For instance, Google strove to prove its allegiance to its "don't be evil" mantra with a graceful and beautiful search query trick, while giving parents a chance to trick their kids with an ersatz call from Santa Claus. Meanwhile, we stayed busy finding tips, techniques and crazy Kickstarter projects for you to read about, leavened with a bit of levity thanks to dozens of pictures of crazy cats and animated GIFs galore. Yes, friends, we did stoop that low, but we liked it, and you probably will too. It's the holidays.
Indeed, 'tis the season to be jolly, so while you got your jollies over the past few days, we gathered every Mashable story together for you right here in one place. So go ahead, catch up and read all, some, or none of them here in our intrepid Weekend Recap; but most importantly, seize each day of this week, finishing out the home stretch of the year at your peak.
News & Opinion Essentials
Type “Let It Snow” on Google for a Pleasant Surprise
Facebook Adds Timeline Support to iPhone App
Apple Uses Santa to Soft-Sell Siri [VIDEO]
7 New Apps Worth Downloading This Week
HBO GO Coming to Time Warner Cable
House Delays Taking Action on SOPA
Amazon Sells 1 Million Kindle Products Each Week
Helpful Resources
4 Tips For Landing a Job in Social Media
How to Influence Purchasing Decisions On The Web [INFOGRAPHIC]
A Guide to SEO Salaries By Market [INFOGRAPHIC]
Is a Need to Please Hurting Your Business?
59 New Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed
Top 8 Mashable Comments This Week
The Pros and Cons of Hiring a Virtual Assistant
Weekend Leisure
7 Free iPhone Apps that Make Shopping a Cinch
10 Funniest GIF Trends of 2011
Internet Justice League: Superheroes of the Online World [SUNDAY COMICS]
The 10 Craziest Kickstarter Projects of 2011
HTTP Status Cats: Hilarious Motivational Posters [PICS]
3 New Digital Takes On Staying Fit, Secure and Social
The 10 Most Popular Photos on Twitter This Week [PICS]
Santa Will Robocall Whomever You Choose, Thanks to Google
Play Director With Arcade Fire’s ‘Sprawl II’