The reporters and editors at Mashable spent the week buzzing around the Internet like digital bees, checking out all the best new apps and gadgets. To help you get up to speed in a hurry, we gathered all our most usable stories into this one post.
In addition to the topics we normally cover — social media, business, tech and lifestyles — this week's features roundup contains a couple of comedy posts. The Internet is nothing if not funny, right?
Editor's Picks
- 5 College Classes You'll Wish You Could Take
Remember that viral video in December of an eagle picking up a baby? - iTwin Connect Lets You Browse Restricted Sites From Your Work PC
The iTwin Connect makes web browsing on public computers and networks private, and makes it possible to browse restricted websites. - 8 Excellent Tech Habits to Adopt Right Now
We offer useful hints that'll get you better organized, more productive and safer in 2013. - 10 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do With Your Smartphone
You might not have thought of all you can do with your smartphone. Here are 10 apps with useful functions to help you complete physical-world tasks. - Drive Thru Employees Stumped by Invisible Driver Prank
Magician and YouTube prankster Magic of Rahat stumped drive-thru workers by pulling up to the window in a suit that camouflages him with the car seat. Hilarity ensues.
Social Media
- 5 Fascinating Facts We Learned From Reddit Last Week
Did you know male puppies will let females win during play? Reddit knows. - Facebook App Helps You Identify Which Friend Got You Sick
A Facebook app scans status updates and check-ins to help you identify who may have gotten you sick — or who is likely to. - Reeddit Offers a Fresh Face for Reddit
"Reeddit," a new formatting app for Reddit, lets you easily customize your own channels. - Don't Fall for This 'Faceboourk' Phishing Scam
A convincing scam steals users' personal details and credit-card information before taking them to the real Facebook. - 9 Terrible Instagram Filters You'll Never Use
No one should ever, ever use these nine fake Instagram filters. - Facebook Charging $100 to Message Mark Zuckerberg
If you try to send founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg a message on Facebook, the social network may offer to keep the message out of his "Other" Inbox — for a cool $100.
Business & Marketing
- 5 Marketing Predictions for 2013
We contacted several advertising experts and reviewed recent studies and business trends to come up with 5 marketing predictions for 2013. - How to Tell Your Story in Job Interviews
How do you answer the inevitable "Tell me about yourself" question in job interviews? - How to Land a Job at Spotify
We went behind the scenes at music startup Spotify to learn what they're hiring for, what makes a good candidate and current employee's favorite perks. - 5 Trends Entrepreneurs Will See in 2013
Ingrid Vanderveldt, Dell's "entrepreneur in residence" who works with the Dell Center for Entrepreneurs says startups will see some big changes this year. - Betterific is Like Reddit for Customer Feedback
Have you ever had a great idea for how to improve something, but don't know how to get it out there? That's what Betterific hopes to change. - 4 Steps for Successful Social Media Training
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