46 New Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed

Guess whos back, back again? Mashable has wrapped another week jam-packed with tools and resources for your digital life.

This week we have stories walking you through the startup investment process, Lady Gagas social media spectacle, a history of advertising on Twitter, and even some cool decals for your iPad.

Looking for even more social media resources? This guide appears every weekend, and you can check out all the lists-gone-by here any time.

Editors Picks

• How Lady Gaga Created a Web Marketing Spectacle for Born This Way [PICS]
  Lady Gaga has paved a path for stars and brands to get inve! ntive wi th the ways they use digital and social media to promote themselves and connect with fans. Heres how she did it with her new album, Born This Way.
• Microsofts Steve Ballmer Conundrum
  Should Ballmer get the boot? Does Microsoft need a fresh, new face to guide it into a post-PC world? Lets crunch the numbers.
• Hacking for Good: Three Ways for Devs to Get Involved
  Want to use your dev powers for the greater good? Here are three ways to get involved.
• How Activist Investors Use Social Media to Influence Companies
  In the world of corporate investing, a blog post or tweet could change the course of business for companies and stakeholders.
• 6 Excellent Small Business Websites To Learn From
  For small businesses looking to clean up their websites, here are six quick tips for improvement, along with six excellent websites to learn from.

Social Media

• 3 Unique Ways To Read Your News This Weekend
  As a follow-up to our post on 13 alternative ways to consume the news, we decided to highlight three more applications that focus on enhancing the news-reading experience, each with its own appeal.
• This Week in Politics & Digital: Online Debates, Twitter Gaffes
  Gaffes abounded this week on both sides of the aisle, plus YouTube launched a town hall to help engender national debate divorced of party politics and in-fighitng.
• Its Happening: Top 10 Rapture Bo! mb Pics< /a>
  The rapture came and went, but what were its funniest casualties?
• HOW TO: Use Social Media During Your Family Vacation
  Location-based services, photo sharing apps, group messaging apps and other social media tools can help enhance your vacation.
• The Earliest Social Network Ever Discovered [COMIC]
  Archaeologists know that humans have always been social.
• 4 Ways To Help Missouris Tornado Victims
  A tornado touched down May 22 in Joplin, Missouri, killing 89 people. How can you use social media to help?
• Missouri Tornado: Images, Video & Tweets Capture the Devastation
  As residents of Joplin, Missouri begin to sort through the aftermath of a tornado that killed at least 142 people last Sunday evening, many of them are posting information about the disaster using social media.
• 5 Ambitious Social Good Startups Created In a Single Weekend
  Startup Weekend is an organization that helps ambitious companies from around the world go from concept to launch in just 54 hours.
• What Happened at the eG8? [INFOGRAPHIC]
  Heres a look at the most buzzed-about moments from the eG8.
• Digital Publishing & the Imperative to Preserve the Integrity of Print
  Josh Koppel is a pioneer in the still-emerging field of digital publishing. His work is not just breathing new digital life into printed media, but also redefining how we think of content.
• < strong>The Eating Habits of Conservatives Versus Liberals [INFOGRAPHIC]
  Conservatives like their French fries, liberals drink too much, and more insights from Hunch.com.
• 10 Fascinating Facebook Facts And What They Say About Us
  Facebook is irrevocably part of our daily lives, what has it changed and what does its success mean?
• HOW TO: Talk to Children About Online Safety
  If parents dont teach online safety, their children might not recognize imprudent online actions or realize their consequences. Here are four ways to broach the subject.
• How Social Media & Game Mechanics Can Motivate Students
  Kids like to play games, but can games also make them want to learn?
• 5 Strategies for Maximizing Your Contents Social Reach
  If you want your branded content to reach the web masses, it needs to be packaged accordingly. These 5 tips will help get your message ready for the road.
• Facebook Profile Photos By The Numbers [INFOGRAPHIC]
  An analysis of 500,000 Facebook profiles yields some interesting statistics about the photos we choose for our thumbnails.

For more social media news and resources, you can follow Mashables social media channel on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.

Tech & Mobile

• 10 Desirable Decals to Decorate Your iPad [PICS]
  An iPad decal is a cheap and fun way to personalize your Pad. Here are 10 designs we really like.
• PlayStation Network Outage: The Real Costs [INFOGRAPHIC]
  The PSN has been down for seemingly ever what were the costs?
• 5 Gadgets Were Playing With This Week
  This week Mashable staffers got their hands dirty with the Polaroid 300, WiebeTech RTX220 QR, Boxee Box, Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse and Wow-Keys Keyboard.
• Native App vs. Web App: Which Is Better for Mobile Commerce?
  For merchants, its no longer enough to have an ecommerce strategy businesses need to embrace a mobile commerce strategy, too.
• 10 Amazing Hipstamatic iPhone Photos
  10 Amazing Hipstamatic iPhone Photos
• Meet Your Makers: 21 Smashing Photos from Maker Faire [PICS]
  Here is a gallery of stunning images of the robots, hackers, and handicrafts from Maker Faire 2011 in the SF Bay Area.
• Will Mobile Cloud Computing Ever Take Off?
  Users increasingly access cloud services at home, at work and in the enterprise. Now, the focus is being turned to mobile. But is mobile cloud computing ready for prime time?
• 10 Creative Office Storage Solutions [PICS]
  Weve found 10 creative and fun accessories for your office that, as well as keeping clutter to a minimum, might even put a smile on your face.
• 4 Legal Considerations for Building a Mobile App
  Having unclear terms of service or data collection policies can land your mobile app in hot water with the press and the law. Here are some best practices to be aware of.

For more tech news and resources, you can follow Mashables tech channel on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.

Business & Marketing

• HOW TO: Set Up a Facebook Page
  Heres a step-by-step guide to help you set up your Facebook Page for your business.
• 5 Social Media Recruiting Tools for Small Business
  Startups and small businesses may not have the funds for a recruiter, but the social web can serve up premium prospects if you know where to look.
• How Squares New Pay-With-Your-Name System Works [PICS]
  Square introduced Card Case as a way for iPhone and Android app users to pay with just their names, no wallet needed. Heres how it works.
• HOW TO: Get Started With Google Analytics
  Google Analytics makes it easy for you to track and analyze data about how people are getting to your website and whats performing well.
• 5 Easy Ways to Liven Up Your Facebook Stream
  Give your fans something to rave about. Here are five ways to spice up your businesss Facebook stream.
• 10 Things You Need to Check Before Investing in a Star! tup< /strong>
  A startup may have a great pitch and a dedicated team, but you should always perform due diligence before writing a check. Weigh these factors prior to taking the investment plunge.
• 8 Brands That Have Found Success on Facebook & What We Can Learn
  Here are 8 brands that have found success on Facebook, including some takeaways on what they did right and how you win success as well.
• HOW TO: Start Marketing on Facebook
  If your business is looking to tap into the worlds largest social network, check out our six-step guide to getting started.
• Private: 3 Small Business Tips From The Apprentice Winner Bill Rancic [VIDEO]
  In honor of Small Business Week, we enlisted season 1 winner of The Apprentice Bill Rancic to answer your questions about growing a business.
• How Amazon Helped Adam Carolla Stay in Podcasting
  Adam Carolla talks about how an Amazon deal helped him say no to a deal on terrestrial radio.
• 10 Ways For Entrepreneurs To Build Brands Online
  Building your brand online in a meaningful way is no easy task. Weve highlighted 10 methods for entrepreneurs to dig into.
• The History of Advertising on Twitter [INFOGRAPHIC]
  Twitter has to make money somehow, and it wont be by charging for access. Heres an infographic explaining Twitters foray into advertising.
• 7 Ways Ad Agency Pros Stay on Top of Social ! Media Tr ends
  How do ad agency execs charged with staying on top of social media trends do their jobs? Theres more to it than just reading the news.
• 9 Ways To Increase Your Productivity While Working From Home
  As a freelancer, wasting time equals wasting money. Here are some tips to get you more productive while working from home, no matter what you do.
• HOW TO: Choose & Approach a Corporate Partner for Your Non-Profit
  Finding a corporate sponsor is a lot like dating. How can you get your non-profit into the right relationship?
• 8 Important Term Sheet Items to Evaluate Before Investing in a Startup
  Do you know exactly what to expect from your startup investment? The term sheet will tell you. Here are the top things to look out for when youre getting ready to sign the deal.

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