These are my links for January 4th through January 15th:

• BBC News – Twitter feed gives Swedes a new picture – An organic sheep farmer, a priest and a Bosnian immigrant are among those who have helped double Sweden's Twitter followers in the past month.
• The Awkward Handshake Disorder –
• Murdoch: we screwed up MySpace ‘in every way possible’ – Telegraph – Rupert Murdoch, the chairman and chief executive of News Corporation, has tweeted about how his company “screwed up MySpace in every way possible”.
• FedEx Customer Video Turned Good PR | Social Media Today – Always answer with a real apology. Not a “I’m sorry, but…” apology, but a real one. And answer it on the same social network where the crisis is happening.
• Facebook launches new social music feature – Telegraph – Facebook has added a new ‘listen with’ feature which allows users to enjoy the same song as a friend via the site at the same time.
• slideshare for b2b social media. – There is no doubt that the growth of Slideshare has got B2B marketers excited about using social media again. It has become the world’s largest content sharing community. Combine this with the reach of Twitter and LinkedIn and the platform has become a vital part of the best B2B social media strategies. The site has seen dramatic growth amassing more than 60 million visitors and 3 billion slide views a month.
• Google Turns Its Maps Feature Into Old School Maze Game [Video] @PSFK – Google has recently announced that it will be launching a game on Google+ in February using its maps tool. The 26-second teaser video shows a blue ball navigating around Google Maps cube. The labyrinth game will allow users to control the ball by tilting the cube and collect points for visiting certain points and places on the map, such as restaurants, retail shops, parks etc.
• Executive ‘forced out of job’ over LinkedIn CV – Telegraph – A human resources executive was forced out of his job after angering his employer by putting his CV online and advertising that he was interested in other “career opportunities”, a tribunal heard.
• In-car internet ‘to become norm’ in survey about future – In-vehicle internet access is close to becoming reality, according to the world's top car bosses.
• 5 Ways to Use Google+ to Improve Your Search Engine Optimization – Here are some ways you can ensure that your Google+ usage will help with your search rankings.