The lazy person's guide to personal branding

You have a personal brand, whether you like it or not

Thanks to the Internet, everyone can present a shiny, online version of themselves as a quick way to cash in. Personal brands are no longer just for stars like Oprah or Beyoncé. It's an important way to set yourself apart from the loud voices crowding online culture

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But where to start? It has become its own business, with various experts in the field telling you what you can and can't do. It can be an intimidating experience for someone who has social media platforms like Twitter or LinkedIn, but might not know how to use them Read more...

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Facebook update gives you more control over your News Feed

Facebook is giving you more ways to tweak what you see in your News Feed.

The social network unveiled a new settings menu and customization options for News Feed that allows users to personalize the types of content they see.

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The News Feed settings menu, which appears in the Facebook apps and on the web, displays which friends appear most often in your News Feed and which friends you've chosen to unfollow

From there, you can choose to unfollow people you don't want to see anymore or re-follow (Facebook calls it "reconnecting" with) those you've previously hidden from your feed. Read more...

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Zuckerberg: 'The Social Network' version of me was 'kind of hurtful'

Mark Zuckerberg isn't the most emotive of public speakers, but he managed to get pretty candid Thursday during a widely-touted, livestreamed Q&A from Facebook HQ — answering a variety of questions on the social network, and his thoughts on life and business

And perhaps the most candid moment came when Zuckerberg was asked his thoughts about The Social Network, the 2010 Academy Award-winning movie about the founding of Facebook

"They just kind of made up a bunch of stuff that I found kind of hurtful," was the Facebook founder's verdict on the film. Not only did he "not know what an appletini was" — a drink he's shown consuming in the film — but also "they made up this plot line about how I decided to create Facebook to attract girls." Read more...

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Facebook adding Donate button to the News Feed to help fight Ebola

Facebook is adding a "Donate Now" button to users' News Feeds to help raise money to fight Ebola

Facebook members will see a message at the top of their feeds on Thursday urging them to donate money to Ebola relief efforts.

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The button will allow users to contribute to any of three nonprofits — the International Medical Corps, the American Red Cross and Save The Children — that actively work in the areas of the world most heavily impacted by Ebola; the disease has plagued the West African countries of Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan donated $25 million to the Centers for Disease Control Foundation to put an end to the Ebola outbreak last month Read more...

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Photo challenge: Show us a shot of paths crossing

The art of photographing architecture can take on many forms. For this week's Mashable Photo Challenge, we want you to focus on intersectionsPeter Molick, an architectural photographer based in Houston, Texas, will be our guest host.

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After working in architecture for nearly eight years, Molick recently stepped away to practice photography. "Cameras have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember," he said. "Growing up, my dad built a darkroom in our basement and I can’t remember a time since then when I didn’t have a camera in my hand in some capacity." Read more...

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Twitter tries to make it easier to tweet, looks more like Facebook

Announcing the 2014 Mashies winners

Another year of the Mashies, Mashable's digital marketing and advertising awards program, has come and gone. We were thoroughly impressed by the creativity and originality of all the submitted campaigns.

Finalists and digital marketing enthusiasts gathered in New York Tuesday evening at an awards ceremony at Gotham Hall to celebrate the outstanding work and to congratulate the winners. Winning campaigns were selected by a panel of expert judges in partnership with Mashable's editorial team.

Without further ado, here is a list of the winners and finalists for each category. Congratulations to all! Read more...

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