I know I have written in the past about doing a weekly round up but I didn’t have any time to keep up.  So now I am just going to try to accumulate some good posts I have found for the end of the month.

Below are some posts you might find interesting that I have chosen to be in my round up.

Twitter

Top 10 Twitter Backgrounds of December 2008 - http://twitterbackgroundsgallery.com/top-10

Twitter Follow Fail - http://mashable.com/2009/01/06/twitter-follow-fail/

Twitter Squatting - http://theotherthomasotter.wordpress.com/2009/01/06/twittersquatting/

Tweetbacks Plugin - http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/01/09/tweetbacks-plugin-for-wordpress/

Photo of Hudson River plane crash downs TwitPic - http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10143736-2.html

Social Media

Ultimate compilation of Seo, Sem, Marketing, Social Media & more posts of 2008 - http://www.techipedia.com/2009/internet-marketing-posts-2008/

PR vs New Media vs Social Media - http://123socialmedia.com/2009/01/06/the-death-of-public-relations-will-social-media-kill-the-beast/

James Surowiecki’s Wisdom of the Crowds Social Media Book - http://www.randomhouse.com/features/wisdomofcrowds/index.html

Wanna manage Britney Spears Social Media Campaigns?? - http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/10/britney-spears-is-hiring-an-online-media-manager/

HOW TO Sell Social Media to Cynics, Skeptics & Luddites – Tips, Resources & Advice - http://www.interactiveinsightsgroup.com/blog1/how-to-sell-social-media-to-cynics-skeptics-luddites-tips-resources-advice/

10 Things All Businesses Should Do to Market More Effectively on Facebook – http://www.insidefacebook.com/2009/01/27/10-things-all-businesses-should-do-to-market-more-effectively-on-facebook/

Microsoft is spending 70% of their social media budget on Facebook - http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=99140

Applying Dating ‘Dos And Don’ts’ To Social Media Marketing - http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=99240

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Social Media Vision’s Monthly Round Up for January 2009

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This will be my first post in series of interest articles and blogs I have read for the week and will play it by ear here on out.

Social Media News

Social Media Presence of the Top US Newspapers – One of my favorite up and coming bloggers Glen from PluginID has shown some great stats with this post on newspapers on social media.

Social Media Predictions 2009 – A collaboration of great minds with Peter Kim

What’s in a Retweet? Data Behind Viral Messaging on Twitter – The main idea behind a Retweet, pretty good stuff

I want to work for Mashable – Michael Wong a beloved community user and ex power digg user went viral with this blog post that got heard around the twitter world and sparked some a lot of diggs!

Social Media in Plain English – Layman terms of Social Media.  Great read.

Wayne Sutton – Interview (Social Media Rockstar) – Interview with Wayne Sutton a rising Social Media Professional to keep an eye out for.

Understanding Izea’s Sponsored Blogging Service by Jeremiah Owyang – The whole fiasco behind the blogging sponsorship with the Social Media Superstars, a very good read to catch up on.

2008 in Review: Mashable’s 20 Most Popular Stories  by Mashable – A great round up of popular stories on Mashable.

Cool Posts

17,000 Push-Pin Super Mario 3 Mosiac   – A very cool art design with over 17k push pins on our favorite Nintendo star

Photoshop Age-Maps - A freaky photoshop concept art

The art of stone balancing  - A very cool display of stones balancing on each other, way cool

All-Star Post

The Ultimate Social Media Etiquette Handbook – Tamar’s Mac Daddy of a guide book on what to do and what not to do on Social Media Etiquette, SMV’s All-Star Post of the week!

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Social Media Vision Weekly Roundup Dec 22nd – Social Media Predictions 2009