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This year's Mobile World Congress is fast approaching — are you caught up on all of Mashable's digital media resources? If not, don't fret. Here's our convenient and comprehensive weekly features roundup.
This week we have a list of free Android apps you'll use every day, tips for reaching voters successfully via social media and how to get your Facebook friends' birthdays onto your Google calendar. We've also covered everything you need to know about the new PlayStation Vita, tips for small business marketing on Facebook and an explanation of how Google's +1 button affects SEO. You'll even find an interview with Zooey Deschanel and Sophia Rossi as two of the three co-founders of HelloGiggles, a new website for empowering young women.
If you're looking for the best social media, business and technology resources, you've come to the right place:
Editor's Picks
- Pinterest or Porn-terest? What the Social Network Is Doing to Keep It Clean
If you've browsed Pinterest, you may have seen a nude photo or two. Here is Pinterest's policy and what its team is doing about it. - 5 Tips for Reaching Voters in the Social Stream
2012 might be the year where social media marketing can make or break a political campaign. Here are tips to drive political awareness using new media channels. - How HelloGiggles Creates a Positive Online Community for Young Women
HelloGiggles is warming up the cold, often critical world of the web, with fun and empowering, lady-friendly content. - How Google's +1 Button Affects SEO
Google's +1 button doesn't share content to the stream the way the Facebook "Like" does, but there must be a connection to search. Here's what we know so far. - The 10 Most-Followed Brands on Pinterest
Zoomsphere has compiled a list of the 10 most-followed brands on Pinterest. - 10 Free Android Apps You'll Use Every Day
We have rounded up 10 solid apps that will make your daily routine, and life in general, much easier.
Social Media
- 5 Tips for Using LinkedIn's Mobile Site
Not interested in tacking on another app to your smart phone? Check out these tips for using LinkedIn's mobile site. - 10 Creative Pinterest Board Hacks by Mashable Readers
Last week, we shared tips to trick out your Pinterest Boards with a simple hack. Then, we asked you to share your own creations! - 10 Awesome Animated Google+ Profiles [VIDEOS]
We've seen some great Google+ profile hacks in the past, but there's a new breed of design in town — the animated Google+ profile. - How to See Facebook Birthdays in Google Calendar
One of Facebook's most useful features is the way it alerts you to the birthdays of all your buddies. Did you know that you can export this valuable data to other calendar applications? - 8 Ways Pinterest Is Inspiring Projects
Mashable and CNN iReport asked how you were using Pinterest for project inspiration. Here are the results you sent us. - 10 Non-Profits Leveraging Pinterest for Social Good
Non-profits are flocking to Pinterest and utilizing its features to gain exposure and build support. - How to Hide From Annoying Friends on Facebook Chat
Whether you want to chat in secret from the boss, hide from your annoyingly talkative cousin or only appear as online to one special person, we can help you out.
For more social media news and resources, you can follow Mashable's social media channel on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.
Business & Marketing
- 9 Hot Tips for Small Business Marketing on Facebook
Think you need a large budget and a whole army to maintain a marketing campaign on Facebook? Think again. Here are a few time-saving tricks. - Is YouTube Too Big to Fail?
YouTube won't be getting government money anytime soon, but as it fights copyright lawsuits, court decisions could be setting precedent for a "judicial bailout." - Yelp: From Scrappy Startup to $100 Million IPO [INFOGRAPHIC]
Yelp will hit the stock market on March 2. Here's a look at how far they've come in terms of user growth and revenue. - What Marketers Can Learn From Whole Foods' Organic Approach to Pinterest
Take a look at just how the organic grocery company is targeting users of Pinterest in a winning way. - How to Fix Microsoft With Marketing
A company cannot be truly effective unless it markets life-improving products, but Microsoft sees itself as a product engineering organization. - 3 Things Retailers Can Learn from Mom and Pop Facebook Stores
Social commerce is thriving. Here are three things small sellers can teach large retailers about Facebook commerce.
For more business news and resources, you can follow Mashable's business channel on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.
Tech & Mobile
- 5 Places to Get Digital Textbooks
The days of shuffling that 10-pound textbook to class or those countless fiction novels in your backpack are over. Check out these five digital text services. - The Evolution of Online Travel [INFOGRAPHIC]
From the very first electronic system to the hottest travel websites on the Internet, here's how we've changed the ways to get away. - 5 Ground-Breaking Competitions for Innovative Youth
Hosted by major companies and organizations, these five STEM competitions are giving young people a chance to innovate. - 5 Key Components of a Successful Interest Graph
What's involved when building a complete and expressive interest graph platform? How can the resulting graph effectively optimize data? - Everything You Need to Know About Wireless Spectrum [INFOGRAPHIC]
Want to know more about spectrum, the invisible signals that wireless devices such as cell phones rely upon? Look no further. - PlayStation Vita: 15 Games You Can Play at Launch
On Feb. 22, the PlayStation Vita and its games were released in the U.S. Find out what games you can play. - How Mobile Payments Are Revolutionizing Public Transit
Various countries worldwide are experimenting with new ways to reach out to travelers and make the payments process a lot easier. - Snow Day: 10 Wonderful Wintery iPhone Photographs
From the first frost through to adventures in sledding via some beautiful nature scenes, our gallery captures many aspects of wintery weather. - PlayStation Vita: Everything You Need to Know
Mashable answers all your questions about PlayStation's new mobile gaming device, Vita. - Nostalgia Overload: New Tumblr Challenges You to Draw Classic Video Game Maps From Memory
"Mapstalgia" is a Tumblr blog where readers submit video game maps they've drawn from memory. What is it about game worlds that make them so memorable? - What You Need to Know About Building a Mobile App for Your Brand
So, you're interested in a customized mobile app for your business. Here are some major points to consider before you start your project. - 5 Essential Mobile Apps for Keeping Up With U.S. Politics
Use these five politically-minded apps for your smartphone or tablet to stay on top of the latest U.S. election and government news. - 10 Best Strategy Games for Android
Looking for a mobile gaming fix that's a bit more cerebral? We've plucked out the 10 best strategy games from the Android market. - 8 Free Apps for Planning Your Perfect Night Out
The weekend is finally here and you're ready for a great time with your friends. We've assembled a list of free apps to plan your perfect night out. - Happy Birthday, Steve Jobs: A Look Back at the Man Who Changed Tech
Feb. 24, 2012, would have been Steve Jobs's 57th birthday. We'd like to wish the man who changed the face of technology a happy birthday with some of our favorite coverage of him throughout the years.
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