Mashable Weekend Recap: 19 Stories You Might Have Missed

Mashable Weekend Recap: 19 Stories You Might Have Missed

A lot is going to happen this week, so you don’t want to miss a beat. That’s why we’ve collected these 19 stories from the past couple of days to help you stay informed (and entertained, for your sanity) as the work week begins.

This weekend we covered several fascinating talks from Startup School, a couple of great iPhone-related viral videos, one power meeting between two industry giants and the launch of Yahoo’s new Y Connect. That’s in addition to all the helpful resources and fun games-related stuff.

Thanks for reading!

News Essentials

• Father and Son Launch iPhone into Space [VIDEO]
• Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg Talked Ping Over Dinner
• Groupon’s Founder on How to Get Super Rich
• Ratpr’s iPhone App Tracks Your Xbox and PlayStation Friends
• Are Music Startups Destined to Fail?
• Yahoo Mimics Facebook Connect With “Y Connect”
• Facebook Blocks LOLapps, Cutting Off 150 Million Users
• Bing Brings You Jay-Z’s Life ‘Decoded’
• Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding
• Watch Facebook, Groupon and Quora’s Founders Speak at Startup School [VIDEO]

Helpful Resources

• 7 Fantastic Free Social Media Tools for Teachers
• HOW TO: Use Twitter Hashtags to Boost Your Job Search
• 5 Gadgets that Broke New Ground in 2010
• 8 Photoshop Tutorials for Retouching Your Profile Pic
• 10 Fresh Blogger Templates for Any Application
• Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART]

Weekend Leisure

• iPhone Rock Band Performances Live on New York Subway [VIDEO]
• 3 Innovative iPad Games That Use the iPhone as a Controller
• Weekend Gaming: “Medal of Honor,” “Enslaved” and the Return of a Legend [OPEN THREAD]