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It's tax season and Turbo Tax is using social media to get you to use their service to do your filing. The company created a YouTube channel with videos offering tax tips and more information about their products.

You can even notify friends on Facebook and Twitter when you finish filing.

Jeremy Lin, the point guard for the New York Knicks, is being called the next Tim Tebow after a crazy two weeks both on and off the court. Lin led the Knicks to their victory over the Lakers and hit a clutch three at the buzzer to beat Toronto, making him one of the most talked about guys in sports.

Fans took to twitter to come up with puns like Lintastic and Linsanity to talk about the Harvard grad.

Queens University of Charlotte is up for a Shorty Award, which recognizes the best producers of short content on social media. Supporters vote for their favorite brands or people in different categories by how else, tweeting it!

Reena Arora, the head of digital media for the university, said since starting the social media accounts, alumni have become more engaged in the happenings at the university.

"[They] rediscover Queens, fall in love with it again, who see what we're doing on a daily basis," she said. "So it's just reinforced our sense of community, which is the nature of social media."

The department store Macy's wants you to create a free valentine for your loved one on their Facebook page.

But it's not just a way to tell the special person in your life just how much you care. For every conversation heart sent they will donate $2 to the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women campaign. They promise to donate up to $250,000.

The website ThoughtfulGuy.com helps guys find the perfect gift for the women in their lives.

Ladies can sign on the free site, add preferences and even a wish list. Then when the guy logs in, the site provides hand-picked suggestions based on her interests.

Seems like a win-win!

It wouldn't be the Super Bowl without the great commercials but some companies released sneak peeks on YouTube this week hoping they'd go viral and generate interest on game day.

The ads include some familiar faces and characters.

The Dog Strikes Back, Volkswagon

Flash Fans, Budweiser

Matthew's Day Off, Honda CRV

Coca Cola's famous polar bears are back just in time for the big game. They'll be virtually watching and cheering for Brady and Manning.

While you're tuning in on your big screen, open up your laptop to see how they react to all the action.

It's Super Bowl weekend and fans are eager to see the Giants and Patriots take the field. But not only is it the biggest event for the NFL, it's also expected to rattle the social media world.

Last week, the NFL unveiled its Social Media Command Center for everything Super Bowl. While traditional media will be covering the game, the command center will provide information on just about anything else a fan visiting Indianapolis would want to know.

@SuperBowl2012 on Twitter has fans covered.

Every year, the president of the United States delivers his State of Union Address to a joint session of Congress. In the early days, it was a private event between two branches of government; today it’s very much a public event to which millions of Americans, as well as people around the world, tune in.

But this year, the Obama administration gave unprecedented access to how the speech came together. Check it out.

Coming off last year's Volkswagen Super Bowl commercial featuring the little boy dressed as Darth Vader, the car company decided to enlist four-legged friends to continue with the Star Wars theme this year.

While the focus of the GOP presidential race is just to our south, this video featuring President Obama went viral this week, and no, it's not a campaign ad.

If you're planning your annual vacation and don't want to leave your furry friend behind, visit BringFido.com.

The site gives you a list of pet friendly hotels in your destination and it lists outdoor restaurants and attractions and vets and groomers to make sure your pet enjoys the trip as much as you do.

Is saving money on your to do list this year? Mint.com makes budgeting a cinch because you can track spending, whether you use a debit or credit card, all in one place.

It also links to loans and investments so you can keep tabs on payments and balances. The website also has a mobile app putting financial responsibility in the palm of your hand.

If your News Year's resolution includes eating healthier, there's an app for that. Fooducate lets shoppers scan a product bar code in the grocery store and instantly assigns a grade of A to D based on its health value.

Once a food has been scanned, the app offers healthier alternatives and can compare two products side-by-side to help you make the best choice for you and your family.

2011 was an incredible year for social media, especially the 140-character blog, Twitter. With one tweet, breaking news spread, lives were changed and pop-culture was changed forever.

First up, who could forget Charlie Sheen's bizarre catchphrases? They quickly became popular hash tags and part of our vocabulary.

Then there's that late Sunday night news in May that the world's most wanted man had been killed. The news of Osama bin Laden's death spread with a tweet from the chief of staff for the office of Donald Rumsfeld.

What about using social media for good? The fast food chain Wendy's used a promoted tweet to raise $50,000 for foster children.

Lastly, even the pope jumped on the social media train. He sent his first tweet using an iPad this past summer.

Click here to see more of Mashable.com's most memorable tweets of 2011.

If you're cutting it down to the wire to get Christmas gifts for your loved ones, Mashable.com has some great last minute gift ideas you can send by email.

A good standby is an iTunes gift card, but how about giving the gift of travel with a gift card to an airline? For an alternative to a gift card, how about an Ebook sent right to their email?

Skype wants to help make your holiday travel a little more pleasant. Travelers will get a free hour of WiFi at select airports in the U.S. from Dec. 21 to Dec. 27.

The closest airport to get the free service? The Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro. Skype hopes besides just surfing the web, you'll use their services to video chat with friends and family.

If you want to keep an eye on Santa this Christmas Eve, there's an app for that. NORAD has been tracking the St. Nick's trip around the world for years and they're expecting thousands of phone calls (877-HI NORAD) and emails this year.

But that's not the only way to watch St. Nick. You can "like" NORAD Tracks Santa on Facebook, follow the Santa tracker on Twitter, watch videos on YouTube, or download the app for iPhone and Android.

Bears usually make the news for attacks or unwanted sightings but this week a video showing the softer side to the grizzly bear went viral.

The Huffington Post reports the footage was taken in an animal park in Washington called the "Olympic Game Farm," a sanctuary known for taking in one-time animal performers and giving them a good home.

The Dutch airline, KLM, is giving passengers the power to pick who they sit next to using social media. The opt-in system called "Meet and Seat" will display the Facebook and LinkedIn profile pages of each passenger on the flight.

Details are still under wraps but the program is set to launch next year.