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 …

These are my links for December 31st through January 3rd:

The Verified Twitter Account for Rupert Murdoch’s Wife Was Fake – Rupert Murdoch joined Twitter last week. So did his wife, Wendi Deng Murdoch. "Joining my husband @rupertmurdoch in our new digital adventure on Twitter," reads her bio. Cute, right? Rupert was verified, Wendi was verified, and so began another cute chapter of celebrities figuring out how to use Twitter.
Twitter Faces Another Call To Close Terrorist Group Accounts – Lawyers say Twitter will likely weather legal challenges from an Israel-based group …

These are my links for December 29th through December 30th:

Using Twitter to Help Airline Passengers – If you’ve ever flown to another country where you don’t speak the language, and indeed, one where you can’t even read the language, you’ll know that it can be difficult. Daunting, even. You’ll appreciate any help you can get.
BBC iPlayer – Woman’s Hour: Twitter Special – Jane Garvey presents a look back at the guests and subjects on Woman's Hour that inspired the most comment in 2011 via Twitter.
The Top QR Code Fails of …

These are my links for December 22nd through December 29th:

YouTube Slam: Users vote on viral videos to find favourite | Metro.co.uk – YouTube has launched a new video service called Slam, which allows users to compare viral clips and vote for their favourite.
If you’ve ever made a New Year’s resolution and broken it straight away, try Antiresolution – Making resolutions for the new year is common, and breaking them is nearly as common. According to the company MeYou Health, 88 percent of those who make New Year's resolutions fail to …

These are my links for December 16th through December 22nd:

Marketers ‘Gamify’ Brand Loyalty Rewarding Online Engagement [Future Of Gaming] @PSFK – Crowdtap is a web-based network that enables marketers to connect with their most engaged consumers online and reward them with VIP access for active participation. Users connect to the platform using their Facebook profiles and answer a series of questions which allow brands to target them based on their interests.
The Top 10 Brand Pages on Google+ – Google+ launched brand pages just six weeks ago, but some brands have …

These are my links for December 12th through December 15th:

Tweeting in court shows judges’ modern side – Allowing reporters to tweet from court is a refreshingly enlightened decision by the judiciary, as well as an inevitability, writes Emma Barnett.
How Small Retailers Can Use Social Media – One of the benefits of creating and maintaining an effective social media strategy is that, with a bit of hard work and perseverance, it doesn’t need to cost a lot.
YouTube launches schools-friendly video service – YouTube, the world's largest video sharing service, has launched …

These are my links for December 8th through December 9th:

Three Wikipedia instruction manuals all PR people should look at – With the news agenda for the PR industry this week being dominated by The Independent's 'sting' on Bell Pottinger, it might be of use to some comms practitioners to brush up on the user manuals – in particular for Wikipedia. 
Community of Storytellers Build Online Library of Human Experience – The online project Cowbird is a place where storytellers can keep audio-visual diaries, write stories and collaborate with others in documenting …

These are my links for December 7th through December 8th:

Instagram Is Coming to Android (about bloody time too!) – Instagram, the hugely popular iPhone photography app that evokes 1970s style, has announced it’s finally developing an Android app.
Branding with Color: Lessons from Coke – From store shelves to the packages on those shelves, Coke realized how well they've used colour to differentiate their three big brands from each other when they broke their own rules.
Email obsession ‘will impact Christmas holidays’ – UK employees are so "email-obsessed" that nearly half of …

These are my links for December 5th through December 6th:

Bell Pottinger Power Point Presentation – Guy Fawkes’ blog – Bell Pottinger sources are emphasising that a pre-condition of the deal negotiations with the fictional “Azimov Group” set up by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism was evidence of a reform agenda in Uzbekistan. To be fair to the left-wing BIJ they do mention it tucked away in their report. But here is the introductory Power Point they gave in the now infamous meeting:
Users Purchase And Leave Gift Cards For Friend’s Next …

These are my links for December 5th from 09:12 to 20:02:

The Psychology Behind Social Commerce – A great infographic by TabJuice that explains how and why people shop online.
Web Ink Now: Social Media ROI Hypocrisy – It's ridiculous that executives require marketers to calculate ROI (Return on Investment) on one form of real-time communications: Social media like Twitter, Facebook, or YouTube. Yet they happily pay for other real-time communications devices for employees like Blackberrys, iPhones, and iPads without a proven ROI.
Vending Machine At Airport Prints Custom Banners @PSFK – One …