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 …