The year is almost over. One week left. And this is the last round up of the year.

We still have a week to Christmas and we are still busy shopping. As we get closer to the end of the year we will start talking about out new year resolutions and thinking about what we are expecting from the new year. As small business owners you will also get busy developing your strategies and plans for 2011. While it is limited considering the amount of different issues you have to put into perspective, I believe, this week our article selection will offer some help in shaping the direction of your web presence.

This week the round up is one item shorter than usual. Since Twitter related articles stood out most for some reason, I wanted to keep it all about Twitter this time.

Lately the main buzz online is about holiday sales. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday behind us, good news about strong sales are floating on the web. This year retailers have utilized social media more effectively to drive both their online and offline sales. Our round up this week includes articles including these topics.

I was extremely surprised to see the statistics at eMarketer explaining how unsure small businesses are about reaching their customers using social media. The numbers demonstrated interesting facts that I did not expect.

Now we are officially in the online holiday shopping season. I wish all the online retailers the best of luck and the best profits. This time we have a selection of e-commerce and online marketing articles.

We are repeating our positive tune on online holiday sales this year and we have some statistics for support.