Happy New Year! If you’re having trouble getting back to the grind at work today, or missed a few of our digital media resources while you were celebrating, we have our usual roundup for you to catch up on.

Still feeling nostalgic about 2011? From tech company overviews to top tweets and YouTube videos, read on for our end-of-year recaps. We also have a number of digital predictions for 2012.

Here are this week’s big lists.

Editor’s Picks

• Mashable’s Top 10 Biggest Stories of 2011
  Make sure you’re up to speed on Mashable’s most-viewed stories of the year.
• How Do Co-Founders Meet? 17 Startups Tell All
  Here’s the skinny on how the co-founders of hot startups met and came up with their business idea.
• The Very Best of YouTube in 2011 [VIDEOS]
  We love YouTube videos so much that we bring you one every day in our YouTube Video of the Day series.
• 5 Tech Trends to Watch in 2012
  2012 promises to be a very busy year in all things digital. Here are 5 trends likely to make a big impact in our technologically enhanced lives.

Social Media

• YouTube in 2011: How Its Busy Year Affects You
  YouTube‘s eventful year involved a major facelift, eye-popping traffic trends and new features that affect advertisers, musicians and YOU.
• 6 Tips For Building a High Quality Blog Following
  How do upstart blogs build such voracious followings? Here are six tips to attracting readers who stick around longer than the click of a StumbleUpon button.
• Reddit’s Guide to Fitness Dishes Out Diet and Exercise Tips [INFOGRAPHIC]
  If you’ve made any New Year’s resolutions to get fit in 2012, this detailed infographic from health startup Greatist may come in handy.
• Top 25 Most-Shared Stories in December
  Social media ended 2011 on a high note as Facebook rolled out Timeline and Twitter unveiled a new design, brand pages and embeddable tweets.
• The 10 Most Popular Photos on Twitter This Week [PICS]
  Here are the most popular photos on Twitter this week, getting the most retweets as of Dec. 29.
• Top 15 Most Shocking Social Media Disasters of 2011
  Social media lends itself to some epic fails. Let’s take a look at 15 of the most memorable social networking mistakes of 2011.
• 10 Best Spoof Twitter Accounts of 2011
  If laughter is the best medicine, Twitter certainly kept us in tip-top shape this year with its crop of super funny spoof accounts.
• Sports and Social Media: Our Favorite Stories of 2011
  Recapping the sports year of 2011, Mashable-style.
• 8 Hilarious Internet Jokes, Memes and Parody Accounts of 2011
  Mashable shares some of its favorite web funnies we’ve come across this year. Here’s to a great 2012 in web humor!
• 4 Tips for Non-Profit Social Media Success
  Using social media for your non-profit is a popular way to share your organization’s vision, garner support, fundraise and get volunteers.
• #LastTweet Collects Final Tweets of Those Who Died in 2011
  The New York TImes Magazine has scoured the web for the final tweets of some of 2011′s biggest personalities and avid tweeters who died this past year.
• Facebook Timeline vs. Old Profiles: How People View Them Differently [STUDY]
  Eye tracking studies on old and new Facebook, MySpace and Twitter profiles reveal the differences in how they are viewed.
• Facebook 2012: What the Future Holds for the Social Media Powerhouse
  In addition to a groundbreaking IPO, the world’s biggest social network has a lot to look forward to in the coming year.
• What’s in Store for Social Video in 2012?
  In 2012, brands need to create content that attracts, motivates and engages an audience, and thus inspire viral sharing for their campaigns.
• The Web’s Most Buzzworthy Questions of 2011
  Which questions weighed heaviest on the minds of Internet users this year? We asked four Q&A sites to compile lists of their most popular questions.
• Was the White House’s #40dollars Campaign Successful?
  We analyzed more than 40,000 tweets to see whether last week’s #40dollars campaign was a hit or a miss with Americans.
• Twitter 2012: Bigger and More Ads
  What’s in store for the social networking giant in 2012? It could go one of two ways for Twitter.
• Edward Burns and the Socialization of Indie Cinema
  Edward Burns discusses the importance of social media and the disruption taking place in independent cinema.
• Pinterest: A Beginner’s Guide to the Hot New Social Network
  Have no fear, soon-to-be-Pintrest fan — we’ll show you the ropes.
• Twitter’s 15 Major Milestones in 2011
  This has been a banner year for top microblogging platform Twitter. Here are 15 of the company’s major milestones in 2011.
• StumbleUpon’s Most Popular Searches and Links of 2011
  The website that lets you “stumble” across the web reveals its most popular topics of 2011.
• The 10 Most Popular Photos on Twitter This Week [PICS]
  Here are the most popular photos on Twitter this week, getting the most retweets as of Dec. 22.
• 7 Cool Digital Projects and Apps We Learned About From the Mashable Awards
  Check out 7 Cool Digital Projects and Apps We Learned About From The Mashable Awards

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Business & Marketing

• 5 Best Practices for Digital Marketers in 2012
  In 2012, the expanding digital industry is destined to affect marketing. Try our five resolutions for marketing success.
• 6 Steps for Protecting Corporate Reputation in the Social Media Age
  While social media is great for marketing, it can also become a firestorm of angry customers. Here are some ways to protect your brand.
• 5 Steps for Finding New Customers
  Finding new customers can be one of entrepreneurship’s toughest challenges. Here are some key tips for targeting the right clientele.
• 4 Ways Small Business Websites Can Drive More Sales
  Don’t have the resources to invest in a web designer or consultant? Try these tips to optimize your small business website on your own.
• 2011′s Biggest Winners and Losers in Ecommerce
  As the year wraps up, it’s the perfect time to recount the ecommerce wins and fails of 2011. Check out which companies made the cut.
• 8 Ways Digital Will Improve B2B Sales in 2012
  B2B sales and services are rapidly changing. Here is what to expect in the year 2012.
• How to Launch a Social Ambassador Campaign
  Brands that want to increase social media engagement should consider naming consumers as brand representatives. Here’s how to get started.
• How the Social Media IPOs of 2011 Fared [STUDY]
  Social media continued to thrive in 2011 as it fomented revolutions in Egypt, Libya and Bahrain. But investors appeared to be a lot less enthralled.
• 7 Tips for Marketing to Moms
  Moms make 85% of purchasing decisions. Here’s how to appeal to the demographic in your marketing campaigns.
• The Top QR Code Fails of 2011
  A QR code expert looks at the top fails by marketers in 2011.
• 13 Location-Based Marketing Tips for Entrepreneurs
  Check out these 13 tips for leveraging geo-targeting from successful, young entrepreneurs that have already tackled these questions, and more.
• 6 Important Startup Trends that Defined 2011
  Things change quickly in the startup world, which makes exciting trends and movements. These six trends in particular stood out to us in 2011.
• 3 Ways Taste Graphs will Fuel Social Commerce in 2012
  In 2012, taste graphs will transform the process of product discovery, making it much easier to discover and engage around the products you really want.
• 6 Game-Changing Digital Journalism Events of 2011
  From breaking news curation to new revenue models, many an organization put its best digital foot forward in 2011.
• The 9 Oddest Job Interview Questions Asked at Tech Companies in 2011
  Amazon, Google and HP all made Glassdoor’s list of the top oddball interview questions of 2011.
• How 9 Retailers Successfully Leveraged Game Mechanics
  These nine companies successfully leveraged game mechanics to improve consumer marketing campaigns.
• How Tech and Social Media Companies Cashed Out in 2011
  A look back at the two ways social media firms cashed out in 2011: IPOs and acquisitions.
• The Evolution of Advertising: From Stone Carving to the Old Spice Guy
  This illustrated timeline, created by Infolinks, takes a walk down advertising’s memory lane.
• YouTube’s 10 Most-Viewed Ads of 2011
  More and more brands are catering ads to the web audience. Check out which ad videos gained the most YouTube views in 2011.
• The Pros & Cons of Google+ for Small Business
  Now that brand pages are out, is Google+ a worthwhile landscape for small business? We weigh out the issues here.
• 3 New Ways to Connect With Content That Interests You
  This week, we chose three startups that are helping to tailor content in a digital environment over-saturated with information.
• 5 Ways to Boost Your Digital Media Career in 2012
  Tips to help you understand new platforms, conquer data analysis and create engaging content to remain relevant in a changing landscape.
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions for Small Business Owners
  From enhancing your mobile presence to preparing for tax season, here are 10 inspiring New Year’s resolutions for small business owners in 2012.
• How will Digital Change Small Business in 2012?
  We spoke with a number of small businesses about how the industry will continue adapting to new technologies in the new year.
• Is Gamification Right for Your Business? 7 Things to Consider
  Sure, it’s a buzzword, but would gamification really fit in your business model? Check out these seven things before you commit to it.

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Tech & Mobile

• Google Nails 2011: Portrait of a Banner Year
  We’re not exaggerating when we write “Google Nails 2011.” Here’s why.
• 30 Best Google Doodles of 2011
  Google Doodles have come a long way from the first artwork. Here are 30 of last year’s favorites.
• 4 Big Moves Google Should Make in 2012
  Google had a big 2011, with CEO Larry Page leading the company with new focus. Here’s what 2012 may have in store for the Web’s No. 1 brand.
• 5 Apps Worth Downloading This Week
  We’ve trekked through the overly frivolous, the ugly and the downright impractical in our search for these five recently launched apps worth downloading.
• Top 10 iOS Apps of 2011
  We scoured our iPad and iPhone devices for the best apps released in 2011.
• 2011: The Year of Reversal
  From Verizon to HP to Netflix, the biggest names in tech made big decisions that were ultimately reversed.
• 8 Amazing Emerging Technologies From 2011
  From anti-smudge screens to PlayStation holodecks, here are Mashable’s pics for the best emerging tech of the year.
• Biscotti: The Best Product Packaging Since the iPod?
  A cookie-shaped, easy-to-use, $ 199 video-conferencing solution is impressive, but wrapping it up in packaging that resembles a mash-up between Apple’s design elegance and Henny Youngman’s penchants for one-liners is an altogether different level of accomplishment.
• 5 Video Game Moments that Defined 2011
  Was 2011 the best year in gaming so far? Take a look at our picks for top games and trends that defined the year.
• HOW TO: Move Your Domain Name Account
  Fed up with GoDaddy? Here’s how to move your domain to a new registrar with minimum hassle.
• Spotify Names Top 10 Songs Streamed in 2011
  Spotify names top 10 songs streamed this year, and “Pumped Up Kicks” by Foster the People trumped all other tracks.
• Most Rented Redbox Films of 2011 [INFOGRAPHIC]
  Rental kiosk juggernaut Redbox revealed its most-rented films of 2011.
• Pirates Like Vin Diesel: Top 10 Illegally Shared Movies of 2011
  Fast and the Furious film series starring Vin Diesel was the most illegally-downloaded movie of the year, with 9.3 million downloads.
• A Closer Look at the iPhone-Controlled Coffee Brewer
  Scanomat’s TopBrewer is controlled by an iOS app, has the world’s smallest frother and fits a cabinet. Its Danish designers talk shop.
• So You Got a Nook Tablet? Tips for New Users
  If you received a Nook Tablet over the holidays, there are a few tips and tricks you should know. We’ve made setup easy for you.
• So You Got an iPhone 4S? Here’s How to Accessorize
  Channel your obsession with all things iPhone by looking through our list of awesome 4S accessories.
• The 10 Best Android Games of 2011
  For those with Android phones and tablets, check out the year’s 10 best mobile games!
• 5 Tools for a Big League Website on a Budget
  Running low on cash for your company’s website? Use these tools to make your business look smart and robust without spending a fortune.
• The 15 Best Mobile Apps of 2011
  With so many apps out there, it’s easy to miss out on a must-have mobile tool. We have rounded up our favorite apps of 2011 for iOS, Android and Windows Phone 7.
• Can Apple Become the Next Big Content Creator?
  In the last few years, we’ve seen a fundamental shift in the visual content landscape. The industry gathers steam, especially amidst Apple television rumors.
• iTunes 12 Days of Christmas App Offers Free iPad Downloads [VIDEO]
  Apple launched its 12 Days of Christmas App Monday, which lets you fill your new device with music, videos, apps and books for free.
• Does a Non-Traditional Resume Limit Your Odds? [INFOGRAPHIC]
  Do you have an infographic or video resume? You could get passed over by resume scanners. Here’s the lowdown on how these scanners work.
• So You Got a Kindle Fire? Try Our First-Timer Guide
  If you’ve recently purchased or been gifted a Kindle Fire, congratulations! To begin taking advantage of your device, take a look at our handy guide.
• 10 Best Sports Games for iPhone
  For those who want to get in on the action virtually, check out the top 10 iOS games for sports fans.
• Got an iPhone 4S for Christmas? Have Some Fun With Siri [PICS]
  Here are excerpts from an e-book that will give you hours of fun with Siri, and furnish you with plenty of fodder to show off your new iPhone 4S to your envious Christmas guests.
• So You Got an iPad 2? Try These 10 Hip Accessories
  If you’re looking to accessorize your shiny new iPad, we’re here to help with 10 peripheral products that stand out from the crowd
• Top 10 Tech This Week [PICS]
  Imagine yourself propelled 20 years into the future (or in one case, 45 years into the past), and you’ll find yourself in the middle of the latest addition of Top 10 Tech This Week.
• YouTube’s Best Christmas Videos
  YouTube’s full of fresh videos this year, spreading some heart-warming, albeit comical, Christmas cheer.
• Top 10 Space Stories of 2011
  From the space shuttle’s final mission to Mars Rovers on Twitter, 2011 will go down as a landmark year for NASA and space exploration.
• 13 Tech Luminaries the World Lost in 2011
  We honor those lost who paved the way for unprecedented technological innovation and world change.
• Top 10 Apps Downloaded in 2011
  The top 10 apps downloaded in 2011.
• Google Doodles: 12 Years of Holiday Magic [PICS]
  To celebrate Google style, let’s take a look back at all the holiday Doodles since the very first simple snowman design in 199

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