It’s Super Bowl weekend and in your excitement to see the “Packers/Steelers” beat the “Steelers/Packers” this sunday, we understand if you missed some of our tools and resources from the past week or so. Besides, that five-alarm chili isn’t going to slow-cook itself.

It was a pretty exciting week for social media and tech with the launch of the Rupert Murdoch-backed iPad-only newspaper, “The Daily.” Below we’ve got a hands-on review and even some tricks to reading the new magazine for free on your computer. We also take a look at how the protesters in Egypt are using social media on the ground. Need to catch up on all the social media reading that passed you by? Check out our weekly megalist, full of essentials.

Looking for even more social media resources? This guide appears every weekend, and you can check out all the lists-gone-by here any time.

Social Media

• How Much Does Identity Theft Cost? [INFOGRAPHIC]
  This infographic shows some of the staggering costs of identity theft.
• Another 10 Creative Uses of the New Facebook Profile [PICS]
  We just can’t get enough of these clever designs. Check out this great gallery.
• 10 Incredible Interactive YouTube Videos
  Interactive YouTube videos enhance engagement by letting the viewer decide the course of the action, or play around with the content. Here are 10 great examples of the format, which we think will be big in 2011.
• Why Social Media Is Bringing Back Our Grandparents’ Values [OP-ED]
  In some respects, social media is rekindling the ways our grandparents’ generation interacted with their communities.
• How Journalists Are Using Social Media to Report on the Egyptian Demonstrations
  Despite the Egyptian government’s shutdown of social media and the Internet, journalists are finding ways to get the message out.
• Group Buying for Social Good: 7 Sites Using Daily Deals to Give Back
  Group buying’s all about deep discounts, but many of these successful startups are finding ways to support nonprofits as well. Here’s a look at some of the social good initiatives.
• 10 Valentine’s Day Gifts for the Special Geek in Your Life
  Leave the chocolates on the shelf and give your geeky significant other a gift she’ll really love.
• 10 Mashable Comics to Make You LOL
  Check out our 10 favorite Mashable Comics from the past few months, guaranteed to make you laugh or your money back.
• The Evolution of the Social Media Manager: Social Monetization Manager?
  The next evolution of the social media manager position may focus on a puzzle piece largely missing in the social media strategy of news companies: monetization.
• Top 5 Social Media Game Plans for Super Bowl Advertisers
  Despite many variables, there are only five basic approaches for using social media to hype a Super Bowl TV spot.
• HOW TO: Pick the Best TV for Watching the Super Bowl [COMIC]
  Pack in your cathode ray tubes and shove those rabbit ears up…into the attic, because 21st century TV tech will pull you off your La-Z-Boy and onto the field of Super Bowl XLV.

For more social media news and resources, you can follow Mashable’s social media channel on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.

Tech & Mobile

• HANDS ON: Garmin StreetPilot for iPhone [PICS & VIDEO]
  Garmin has finally created a navigation app for the iPhone, and now StreetPilot for iPhone is available in the App Store for $40. Here’s a review.
• What Consumer Electronics Companies Must Do to Make 3D Profitable
  Sales of 3D televisions are still low for a variety of reasons, but that doesn’t mean manufacturers should stop investing in the technology.
• Learning Ruby: Expert Advice for Advanced Developers
  Our panel of Ruby experts dish out their top tips and clever hacks for the more experienced developer crowd.
• Why Mobile Platform Wars Are Keeping Content Strategies in Flux
  If you peel back the excitement and dazzle of mobile tablet and phone device innovation, you find the kind of chaos that makes strategic planning nigh impossible.
• Will “The Daily” Do for News What iTunes Did for Music?
  Rupert Murdoch’s Apple-aligned gamble on paid news app “The Daily” has the potential to shake up the industry or flop hard. Has he found the right price point and platform?
• The Daily: It’s a Second-Rate iPad Magazine, Not a Newspaper [OP-ED]
  News Corp Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch took the stage at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City Wednesday morning to unveil The Daily, a newspaper designed specifically for the iPad.
• 10 Cases Compatible With the Verizon iPhone
  If you’re planning to pick up a Verizon iPhone and want a case to cover it, take a look through our gallery for some great options.
• How Kraft’s Face-Scanning Tech Will Tell You What You Like to Eat
  Forget filling out a profile of favorite recipes and ingredients — Kraft’s new kiosk scans your face to figure out what you’ll be interested in cooking.
• HOW TO: Read The Daily Without an iPad, For Free
  A programmer has posted a free version of The Daily on Tumblr.
• 10 Must-Download Apps for New Verizon iPhone Owners
  Are you a Verizon customer new to the iOS platform? Here are ten top apps that will best showcase your shiny new iPhone 4′s abilities.
• 4 Ways to Boost Viral Video Sharing During the Holidays
  As a brand marketer, how can you take advantage of holidays to create a video that people will want to share?
• IPv4 & IPv6: A Short Guide
  That’s why we’ve compiled this short guide to IPv4 and the eventual transition to IPv6. We explain the two versions of IP and why they matter.
• Why the Web Is Useless in Developing Countries — And How to Fix It
  What does an illiterate farmer do with ESPN.com? The World Wide Web Foundation is aiming to create an Internet that will be relevant to the developing world.
• Why the Music Industry Must Change Its Strategy to Reach Digital Natives
  The generation that grew up digital doesn’t want to pay for music. The paradigm has shifted. Here’s why the industry needs to catch up.

For more tech news and resources, you can follow Mashable’s tech channel on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.

Business

• HOW TO: Land a Job at 9 Hot Startups
  The scoop on getting a job at Path, Instagram, PicPlz, Foursquare, Twilio, Tasty Labs, Involver, Evernote and thingd.
• HOW TO: Create a Facebook Engagement Policy
  Here are 6 steps for developing a Facebook engagement policy that fits your business’s goals, style and tone.
• What We Need to Win the Entrepreneurial Race [OP-ED]
  In his State of the Union Address, Obama called for a reinvigoration of America’s entrepreneurial spirit. So what is Washington doing to help us “win the future?”
• Why Influencer Marketing Needs to Go Beyond Follower Counts
  Well-intentioned marketers and PR professionals are rushing to discover key influencers, but what’s the best way to connect them to your market?
• 10 Easy Ways to Show Your Employees You Love Them
  A bit of online freedom and recognition can go a long way toward boosting morale and productivity. Check out these techie tips for a happier workplace.
• Why Permission Marketing Is the Future of Online Advertising
  Though there has been an outcry against harvesting user data for marketing purposes, permission marketing through social networks might be the future of online ad value.

For more business news and resources, you can follow Mashable’s business channel on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.

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