<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"For many people, today will be the first day back in work after the holidays (what are you playing at? We were back in on the 2nd!). If you spent your last couple of days of rest away from the soothing lure of the Internet, let us help you catch up on what you missed, on The Next Web and beyond.\r\nIn the news\r\n\r\n\tGoogle says Maps redirect on Windows Phone was a product decision\r\n\tIran developing \u2018intelligent software\u2019 to censor social networks instead of blocking them completely, and will be removed\r\n\tPanasonic, IBM, ABOX42 and others join LG and Toshiba\u2019s Smart TV Alliance to solve fragmentation\r\n\tLook at how great a Google smartwatch could be\r\n\tThis $200 device will Rickroll anyone who comes within six feet of it\r\n\r\nGood reads\r\n\r\n\tPole party: Life and tech in Antarctica\r\n\tBig data made real: Technologies to help improve your life\r\n\tIs it crazy to think we could see a Yahoo! phone or mobile OS at some point?\r\n\tCompetitive gaming is coming of age as the esports scene takes off\r\n\tMobile ecosystems and the growing impotence of choice\r\n\r\nUseful guides\r\n\r\n\t8 must-have tools for collecting customer intel via online surveys\r\n\tPlatform thinking: 4 ways to leverage the power of networks for your business in 2013\r\n\t5 fun ways to travel back in time with your social data\r\n\t3 useful tips to help your early stage startup acquire paying enterprise customers\r\n\r\nInteresting stories from beyond The Next Web\r\n\r\n\tCan Social Media Sell Soap?\u00A0[New York Times]\r\n\tWhy Does Everyone Think Google Beat the FTC?\u00A0[The New Republic]\r\n\tLife and Death Online: Who Controls a Digital Legacy?\u00A0[Wall Street Journal]\r\n\tThe Fifth Horseman: Samsung\u00A0[TechCrunch]\r\n\r\nImage credit: Creatas\u00A0/ Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/01/07/were-you-offline-this-weekend-heres-what-you-missed/>