Mashable Weekend Recap: 12 Stories You May Have Missed

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Samuel Axon
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Mashable Weekend Recap: 12 Stories You May Have Missed

It's Monday morning, and you know what that means: It's time to rejoin the rat race. Make sure you have a head start by reviewing these news stories and resources you might have missed this Saturday and Sunday.

This weekend, Twitter let a bug slip by that (for just a couple of hours) redefined one of the fundamentals of the service, George Lucas announced that Star Wars is hitting HDTVs next year, Facebook made an intriguing acquisition, Gap embraced Foursquare, and the alleged "Craigslist Killer" was found dead.

News Essentials


Gap Offers 25% Discount for Foursquare Checkins

Twitter Allows Tweets Longer Than 140 Characters (By Accident)

"Star Wars" Saga Goes Blu-ray in 2011

"Craigslist Killer" Philip Markoff Found Dead

Facebook Acquires Web Publishing Startup Chai Labs

Helpful Resources


7 Steps to Measuring Your Brand's Social Media Health

Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART]

5 Key Benefits of Monitoring Your Client's Brand on Social Media

5 Tips for Aspiring Copywriters and Art Directors

Weekend Leisure


15 Great Geeky Web Comic Strips [PICS]

10 Incredible iPhone Portrait Photographs

10 Cool and Unusual Laptop Sleeves [PICS]

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