[sniplet name]It's Monday! Welcome back to work (or school). We hope you had a fantastic weekend, but the world of tech, social media, entertainment, business and everything else didn't stop spinning while you were away. Thus, we've collected some of the most helpful stories from the weekend right here so you can start your week off as informed and entertained as possible.
This weekend, Facebook tested an app for finding new pages to "Like," a number of people riffed on Google Instant by "instantizing" other sites like Google Maps and Images, Ask announced that Bloglines will shut down and MTV launched a Twitter Tracker for everyone keeping up with the 2010 VMAs. We also have some resources that should prove helpful, and a couple stories that were just plain fun.
Thanks for reading!
News Essentials
Don't Get Robbed: Burglars Use Facebook to Pick Targets
Facebook Launches App to Help You Find New Pages to "Like"
Google Maps and Images Get the (Unofficial) Instant Treatment
Bloglines Will Shut Down October 1
MySpace Defeats Ping in Reader Vote
Army Commander Will Tweet From War-Torn Afghanistan
Helpful Resources
5 Tips for Aspiring Digital Copywriters
5 Popular Startups and How They Got Funding
10 iPad Apps for Twitter Power Users
Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART]
Weekend Leisure
If Google Maps Were Real: An Artist's Vision [PICS]