Mahalo is pleased to announce its first Startup Certification Internship Program. Over the course of ten weeks, students will experience the ins and outs of “startup life,” learning first-hand lessons about building a new technology brand. Each student will learn how to spot emerging trends on the Web, set and implement editorial standards, track progress using analytical tools, build and manage an online community, recruit new users, apply social media best practices, run a corporate blog, leverage advertising and produce original video content. All of this will be done while actually helping launch a new Mahalo product. As a bonus, each intern that passes the rigorous ten week program will be invited to the TechCrunch 50 startup conference and competition as a guest of organizer and Mahalo CEO Jason Calacanis. Plus, interns will be included on an episode of the popular new web series “This Week in Startups,” discussing their insights and discoveries made within the program.

To be considered for this exciting opportunity fill out the application form here and email your resume to danielle@mahalo.com.

The world was shocked today by a violent tragedy: a coordinated terrorist attack in Mumbai against several sites, including a restaurant, a railway station and two luxury hotels. The Indian city was under siege for several hours, and all major news organizations picked up on this story within about two hours of the first explosions.

The first reported incidents were of explosions at the Oberoi Hotel and at the five-star Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. As the story progressed, reports began to emerge of hostage situations and terrorists repeatedly setting off explosions and throwing grenades out of the hotel windows.

Several Mumbai citizens caught in the midst of these incidents began to report what they saw through their mobile phones, most notably using the social networking service Twitter. User Puneet tweeted all the latest developments through his twitter microblog.

As the night progressed, more details emerged. The authorities now say that 85 people are confirmed dead and approximately 200 more were injured. The targets were apparently American and British diplomats and tourists, as the attacks occurred strategically in areas frequented by foreigners, though many witnesses say that the attackers fired their AK-47s at anyone in sight. A previously unknown group calling itself Deccan Mujahideen claimed responsibility for the attacks, though news organizations suggested that this may be a front for Lashkar-e-Taiba, a group that many nations have listed as a terrorist organization.

A number of decorated Indian anti-terror and police officers were killed in this attack, including Vijay Salaskar, Hemant Karkare and Ashok Kamte.

For continuing coverage and new developments of this tragic story, see Mahalo’s Mumbai Terror Attack category. We will be updating these pages consistently in the days and weeks to come and will continue to present the most accurate and trustworthy information available.

We’re pretty excited about the nifty new features we rolled out last week!

Mahalo’s homepage is known for featuring the latest breaking news. Now, you get the headlines and a snapshot of the related search results page ready at a glance in a tabbed interface that is updated throughout the day.

If you’re more interested in the fun, techie side of things, we’re all over it in our Featured section, where we present the latest Internet memes, video games and the most recent episodes of our popular Mahalo Daily video podcast.

Last but certainly not least: Our new Liveblog brings you bite-sized news, tech, show business and just plain fun and wacky stuff very nearly as it happens with updates every few minutes around the clock. During big breaking news stories, we’ll have video commentary from Mahalo Guides in our video channel. You can also join us in the chat any time to discuss the day’s events.

You can now add your FriendFeed profile to your Mahalo profile. Check out Mahalo’s Friend Feed page to learn what it’s all about, and if you have a FriendFeed account subscribe to Mahalo on FriendFeed.

After you login or create an account, go to your profile and click Add Profiles.

Enter the profile URL for all your other profiles, including FriendFeed.

When people view your Mahalo profile, they can see what you’re up to on FriendFeed and everywhere else you have a profile. You can keep track of your FriendFeed and all your other profiles while on Mahalo.

It’s an easy way to help the Mahalo community learn about you, and browsing members’ other profiles is a great way to discover interesting Mahalo members.

Now that we’ve seen all six episodes from the six finalists, it’s your chance to vote for your favorite Mahalo VLOG Idol contestant! Head on over to MahaloDaily.com to place your vote and leave your feedback in the comments.

We want to hear from you and to sweeten the deal our friends over at Seesmic are offering a free Macbook Air for the best video comment! Watch the video below for more information from show Co-Host Lon Harris.