Every December brings hundreds (thousands?) of year-end lists to the internet and I offer a few of my favorites here for you.
13 Must-Follow Mobile Influencers
BlueTrain Mobile has compiled a list of thought leaders in mobile that includes marketers, technologists, and entrepreneurs.
If you want to connect with movers-and-shakers from TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Mashable, SearchEngine Land, and Google, follow this Twitter list.
30 Under 30 (x 12)
Forbes magazine presents 30 disrupters under the age of 30, in each of 12 fields, making a difference right now.
30 Under 30 from Forbes
I’ve created a Twitter list of those in Technology, Social & Mobile, and Media fields so you can follow these up-and-comers with one click.
What will the world be like in 2012?
The folks at Slideshare have curated 12 presentations that attempt to answer that question. These diverse presentations cover a wide range of topics, including Global Themes; Social Media; Digital Innovations; Consumer Trends; Nonprofit Marketing; Healthcare Marketing; Mobile Web and HTML5, and more. They promise check back at the end of the year to see which of these predictions have come true.
Favorite Books
The Second Act blog compiled a Best Best-Books-of-2011 Lists, including year end lists from Washington Post and NPR.
75 Things New Yorkers Talked About in 2011
From the New York Times, this list covers pretty much everything New Yorkers and the rest of the nation talked about this year. From the serious (#28. A hearty farewell to bin Laden, Qadaffi and Kim Jong-il) to the inane (#42. Blake Lively and Leo DiCaprio, #43. Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, #44. Ryan Gosling’s abs), and some Things that only have relevance to New Yorkers (#45. The heat wave in July. The hurricane in August. The blizzard in October. Mother Nature must be awfully angry about something), this list deserves a quick read as we say goodbye to 2011.
More Year End 2011 lists
Mashable has an entire category devoted to Year End 2011 that offers 30 stories, such as 2011 Startup Trends and The 9 Oddest Job Interview Questions Asked at Tech Companies in 2011, and includes some “What to look forward to in 2012″ stories.
As we say Sayonara to 2011 and usher in the new year, I leave you with the 2011 music mashup from DJ earworm.
United State of Pop 2011 (World Go Boom)
From everyone at StarStar, we wish you a Happy New Year!