Been away from Mashable for a few days? Maybe you were sorting through hundreds of Oscar memes. Perhaps you’ve been busy working on integrating your brand with Facebook Timeline. Or have you been trying to figure out what the iPad 3 will look like?

For whatever reason you’ve missed our new digital media resources this week, let us catch you up in a flash with our features roundup.

This week we have the marketer’s guide to Pinterest, a list of YouTube‘s most shared ads in February and everything you wanted to know about 3D printing but were too afraid to ask. We’ve also covered the new socially inclined Lytro camera, tips for better Facebook parenting and an explanation of how startups can establish relationships with journalists. And look at all the infographics!

Editor’s Picks

• How a Team of Doctors Uses Social Media to Drive Awareness and Save Lives
  For small non-profit medical teams working outside the U.S., Twitter and other social media tools have become an invaluable lifeline.
• How Startups Can Build Lasting Relationships With Journalists
  Build strong, long-term relationships with reporters in order to promote your product or service. Try these tips to forge media connections.
• Everything You Wanted to Know About 3D Printing But Were Too Afraid to Ask
  3D printing is a booming business. Here, we explain how it works, where it’s headed and what you might soon be printing.
• Meet the Winner of Mashable’s Facebook Short Story Contest
  We’re proud to announce the winner of Mashable’s Facebook short story contest. We’ve included a Q&A with the author and the winning story.
• 6 New Gadgets Helping People With Disabilities
  Here’s a look at some of the latest assistive tech products on display at the Tech and Persons with Disabilities Conference.
• 10 Strategies for Non-Profits on Pinterest
  Non-profits are leveraging Pinterest for social good, but how did they get there? What are the strategies behind it?

Social Media

• Oscars 2012: Who Won the Award for Most Social Buzz? [STATS]
  Sunday’s Academy Awards generated a ton of social media buzz. Check out this year’s fascinating social stats from Trendrr.tv.
• 8 Strategies for Launching a Brand Presence on Pinterest
  For brands looking to develop a Pinterest presence, try these seven simple steps.
• The Oscars for Most Social Celebrity and Best Tweet Go To … [INFOGRAPHIC]
  While the stars lit up the stage at the 84th Academy Awards, viewers set the social web aflame, posting nearly 2 million Twitter messages.
• How to Turn Social Feedback into Valuable Business Data
  If you have a social media presence, you’re already generating valuable data. The next step is to prevent it from slipping through the cracks.
• How to Turn Off Google Search plus Your World Results [VIDEO]
  A video shows you how to turn off “Google Search, plus Your World” results.
• How to Add Photos to Your Facebook Map
  Adding photos to your Facebook map is a great way to chart where you’ve been and what you were up to when you were there.
• 20 TV Shows With the Most Social Media Buzz This Week [CHART]
  Which TV shows generate the most buzz on social networks? Find out each week from our new chart.
• Need More YouTube Views? Try Pinterest
  Lionsgate didn’t anticipate is how effectively Pinterest could promote its YouTube presence, but pinning videos has paid off extremely well.
• 6 Tips for Better Facebook Parenting
  We all struggle to help our kids through their tumultuous teen years. Here’s how to use Facebook to reach your kids.
• The Rapid Rise of Pinterest’s Blockbuster User Engagement [CHART]
  Pinterest is not only gaining a ton of users, but those users are spending a lot more time on the site lately.
• How Pinterest’s Female Audience Is Changing Social Marketing
  Marketers are turning to Pinterest, a social network comprised mostly of women, to learn how to reach the world’s most powerful consumer group.
• Facebook Marketing: Why News Feed Still Trumps Timeline Pages
  Amidst the buzz of Facebook’s new Timeline Pages, don’t lose sight of the power and importance of News Feed marketing.
• Why Team Coco Takes Social Media Comedy Very Seriously
  We spoke with Team Coco to figure out how it manages to curate hilarious Conan content all over the social web.
• 20 Facebook Page Cover Photos to Inspire Your Brand
  Timeline has finally rolled out to brand Pages and companies have quickly hopped on the opportunity to get creative.
• Facebook Brand Timelines: 6 Big Changes Every Marketer Needs to Understand
  While you get your brand ready for the new Timeline format, here are six important changes to keep top-of-mind.
• How Tumblr Rekindled the Art of Animated GIFs
  Animated GIFs have been circling the Internet since 1987, but Tumblr has given the art form a new life. Curators of the network’s GIF tag talk about what makes them so appealing.
• Introducing Mashable’s Facebook Timeline
  Facebook rolled out Timeline for brand Pages on Feb. 29, and Mashable was proud to update ours on day one.
• The Most Viral News Sources on Twitter and Facebook [INFOGRAPHIC]
  The BBC, The Huffington Post and The Guardian are the three most viral news sources on Facebook and Twitter, according to a new report.
• How to Animate Your Google+ Profile
  We have previously highlighted some striking animated Google+ profile pages. Now we’re showing you how you can make your own animated profile with a simple online tool.
• 20 Infamous Crimes Committed and Solved on Facebook [INFOGRAPHIC]
  Criminals are taking to the web just as quickly as police are meeting them there.
• Facebook Timeline for Brands: The Complete Guide
  Before you get cracking on your company’s Facebook Timeline, be sure to catch up on all our coverage of the new features.
• Why Pinterest Aligns Perfectly With The Today Show’s Content Strategy
  The Today show believes its viewers and Pinterest users in general consume content in a very similar way. Here’s why their social strategy has been a success.
• How to Maintain Traditional Customer Service in the Social Media Age
  Social media requires you to track a new set of customer service metrics. Learn how to balance social and traditional customer service channels.

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

Business & Marketing

• 4 Reasons Your Startup Needs a Better Job Applicant Tracking System
  Looking for the best and brightest to get on board with your new company? Applicant tracking may help with that.
• The Marketer’s Guide to Pinterest [INFOGRAPHIC]
  Marketers can get their butts up to speed on the latest Pinterest tips and tricks with this infographic.
• The Power of the Social Consumer [INFOGRAPHIC]
  Social media makes it possible for dissatisfied customers to change the course of business, even at giant companies. Here are a few examples.
• Timeline for Brands: How to Prepare for Your Company’s New Facebook Page
  Facebook Timeline for brand pages is here, but you have some time before the changes roll out. Here’s how to prepare.
• Facebook Ads Announcements: Everything You Need to Know
  At the top of Wednesday’s Facebook Ads announcements was Premium, a new suite of products for marketers designed to leverage the social network’s access to your friends and friends of friends.
• 3 Best Social Good Startup Accelerators You’ve Never Heard Of
  Consider these options if you want to accelerate the growth of your social impact startup.
• 10 Ways to Optimize Your Ecommerce Site for Google Search
  Want to up your PageRank and get more views for your ecommerce content? Here are 10 ways to climb the search list on Google.
• YouTube’s 20 Most-Shared Ads in February [VIDEO]
  Most of February’s top YouTube ads were aired during the Super Bowl. What other ads made the cut?
• Content Marketing: 5 Non-Profit Success Stories to Learn From
  These days, non-profits are strategizing online content to help engage web audiences. Is your non-profit using content marketing?
• 6 Branded Mobile Apps on the Cutting Edge of Innovation
  These brands are kicking butt on mobile platforms — find out what makes them stand out.
• To B or Not to B? Weighing the Benefits of Benefit Corporations
  What exactly are the differences between B Corps and Benefit Corporations? And what are the “benefits”? Here’s an overview to help shed some light.

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

Tech & Mobile

• Can the iPad Really Replace Your Laptop?
  Sure, there are tons of apps and ample reason for Mac lovers to ditch their laptops for the iPad. But, is it really the right choice?
• 8 Things That Could Make iPad 3 More Expensive Than iPad 2
  The iPad 3 is rumored to be loaded with new tricks, but they might come with a heftier price tag.
• Google Privacy: 5 Things the Tech Giant Does With Your Data
  Google’s new privacy policy went into effect March 1 — but what exactly does it do with all that information? We break it down here.
• 13 Lytro Photos That Will Make You Look Twice
  Here are some of our favorite photos we’ve taken with Lytro’s light-field camera.
• Apple’s iPad 3 Event Invitation: 7 Clues You Might Have Missed
  We asked Mashable readers what clues they could spot in Apple’s March 7 event invitation. Here’s what they found.
• 6 Excellent iPhone Apps Worth Paying For
  Here’s a handful of iPhone apps worth buying — it’s OK to splurge once in a while.
• Have You Been SmartphOWNED? 13 Humorous Viral Texts
  Texts gone awry have taken center stage in the viral humor arena, and this time we’re taking a look at SmartphOWNED.
• How To Hire a Great Developer [FLOW CHART]
  Got an idea? Need a dev? This flow chart will help you navigate your search for a killer developer.

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

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