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A few weeks after the passing of Steve Jobs on October 5, 2011, Walter Isaacson published a book about the legendary Apple founder called Steve Jobs which instantly became the top-selling book on Amazon. Now comes a beautifully designed infographic entitled “Farewell to a Genius: The Life and Times of Steve Jobs” created by Infographic World.

Activ8Social, in partnership with Kwarter, is proud to announce our first official infographic! Kudos to the team at Kwarter Inc who were the masterminds behind the in depth market research which was conducted to demonstrate how the young San Francisco start-up is poised to “change the game” in terms of how fans experience the games we love.

The Activ8Social team nearly didn’t survive Washington DC’s 101 ºF (38 ºC) weekend but luckily we caught some cool waves at the National Harbour waterfront. We hope you fared better than us. This week’s Social Mashup is sure to help you ring in the new week with stories on mobile app Hitpost, ESPN’s new Twitter reporting philosophy, Airbnb’s $1 billion valuation, and Apple’s potential acquisition of Hulu. Oh and apparently we get to watch Super Bowl XLVI next year according to @AdamSchefter!

Happy Memorial Day weekend! We are excited there is no Lightning or Thunder in the extended forecast … just kidding. Sorry Tampa Bay and Oklahoma City fans, we can’t resist bad jokes. This week’s Social Mashup features new Twitter features, Amazon’s competing Apple app store, Google Wallet, and a potential major partnership.

Just this past Thursday, Twitter unveiled a new feature that allows you to view a profile as the user would see it.  To see this feature in action, click on the “Following” link on anyone’s profile to see the tweet timeline that the user sees on their main feed.  This feature is beneficial for someone looking to find good Twitter users to follow.

This week’s Monday Social Mashup may be a little too Apple heavy for you Steve Jobs haters, but how can you argue with that stock price? We review the official announcement of the iPad 2, free live streaming of March Madness, Angry Birds arrival on Facebook, and the updated Facebook ‘Like’ button. BTW, unless your dog is Lassie, you do not to need to create a Twitter or Facebook account for him!

The original iPad was the first tablet to hit the market and caused a sensation. It created a whole new genre of technological products. If you remember back to about a year ago on April 3rd, 2010, there were lines of giddy consumers stretching entire blocks looking to get an iPad. There was also short supply and insanely high demand that only Apple seems to be able to create. It could be argued that 2010 was the year of the iPad.

Welcome back folks! This week we get back to our regularly scheduled programming as we present to you many of the top stories from this past week in social media and sports. We have everything a reader could ask for … one of the world’s most innovative brands and its newest gem, a battle for social media supremacy among NFL football teams off the gridiron, a web discovery and referral tool that claims to dominate Facebook, huge announcements from the world’s largest technology companies at the world’s largest tech trade show, and a unique rules violation involving social media, golf, and the PGA.