Meghan Peters

It's summer in New York, and the weather has been sweltering. Despite the heat, we enjoy being outside and taking part in all kinds of summertime activities. But we can't help daydreaming about refreshing escapes. Whether the deep cerulean of the ocean or the crys...

NBC launched a pair of mobile apps Thursday designed to deliver fans an unprecedented level of access to 2012 Olympics content. Both apps, which are called NBC Olympics Live Extra and NBC Olympics, are available for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and some Android devic...

Perhaps you've heard of The Internet. It's civilization's greatest communications tool, which is why we mostly use it to make Carly Rae Jepsen videos. If you're anything like us, you feel driven -- nay, compelled! -- to share these videos with everyone you've eve...

Mashable's third annual Social Media Day will bring together thousands of people worldwide to celebrate the digital revolution this Saturday. We talked with Doug Ulman, President and CEO of Livestrong, about how social media is mobilizing initiatives for a better ...

Foursquare is about to become a lot richer, thanks to forthcoming apps built off of the location-based network's API. The NYC-based startup unveiled Thursday a developer preview for Connected Apps -- that is, "developer-crafted experiences that exist within Foursq...

The photo sharing app Instagram has redesigned its web view, allowing users to comment and like photos in the browser -- making the popular mobile app an interactive web experience for the first time. The switch comes just three days after Instagram's first update...

Mashable's third annual Social Media Day kicks off Saturday. The worldwide event celebrates the digital revolution that empowers people everywhere to have their voices be heard and connect from miles apart. We asked Alec Ross, senior advisor for innovation to Secr...

In light of Mashable's Social Media Day mission to celebrate the digital revolution, we asked you how social media impacts your local community. From disaster-affected regions using Twitter for community safety to local charities rallying donations from Facebook ...

The world is made up of lines -- many of which intersect to form angles. From the shape of our chairs to the architecture of the homes we live in, angles are everywhere. For this week's Mashable Photo Challenge, we asked you to think about angles. Readers cap...

We're thrilled to announce that GZA/The Genius, founding member of the seminal hip hop group The Wu-Tang Clan, will perform at Mashable's third annual Social Media Day celebration in New York City. GZA has accomplished numerous solo music projects all to great ...

Google I/O, Google's eagerly anticipated developer conference in San Francisco kicks off with a closely watched keynote this afternoon. During this event, Google typically sets the tone for the next 12 months of product innovation, where new platforms emerge and whe...

Social media has made a huge impact in Latin America.  Like other regions of the globe, the tools and technology have been adapted and used in new ways to engage the connected generation. Every network has seen rapid population growth in Latin America over the las...

Should athletes and entertainers be able to tweet endorsements for the brands that sponsor them without clearly labeling those posts as advertisements? The United Kingdom's advertising watchdog says Nike crossed a line this year when two English soccer stars twee...

Mashable, along with the United Nations Foundation and 92nd Street Y, hosted Rio+Social at the Rio conference Tuesday. It offered a wide-ranging global conversation about the impact of social media and technology on sustainability. SEE MASHABLE'S COMPLETE COVERAGE...

Sir Richard Branson, best known for his Virgin Group of more than 200 companies, will be on stage at Rio+Social on Tuesday -- and we want to ask him your questions. The self-made entrepreneur started in the music industry with Virgin Records and has since expanded...

We at Mashable are hosting our third annual Social Media Day on June 30. It's a worldwide event that celebrates the digital revolution and not just the tools, but also the people making it possible: you. We talked with Alex Iskold, Founder and CEO of GetGlue, abo...

The cities of Fort Collins, Colo., and Ottawa, Canada, will officially recognize June 30, 2012, as Social Media Day. Elaine Lindsay of Ottawa and Julia Senesac of Fort Collins led the push for Social Media Day in their respective cities. Lindsay and Senesac met e...

Facebook is culture. It's etiquette. It's inside our language and our love lives. And it changed us all in eight short years. Our relationship with mainstream Facebook? It's complicated. We love watching far-flung friends grow up before our eyes. We love sharin...

Pinterest's newest user is none other than Michelle Obama, the first lady of the United States. The account is officially run by President Obama's campaign staff, but pins posted and captioned by the first lady herself are signed "-mo," the same system used for t...