Happy weekend, Small Business owners and entrepreneurs! Enjoy these great marketing, tech, and small biz reads from around the web:

-- The holidays are poking around the corner, and you want to make sure that your business's web presence is ready. Get some great tips courtesy of Social Media Examiner.

-- Interested in starting a blog? Here's how you get started.

-- A true story of how internet marketing can work towards a beautiful cause - and how we can keep it going. Go #SFBatKid!

-- Oh, did you catch our article on the new truths of SEO?

-- A great look on how to tap into the venture capital ecosystem.

-- What's the Deal with Snapchat turning down Facebook's $3 billion deal, anyway?

-- If you're trying to increase your brand's authority, have you ever looked into the power of infographics?

-- Lessons on how to lead... Even when employees don't want to follow.

-- Just for fun (and a tasty visual treat), take a look at this collection of seriously stunning panoramas.

-- And finally, a video example of viral online marketing... at its finest.

Here's to a productive work week ahead!

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