This weekend, there was major buzz surrounding Mitt Romney selecting his VP, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, and the end of the London 2012 Summer Olympics. Mashable had those headlines as well as major tech and social media stories.
Don’t worry if you missed a few stories during your downtime. You can check them all out here, in one easy-to-read digest. Take a gander at the links below for our Weekend Recap, where you can catch up on the latest news.
Editor’s Picks
The Many Looks of Spiderman Over the Past 50 Years [INFOGRAPHIC]
Aliens Ordering Pizza is Viral Treat [VIDEO]
Spice Girls Among Performers at London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony [VIDEO]
10 Terrifying Shark Clips on YouTube
Bacon Pancakes: The Catchy Jingle That Will Ruin Your Life [VIDEO]
Mars Has Tectonic Plates Just Like Earth
You’ll Never Believe These Dolphins Aren’t CGI [VIDEO]
Flickr Photo of Insect Identified as Never-Before-Seen Species [VIDEO]
The 10 Most Stunning Images of Mars in History
How Twitter Users Reacted to the NFL’s First Female Ref [CHARTS]
U.S. Elections
Romney and Obama Both Called Their Veeps the ‘Next President’ [VIDEO]
Paul Ryan Visited Facebook, Met Zuckerberg [PICS]
Romney’s Logo Looks Like Toothpaste [PICS]
Paul Ryan, Romney’s VP Pick, Has Sizable Online Presence
Paul Ryan the ‘Brown Noser’: Wikipedia Edit Wars Begins
How Paul Ryan’s VP News Spread Like Wildfire on Twitter [INFOGRAPHIC]
News & Opinion
Microsoft: Outlook.com Security Will be ‘Strong,’ Better Than Gmail
Watch the Perseids Meteor Shower This Weekend
Olympics Week 2: The Social Media Buss [CHARTS]
StoryBundle Brings Indie Authors to Readers
Hackers Hold Health Data Hostage
How Instagram is Winning Gold at the 2012 Olympics
Barnes & Noble cuts Nook prices
App.net Raises $600K to Build an Ad-Free Alternative to Twitter
Buddy Media: We Knew Facebook Would ‘Change Communications Forever’
Volvo Turns iPad Into X-Ray Scanner
Genius Robotic Airplane Flies in Tight Spaces [VIDEO]
Apple Tried to License Its Patents to Samsung in 2010
Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Weekend Stargazers
Madonna Breaks Speech Ban, Spins Russian Concert Into Pride Rally [VIDEO]
Wearable Electronics Pave Way for Smart Surgeon Gloves
Weekend Leisure
WTF has NASA Done For You? Here’s What
Dog is Terrified of Low-Fat Lamb Jerky
Capture Ghosts at Foursquare Spots With ‘Ghostbusters’ iOS Game
Top 10 Twitter Pics of the Week
This is What Fonts Would Sound Like if They Had Voices
The Upside to the End of the Olympics
Digital DJing Lets Music Go Unwired [VIDEO]
Cabbage-Stealing Dog Won’t Give Up [VIDEO]
Bond is Back in ‘007: Legends’
Gotye Creates Epic New Single From YouTube Covers [VIDEO]
How Are You Listening to Music? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Beware of the iPhone ‘Screwpocalypse’ [SUNDAY COMICS]
Top 10 Pinterest Pins This Week
Spice Girls’ Uncomfortable Appearance on ‘Daily Show’ in 2000 [VIDEO]
Viral Video Recap: Funniest Memes of the Week [VIDEO]
Audi e-tron Electric Supercar Gets Futuristic Video Rear-View [VIDEO]
Lego Celebrates 80th Birthday With Whimsical Animated Short [VIDEO]
Helpful Resources
This App Crowdsources Your Wedding Photo Album
40+ Social Media Events for Networking, Learning
Receipt-Scanning App Tracks Price Drops so You Don’t Have to
Get Back in Kitchen With This Specialized Recipe Site
How to Detect Apps Leaking Your Data
5 Tips to Take Food Photos Good Enough to Eat
Top 25 Companies for Work-Life Balance
19 Resources to Improve Your Photo and Video Skills
40 Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed
6 Free Apps to Organize a More Efficient Carpool
Does More Tech in the Classroom Help Kids Learn?
Sail Away With These 10 YouTube Travel Channels
Looking to Hire Top Talent? Try Recruiting With Video
4 Ways to Avoid Paying for Hotel Wi-Fi
8 Google Chrome Extensions to Boost Your Productivity
Read more: http://mashable.com/2012/08/13/mashable-weekend-recap-73-stories-you-might-have-missed/
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