Over this weekend, lucky for us, the news cycle kept us busy, with plenty of stories of worldwide happenings, and at the same time, many of us wrote detailed looks back at the year that passed, and made big plans for the year to come.
You, of course, were probably doing something fascinating, relaxing and unique over the weekend, bringing in the new year in a style that befits an in-the-know Mashable reader. Keeping that in mind, we've gathered all of the stories of the weekend together for you all in one place, right here.
But before we get started with our Weekend Recap, we'd like to thank all of you for helping us make this a successful 2011, and wish you the happiest and most fortunate 2012.
News & Opinion Essentials
The Year in Mashable: What It’s Like Inside a Fast Growing Media Company
LG Releases Gorgeous New Pics of the World’s Largest OLED Screen
iOS 4.2.1 Users Are Encountering New Year Alarm Issues
Republican Candidates Take to the Web in the Battle for Iowa
I Resolve: My Top 5 New Year Tech Resolutions
Google Nails 2011: Portrait of a Banner Year
A 2011 Retrospective Through the Millions of Eyes of Twitter [VIDEO]
Top 15 Most Shocking Social Media Disasters of 2011
Typical Android User is Anything But Typical [INFOGRAPHIC]
Apple’s Jonathan Ive Is Now a Knight
Twitter Site Back After 90-Minute Outage [UPDATED]
Mashable’s Top 10 Biggest Stories of 2011
Still Confused About iTunes Match? Apple Explains it in Detail
Facebook Photo of Stolen Ring Leads to Man’s Arrest [VIDEO]
Where Do Your Elected Officials Stand on SOPA?
Meet the Writer Being Sued for His 17,000 Twitter Followers
Helpful Resources
8 Simple Digital Tools for Scanning Documents
What Job Seekers Need to Know in Today’s Digital Market
OnePager, a Startup Making Websites Easy for Small Business
3 New Digital Tools For Making Connections
Facebook Timeline Is Basically Your Digital Resume
Top 4 Comments On Mashable This Week
Intelli-Diet is a Great App For New Year’s Weight Loss Resolutions
5 Apps Worth Downloading This Week
Instantly Turn Video Clips Into Movies With V.I.K.T.O.R
How One Author Found Success With Digital Books
5 Steps for Finding New Customers
Weekend Leisure
30 Best Google Doodles of 2011
Starting a New Year’s Resolution? Gympact Makes You Keep It or Pay
YouTube in 2011: How Its Busy Year Affects You
New Year’s Eve Ball Drop Goes Even Higher-Tech [COMIC]
The 10 Most Popular Photos on Twitter This Week [PICS]
10 Best Spoof Twitter Accounts of 2011