Elsewhere, we found a new capability in Facebook, saw a video from an unusual vantage point of the Space Shuttle Discovery lifting off for the last time, and found a trio of free ways to use an iPhone to save money on the quickly inflating expense of gasoline.
No need to worry that you missed so much -- we've laid it all out for you right here. Start your Monday off right, and see for yourself:
News and Opinion Essentials
Is Apple’s Design Guru Quitting?
Google Glitch Disables 150,000 Gmail Accounts
Facebook Writes Its Privacy Policy in a Language Humans Can Read [UPDATED]
A Mixed Night For The Social Network
Space Shuttle Discovery’s Last Launch, Viewed From the Air [VIDEO]
Here’s Who You Think Should Win The Oscars [INFOGRAPHIC]
Facebook Like Button Takes Over Share Button Functionality
Best iPhone 5 Clue Yet: Physical Evidence? [PICS]
Swipely Swaps Public Purchase-Sharing for Private Savings
Helpful Resources
Facebook’s Growing Role in Social Journalism
Facebook in Real Life: Startup Finds the Art & the Ego in Social Interactions
How Cloud Computing & Web Services Are Changing the IT Job Market
Good, Better, Best: 3 Free iPhone Apps for Finding Cheap Gas
39 New Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed
Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART]
Weekend Leisure
The Social Network’s Journey to the Oscars
6 Slick Ways to Customize Your Kicks Online [PICS]
How to Watch Oscars 2011 Online
5 Apps for Enjoying the Oscars
10 Fun Headphone Cable Management Solutions [PICS]
The Oscars and the Death of the Water Cooler