#the5 for the week ending December 17, 2010

I tweet out #the5 regularly on weekday mornings. It's a list of the 5 things in my various channels that I think are worth paying attention to, usually culled from thousands of blogs and tweets in my Google Reader. Folks have asked in the past if they could somehow get these tweets in another fashion, but every Twitter/Wordpress plugin I've seen makes a mangled, annoying mess of processing the Twitterstream, so until there's a better option, I'll just throw out this digest. If you'd like to get these before the summary, just follow me on Twitter.

• Bonus item for #the5, one of mine. Passwords are not enough: http://cspenn.com
• #the5: WordPress Plugin that tells you if any of your readers are on the Gawker Hacker List http://bit.ly/gPjN6H
• #the5: Very cool: the WordPress printable gift certificate plugin: https://www.christopherspenn.com/youve-discovered-the-missing-link/
• #the5: Two powerful email signup form ideas on the @whatcounts blog: https://www.christopherspenn.com/youve-discovered-the-missing-link/
• #the5: Sixth Circuit rules that the government needs a warrant to search your email http://engt.co/gXxKzy
• #the5: Seth Godin on the worst boss in the world: https://www.christopherspenn.com/youve-discovered-the-missing-link/
• #the5: SEOMoz on how to do SEO on the cheap: https://www.christopherspenn.com/youve-discovered-the-missing-link/
• #the5: Ritholtz calls top on FB: Facebook’s Zuckerberg is Time Man of the Year http://bit.ly/dJKoEF
• #the5: ReadWriteWeb shows the 10 most overused words in LinkedIn profiles: https://www.christopherspenn.com/youve-discovered-the-missing-link/
• #the5: One of mine: Line of sight digital marketing framework http://bit.ly/hJILiK
• #the5: One of mine, paradigm shifts in marketing (or the lack thereof): https://www.christopherspenn.com/youve-discovered-the-missing-link/
• #the5: MarketingCharts on Consumer Troubles Grow http://bit.ly/eMktWU
• #the5: Clay Shirky’s Big Media Prediction for 2011: Syndication Stops http://bit.ly/fJUI6a
• #the5: Carol Bartz slaughters Delicious at Yahoo: http://bit.ly/i4LYMB
• #the5: Calculated Risk on the arrival of a wave of 99ers. Bad news ahead: https://www.christopherspenn.com/youve-discovered-the-missing-link/
• #the5: @joannalm on 5 to-do list items for marketers preparing for Facebook messages: https://www.christopherspenn.com/youve-discovered-the-missing-link/
• #the5: @jeffpulver announces #140conf local events! https://www.christopherspenn.com/youve-discovered-the-missing-link/
• #the5: @jasonfalls shares 101 Social Media Stats to Make Your Spirits Bright and Your Head Spin http://bit.ly/fFejGP
• #the5: @jasonfalls on 11 Ways to Improve Your Blog Posts With Interviews http://bit.ly/fXfylE
• #the5: @chrisbrogan tells you how to frame out online promotions: https://www.christopherspenn.com/youve-discovered-the-missing-link/
• #the5: @chelpixie on her 2011 Challenge: Learning to Love Sales http://bit.ly/gCc9c3

---

You might also enjoy:

• How To Set Your Consulting Billing Rates and Fees
• What is Ethics in Marketing?
• What's the difference between social media and new media?
• The Evolution of the Data-Driven Company
• Best Practices for Public Speaking Pages

---

Want to read more like this from Christopher Penn? Get updates here:

---

Get your copy of AI For Marketers

Join my Analytics for Marketers Slack Group!

---