As we kicked off the first weekend of the summer season here at Mashable, our posts stayed focused on the hottest social media, technology, viral videos and fascinating finds from the world over.
And find we did, with a boatload of new apps arriving, summer sports pumping up the social media, hilarious YouTube clips and tech from the near and far future.
No need to worry about missing anything — we’ve gathered every morsel in one handy place for you. So here it is, our revamped Weekend Recap, complete with a new section, “Editor’s Picks,” where I chose the posts that not only garnered the most traffic, but that I thought were the weekend’s best.
So have at it, and go out there and make a great week!
Editor’s Picks
‘Game of Thrones’ Parodied to the Tune of Maroon 5 [VIDEO]
10 Funniest Tweets of the Week
The Subtle Usefulness of ‘NSFW’
News & Opinion Essentials
Oprah Book Club Returns in New Digital Form
Foursquare App Getting a Face-Lift This Week [PICS]
Nintendo Shows Off Controller, Social Functions of Wii U [PICS]
AnyTouch Turns Any Surface Into a Touchscreen [VIDEO]
Partial Lunar Eclipse Monday Sets Stage for Venus Transit
5 Ways Social Media Is Revolutionizing Talent Acquisition
Foursquare App Getting a Face-Lift This Week [PICS]
Android Angst: Ice Cream Sandwich Adoption Moving Slowly [VIDEO]
TomTom Launches Quirky YouTube Summer Contest [VIDEOS]
Pinterest Rolls Out Curated Newsletter for Users
Cellphone Plans Could Be Data-Only in 2 Years, Says AT&T CEO
Reddit 101: Co-Founders Explain the Community [VIDEO]
In a Relationship: Mobile Apps and the Cloud [INFOGRAPHIC]
YouTube’s 10 Most-Shared Ads in May
Facebook to Receive GLAAD Award for LGBT Efforts
Egyptian President Ousted During Arab Spring Is Sentenced to Life in Prison
One-way Ticket to Mars, Please: Startup Plans Space Colony in 2023
Mets Pitch First No-Hitter in 50-Year History
Are Obese Employees Killing Your Company? [INFOGRAPHIC]
BlindSquare: App Uses Foursquare Data to Help the Blind Navigate Streets
It’s Facebook Election Week: How You Can Vote on Your Privacy
Google To One-Up Apple, Announce 3D Maps a Week Earlier [VIDEO]
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Weekend Leisure
5 Fascinating Things We Learned From Reddit This Week
Umbrella Makes 8-Bit Sounds When Rained On [VIDEO]
Internet Users React to Potential ‘Zombie Apocalypse’
Magnetic Phone Mount Could Make Your Life Easier [VIDEO]
Katie Couric Creates Spotify Playlist for Diamond Jubilee [AUDIO]
Wear Your Own Voice Recording Around Your Neck
Radical Skateboarding Tricks Dazzle in Super Slow-Motion [VIDEO]
Write, Read, Share on Widbook, the ‘YouTube of Books’
Are Teens Beginning to Prefer Twitter to Facebook?
‘O Fortuna’ Animation Filled with Memes, Misheard Lyrics [VIDEO]
Portable Electricity Generator Uses a Single Tea Light For Power [VIDEO]
Older Internet Users Pick Better Passwords Than Teens [STUDY]
Helpful Resources
The Beginner’s Guide to Tumblr
7 Travel Tools for Planning Your Family Adventure
Top 5 Mashable Comments and Conversations This Week
50 Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed
How to Use Social Media for Employee Referrals
10 Tools for Planning Great Meals
5 Startups Infusing Social Good with Innovation
Here’s last week’s Weekend Recap.
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