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In no particular order, six highlights from the past week that caught our eye…

1. Pope tells priests: Start blogging – Martin Bryant.

Pope Benedict XVI has his finger well and truly on the social media pulse. Apparently a new decree from the Vatican has encouraged priests to start blogging and generally get their geek on! What’s even better is the Pope’s own social media arsenal which includes YouTube channel, Facebook application and iPhone app, all accessible via his Pope2You site. Amen to that! 

2. Your Brain can’t handle your Facebook friends – Stan Schroeder at Mashable

Robert Dunbar and subsequently his number say you can’t hold more than 150 friends or relationships effectively. This apparently also applies to management of groups and teams. My number of friends on Facebook friends is currently 103…so no problem at all

3. Hello Twiterverse – @Astro_TJ

Yes, it is only a tweet so not really a story or post…but I think worthy of being in the top six all the same!

4. Katie Delayahe Paine’s New Social Media Measurement Checklist – KD Paine

A second appearance in as many weeks on the Friday Round Up for KD Paine. This week Katie gives us the definitive social media measurement checklist which will guide you through planning and progress. As she points out though, it is important to bare in mind the individuality of each social media program and tailor the measurement accordingly.

5. 7 Year Old’s Bike Ride Raises More Than $240,000 For Haiti – Samuel Axon at Mashable

Charlie Simpson from London got on his bike and raised over £160,000 for Haiti from all round the world showing the power of social media as a fundraising tool and showing everyone else that social media doesn’t have to be hard or complex. Not too shabby for a 7 year old!

6  . A Chronology of Brands that Got Punk’d by Social Media – Jeremiah Owyang

A post that was started back in May 2008 and compiles a list of some of the biggest social media ‘Fail’s’ by major brands going as far back as 2001. Expect it to keep growing as more and more brands dive, headfirst into social media in 2010.

Add any of your favourites in the comments.