Too busy deciding where you stand in Obama's Selfie-Gate to stay up-to-date on tech news? Have no fear — we've rounded up a list of this week's top 25 digital media resources, including news about the launch of Instagram Direct, a beginner's guide to all things Vine and seven ways to make the most out of Tumblr. As a bonus, we even threw in this week's most-pressing news stories.
Check out our comprehensive list, below.
Apple: What to Expect in 2014 Wondering what’s in store for one of the world’s most closely watched companies? Keep an eye on these expert predictions for Apple in 2014.
At Senior Planet, Your Grandma Is the Newest Computer Whiz Senior Planet is a first-of-its-kind technology center for adults. The only requirement for admission? You need to be at least 60 years old.
A Year in Writing: The Best Mashable Reads of 2013 We've rounded up our favorite can't-miss Mashable stories from throughout the year to read, as 2013 comes to a close.
7 Questions to Ask Before Starting a Business in 2014 Going off on your own is no easy feat. Here are some key questions to ask yourself before starting your own business.
7 Reasons 2013 Was the Year of Google For Google, 2013 was just another year during which the company solidified its place at the center of just about every area of the Internet economy.
8 Brutally Honest Facebook Notifications That Need to Exist Now We all use Facebook to creep sometimes. Here are ways the social network could make it easier on us.
12 Web Acronyms You've Never Heard Of Losing track of the rising batch of web acronyms? Our guide will FTFY.
The Year in Twitter: Top Milestones of 2013 From the laudable to the laughable, here's a look at the tweets, storylines, and business decisions that made 2013 Twitter's biggest year yet.
8 Twitter Hashtags You're Not Using Yet Eight Twitter hashtags you've never heard of, or barely remember using.
15 Pinterest Users Every Designer Should Follow Designers can use Pinterest as a fantastic source of inspiration. Here are 15 users with high-quality pins that won't disappoint.
15 Pinterest Users Every Designer Should Follow This tongue-in-cheek guide to subtweeting will make you an expert on Twitter passive aggressiveness in no time.
The Beginner's Guide to Vine For users just getting started on Vine, check out this post for some beginner tips and tricks.
The 7 Best Uses for Tumblr A short list of some of the many ways people use blogging platform Tumblr.
The Biggest News of 2013 as Told on Instagram Here are some of the most significant events of 2013, as they were captured on Instagram.
12 Social Media Accounts That Turned Into Books Social-media accounts have spawned dozens of book deals: Here are 12 of our favorites.
Reddit's Biggest Moments of 2013 Reddit saw its fair share of peaks and valleys this calendar year. Here, we take a look back at the site's highest highs and lowest lows.
9 Top Tech Breakthroughs of 2013 2013 has been a banner year for innovation. Here are nine of our favorite breakthroughs from the tech world.
7 Tech New Year's Resolutions to Pledge Right Now Whether you have an insanely full inbox, or just forget to back up your hard drive, here are seven tech habits to fix in 2014.
9 Products Powered by Unusual Means Forget the batteries — these products are powered by light, water and other natural substances.
5 Health Tech Trends to Watch in 2014 If 2013 was the year of wearables and health apps, what’s on tap for 2014? Here are five exciting health tech trends to keep an eye on for the new year.
RIP Google Reader and Winamp: 10 Tech Products We Lost in 2013 As you slow down to celebrate the holidays and new year, join us in raising a toast to Google Reader and the host of other products we lost in 2013.
7 Free Shipping Deals for Last-Minute Online Shoppers Before you spend your weekend trudging through the mall, consider these free shipping options this holiday season.
The 10 Best Mobile Games of 2013 Dozens of excellent mobile-game releases hit app stores in 2013. Here are our picks for top 10.
Your Friends Actually Want Gift Cards for the Holidays Digital platform Gyft wants to change the way you think about gift cards by digitizing the plastic in your wallet.
The 7 Best Headphones for Gamers These are seven of the best headsets out there for gamers.
Instagram Direct Brings Private Sharing to Individuals, Groups Instagram announced a new feature called Instagram Direct, which allows users to share photos and videos directly to friends and not all followers.
Beyonce Surprises Us All With a New Album Beyonce surprised the world with the unanticipated release of her fifth studio album. Described as a "visual album," it features 14 tracks and 17 videos.
Obama's Funeral Selfie: This Is Why Context Matters A take on Obama's Selfie-Gate at Nelson Mandela's memorial.
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