This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the resources mashup, a humorous Happy Holiday, and the week in review at kikolani.com.
The Resources Mashup
Here are some of the best articles I have stumbledupon this week.
Blogging
- 90 awesome blog posts thast inspired my blog growth in 2009
- Top 7 reasons people don’t return to comment on your blog
- Seth Godin answers my five burning questions
- Using your strengths and weaknesses to become a better blogger
- Blogger Luv casting call
- Stop earning money with my comments
- 10 awesome uses for blogs
- Websites that will bring heavy traffic to your design blogs
- Ultimate success formula for bloggers
- How to get more exposure in the blogosphere
- Do you comment on long or short posts?
- Why comments build community on a blog
- 5 easiest ways to keep your blog up
Business / Finance
- How to use a company blog for your personal branding strategy
- Stats show Facebook is most beneficial for businesses
- 6 new business books for 2010
- 5 best small business tips of 2009
Freelance
- Freelance Friday – negotiating contracts, starting a design business, and more
Graphic / Web Design
- 285 free, colorful Illustrator brushes
- 65 creative, stylish footer designs of 2009
- 60 beautiful Happy New Year wallpapers
- 30 excellent tutorials for creating Illustrator cartoons
- 20 best Photoshop tutorials of 2009
Health
Make Money Online
- Blogging for money – beginners guide part 3
- How to monetize your blog
Personal Development / Self Improvement
- How to manifest success with renewed New Years Resolutions
- Goal setting or wishful thinking?
- 6 ways to start the new year doing instead of dreaming
- The best of personal excellence blogs of 2009
- 100 things I did in 2009
- The definitive guide to sticking to your New Year’s resolutions
- 5 excellent tools to track your New Year’s goals
Photography / Digital Art
- 40 macro photography shots of water drops
- 58 breathtaking matte paintings
- 22 unbelievably realistic CG women
- 65 gorgeous panoramic photographs
- 100 best captured photographs of 2009
- Winter photography
SEO
Social Media
- 21 tips on how to explode Twitter following
- The most compulsive Twitterers of 2009
- 55 Twitter tools to use in 2010
- The long and short of Twitter
- How do you choose who to follow or friend on social media sites?
- TweetBoard review
- Facebook How To Guide Book
- How to implement a social media strategy
- 4 areas of expertise to ensure social media success
- 14 cool things people do on Twitter
Tech
- Worst worm of the year – Conficker of 2009
- Domain mapping and let me be myself
- Using Google Wave for task management
- Interesting Gmail Labs features that you must take a look at
Week in Review
- Upgrading WordPress 2.9 and Thesis 1.6
- 2010 social media wishlist for Facebook, StumbleUpon, and Twitter
WordPress
Happy Holidays
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As always, you’ve provided a phenomenal list of resources in this Fetching Friday. I’m doing an overhaul on my blog, so several of these links came in handy for me. Thanks a ton and Happy New Year, Kristi.
.-= Nea | Self Improvement Saga´s last blog ..How to Manifest Success With Renewed New Year’s Resolutions =-.
Thanks Kristie, for another post with lots of resources from around the web. I wish there were some of my entries from my blog at aisajib.com
I hope in future there will be.
.-= Aminul Islam Sajib´s last blog ..Happy New Year 2010! The New Year Plans =-.
Kristi, it’s been a blast knowing you in 2009 and I look forward to many great times in 2010! I do look forward to connecting with you and knowing you better in 2010, beyond kikolani.com. Thanks so much for all the link love in all your fetching friday series too even during the months when I was “out” of the blogosphere – it’s really very much appreciated. Regardless, I’m back for good now and definitely here to stay!
Here’s to an amazing 2010 for all of us! 
.-= Celes | The Personal Excellence Blog´s last blog ..2009 Reflections: 2 Biggest Things I Learned, 15 Key Highlights and A Big Thank You To You =-.
Hi kristi, what a great way to kick off a brand new year. This is a hefty resource this time with so great finds, can’t wait to dive in. Thanks for all your hard work, it’s really appreciated.
.-= Jonathan – Advanced Life Skills´s last blog ..Optimism and the Spirit of Renewal =-.
Nice. Thanks for adding my posts link as wel . Happy New Year
.-= Online Photoshop´s last blog ..Countdown To New Years!!!!!!!! =-.
Happy New Year Kristi
And thanks for reminding its Friday I wasn’t sure 
I always spot some cool posts to check out on the list.
Wishing you and everyone an awesome 2010
Thank You
.-= John Sullivan´s last blog ..Best blogging tip of 2009 PERIOD =-.
Kristie, I just tweeted that your Fetching Friday out does #FollowFriday every week. I’m thinking we don’t even need #FollowFriday any more. All the best to you in 2010. Cheers!
@Ileane
.-= ileane´s last blog ..Google Page Rank on a WordPress.com Blog =-.
Kristi,
A great way to usher in the New Year! Happy New Year all!
.-= Frank J´s last blog ..2010 American League Predictions =-.
Wow Kristi, another massive mashup….. I just didn’t know what to do with my Friday other than drink Bloody Mary’s and watch College Football, now I can keep busy reading all these articles! Thanks….
.-= Keith´s last blog ..10 Goals for 2010 =-.
Hey Kristi, can’t watch the video as my kids used up all my bandwidth
Left a comment on Potpolitcs, I always love visiting there. Thanks for another great Friday Resource. I don’t know how you do it?
Happy New year,
.-= Sire´s last blog ..Final Stats For 2009 December Was A Surprise =-.
Thanks for the love, Kristi. I hope you have a wonderful 2010!
.-= Mitch´s last blog ..December Income Report – Something To Build On For 2010 =-.
Hi Kristi,
first i want say Happy new year to you and kikolani.com team!!!
again start you sharing a good resources as fetching Friday i read every post in kikolani nice resources there!
.-= SEO Company´s last blog ..How do I reset the admin password for Urchin on my Windows server =-.
Another new series of some nice post. Well I have bookmarked this post and I will check back the post later.
Wish you happy new year Kristi.
Ya went all out for the first one, excellent job.
.-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..PLEASE COMMENT – Have You EVER Used The Added Feature Of My Subscribe To Comments Plugin?? =-.
As always another resourceful index. Just read ‘Ultimate success formula for bloggers’ and its really a good reading. Thanks for sharing.
.-= Arafat Hossain Piyada´s last blog ..Check how your website look in other well known browsers and OS online =-.
Since I stop tweeting today and I now have some time to enjoy the read of your Fetching Friday post more than before, and this is why I came back
it’s good feeling indeed!
.-= Hesham @ FamousBloggers´s last blog ..Have any one Joined John Mayer and Matt Cuts on Digital Cleanse? =-.
Are all of the above links things you stumbled? Do you link to things you don’t stumble?
.-= Ari Herzog´s last blog ..Satisfying Saturday: 7 Ways to Praise Tweeting Birdbrains =-.
A top notch round up you have done there Kristi! I think it’s really awesome that you give attention to quality blog posts you find throughout the week. I hope that one day I can be on your exclusive list as well..
Brandon Walker
.-= Brandon walker´s last blog ..Tweet Adder – An Incredible Twitter Marketing Tool =-.
Hey Kristy! Great new 2010 mashup update, I was missing your posts for not getting into my fave blogs; but from now on I’ll be reading
.-= Tamal Anwar´s last blog ..My Dot Com trip to Cox’s Bazaar =-.
Hi Kristi
A very cool roundup
This is my first visit to your blog and the list which you have provided is a goodies for my new year with fresh blogging for my blog
.-= Sunil Jain´s last blog ..50+ Best Free Premium WordPress Themes of December 2009 =-.
Kristi, a great collection to start the new year. I particularly liked the Photography / Digital Art section, especially the Best Photos of 2009 & the Winter Photography. Here’s to a great 2010. Keep up the great work.
.-= Mike @ Computer Tips´s last blog ..Buying New Computers – A Better Computer for 8 Cents an Hour =-.
Hi Kristi,
This is a fantastic resource. On my first visit to your blog I actually thought that this was your round-up of last year, not just last week! I’m doubly impressed. I’ll be coming back to your blog often from now on.
all the best,
Matt
.-= New from Matt Cowan Time to start networking =-.
wow again great post on fetching Friday i like this link is super top 7 reasons people don’t return to comment on your blog thanks for sharing!!