links for 2010-04-29

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• 3 Manly Pinterest Alternatives for Your Beard and Bacon Needs
  Are the images in your Pinterest feed not quite manly enough for you? If you think the virtual pinboard site is a little too feminine, you’re not alone In a recent Pew study of social media users, 25% of women said they used Pinterest, compared to a meager 5% of men. Since Pinterest’s creation, a number of similar websites have popped up that offer pins in w […]
  The Daily Dot
• 10 Things That Wish They Were Turtles
  It's World Turtle Day, hooray! Today, we finally get to celebrate the awesomeness of the shelled reptiles of the planet. These chill dudes really don't get the recognition they deserve, constantly being out-cuted by puppies and cats and singing goats But we know what's up — turtles are just swell with their rock-hard shells and affinity for he […]
  Neha Prakash
• Watch: We Spoke With a Solar Impulse Pilot as He Flew to Texas
  Can an airplane flying during the day and night really cross the United States running only on solar power? The team at Solar Impulse is setting out to prove it's possible — and Mashable spoke with one of the pilots live as he flew from Phoenix to Dallas. Solar Impulse pilot André Borschberg talked with us via in-cockpit satellite phone about keeping fo […]
  Alex Fitzpatrick
• How 1.8 Million Online Activists Helped End the Boy Scouts' Gay Youth Ban
  Millions of online activists, signing some 124 different petitions, helped to end the Boy Scouts of America's century-long ban on gay members. According to online petition platform Change.org, 1,866,000 signatures were collected on petitions advocating the Boy Scouts change its policy. To celebrate this milestone, Change.org created this infographic, wh […]
  Zoe Fox
• Forget To Give A Birthday Gift? Facebook Reminds Users
  Facebook is continuing its push to get users to buy Gifts — even after birthdays have passed. Some users have started to see, when they click on their birthday notification, prompts to buy a Gift for users who have already had their birthdays. Facebook also lets users know who has birthdays coming up, so they can schedule a Gift. continued… New Career Opport […]
  Justin Lafferty
• Google Brings Intelligent Search to Google+ Photos
  Google is now making it easier for users to find their own photos using Google Search. On its Inside Search blog, the company explained that users can now search for and through their photos hosted in Google+ Photos. Searching for the query "my photos" offers up this result, personalized with your own Google+ photographs. But it gets better. The sy […]
  Christina Warren
• Ashton Kutcher: 'I Don't Think Anyone Has Mastered Mobile'
  Actor and prominent startup investor Aston Kutcher took the stage at CTIA Thursday to talk about mobile, and specifically mobile apps. During a fireside chat at the wireless trade show Kutcher talked about how he discovers the apps that he uses and invests in, as well as how he currently sees the wireless industry. “Most of the apps that I discover come from […]
  Emily Price