The ol' 9-5 office gig: great for financial security, ideal for cornflower blue tie fanatics, and kickass for anyone looking to score sweet gym membership benefits. It can get a little dull sometimes, though — especially when you're entrapped by the same beige walls for eight hours each day

Mashable's got your back. We scrounged the web for some of the coolest DIY office contraptions to help distract you from the monotony of cubicle-dwelling. They're easy, simple and only require the most basic of office supplies — so even when you're building them, it still looks like you're working

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Shazam on the iPad just got a whole lot better.

The company launched a completely updated version of its tablet app Thursday, with a new discovery home screen, and an auto-tagging feature that can determine what music, television shows, and even ads are playing around you, identifying them automatically.

“We have seen amazing growth and expansion in both the number of people who use Shazam on iPad as well as their level of engagement,” says Shazam Rich Riley

He says that Shazam currently has more than 300 million global users accessing the app, equating to an astounding ten million queries a day. Growth over the past year has been particularly prevalent in the iPad app, which has seen triple-digit growth in the number of downloads. Read more...

Facebook is a lot like crystal meth — it's highly addictive and will probably cause your teeth to fall out.* Android users are always one tap away from a snarky status update or a friend's vacation pics.

Facebook's Android app has come a long way from its humble beginnings. The most recent iterations are packed with features, from personal settings to page management to power sharing.

Here are a few tricks we use to keep up with Facebook pals on the go.

*Not clinically proven.

1. Sort your News Feed by "Most Recent"

If you don't trust an algorithm to sort your updates for you, use this feature to arrange things chronologically. The setting is not apparent — likely by design. Find it by tapping the three bars on the top-left to bring up the menu. Then tap the gear to the right of "News Feed." This will let you toggle between "Top Stories" and "Most Recent." Read more...

Ready to start marketing your new company, product or brand? Before you create a blog, draft content for your brand-spanking-new website or start tweeting, first define your “brand voice.”

In a nutshell, this is the heart and soul of your communications. More than specific words and phrases, your brand voice is the tone in which you speak to and connect with your audience.

Your voice can be authoritative, informative, fun or just plain witty, but regardless, it must be authentic. As one blogger wrote, “trying to fake your voice is like putting lipstick on a pig.” In other words, your audience will be able to tell if it’s not genuine. And, as studies have shown throughout the years, consumers buy products from brands that they connect to on an emotional level — and stay away from brands that they don’t. Read more...