scripted. By definition, [...]